Pat kicks off the show with some fun news about what flavors are coming to potato chips and more serious news about the latest on the tragic midair collision in Washington, D.C. yesterday evening. Pat also shares whether or not his job is easier because of who is currently in the Oval Office.

Then, this week’s (temporary?) false alarm from the Trump administration has many of us thinking about the many ways we’re connected to how our federal government provides services—like stable, affordable healthcare coverage through Medicaid. We talk to Joe Zepecki about how the threat of a big federal budget cut got lots of folks remembering to take nothing for granted in the Trump era.

The hour wraps, as always, with today's history lesson. We'll touch on music from The Beatles to Phil Collins, some celebrity birthdays, and it's a special day for a certain French pastry.

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We’ll get an update from reporter Elisabeth Montemurro on the Wisconsin impact of President Trump’s proposed freeze on a large swath of federal spending. Then we’ll hear from Chris Thiel, legislative specialist for Milwaukee Public Schools, about a new way some legislators would like to hide from taxpayers the true cost of the hundreds of millions of dollars sent to private schools through vouchers.

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A growing number of Americans are understanding that the chaos frequently caused by President Trump is intentional—and that it’s important to keep a clear head and seek a path back to stability. We’ll talk to political strategist Melissa Baldauff about the panic caused by Trump’s announced intention to freeze all federal grants and loans—from Meals on Wheels to health research to housing assistance—and redirecting depression or cynicism into advocacy and personal choice.

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It seems like President Trump has proposed some new kind of tariff every day that he’s been in office so far. Some are happening, others were just bluster. Things are a little different this time, as other nations have prepared to strike back quickly if Trump ignites another trade war. Dairy farmer Hans Breitenmoser talks about the impact on Wisconsin farming and exports if things go sideways again.

UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!

On Tuesdays, we talk to UpNorthNews social media manager Cherita Booker and community editor Christina Lorey about the stories and posts Wisconsin’s been talking about most in the past week. To no one’s surprise, we’re all still telling stories about the late great Bob Uecker, just two days after the Brewers broadcasting legend would have turned 91.

UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!

We’ll hear from Wisconsin Conservation Voters about the significance of the new president pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Accords. Long story short: In one way, we’re “on our own,” but on the other hand there’s always been a lot that individuals can do to minimize impact on our fragile climate. Another solo endeavor is at the heart of a segment with author Laura Bird, as she returns with more recommended reading for, as the poem says, the bleak midwinter. Forty Acres Deep by Michael Perry, A Winter's Rime by Carol Dunbar and Cheerfully I Refuse by Leif Enger. Laura also talks about some books for the warmer months coming soon: The Snowbirds by Christina Clancy, Bummer Camp by Ann Garvin, True North by Andrew J. Graff

UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!

The Wisconsin Supreme Court race is already a national topic of conversation in political circles—and that includes the richest man in the world who, when he’s not busy being a shadow president, is signaling he may try to buy his way into this election. Also: We’ll look at President Trump’s intentional chaos during his first week in office and talk about the importance of paying attention to the signal, not the noise.

UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!

If ever there were a topic in the news that cried out for not treating it with typical “both sides” coverage, couldn’t we agree making a Nazi salute is one of them? And yet that’s what media outlets are doing after a Milwaukee TV meteorologist rightly called out Elon Musk for a gesture that, at its best, was Nazi-adjacent. We’ll talk to Mark Jacob and Jennifer Schulze about this week’s media coverage of the news, as well as former US Attorney Jim Santelle, who will react to the warrantless raids being done on immigrant laborers—as well as President Trump’s order for US Attorneys to investigate local officials.

UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!

Get used to hearing the phrase “Papers, please,” a metaphor for life under a police state. The mayor of Newark, NJ said federal officers raided a fish market without a warrant and began mass detainment of people who couldn’t prove their citizenship—something many of us don’t carry on us. At least one US veteran was illegally arrested. How long until that happens to American citizens in Wisconsin? Also: We’ll talk to a Courier Newsroom colleague in Texas about this week’s wild winter weather there.

UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!

We’re joined by Assembly Assistant Minority Leader Kalan Haywood for his perspective on Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address and the Republican response. And we’ll talk Mark Rice of the nonprofit group WISDOM about their efforts to reduce mistreatment of inmates in Wisconsin prisons. 

UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!