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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

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The Not-Doctors Are Giving Us a Headache (Hour 3)

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2025/09/26

There has been a lot of pushback over the baseless claims and bogus advisories coming from President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. about Tylenol use for pregnant women. We’ll ask an actual OB-GYN if the blowback has been enough — or if the non-doctors at the White House have sown medical misinformation that’s going to take a long time to debunk. And Mike Clemens gets us ready for Packers-Cowboys and the Brewers final games of the regular season. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered

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Indicting a Ham Sandwich (Hour 2)

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2025/09/26

We’ll review this week’s headlines with journalists Jennifer Schulze and Mark Jacob. Conservatives are crowing that former FBI director James Comey was indicted late Thursday, but you might know the old legal saying: You can indict a ham sandwich. But can you get a guilty verdict? That’s pretty tough to do when the charges are literally Trumped up. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from

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A TV Toons Pop Quiz (Hour 1)

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2025/09/26

Do we run the risk of losing our Gen Z audience by having a little pop quiz on old-time TV theme songs? We’re thinking this morning’s session might remind people of a simpler time, when TV themes brought us together. Maybe it’s time the Law & Order and NCIS shows had some lyrics and a cast singalong! Yes, it’s Friday and we’re looking for any distractions before we get back to work and review this week’s headlines. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several

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Girding for a Rough Patch (Hour 3)

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2025/09/25

We’ll talk to Sean O’Malley about your money and the markets — and the latest indicators that show how businesses and employees are behaving a lot like the squirrels in our backyards this time of year, making preparations for tough times ahead. 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. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the

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Primary Concerns (Hour 2)

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2025/09/25

The new chair of the state Democratic Party, Devin Remiker, talks about the growing field of candidates for various 2026 races — many slots are already attracting multiple candidates, forcing multiple primaries next August. We’ll ask him how the state party sees its role when it comes to making sure the eventual nominees have the tools they need to win in November. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday

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Abortion Ban Mockery (Hour 1)

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2025/09/25

The leading Republican candidate for governor says he has now staked a middle-ground position on when he and other politicians can ban women from getting abortion care. That may not be a credible position, given his record. Also: Cherita Booker has a rundown of some big events taking place around Wisconsin this weekend. 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. Subscribe to the

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Who’s Hiking Healthcare Costs? (Hour 3)

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2025/09/24

We’ll talk to Kathy Hempstead, a national health policy expert with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, about the impact of Congress and the president killing the tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable to Americans over the past four years. Restoring those credits is at the heart of a fight in Washington that could result in a government shutdown next week. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio

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State of Education (Hour 2)

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2025/09/24

State superintendent of public instruction Jill Underly joins us to discuss her annual state of education address. Having just been reelected to a second four-year term, expect Underly to be a leading voice in advocating for public schools and calling out legislators who want to undermine them and shovel our tax dollars to private school vouchers. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from

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Tiffany Gets In. Kimmel Gets Back. (Hour 1)

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2025/09/24

The Wisconsin governor’s race has its first big-name candidate on the Republican side. We’ll talk about Congressman Tom Tiffany’s newly announced candidacy. And Jimmy Kimmel has some heartfelt things to say about free speech and the wide range of supporters who bashed President Trump for trying to have his talk show taken away. 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. Subscribe to

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Tuesday’s Tag Team (Hour 3)

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2025/09/23

We’ll talk to COURIER’s Cam Stevenson in Washington, DC, where he’s following the far-right assault on freedom of speech in the nation’s classrooms. He also has an update on President Trump sending troops to a third American city with little to no justification. And we’ll talk to Dan Shafer from The Recombobulation Area about a new GOP package that engages in a classic case of overkill to address the need for processing absentee ballots on the day before an election. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is

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Backlash Over the Backlash (Hour 2)

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2025/09/23

The conservative uproar in the wake of the Charlie Kirk murder crossed a line at some point for many Americans who sensed a willingness to infringe their freedom of expression. Some of them spoke out at last night’s Eau Claire City Council meeting to defend the rights of two council members whose reactions to the Kirk killing made them targets for right-wing scorn. We’ll talk to congressional candidate Laura Benjamin, a former city council member about what she’s seeing in her community. We’ll also

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A Tylenol Headache (Hour 1)

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2025/09/23

There must be a lot of ibuprofen being passed around the White House, since they seem to have something against Tylenol. The headaches aren’t just coming from medical professionals and pregnant women pushing back on misinformation about acetaminophen, they’re also coming from supporters of free speech whose howls of disapproval at ABC have led the network to put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. In other news, how many more distractions from the Epstein files will the administration try before figuring

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Badgered in Madison (Hour 3)

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2025/09/22

The Wisconsin Badgers football team went through a pretty decent 30-year run starting with Barry Alvarez taking over in 1990, but the pendulum has swung the other way and we’ll ask our Madison radio friends John & Gordy what life is like in the shadow of Camp Randall when the football karma for the Badgers is, pardon the pun, a bit more “Fickell.” Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday

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Roys Running. Trump’s Disposable People. (Hour 2)

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2025/09/22

State Sen. Kelda Roys joins us live to discuss the first week of her run for governor — the issues that propelled her to join the race and why she thinks she’ll emerge from a growing field of Democratic candidates seeking the nomination next year. And UpNorthNews reporter Salina Heller shares the story of a Wisconsin mom whose adult son demonstrates how Medicaid is an essential service that allows people to have dignity and jobs instead of being placed in institutions, people the president considers

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Love Hurts. Brewers Clinch. (Hour 1)

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2025/09/22

Packers quarterback Jordan Love is a proven talent, but he’s also young enough to make bad choices that’ll break your heart — like throwing an interception when all you need to do is run out the clock, (Emphasis on “run.”) The Brewers lost too, but at least Craig Counsell’s Cubs were kind enough to also lose, which gave Milwaukee the title of Central Division champions. And we’ll review an Arizona event billed as a memorial service for a victim of senseless violence, until Donald Trump and others

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Weekly Best of Mornings with Pat Kreitlow for Sep 20

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2025/09/20

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Making Basics Affordable (Hour 3)

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2025/09/19

For struggling families on lower incomes, there are food banks — but some of those families are also in need of basic household items like diapers. A diaper bank in southeast Wisconsin is holding a special campaign where donations are being matched and doubled. We’ll talk to Kate Duffy of Motherhood for Good about the Milwaukee Diaper Mission, which also helps women with basic hygiene supplies as well. Dr. Kristin Lyerly previews her weekend show. And Mike Clemens gets us set for the Packers at

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Media Misery (Hour 2)

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2025/09/19

Our Week In Review panel has some thoughts on the latest capitulation from corporate media and how it has emboldened Donald Trump to outright threaten the licenses of broadcasters if he doesn’t like what they say about him. What kind of role can journalists and their readers, listeners, and viewers play in pushing back against the latest example of a wannabe dictator doing whatever he wants, including making a mockery of the First Amendment. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews,

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Bullies in High Places (Hour 1)

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2025/09/19

Jill Underly, Wisconsin’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, didn’t sugarcoat the current environment in her annual “State of Education” address Thursday at the Capitol — saying that this year, “the biggest schoolyard bully in our public schools is our own federal government.” Since Underly was recently reelected to a second four-year term, expect her to only become more outspoken about protecting children from bullies in our federal and state governments who seek to undermine public

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Stagflation Watch (Hour 3)

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2025/09/18

We’ll talk to Sean O’Malley about your money and the markets. While the Federal Reserve did cut interest rates Wednesday, it appears to be less out of pressure from President Trump and more out of concern that Trump has taken the country to the verge of stagflation, with inflation still a problem even as the job market keeps getting worse. Chad Holmes will tell us about the stories he’s following for Civic Media in the Wausau area. And political strategist Joe Zepecki talks about the dangerous

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