Kristin Brey

@kristinbrey.bsky.social

Radio Host. Columnist. Content Creator. Wisconsinite.

This Mother’s Day, I want mothers, whether they can count their kids on one finger or need both hands, to be seen as a full human being with limits, desires, and autonomy. Because motherhood is not a quota or a duty to the economy. www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...

Having babies not a patriotic gesture or GDP fixer. Let's truly honor women. | Opinion

This Mother’s Day, I don’t want flowers or fanfare. I want mothers to be seen as a full human with limits, desires, and autonomy. It's not a quota.

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Exciting professional news! Starting 4/16 - Steve Scaffidi and I are getting our own daily political talk show called Point Taken on @620wtmj.bsky.social With our different political, generational & gendered perspectives, we'll be breaking down the biggest national and WI political headlines.

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For every Wisconsin person complaining about the deluge of ads, remember that this was made possible by Citizens United(2010, Roberts Court) and Wisconsin Act 117 (2015, Scott Walker). When your "conservative" friends complain about it, tell them they voted for this

What have people's experience on substack been? I'm feeling a bit lost with tiktok ending on what platform to put energy into considering all the different things I do (videos, podcasts, daily radio show, weekly column) - Have ppl found that substack is a good place to house everything they do?

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Has anyone heard of any groups in Milwaukee organzing donations for LA? My friend sent me this program where you can get matched with someone your size and send them clothes but I am wondering if there are any big trucks getting loaded up like there were with the hurricanes

I wrote & filmed this on Mon morning for it to be published Tues as a fun holiday column. We pushed it to Today because yesterday felt innappropriate after Monday's events. It still feels too soon, but I hope maybe brings a laugh to those who need it www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...

'Cannibal sandwich' is a terrible name for a WI tradition. How did it get here? | Opinion

I couldn’t find a single source pinpointing why in Wisconsin we call them “cannibal sandwiches,” which is objectively a terrible name.

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I know this isn’t an astute observation, but as a kid who grew up in Madison in the 90s and spent a lot of time at the then Civic Center doing theater, it’s so sad to see how corporate State Street in Madison in now. It’s basically a walkable condensed Brookfield Square.