Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

It’s Cyber Monday, a date dedicated to online shopping for holiday gifts. But is that really a big deal anymore? Or Black Friday, for that matter? Don’t we all now shop online all year long? Or is there still some kind of novelty about these Thanksgiving weekend shopping dates? Also: the president goes on a […]

Guest: Dr. Kristin Lyerly

Mon Dec 1, 2025

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We spend some time with Dr. Kristin Lyerly as we wind down for the week. As we prepare hunker down for the winter we talk with author Laura Bird. She recommends reading as a good way to get through the cold snowy weather. To read she points to: “How to Winter” by Kari Leibowitz, “Aflame” […]

Fri Nov 28, 2025

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Our weekly panel of Mark Jacob, Jim Santelle and Joan Esposito discuss news from the week. They talk about the investigations that are pursuing Democrats who told soldiers not to follow illegal orders because, you know, it is illegal to follow illegal orders. Also: our Friday quiz with Dr. Kristin Lyerly and senior producer Frank […]

Guests: Jim Santelle, Joan Esposito, Mark Jacob

Fri Nov 28, 2025

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Pat and Courier Newsroom’s political editor Keya Vakil discuss the week’s news, including a judge in Georgia dismissing the Donald Trump election interference case. Also: fun with Greg Bach. 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. […]

Guests: Greg Bach, Keya Vakil

Fri Nov 28, 2025

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Hear some of our favorite interviews from the last few months as we take a break and spend our Thanksgiving sleeping in a little. In this hour, hear from Chuck Collins, Dr. Kellie Snooks, Tom Nelson and Greta Neubauer. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the […]

Thu Nov 27, 2025

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Hear some of our favorite interviews from the last few months as we take a break and spend our Thanksgiving sleeping in a little. In this hour hear from Fred Clark, Rahul Powar, Bryan Kennedy and Amy Pechacek. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic […]

Thu Nov 27, 2025

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Hear some of our favorite interviews from the last few months as we take a break and spend our Thanksgiving sleeping in a little. In this hour hear from Carmen Solis, Shawn Phetteplace, Ingrid Kundinger, Laura Bird and have a little Wisconsin town name fun with James Kelly. Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by […]

Thu Nov 27, 2025

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There are a lot of factors that drive up prices. Unnecessary trade wars come to mind. But you can also connect the dots between food prices and a changing climate. In this week’s Climate Check, we’ll examine how droughts, heat waves, and more frequent flash floods are impacting crops and animal welfare — and driving […]

Guests: Earl Ingram, Melissa Baldauff, Tom Nelson

Wed Nov 26, 2025

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A problem only stays a problem if there’s no willingness to put a solution in place. That’s the case with Wisconsin’s convoluted school funding system. Last week, we visited with two members of a 2017 Blue Ribbon Commission charged with simplifying the way we pay for schools. Those solutions are still waiting for some political […]

Guests: Christian Phelps, Jeff Smith

Wed Nov 26, 2025

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