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Ep. 18: The Legal Cavalry

Kirk, Sarah, and Pat talk to Doug Poland of Law Forward, a group dedicated to protecting Wisconsin from right-wing court assaults on democracy and ...

October 9, 2021

Ep. 17: The Brewery vs the Wayward School Boards

Only in Wisconsin could a brewery care more about kids' safety than some of our state's school boards. Kirk talks to his SuperPAC director and an a...

October 2, 2021

Ep. 16: Wake Me When September Ends

The Green Day song has never felt more relevant. Guest host Dr. Kristin Lyerly joins Kirk and Pat to discuss a long month and a long summer of watc...

September 25, 2021

Ep. 15: What Have We Learned?

Kristin, Kirk, and Pat talk to Rep. Jodi Emerson of Eau Claire about the final state budget bill passed by Republicans in our season finale. They c...

July 3, 2021

Ep.14: How to Blow a $4 Billion Surplus

Wisconsin has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to use a budget surplus to fix long-running problems. Instead, school students aren't getting anyt...

June 26, 2021

Ep. 13: PFAS and Clean Water Up North

Kirk, Kristin, and Pat talk to Zach Vruwink, city administrator in Rhinelander, and Doug Oitzinger, former mayor of Marinette, about GOP and WMC ef...

June 19, 2021

Ep. 12: Farmers, Fair Maps, and Fair Taxes

Kirk and Pat talk to Hans Breitenmoser, a Lincoln County dairy farmer and activist for putting an end to gerrymandered political maps. Kristin file...

June 12, 2021

Ep. 11: The Laundry List of Badness

June 5, 2021

Ep. 10: Dear White People

Kirk, Kristin, Kirk and Pat talk with Marathon County Board member Ka Lo about the difficulties and divisions that opened up when the board was ask...

May 22, 2021

Ep 9 What's This Button Do?

Kristin, Kirk, and Pat talk to Rep. Francesca Hong about the so-called labor shortage which is actually a red flag to fix our broken system for pay...

May 15, 2021

Ep 8 Ladies' Night!

Kristin, Kirk, and Pat talk about the resumption of social activities for those who’ve been doing the right things. Also, Rep. Evan Goyke about mas...

May 8, 2021

Ep 7 Cheeseheads and Chuckleheads

Kirk, Kristin, and Pat talk about the assorted characters who do everything from block vaccination progress to complain about Cardi B. Our guest is...

May 1, 2021

Ep 6 Holy Balls!

Kristin, Kirk and Pat are joined by Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg. Topics include goats, buckthorn, local government in northern Wisconsin, our new ...

April 24, 2021

Ep 5 Feel The Power... of Getting Nothing Done

Kirk and Pat are joined by State Rep. Jodi Emerson of Eau Claire to discuss the many ways Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants to wield power: governo...

April 17, 2021

Ep. 4 - Radioactive

Kristin, Kirk and Pat on the radio! The show touches on fish fries, elk hunting, and even the pros and cons of what cheese should be the state cheese!

April 10, 2021

Ep. 3 - Trails and Tribulations

Kristin, Kirk and Pat discuss how local governments have to balance listening to businesses that want to attract trail riders, and residents who wa...

April 3, 2021

Ep. 2 - Up North Podcast - Squeaky Cheese and Smoking Meat

Pat Kreitlow from Up North News is joined by Kirk Bangstad of the Minocqua Brewing Company and Kristin Brey from “As Goes Wisconsin” in the Up Nort...

March 20, 2021

Ep. 1 - Up North Podcast - Only One Fishing Shanty Left On Lake Wissota

Pat Kreitlow from Up North News is joined by Kirk Bangstad of the Minocqua Brewing Company and Kristin Brey from “As Goes Wisconsin” in their first...

March 12, 2021

Up North Podcast Trailer

Launching March 12, 2021, the Up North Podcast will feature Pat Kreitlow, Kristin Brey, and Kirk Bangstad.

March 10, 2021