Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

We’ll be joined by Mayor Jim Paine of Superior, first to discuss a weekend incident that left a police officer shot and wounded. Then we’ll discuss the community reaction to his detailed social media post, where he outlined the things he thinks should be high priorities issues when trying to address the shortage of affordable […]

Guests: Dan Hagen, Jim Paine

Tue Dec 9, 2025

43:56

Wisconsin has continually smashed its own records for expensive political races, in part because the US Supreme in the past has been hostile toward limits on campaign contributions. Now, it’s as if Justice Kavanaugh is saying, “Hold my beer.” The court will hear arguments Tuesday that could wipe out the remaining barrier and allow billionaires […]

Tue Dec 9, 2025

43:54

When Republicans decided to allow health insurance premiums to skyrocket starting next month, they put a load of pain on small business owners who can’t offer coverage to their workers. From local merchants to mid-sized manufacturers to farmers, they’re all facing sharply higher costs. We’ll talk to the national director of Main Street Alliance about […]

Guest: Richard Trent

Mon Dec 8, 2025

43:57

Our Question of the Week is about wedding barns. Around Wisconsin, entrepreneurial families are converting barns or creating scenic rural venues for events — but a major conflict has erupted over liquor licensing and sales. The barn operators say these businesses can’t compete with full-time bars and banquet halls if they can’t rely on food […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Salina Heller

Mon Dec 8, 2025

43:52

The United States may be on the verge of losing the independent agencies that oversee consumer protection, worker protection, and environmental protection — replaced with nothing but lackeys of whichever politician has the most power. A right-wing group that favors unitary executive power — at least when a conservative is president — will argue their […]

Guest: Dr. Kristin Lyerly

Mon Dec 8, 2025

43:57

Once upon time, baseball teams had two uniform colors: white uniforms at home, gray uniforms on the road. How times have changed. We now know what the Milwaukee Brewers will be wearing when they’re the visiting club. The question is whether powder blue uniforms deliver some level of intimidation or if they’re simply a nice […]

Guests: Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Mike Clemens

Fri Dec 5, 2025

43:59

The US Supreme Court has a process for handling emergency cases that need quick and temporary rulings while the larger case works its way up from lower courts. But right-wing justices have taken the “shadow docket” in a sharply political direction, including a Thursday ruling that allows Texas Republicans to use a newly-rigged map for […]

Guests: Jennifer Schulze, Jim Santelle, Lisa Ruehlow, Mark Jacob

Fri Dec 5, 2025

43:57

Is the wood-paneled station wagon on the verge of making a comeback? Sean Duffy hopes so. The Trump administration this week rolled back environmental rules on automobiles, and his transportation secretary told an interviewer it’s all about choice and that even the ol’ “woodie” might make a comeback. Needless to say, the folks on the […]

Guests: Greg Bach, Keya Vakil

Fri Dec 5, 2025

43:59

We’ll talk to political strategist Joe Zepecki about this week’s announcement that former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is joining a crowded field of Democrats hoping to be elected governor next year. And we’ll ask financial expert Sean O’Malley about the latest economic data that isn’t doing anything to dispel the concerns that an AI stock […]

Guests: Joe Zepecki, Sean O’Malley

Thu Dec 4, 2025

43:56