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The Recombobulation Area

The Recombobulation Area podcast is the podcast version of The Recombobulation Area. Keepin" it simple. www.therecombobulationarea.news

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42:51

INTERVIEW: Legendary broadcaster Jane Matenaer...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2025/11/12

The Recombobulation Area is a 19-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media.After 44 years behind the microphone, legendary Milwaukee broadcaster Jane Matenaer is retiring.She made the announcement on the show she hosts, “Matenaer On Air,” on Monday, Nov. 3, alongside co-host Greg Bach and producer Calvin Butenhoff.“I really want to take this opportunity to say:

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46:31

WATCH: Dan Shafer joins David Nir & Aaron Rupar on...

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2025/07/11

The Recombobulation Area is a thirteen-time NINETEEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award-winning opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media.Every week, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice talk politics in a live show on Substack, and this week, the spotlight turned to Wisconsin, so I was invited to join and discuss the latest in our discombobulating politics.Among those topics we

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47:19

VIDEO: One-on-one with Ben Wikler

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2025/05/22

The Recombobulation Area is a thirteen-time NINETEEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award-winning opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media.For the last six years, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has been run by Ben Wikler. In that time as chair of the party, Democrats and Democratic-aligned candidates have won seven of ten statewide races, including flipping the balance of power on the Wisconsin

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29:37

"Pawn in a billionaire's game": A federal worker...

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2025/03/10

The Recombobulation Area is a thirteen-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media.There’s been a whole lot happening in recent months as Donald Trump has returned to office as president, and Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has begun to take a wrecking ball to various federal agencies, making drastic cuts to the federal

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26:42

PODCAST: Greta Neubauer thinks Democrats can flip the...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2024/08/22

The Recombobulation Area is a thirteen-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.Here in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, there is a lot going on. Most of this is taking place inside the United Center, but there are other events happening all over town. Yesterday afternoon, I attended one of those events hosted by an organization called The Next 50, a group that

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35:05

PODCAST: Discussing the Democratic primary for the...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2024/08/08

The Recombobulation Area is a thirteen-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.In less than a week in Wisconsin, voters will head to the polls for the August partisan primary. Statewide, voters will decide on a pair of proposed amendments to the state constitution. If you want to learn more about those, head over here and check out the latest from Marquette University professor

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34:56

PODCAST: Recombobulating with Tammy Baldwin

The Recombobulation Area ·

2024/06/19

The Recombobulation Area is a thirteen-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.If you missed it earlier this week, I had the opportunity to sit down for a 35-minute one-on-one interview with Sen. Tammy Baldwin. You can watch the video here. Or, you can watch it on YouTube. You can also read the column I wrote about the experience here. Interviews like this are made possible

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50:07

WTMJ At Night: Reckless driving, local elections, MPS...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2024/03/13

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time THIRTEEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.On Tuesday evening, I filled in as the guest host of WTMJ At Night (formerly WTMJ Nights) on 620 WTMJ. You can listen to the show here as a commercial-free podcast. I was joined by several terrific guests. Dr. Ben Weston, chief health policy advisor for Milwaukee County,

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40:12

PODCAST: Marquette poll director Charles Franklin on...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2024/02/09

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.The Marquette University Law School Poll is the gold standard of measuring public opinion in Wisconsin, so here at The Recombobulation Area, we take a close look at each new poll. See all of our previous breakdowns here. NEW THIS YEAR: After each new poll in 2024, we’re going to be

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33:30

Omar Shaikh isn't actually opposed to a 'Beer...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2024/02/01

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.A couple months ago, Omar Shaikh and I got in a bit of a disagreement on Twitter. Actually, let’s back up a bit first. In early December of last year, Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill passed by the Wisconsin State Legislature to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in the city until 2050. The

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75:02

WTMJ Nights: Milwaukee Museum Days, Iowa caucus...

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2024/01/17

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.Last night, I was back in the host chair at the 620 WTMJ studios at 3rd Street Market Hall to host WTMJ Nights!You can listen to the full show here as a commercial free podcast. Guests for the show included:* Claire Koenig of VISIT Milwaukee, talking about the upcoming Milwaukee

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50:04

PODCAST: Extended interview with Mayor Cavalier...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2023/12/21

This was a monumental year for Milwaukee, and many of the big achievements we saw this year can be traced back to the leadership of Mayor Cavalier Johnson and County Executive David Crowley.The Recombobulation Area had the opportunity to sit down with these two dynamic leaders for an extended interview on the year that was, and so much more.You can listen to the full audio podcast here, or you can watch the full video interview here.Find our full coverage of this interview with Johnson and Crowley

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50:06

VIDEO: End-of-year interview with Mayor Cavalier...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2023/12/21

This was a monumental year for Milwaukee, and many of the big achievements we saw this year can be traced back to the leadership of Mayor Cavalier Johnson and County Executive David Crowley.The Recombobulation Area had the opportunity to sit down with these two dynamic leaders for an extended interview on the year that was, and so much more.You can watch the interview right here on Substack, or head over here for our full coverage of this interview, where you can watch on YouTube, listen as a

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74:18

LISTEN: WTMJ Nights with Evan Goyke, Dora Drake and...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2023/12/16

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.In case you missed it, Dan Shafer guest hosted WTMJ Nights on 620 WTMJ on Friday evening.We had a terrific group of guests who joined the show. They were:* Evan Goyke, state representative from Milwaukee who is now running for the office of Milwaukee City Attorney, on his campaign and

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99:10

LISTEN: Dan Shafer guest hosts WTMJ Nights

The Recombobulation Area ·

2023/10/20

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.In case you missed it, we hosted WTMJ Nights last night on Newsradio 620 WTMJ!It was a three-hour show, and we were joined by regular Recombobulation Area contributors Angela Lang (in studio!) and Phil Rocco to discuss their latest columns, and then we were joined by Justin Garcia of

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21:46

PODCAST: State Sen. Kelda Roys on child care funding...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2023/10/12

The Recombobulation Area is a ten-time Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written, edited and published by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.The issue of Child Care funding is a major one in Wisconsin, and this year, it has taken on an especially partisan tone in Madison. Earlier this year, Republican legislators blocked a proposal to continue funding a program called Child Care Counts, in a 2:30 a.m. vote of the state’s

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51:28

"Bird on a Wire" bonus episode with LuAnn Bird and...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2023/06/26

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.The “Bird on a Wire” podcast series has reached the end of its 10-episode run, but as a bonus for our loyal listeners, LuAnn Bird and Dan Shafer sat down together for one more episode to recap the series, talk about what we’ve learned and look ahead to what’s next. We also want to

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53:09

"Bird on a Wire" Episode Ten: Milwaukee County...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2023/05/25

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.For Episode Ten of “Bird on a Wire”, Lu Ann and I were joined by Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. We talked about the county executive’s path to a career in public service after facing certain challenges growing up in Milwaukee. We also spent a lot of time talking about

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6:05

AUDIO: County Executive David Crowley breaks down the...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2023/05/25

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.The “Bird on a Wire” podcast series has featured conversations on hope, civility and action, hosted by LuAnn Bird. For Episode Ten of the series, LuAnn and I sat down with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.The full episode will be available shortly, but we’re sharing this

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49:46

"Bird on a Wire" Episode Nine: Going upstream to find...

The Recombobulation Area ·

2023/05/23

The Recombobulation Area is a six-time TEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication written and published by veteran Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. Learn more about it here.For Episode Nine of the “Bird on a Wire” podcast series, Lu Ann Bird is Nicole Otto. Nicole is a mental health counselor who works with children. In this episode, LuAnn and Nicole talked about some of the difficult realities young people face when it comes to challenges with mental

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