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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 - 8 a.m. across the state! Listen Live: 6:00 am - 8:00 am Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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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 - 8 a.m. across the state! Listen Live: 6:00 am - 8:00 am Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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English


Episodes

Building Bridges (Hour 2)

3/27/2024
Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, the Biden campaign’s co-chair and a former senior advisor on infrastructure, is back in Wisconsin talking up the investments being made by the administration—from big bridges to small but powerful fiber optic lines. And we visit with school board members and candidates about what’s at stake across Wisconsin when voters go to the polls next week. Guests: Erica Zerr, Josh Clements, Mitch Landrieu

Duration:00:45:30

Progress and Setbacks for New Energy Jobs (Hour 1)

3/27/2024
In this week’s Climate Check conversation, Melissa Baldauff tells us how local governments that could benefit most from clean energy jobs sometimes choose to be an obstacle. Meanwhile, several Wisconsin utilities have pledged that the bulk of their future green sector jobs will be done with union labor. Guest: Melissa Baldauff

Duration:00:45:30

Northland Forever… or Soon Gone (Hour 2)

3/26/2024
The Northland College community is faced with a daunting task of raising millions of dollars to keep the Ashland campus open. We’ll talk to two supporters about their efforts. Dr. Kristin Lyerly previews today’s arguments before the US Supreme Court about medication abortion. And Jim Santelle tells us about the ways he’s refreshed his Saturday morning show on the Civic Media radio network. Guests: Jim Santelle, Angela Stroud, Kaelin Hall

Duration:00:45:30

Mighty Mad at Mike (Hour 1)

3/26/2024
Congressman Mike Gallagher sure made a quick hero-to-villain pivot among House Republicans with his abrupt decision to quit before his term expires. We’ll share some of the reaction. Also, Christina Lorey has some of the sports-related stories in our daily newsletter that lift spirits. And former President Trump gets special treatment in one of his fraud and corruption cases. Guest: Christina Lorey

Duration:00:45:30

Code Red for Public Schools (Hour 2)

3/25/2024
There will be local elections next week all across Wisconsin—including races for school boards that have become increasingly contentious, partisan, and expensive. Our friends from Motherhood for Good share their perspective on the danger to public education posed by far-right conservatives trying to take over local school boards. Guests: Sarah Harrison, Danielle Scampini, Salina Heller

Duration:00:45:30

Eric Hovde’s ‘Fat Tax’ (Hour 1)

3/25/2024
Republican US Senate candidate Eric Hovde didn’t win the last time he ran in 2012, and a look back at some of his comments may illustrate why. Also: It’s been the least wintery winter in Wisconsin in a long time. That changed over the weekend. And we’ll have the unfortunate updates on the Badger men’s basketball and women’s hockey teams in their NCAA tournaments.

Duration:00:45:50

Weasel Wording (Hour 2)

3/22/2024
We’ll talk to Mark Jacob, author of the “Stop the Presses” newsletter and co-host of the “Media Misses” video series, about the way news outlets are having a tough time calling things what they are. From racism to antisemitism to connections to Russia, too many in the media are using what he calls “weasel words” at a time when straight talk is more needed than ever. Guest: Mark Jacob

Duration:00:45:30

Who’s Watching Out for You? (Hour 1)

3/22/2024
While a former president is focused on siphoning donor money to his mounting legal bills, the current president puts up another example of how his policies are designed to benefit the American consumer. Guest: Keya Vakil

Duration:00:45:30

Bracket Racket (Hour 2)

3/21/2024
Our weekly Women Win Wisconsin segment focuses on another woman making a difference in her hometown and campaigning to have even more impact in this year’s election. We’ll learn more about Margaret Arney from Wauwatosa. And we’ll decide whether—and what kind—of brackets we want to fill out. Not necessarily basketball. Guests: Kristin Lyerly, Margaret Arney

Duration:00:45:30

Nobody’s Senator But Russia’s (Hour 1)

3/21/2024
The congressional attempt to impeach President Joe Biden blew up in Republicans’ faces Wednesday when a former associate to Rudy Giuliani testified about how the Trump campaign and others—including Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson—were willing purveyors of disinformation that frequently originated with Russian efforts to manipulate American voters. Guest: Joe Zepecki

Duration:00:45:30

Reading, Writing, and Referendums (Hour 2)

3/20/2024
How badly is the Legislature failing to hold up its end of the bargain to fund the education of Wisconsin kids? Four out of every five school districts in the state have found it necessary at some point to ask people to raise their own property taxes just to maintain the current level of services—which may have sounded necessary at some point, but even now with a multi-billion dollar state surplus? We’ll learn more from two members of the Chippewa Falls school district administration. Guest: Chad Trowbridge

Duration:00:45:28

Inhospitable Climate (Hour 1)

3/20/2024
When it comes to a changing climate, the bad news about its impact can also be accompanied by good news about the economic opportunities that come with a cleaner, greener economy. Unfortunately, the climate for new jobs is downright hostile among Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, as we’ll hear from Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer. Guests: Greta Neubauer, Melissa Baldauff

Duration:00:45:30

Rosenberg, Wachs & Holmes (2nd Hour)

3/19/2024
It’s not a new law firm, but Rosenberg, Wachs, and Holmes make for a great hour of conversation as we talk to Wausau Mayor Rosenberg and Chad Holmes of Bull Falls Radio in Wausau. And we’ll catch up with former Assembly Rep. and UW Regent Dana Wachs, who became collateral damage when Republican legislators started firing appointees of Gov. Tony Evers en masse—for reasons that remain a mystery, unless childishness says it all. Guests: Katie Rosenberg, Chad Holmes, Dana Wachs

Duration:00:45:30

Be Kind, Rewind (1st Hour)

3/19/2024
You don’t need that old Blockbuster Video membership card anymore, but there’s still at least one place in Wisconsin where you still rent movies on VHS. We’ll review some of the past week’s most popular stories, including all kinds of reaction to the rumor about Aaron Rodgers being considered as a running mate for fellow conspiracy theorist Robert Kennedy, Jr. Guests: Christina Lorey, Cherita Booker

Duration:00:45:30

When Democracy Comes a-Knockin’ (2nd Hour)

3/18/2024
Wisconsin voters are already being courted like never before, given our state status as the likely tipping point of another presidential election. The liberal group @ABetterWis has already been reaching out to remind them of the issues, the candidates’ positions, and the power that they can wield on November 5. We’ll talk to a couple of people active in the canvassing. Guests: Salina Heller, Hannah Frazer, Ashley Leavy

Duration:00:45:30

Brackets, Brackets Everywhere! (1st Hour)

3/18/2024
The madness of March is upon us. We’ll talk about the original festival of brackets—college basketball—and probably take some detours into other ways we can use those brackets to measure a few of our favorite things. Guest: Kristin Lyerly

Duration:00:45:50

Nice Try, Elise (2nd Hour)

3/15/2024
There’s a rising number of examples of Republican politicians trying to take credit for the infrastructure investments being made in their districts, even though they voted against the spending, jobs, and improvements that are coming their way through President Biden’s agenda. Guests: Mark Jacob, Dan Schumacher

Duration:00:45:30

Delay Delay Delay (1st Hour)

3/15/2024
Former President Donald Trump wins more delays in the four major criminal cases he’s facing—making it more likely that voters will be asked to choose a president without hearing all the evidence that could indicate one of the candidates is a criminal threat to the nation.

Duration:00:45:30

The Longest Season (2nd Hour)

3/14/2024
Both President Biden and former President Trump have clinched their party’s nominations after this week’s primaries—and in Madison, Republicans have sent the Legislature home for good. That means campaign season is officially here. We’ll talk to Sen. Jeff Smith and legislative candidate Ann Roe about the things they’ll be saying to voters over the next 236 days. Guests: Kristin Lyerly, Jeff Smith, Ann Roe, Luke Mathers

Duration:00:45:30

Rude, Crude, Bad Attitude (1st Hour)

3/14/2024
This week’s final session in the Wisconsin Legislature was even worse than first thought. We’ll talk to Joe Zepecki about the pettiness and pointlessness of some of what they did—and the little trick Republicans pulled before starting a nine-month paid vacation. Guest: Joe Zepecki

Duration:00:45:30