The Empire Strikes Back (Hour 1)

Turn Out the Lights (Hour 3)

The party’s over. We wrap things up with a preview from Mike Clemens of Saturday’s Packers-Bears matchup. 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! Get more from Pat and UpNorthNews on their website [https://upnorthnewswi.com/] and follow them on X [https://twitter.com/UpNorthNewsWI], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthNewsWI/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@upnorthnewswi] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/upnorthnewswi/]. To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows [https://civicmedia.us/shows] to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthNewsWI/], X [https://twitter.com/UpNorthNewsWI], and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@upnorthnewswi]. Guest: Mike Clemens [https://civicmedia.us/profile/mike-clemens/]

Megalomaniac Run Amok (Hour 2)

We’ll have one more go-round with our Week In Review panel and ask them “what have we learned” in 2025 — and how can we take those lessons and apply them toward getting our country back on track in 2026. Given that the president just renamed a nationally cherished facility as the Trump Kennedy Center, we clearly have our work cut out for us. 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! Get more from Pat and UpNorthNews on their website [https://upnorthnewswi.com/] and follow them on X [https://twitter.com/UpNorthNewsWI], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthNewsWI/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@upnorthnewswi] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/upnorthnewswi/]. To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows [https://civicmedia.us/shows] to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthNewsWI/], X [https://twitter.com/UpNorthNewsWI], and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@upnorthnewswi]. Guests: Jim Santelle [https://civicmedia.us/profile/jim-santelle/], Mark Jacob [https://civicmedia.us/profile/mark-jacob/], Jennifer Schulze [https://civicmedia.us/profile/jennifer-schulze/]

The Empire Strikes Back (Hour 1)

They say the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice… but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some injustices along the way. Donald Trump’s police state wins a round by securing a felony conviction for a judge who stood up for independent courts free from chaos, interference, and intimidation. We begin our goodbyes as “Mornings with Pat Kreitlow” ends its run on Civic Media. 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! Get more from Pat and UpNorthNews on their website [https://upnorthnewswi.com/] and follow them on X [https://twitter.com/UpNorthNewsWI], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthNewsWI/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@upnorthnewswi] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/upnorthnewswi/]. To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows [https://civicmedia.us/shows] to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthNewsWI/], X [https://twitter.com/UpNorthNewsWI], and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@upnorthnewswi]. Guests: Greg Bach [https://civicmedia.us/profile/greg-bach/], Luke Mathers [https://civicmedia.us/profile/luke-mathers/]

(Not) At Your Service (Hour 3)

It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy for those who want government to fail: Slash what’s working, blame government itself for being dysfunctional, rinse, repeat. We’ll talk to Joe Zepecki about the latest moves that reduce customer service and increase cynicism about how things work in Madison. 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! Get more from Pat and UpNorthNews on their website [https://upnorthnewswi.com/] and follow them on X [https://twitter.com/UpNorthNewsWI], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthNewsWI/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@upnorthnewswi] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/upnorthnewswi/]. To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows [https://civicmedia.us/shows] to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthNewsWI/], X [https://twitter.com/UpNorthNewsWI], and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@upnorthnewswi]. Guests: Joe Zepecki [https://civicmedia.us/profile/joe-zepecki/], Chad Holmes [https://civicmedia.us/profile/chad-holmes/]

Connect the Dots Already (Hour 2)

A new report by a nonpartisan research group needed more than 2,300 words to describe why this month’s property tax bills for 2025 are so much higher than last year. They really only needed a handful of words to connect the dots: A Republican Legislature passed the buck. Rather than contribute a fair share to local governments and the education of our children, GOP lawmakers once again forced municipalities and educators to look like the bad guys just to maintain current services. Also: Sean O’Malley has the latest view of a still-slumping job market. 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! Get more from Pat and UpNorthNews on their website [https://upnorthnewswi.com/] and follow them on X [https://twitter.com/UpNorthNewsWI], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthNewsWI/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@upnorthnewswi] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/upnorthnewswi/]. To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows [https://civicmedia.us/shows] to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UpNorthNewsWI/], X [https://twitter.com/UpNorthNewsWI], and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@upnorthnewswi]. Guest: Sean O’Malley [https://civicmedia.us/profile/sean-omalley/]