x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Pat Kreitlow is a longtime Wisconsin journalist and former state legislator who lives in and produces his show from along Lake Wissota in Chippewa Falls. UpNorthNews is Northern Wisconsin"s home for informative stories and fact-based conversations. Broadcasts live 6 - 9 a.m. across the state! Listen Live: 6:00 am - 9:00 am Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

news news commentary

All Episodes

44:02

The Senate Is In Sight (Hour 2)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/14

The president’s extremism means no Republican incumbents should take their elections for granted in 2026, even a state senator whose district went for Donald Trump by 34 points last year. We’ll talk to Mike Van Someren of Delafield, who announced Wednesday he’s challenging Sen. Chris Kapenga in that suburban Milwaukee district. After all, “Suburban Milwaukee district” isn’t synonymous with “solidly Republican” anymore.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several

en-US

44:02

Allow Myself to Introduce… Myself (Hour 1)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/14

Leave it to a master narcissist to fire board members from the Kennedy Center, appoint new members who would vote to make him their chairman—and then name himself as the host of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. We’ll have details on this latest blow to American culture and the arts. Also: Cherita Booker reviews some of the many events going on across the state this weekend. And of course we’ll revel in the Milwaukee Brewers winning their 12th game in a row. Who wants a free burger? Mornings

en-US

0:00

Rewarding Efficiency Before It’s Too Late (Hour 3)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/13

Wisconsin was the first state in the country to use President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act as a way to put money back in people’s pockets for projects that made their homes more energy efficient. Two years later, it has paid out millions in rebates. We’ll talk to Melissa Baldauff about the program’s success, compared with what the current administration is doing to shift all that money back to company executives involved in oil, gas, and coal. We’ll also talk to Civic Media reporter James

en-US

44:02

Stop Gagging Gig Workers (Hour 2)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/13

Naturally, the headline writers have to be brief and leave out context: “Evers vetoes portable benefits for delivery drivers.” The real story is how the governor vetoed the ongoing imbalance between how corporations treat their workers—and abuse the loophole of “gig workers,” “independent contractors,” and “part-timers.” We’ll talk to former state Rep. Dana Wachs about worker misclassification — and also about his early work to bring transparency to property tax bills about the true cost of the

en-US

44:02

Showgirls and Safety Buoys (Hour 1)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/13

Taylor Swift has mastered the art of album anticipation and has created another P.R. juggernaut with her next release, “The Life of a Showgirl.” It got us wondering what other albums were highly anticipated over the years, from the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper” to Nirvana’s “Nevermind.” What was your version of “shut up and take my money?” We’ll also hear from Jeff Rennicke of Friends of the Apostle Islands about their boat safety network of buoys.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews,

en-US

44:02

Flooding Discombobulation (Hour 3)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/12

We’ll talk to Dan Shafer of The Recombobulation Area — less about politics this time and more about what he’s seeing in his hometown as Milwaukee takes stock of the damage from massive flash flooding over the weekend. And we’ll check in with Chad Holmes of our Civic Media station in Wausau about the stories he’s following up north.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am

en-US

44:02

Camping on the Farm (Hour 2)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/12

The fall session of the Wisconsin Legislature features bills that lawmakers had hoped might make it to the new state budget, but now have to pass on their own merits. One would allow Wisconsin farmers to have paying campers without having to obtain a campground license. We’ll talk to Hans Breitenmoser and Sheila Everhart about what advocates hope is the opening of another agricultural tourism revenue opportunity. We’ll also have a guest from the Friends of the Apostle Islands to talk about safe

en-US

44:02

DC Rampant with Crime? On January 6. (Hour 1)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/12

Washington, DC is coming under federal, perhaps even military control, because the president is claiming, falsely, that crime is out of control. (It’s far from perfect, but it’s not at its worst.) The irony is that DC’s most violent crime actually occurred on January 6, 2021 and its mastermind is now the one in charge of its police. What could go wrong? We’ll also ride another wave as the Brewers again reach a double-digit winning streak. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and

en-US

44:02

Legislators Summer School (Hour 3)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/11

Every profession needs a good national organization dedicated to best practices, ongoing education, and a little morale boosting. For state lawmakers, that’s the role of the National Conference of State Legislators. We’ll talk to Rep. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) about this year’s convention discussions — and the difference between a group like NCSL vs. similar groups focused on partisanship and division. We’ll also check in with Civic Media friends Greg Bach and John & Gordy. Mornings with

en-US

44:02

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Economy (Hour 2)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/11

For many, it’s little more than a lost freighter at the bottom of Lake Superior, but author and former legislator Tom Nelson sees the Edmund Fitzgerald as perhaps the most apt metaphor of the late 20th century — an economy that put shareholder profits ahead of workers’ prosperity, and empty populist promises from candidates in both parties. We’ll talk to him about his new book that draws those parallels. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across

en-US

44:02

The ‘Fertilization President’ Breaks His Promise...

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/11

It was creepy when he said it and not too surprising that President Trump broke his promise to be the “fertilization president” and labeled himself the “Father of IVF.” We’ll ask Dr. Kristin Lyerly about reports the White House has no intention of fulfilling Trump’s campaign promise that “the government is going to pay for it, or we’ll mandate your insurance company to pay for it.” We’ll also remember a Wisconsin hero: astronaut Jim Lovell. And we’ll have an update on severe weekend flooding around

en-US

44:02

Weekly Best of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow for Aug 9

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/09

en-US

44:02

Berrien His Campaign Hopes (Hour 3)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/08

Gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien seems to be “buryin’” his campaign hopes each time he’s asked questions about his positions or his history. It took four tries, but a reporter finally got the wealthy businessman to claim he regrets supporting Nikki Haley in the last GOP presidential primary. And he didn’t have a very convincing answer to what separates him from Eric Hovde and Tim Michels, two other wealthy businessmen seeking a high office without any significant political

en-US

44:02

Easements, Shmeazements (Hour 2)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/08

A new ruling from a federal judge in Wisconsin may lead to a big setback in Indian sovereignty across the country. The Lac du Flambeau Reservation is one of many that were made into checkerboards of tribal and non-tribal lands because of racist policies in the 19th century. The boards were further locked into place by this week’s ruling. Plus other headlines from our Week In Review panel.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media

en-US

44:02

They’re Out of Their Census (Hour 1)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/08

A western Wisconsin doctor is part of an online video series with Pete Buttigieg, talking about how President Trump’s Medicaid cuts put rural health care into a death spiral. Also: Trump’s disdain of the US Constitution was on display this week in his insistence that a new census be taken that only counts citizens. That is not how a census works, unless of course you’re into people being invisible and being “disappeared.” Meanwhile, two more red states say they’re willing to engage in corrupt

en-US

44:02

They’re (Still) So Weird (Hour 3)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/07

We’ll talk to Trygve Olson, senior advisor to the Lincoln Project, live from Lithuania. Trygve is a River Falls native who has worked all over the globe promoting democracy. Now he spends much of his time helping to defend democracy in, of all places, the United States of America. We’ll catch up with Sean O’Malley and ask if the instability over President Trump’s trade war is still causing concerns about possible stagflation. And we’ll ask Joe Zepecki about Wisconsin Republicans’ very weird

en-US

0:00

Steil’s Style Critic (Hour 2)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/07

Congressman Bryan Steil is getting compliments for having an in-person town hall, something Republican leaders are expressly discouraging—because it only lets Americans complain about the cuts Republicans are making to essential programs. But Steil’s “bravery” only lasts as long as he’s willing to be truthful to his audience. After that, it’s just political theater. LuAnn Bird weighs in.Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media

en-US

44:02

Delivery Drones (Hour 1)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/07

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is loosening rules on drones to allow more of them to fly beyond the operator’s line of sight. Good for delivering Amazon packages and Starbucks coffee, but bad for safety? And some Wisconsin Republicans are spending their week yelling at Milwaukee, yelling at Canada, or — in Derrick Van Orden’s case — putting up posts of a naked man. Will the weirdness never end? Also: Earl Ingram reacts to the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being marked under

en-US

44:02

Gas Guzzler Gaslighting (Hour 3)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/06

Donald Trump’s Environmental “Protection” Agency has rescinded a landmark policy acknowledgement that manmade pollution from fossil fuels is a danger to human health—and has rolled back vehicle pollution standards as a result, posing a big threat to health, jobs, and the economy. In our Climate Check segment, Melissa Baldauff is joined by Casey Hicks of Wisconsin Conservation Voters. We’ll also check in with James Kelly in Chippewa Falls and Earl Ingram in Milwaukee about stories they’re following

en-US

44:02

Exposing the Voucher Price Tag (Hour 2)

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow ·

2025/08/06

In our Homeroom segment, we’ll talk to leaders in Green Bay about how you can follow their lead in your own hometown and push for better taxpayer transparency when it comes to the true cost of voucher schools and your property tax bill. We’ll also touch base with Civic Media’s Jimmie Kaska about the drinking fountains in La Crosse and what it means for the issue of homelessness. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio

en-US

1,421 results

Similar Podcasts

Expres Ráno

Expres FM

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS News

CD Voice

China Daily

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

Noa Levi

Jeffrey Epstein: The Coverup Chronicles

Bobby Capucci