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53:53
Ep77: Don’t let the them SLAPP you!
In this week’s episode of the Up North Podcast, Kirk talked primarily about power imbalances, both in his ongoing battle with the Town of Minocqua...
March 24, 2023
00:46
The #Wisconsin #Republican Legislature’s 12-year temper tantrum against #Medicaid...#shorts
The #Wisconsin #Republican Legislature’s 12-year temper tantrum against #Medicaid expansion is 100% illogical. It leaves billions of #federal tax #...
March 24, 2023
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Dr. Ann Reitz talked about how #studies have shown that those who live in #Republican... #shorts
Dr. Ann Reitz talked about how #studies have shown that those who live in #Republican led counties have a much shorter #life #expectancy than those...
March 23, 2023
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#Wisconsin lost billions of #dollars in #federal aid for #Medicaid expansion because the... #shorts
#Wisconsin lost billions of #dollars in #federal aid for #Medicaid expansion because the #Republican legislature, in a lame duck session, took away...
March 21, 2023
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Because Wisconsin’s Republican Legislature continues their 12-year temper tantrum... #shorts
Because Wisconsin’s Republican Legislature continues their 12-year temper tantrum, Wisconsinite’s federal taxes go to help 40 other states expand M...
March 20, 2023
48:36
EP 76: Time to Fight for Our Homes
On this week’s episode of the Up North Podcast, Kirk, Kristin, and Sarah spoke with former Wisconsin US Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski about her...
March 17, 2023
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Story of how Kirk got rejected by many Wisconsin and Michigan wineries before teaming up...#shorts
Story of how Kirk got rejected by many Wisconsin and Michigan wineries before teaming up with Equality Vines to make Choice Sauvignon Blanc #shorts...
March 17, 2023
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Kirk explains that we plan on donating a percentage of the proceeds of Choice Sauvignon... #shorts
Kirk explains that we plan on donating a percentage of the proceeds of Choice Sauvignon Blanc to the National Network of Abortion Funds and NARAL P...
March 16, 2023
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Story of why winemaker Melissa Kuhn wanted to make Choice Sauvignon Blanc and do her part...#shorts
Story of why winemaker Melissa Kuhn wanted to make Choice Sauvignon Blanc and do her part to help fight for reproductive rights #shorts Subscrib...
March 14, 2023
47:01
Ep 75: Time to End the 12 Year Temper Tantrum (and Expand Medicaid)
On this week’s Up North Podcast, Pat and Kirk spoke with Elder Law Expert Paul Sturgul and Family Practitioner Dr. Ann Reitz about how Wisconsin is...
March 14, 2023
00:42
The grapes used in Choice Sauvignon Blanc came from two vineyards in Sonoma County #shorts
The grapes used in Choice Sauvignon Blanc came from two vineyards in Sonoma County #shorts Subscribe and never miss an episode: YouTube https://...
March 13, 2023
00:56
Choice Sauvignon Blanc Winemaker Melissa Kuhn and Equality Vines owner Matt Grove... #shorts
Choice Sauvignon Blanc Winemaker Melissa Kuhn and Equality Vines owner Matt Grove discuss how the wine tastes to them #shorts Subscribe and neve...
March 12, 2023
47:01
Ep 75: Time to End the 12 Year Temper Tantrum (and Expand Medicaid)
On this week’s Up North Podcast, Pat and Kirk spoke with Elder Law Expert Paul Sturgul and Family Practitioner Dr. Ann Reitz about how Wisconsin is...
March 10, 2023
00:52
Here’s the story of how the Minocqua Brewing Company partnered with Equality Vines, which...#shorts
Here’s the story of how the Minocqua Brewing Company partnered with Equality Vines, which is co-owned by Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in Obe...
March 6, 2023
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"As a white cisgender gay man, I have no right to demand equality for myself unless I’m... #shorts
"As a white cisgender gay man, I have no right to demand equality for myself unless I’m also demanding it for other marginalized communities. We a...
March 5, 2023
00:55
Trump’s judges are running roughshod over Supreme Court precedence, and that should scare.. #shorts
Trump’s judges are running roughshod over Supreme Court precedence, and that should scare us all #shorts Subscribe and never miss an episode: ...
March 4, 2023
00:59
Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion in “Dobbs” that questioned the right to marriage equality..#shorts
Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion in “Dobbs” that questioned the right to marriage equality, intimate relations inside your own home, and even legal...
March 3, 2023
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Jim Obergefell explains what if felt like immediately after winning the Supreme Court... #shorts
Jim Obergefell explains what if felt like immediately after winning the Supreme Court cases that gave us all marriage equality Subscribe and never...
March 3, 2023
46:58
Ep 74: Up North Podcast Goes to Sonoma to Drink Wine
In this special episode of the Up North Podcast, Kirk spoke with Melissa Kuhn, the winemaker behind Choice Sauvignon Blanc, and Matt Grove, owner o...
March 3, 2023
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Without fair maps, public schools have suffered because legislators cannot be held... #shorts
Without fair maps, public schools have suffered because legislators cannot be held accountable by voters for their refusal to properly fund public ...
February 24, 2023
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Governor Evers’ Budget said “Let’s not dismiss ideas because they’re proposed by a member... #shorts
Governor Evers’ Budget said “Let’s not dismiss ideas because they’re proposed by a member of a party you dislike. Let’s govern based on what’s best...
February 24, 2023
00:46
The Wisconsin Legislature put spending caps on the school funding formula 30 years ago.... #shorts
The Wisconsin Legislature put spending caps on the school funding formula 30 years ago, and those spending caps haven’t kept up with inflation, mea...
February 24, 2023
00:57
They asked Ben Franklin “So what do we have, a monarchy or a republic?” #shorts
They asked Ben Franklin “So what do we have, a monarchy or a republic?” He answered “A republic, if you can keep it.” It’s time for all of us to ac...
February 24, 2023
00:56
If we change the balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where the majority of justices.... #shorts
If we change the balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where the majority of justices are no longer beholden to special interests, a lawsuit is r...
February 24, 2023
45:51
Ep 73: Love Always Wins, But We Gotta Keep Fighting For It.
This week’s Up North Podcast featured Jim Obergefell from the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that gave us marriage equality, Obergefell v. Hodges...
February 24, 2023
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Up North Podcast
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February 19, 2023
48:24
EP 72: Believing in a Bipartisan Budget to Fix Wisconsin
This week’s episode was a special late-night reaction to Governor Evers’ budget address to Wisconsin. State Representative Jodi Emerson from Eau Cl...
February 17, 2023
45:34
EP 71: Defying Gravity to Lift Up Public Education
On this week's episode of the Up North Podcast, we talked about how we might be able to re-litigate some of the terrible things that have happened ...
February 10, 2023
45:51
EP 70: Let’s Make Our Garden Grow
On this week’s Up North Podcast, we talked to Madison Senator Kelda Roys about what Wisconsin can do to help women get their reproductive rights ba...
February 4, 2023
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Progressives must show more leadership and backbone in prosecuting the January 6th insurrectionists.
Progressives must show more leadership and backbone in prosecuting the January 6th insurrectionists. We must lead, even if it means risking failur...
February 1, 2023
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The Attorney General’s office is allegedly tiptoeing around the Wisconsin’s clergy abuse problem...
The Attorney General’s office is allegedly tiptoeing around the Wisconsin’s clergy abuse problem because it’s a political third rail, but other sta...
February 1, 2023
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Michigan’s Attorney General raided Catholic churches to get documents that that the church refused..
Michigan’s Attorney General (Dana Nessel) raided Catholic churches to get documents that that the church refused to release that uncovered evidence...
February 1, 2023
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There has been no visible effort on the part of the Attorney General’s Office to compel any....
There has been no visible effort on the part of the Attorney General’s Office to compel any Catholic organizations to share evidence {of clergy abu...
February 1, 2023
00:59
The progressive legal group Law Forward should not have to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars...
The progressive legal group Law Forward should not have to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to do what Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul ...
February 1, 2023
00:58
It’s time to get together, be Wisconsinites, and hold hands to get our democracy back
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January 28, 2023
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EP 69: In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.
In this week's Up North Podcast, we talk to representatives of Nates's Mission, a survivor led group that hopes to bring justice to clergy abuse vi...
January 27, 2023
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Native Americans in Wisconsin may have standing to sue the state of Wisconsin....
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January 27, 2023
00:24
The electoral maps proposed by Governor Evers’ Fair Maps Commission....
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January 26, 2023
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Jason Bisonette of the LCO Tribe
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January 24, 2023
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How do you pronounce progressive for WI Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s last name?
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January 23, 2023
50:24
EP 68: Wisconsin Tribes Need Fair Maps
Kirk and Kristin talk with former United States Attorney Jim Santelle about how Wisconsin’s Tribes may be able to sue to end gerrymandering if we c...
January 21, 2023
46:08
EP 67: We Can Re-litigate Fair Maps
Kirk and Kristin talk to former United States attorney Jim Santelle, and former State Senate candidate Kelly Westlund about how we can finally get ...
January 13, 2023
51:41
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January 12, 2023
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January 11, 2023
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January 11, 2023
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January 11, 2023
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January 11, 2023
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January 11, 2023
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January 11, 2023
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EP 66: Getting the House in Order for the Holidays
Kirk, Pat, and Kristin are embarking on a new format for the podcast, so used this week as a tech rehearsal which provided many funny bloopers. The...
December 9, 2022
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December 7, 2022
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December 7, 2022
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December 1, 2022
44:37
EP 65: The Underdogs that Could Save Democracy
Kristin and Kirk talked to “Iron Stache” Randy Bryce, the iron worker that tried to warn Wisconsin that former Governor Scott Walker was trying to ...
November 3, 2022
43:28
EP 64: Drop a Pebble in the Water
Pat, Kirk, and Kristin spoke with Senator Chris Larson about the grass roots energy needed to fuel progressives to vote during these last two weeks...
October 27, 2022
43:28
EP 63: We Have to Protect Wisconsin from a Veto-Proof Republican Majority
Synopsis: Kirk, Pat, and Kristin talk to candidates Kelly Westlund and Laura Gapske from the Superior/Ashland area of Northwest Wisconsin about ho...
October 22, 2022
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EP 62: The Doomsday Scenario if Evers Loses
Kirk, Pat, and Kristin talk to Jim Santelle, Former US attorney for Wisconsin’s eastern district, on how there is a likely chance that if Wisconsin...
October 15, 2022
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EP 61: Public Opinion be Damned
Pat and Kirk spoke with Charles Franklin, the Director of Wisconsin’s gold standard Marquette Law School Poll, about how negative ads can hurt cand...
October 7, 2022
58:39
EP 60: Que Sera Sera, Whatever Will Be Will Be
Pat and Kirk talk to Jill Normington, a professional political pollster currently working for Senator Tammy Baldwin and recently for democratic pri...
September 29, 2022
42:55
Ep 59: Nurses Stand Up for their Rights
Pat, Kristen, and Kirk speak with Becky Schacter, a nurse at UW Health, about the reasons nurses felt they needed to unionize. She then discusses ...
September 24, 2022
43:39
Ep 58: When Judges Play Politics
Kirk, Kristin, and Pat talked to former US Attorney Jim Santelle in Milwaukee about the decision to grant Trump a “Special Master” and hindering th...
September 16, 2022
43:14
Ep 57: Losing Our Innocence
Kristin and Kirk talked to Congressman Mark Pocan about his reactions to the January 6th hearings, and then talked to the Executive Director of the...
July 29, 2022
43:44
Ep 56: When Zealots Gain Power
Kirk, Kristin and Pat discuss the different ways that people who used to be considered on the extreme fringes of the political spectrum are now in ...
July 22, 2022
43:57
Ep 55: Peaceful Transition? Not These Guys
Kirk, Kristin and Pat discuss the latest Jan. 6 Committee hearing on the Trump campaign’s connection to the violent extremist groups. They talk to ...
July 15, 2022
43:30
Ep 54: Battle Cry
Kirk, Kristin and Pat discuss the right-wing takeover of the US Supreme Court and how the illogical repeal of Roe v. Wade is a harbinger of other r...
July 2, 2022
44:56
EP 53: Fake Electors and Real Mules
Kirk, Kristin and Pat visit again with attorney Mel Barnes of Law Forward to review the case of the fake electors, and attorneys Mark Leitner and J...
June 24, 2022
43:51
Ep 52: : I May Have Committed Some Light Treason
Kirk, Kristin and Pat talk to attorneys Mark Leitner and Joe Goode for a Wisconsin interpretation of what’s happening with the special congressiona...
June 18, 2022
44:12
Ep 51: Be a Light
Kirk, Kristin and Pat talk to Denise Gaumer Hutchison of the Wisconsin Public Education Network about the reality behind the claim that schools are...
June 11, 2022
44:00
EP 50: Running on Empty
Kirk, Kristin and Pat talk about the exhausting but rewarding process of getting on the ballot to run for office—and how some people who've tried t...
June 3, 2022
44:16
Ep 49: Playground Politics
Kirk, Kristin, and Pat talk about what some are doing in Wisconsin to ensure that our students stay safe when politicians fail to address the schoo...
May 28, 2022
44:08
Ep 48: Doctors, Lawyers, Guns, and (UW) Money
The lawyer is our own Sarah Yacoub, who is joined by Dr. Kristin Lyerly for some important updates. The guns on our streets are causing endless tra...
May 21, 2022
44:03
Ep 47: Taking Time to Save Democracy
Call them advocates, activists, or “democracy’s little helpers,” there are some folks who pay extra attention to policy issues and inform other vot...
May 13, 2022
44:31
EP 46: Enjoy in Moderation
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk about the leaked Supreme Court document indicating Roe v. Wade is about to be overturned. Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an obstetri...
May 7, 2022
44:13
Ep 45: Gone Country
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk about how the issues of rural Wisconsin should matter to everyone—especially certain big-city political types who keep wr...
April 29, 2022
43:13
Ep 44: Authoritarianism on the March
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk about the Wisconsin Supreme Court conservatives locking in criminally rigged maps for another decade. Conservatives are a...
April 22, 2022
44:19
Ep 43: Socioflakes!
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk about how tough-guy conservatives lose their credibility when they lose their cool and encourage violence. They also talk...
April 15, 2022
44:08
Ep 42: No Peace for the Insurrectionists
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk to John Bonifaz, president of Free Speech for the People, about the ongoing efforts in multiple states including Wisconsi...
April 8, 2022
44:34
Ep 41: Vote April 5 Like You Remember January 6
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk to the outgoing mayor of Merrill about the creeping authoritarianism that’s being found at all levels of government—feder...
March 31, 2022
43:55
Ep40: Oconto or Encanto?
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat debate their favorite counties. But first, the more serious topics of a US Supreme Court striking down new maps that were good...
March 25, 2022
43:54
Ep 39: May the 14th (Amendment) Be With You
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk to Milwaukee lawyers Joe Goode and Mark Leitner about the federal lawsuit they filed against Senator Ron Johnson and Cong...
March 17, 2022
44:07
Ep 38: New Maps, Who Dis?
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk to attorney Mel Barnes of Law Forward and political analyst Joe Zepecki about the new political maps Wisconsin voters wil...
March 11, 2022
44:22
Ep 37: Wisconsin’s Real Main Street Voice
Season 2, Episode 22 Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk to Shawn Phetteplace of the Main Street Alliance about being a small business alternative to the big...
March 4, 2022
43:52
Ep. 36: Thank a Teacher
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk to state Sen. Chris Larson about holding responsible the fake electors who tried to sabotage the 2020 election. Larson an...
February 26, 2022
44:08
Ep35: Nobody’s Senator
Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk to Bob Lynk, President of UAW local 578, and Tim Jacobson, Chief Steward, UAW local 578 about Oshkosh Defense jobs not co...
February 18, 2022
43:46
Ep 34: Matters of Honor and Trust
S2 E19, Show #34 Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk to former DNR Secretary George Meyer about how Republicans have destroyed the honor system that guided s...
February 11, 2022
43:02
Ep 33: Protecting Choice in Wisconsin
S2, Ep 18 After introducing Minocqua Brewing Company’s new hard seltzer called Choice, where 5% of the profits go to Planned Parenthood of Wisconsi...
February 5, 2022
43:29
Ep32: Fighting the Real Election Fraud
Sarah, Kirk and Pat are joined by Congressman Mark Pocan to discuss his call for a federal investigation into Trump supporters who fraudulently pos...
January 28, 2022
43:47
Ep 31: Slaying the Gerrymander
Kirk and Pat are joined by Dr. Kristin Lyerly and former GOP State Sen. Dan Theno to talk about ongoing efforts to build public support for nonpart...
January 21, 2022
43:47
Ep. 30: King for a Day—and Then Some
Sarah, Kirk and Pat talk to Scott Thompson of Law Forward about the fraudulent electors in Wisconsin and elsewhere who tried to help Donald Trump o...
January 14, 2022
43:53
Ep29: Battleground: Wisconsin
Sarah, Kirk and Pat talk to Ann Jacobs, chair of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, about the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection and how...
January 7, 2022
44:26
EP 28: Christmas Is More Than Words
Sarah, Kirk and Pat talk to Pastor Kris Kramer about the original lyrics to cherished Christmas songs and how those messages should guide our actio...
December 25, 2021
43:45
Ep 27: Of Maps and Mayors
Kirk and Pat talk to Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes Conway about Chief Inspector Gableman’s bumbling election investigation—and Law Forward attorney Do...
December 17, 2021
43:42
Ep 26: Local Control? You Believed That?
S2 E11, Show #26 Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk about how conservatives used to claim they fought for local control, until they got control of the leve...
December 4, 2021
43:25
Ep 25: Shop Local, Serve Local
Kirk, Sarah and Pat discuss ways to shop local with a Marshfield coffee shop owner. And they talk to a Lincoln County Board member about how people...
November 26, 2021
43:46
Ep. 24: Murderous Vigilante or Self Defense?
Kirk, Sarah and Pat talk to Portage Co. District Attorney Louis Molepske and Keith Findley, a criminal law professor at UW-Madison about the Kyle R...
November 20, 2021
44:10
Ep. 23: Follow the Money
Kirk and Sarah talk to retired Wausau executive Lon Newman about why some his city’s elite are still donating to a member of the sedition caucus (T...
November 13, 2021
43:42
Ep. 22: What's Next, Kids in Coal Mines?
Kirk, Sarah and Pat talk to the author of a book about labor history in light of a Republican proposal to let 14-year-olds work until 11 p.m. Also,...
November 6, 2021
42:55
Ep 21: What Does and Doesn't Belong Up North
Kirk, Sarah and Pat talk to UpNorthNews reporter JT Cestkowski about his road trip covering stories in Ashland, Washburn, and a Culver's where he t...
October 30, 2021
43:30
Ep 20: Inspector Gableman
Get ready for frequent appearances by the Pink Panther theme song because Inspector Clouseau's replacement is on the case of the nonexistent electi...
October 22, 2021
43:38
Ep. 19: Schools Under Siege: A Right-Wing COVID Love Story
The politicians who’ve literally created toxic work environments are finally getting blowback. Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk to a parent who’s filed th...
October 15, 2021