I am an obstetrician/gynecologist, boy mom x 4, 6th generation Wisconsinite, former candidate for U.S. Congress (WI-08) and believer in community over politics.
The Green Bay Packers are the only fan-owned team in professional sports, and once you understand why, you understand a lot about the people of Wisconsin. In this episode, I sit down with Outagamie County Executive and author Tom Nelson to talk about his
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has taken on the Trump administration in more than 60 lawsuits — and he’s not done. Now running for a third term in a rematch against Eric Toney, Kaul sits down with Dr. Kristin Lyerly to talk about the fake ele
What happens when a broken healthcare system waits for tragedy instead of catching problems early — and how doctors and patients are pushing back on politics as we try to fix it.
On March 22, 2020, Annie Sterle checked into the hospital to have her baby boy. Hours later, she experienced an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) — one of the rarest and most catastrophic complications in all of obstetrics. She survived. But surviving was on
Wisconsin’s state legislature has zero doctors. Zero. Dr. Gillian Battino is done watching that be true. A retired radiologist who spent over 20 years caring for patients in Wausau, Marshfield, and Madison — and a mother of six — she’s runnin
David Crowley's stunner of a primary win, Chris Taylor's investiture onto the Supreme Court, and what a fourth surgery is teaching me about healthcare from the other side of the exam table.
Former Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler joins Dr. Kristin Lyerly to break down how Wisconsin became the testing ground for Project 2025 — and how grassroots organizing turned it into the state that beat it back. Wikler explains what really hap
Comstock's back, the governor's race won't sit still, is Mitch McConnell still in the hospital? — plus a legendary Milwaukee bike ride that defines community.
State Senator Kelda Roys joins Dr. Kristin Lyerly to respond to the chaos that just reshaped Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor — Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out amid a campaign finance debacle, and Milwaukee County Executive David Cro
Confronting trillionaire election bribery, celebrating comprehensive reproductive healthcare with the stars, and bracing for a wide-open governor's race.
Election fraud. Rigged voting machines. Noncitizens flooding the voter rolls. The Trump administration has been seeding these lies for years — and it’s working. People are confused, scared, and some are wondering whether their vote even matters any
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is the only candidate for governor with real healthcare experience — a nurse, a former CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, and a healthcare leader who has actually worked inside the system she’s now running