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Dan Shafer

Dan Shafer

Dan Shafer is a veteran Milwaukee journalist, an award-winning weekly opinion columnist, Civic Media's Political Editor, and author of The Recombobulation Area.

Appearances

Where You Finding Your Joy? (Hour 2)

43:03

Matenaer on Air

May 30

Best Of Mornings: Phelps, Ingram, Martinez, Shafer (Hour 1)

44:02

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

May 26

One-on-one with Ben Wikler

47:21

The Recombobulation Area

May 21

Derrick Van Orden’s Metamorphosis Is Complete (Hour 1)

44:02

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

May 21

Trumpism With Trump Is A Non-Starter (Hour 3)

44:02

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

May 20

Wisconsin’s Political Off-Season

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

May 16

What’s Your Summer Jam? (Hour 2)

44:02

Matenaer on Air

May 16

Sprinklers: A Matter of Life…and Cost

44:02

The Maggie Daun Show

May 13

Universities In The Face Of Fascism (Hour 3)

44:02

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

May 13

Refusing to Have the Debate

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

May 09

Da Pope! (Hour 2)

44:02

Matenaer on Air

May 09

Hopes for a Better State Budget—Gone (Hour 1)

44:02

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

May 07

Ed Martin’s Nomination: A Recipe for Disaster

44:02

The Maggie Daun Show

May 06

Beating Up on Struggling Families–Again (Hour 3)

44:02

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

May 06

Please, Just Don’t (Hour 2)

44:02

Matenaer on Air

May 02

Your Voice Matters This Budget Season

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

May 02

Don’t Retire, And Make More Babies (Hour 1)

44:02

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Apr 30

Trump’s Tumbling Approval and Democratic Dilemmas

44:02

The Maggie Daun Show

Apr 29

Recombobulation Percolation (Hour 3)

44:02

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Apr 29

Hold the Vote, Mr. Speaker

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

Apr 25

What’s Your Sign? (Hour 2)

44:02

Matenaer on Air

Apr 25

Justice Lies and Vos’s Vendetta

44:32

The Maggie Daun Show

Apr 22

Immigration implications and the ‘quiet war’ on education (Hour 2)

44:32

The Recombobulation Area

Apr 21

A film premiere and the race for DPW Party Chair (Hour 1)

44:32

The Recombobulation Area

Apr 21

Earls Last Stand but not the End (Hour 2)

44:32

The Earl Ingram Show

Apr 21

Rugby, Comprehensive Plans, and the Fight for Wisconsin’s Land

44:32

The Maggie Daun Show

Apr 15

Addressing Lead in Milwaukee Schools

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

Apr 15

Happy Milwaukee Day with Dan Shafer (Hour 1)

44:32

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Apr 14

Civic Media Spotlight for the Weekend of April 12th & 13th (Hour 2)

46:32

Civic Media Spotlight

Apr 12

Yeeeeah, Nope! (Hour 2)

44:32

Matenaer on Air

Apr 11

Wisconsin’s Political Shakeup

44:32

The Maggie Daun Show

Apr 10

Wisconsin’s Political Crossroads

44:32

The Maggie Daun Show

Apr 08

We’re Award Winning Adjacent (Hour 2)

44:32

Matenaer on Air

Apr 04

Wisconsin Cannot Be Bought

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

Apr 02

WISCONSIN DECIDES 2025: The Spring General Election

1:25:32

Special Broadcasts

Apr 01

“Wisconsin Is Not For Sale” with LG Sara Rodriguez (Hour 2)

44:32

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Mar 31

Musk Bucks Not Accepted Here (Hour 2)

44:32

Matenaer on Air

Mar 28

The Impact of Opioid Settlements in Wisconsin

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

Mar 27

The 15th Round (Hour 2)

44:32

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Mar 17

Weekly Best of Todd Allbaugh Show for Mar 15

44:32

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Mar 15

On The Supreme Court Debate And Dim Sum Give Some (Hour 1)

44:32

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Mar 13

UpNorthNews Presents: Protecting Justice For All

1:49:48

Special Broadcasts

Mar 12

We’ve got to talk about Derrick Van Orden

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

Mar 10

“Pawn in a billionaire’s game”: A federal worker shares her story

30:44

The Recombobulation Area

Mar 10

“Rosebud” But For A Packers Movie (Hour 2)

44:32

Matenaer on Air

Mar 07

The Numbers Don’t Add Up

44:32

The Maggie Daun Show

Mar 04

Co-Workers, ASSEMBLE!! (Hour 1)

44:32

Matenaer on Air

Feb 28

The Stakes of the Supreme Court Race in Wisconsin

37:55

Wisconsin Forward

Feb 27

Veto Watch in Wisconsin

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

Feb 27

The Right Freak Out Machine

44:32

The Maggie Daun Show

Feb 25

Let’s Go To The Movies! (Hour 2)

44:32

Matenaer on Air

Feb 21

It’s a Wisconsin Wednesday!

44:32

The Maggie Daun Show

Feb 19

2025 Biennial Budget Message & Spring Primary Results

2:35:59

Special Broadcasts

Feb 18

The Spring Primary and the race for State Superintendent

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

Feb 13

Non-Partisan In Name Only (Hour 2)

44:32

Matenaer on Air

Feb 12

I’m In Charge Around Here

44:32

The Maggie Daun Show

Feb 11

This Is What We’ll Do (Hour 2)

44:32

Matenaer on Air

Feb 07

Adjusting To A New Political Reality with Dan Shafer (Hour 2)

44:32

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Feb 06

Where Things Stand

44:32

The Maggie Daun Show

Feb 04

John and Gordy

45:07

The Maggie Daun Show

Jan 30

Rhetoric vs Reality with Harry Dunn (Hour 1)

45:07

The Maggie Daun Show

Jan 28

Recombobulate Biden’s Legacy

47:07

Rational Revolution

Jan 25

How To Be A Manly Man (Hour 2)

45:07

Matenaer on Air

Jan 24

Civic Media News – 2025 WI State of the State Address

1:37:40

Special Broadcasts

Jan 22

The birthright citizenship battle

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

Jan 21

The first legislative priority

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

Jan 13

Let’s Recombobulate! (Hour 2)

45:08

Matenaer on Air

Jan 10

A new legislature is sworn in

1:00

The Recombobulation Minute

Jan 07

Civic Media Political Director and Recombobulation Zone founder/editor Dan Shafer. Daily History Lesson, Number for the Day quiz.

45:08

The Chad Holmes Show

Jan 07

Civic Media Spotlight for January 4th & 5th (Hour 1)

47:07

Civic Media Spotlight

Jan 04

Shared Revenue (Hour 2)

45:07

The Maggie Daun Show

Jan 03

Growing Pains (Hour 1)

45:08

The Maggie Daun Show

Jan 03

New Approach! (Hour 2)

45:07

The Maggie Daun Show

Jan 02

Where Do We Go From Here? (Hour 1)

45:08

The Maggie Daun Show

Jan 02

New Years Eve Pt 2 (Hour 2)

45:07

The Maggie Daun Show

Dec 31

New Years Eve (Hour 1)

45:08

The Maggie Daun Show

Dec 31

Recombobulating & Rudolph? (Hour 2)

45:08

The Maggie Daun Show

Dec 20

Candy Cane Lane (Hour 1)

45:07

The Maggie Daun Show

Dec 20

It’s Robin’s World, We’re Just Living In It (Hour 2)

45:07

Matenaer on Air

Dec 20

Recombobulating In Seattle with Dan Shafer (Hour 2)

45:08

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Dec 16

Rational Recombobulation

47:07

Rational Revolution

Dec 14

Precombobulate 2025 (Hour 2)

45:10

The Maggie Daun Show

Dec 13

An Amazing Wisconsin and Recombobulating 2024 (Hour 1)

45:02

The Maggie Daun Show

Dec 13

Two Parties, Two Standards (Hour 2)

45:07

Matenaer on Air

Dec 13

Indie Film W/ Kurt Krauss (Hour 2)

45:08

Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba

Dec 11

Recombobulate(Hour 1)

22:19

Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba

Dec 11

News, Cookies and Printed Meats (Hour 2)

45:08

Matenaer on Air

Dec 06

Act 10 “Union Busting” (Hour 1)

45:07

The Maggie Daun Show

Dec 03

Tariff Troubles and Education Showdowns (Hour 2)

45:07

The Maggie Daun Show

Nov 26

Let’s Recombobulate! (Hour 2)

45:07

Matenaer on Air

Nov 22

Buck for Bucks (Hour 2)

45:08

The Maggie Daun Show

Nov 20

Sparking Interest (Hour 1)

45:08

The Maggie Daun Show

Nov 20

Civic Media Political Director Dan Shafer plus the Daily History Lesson.

45:08

The Chad Holmes Show

Nov 18

Weekly Best of Dom Salvia Show for Nov 16

45:07

The Dom Salvia Show

Nov 16

Country Club v. Pro Wrestling (Hour 2)

45:08

Matenaer on Air

Nov 15

School Referendums And Cabinet Picks (Hour 1)

45:07

Matenaer on Air

Nov 12

The Recombobulation Begins with Dan Shafer (Hour 1)

45:07

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Nov 11

Where’s California Guy? (Hour 2)

45:07

Matenaer on Air

Nov 08

Election Night 2024 (11pm)

50:26

Special Broadcasts

Nov 06

Election Night 2024 (10pm)

50:06

Special Broadcasts

Nov 05

Election Night 2024 (9pm)

50:02

Special Broadcasts

Nov 05

Be Cool, Be A Voter (Hour 2)

45:07

Matenaer on Air

Nov 05

Did You Know…? (Hour 1)

45:07

Matenaer on Air

Nov 01

CIVIC and Civil Engagement (Hour 2)

45:08

The Dom Salvia Show

Oct 31

Share What You Know: Ballot Dumps (Hour 2)

45:07

Matenaer on Air

Oct 25

Making Your Vote Count 2024

43:30

Special Broadcasts

Oct 23

A Fight for Fair Maps in Wisconsin

34:00

Wisconsin Forward

Oct 21

A Weird Point In This Campaign (Hour 2)

44:19

Matenaer on Air

Oct 11

Weekly Best of Todd Allbaugh Show for Oct 5

44:18

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Oct 05

The Grift Of The Week (Hour 2)

44:19

Matenaer on Air

Oct 04

LIVE From The Birthplace of The Republican Party! (Hour 1)

44:18

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Oct 03

Discombobricated (Hour 2)

44:19

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Oct 01

Weekly Best of Todd Allbaugh Show for Sep 28

44:18

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Sep 28

Keeping Tabs On Wisconsin Elections with Dan Shafer (Hour 2)

44:18

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Sep 25

New maps: a chance to do some good (Hour 2)

44:19

The Dom Salvia Show

Sep 23

Off To The Races! (Hour 1)

44:19

Matenaer on Air

Sep 20

A bit of fairness- it’ll do us all good! (Hour 1)

44:19

Sounds Like Change

Sep 18

More Of The Best People (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Sep 13

Do You Believe In Ghosts? (Hour 2)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Sep 06

The Joe Is Back In Town! (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Sep 06

Day 1: A Comparison (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Aug 30

The Truth About Corporate Resource Allocation (Hour 2)

45:30

The Maggie Daun Show

Aug 29

Getting Recombobulated (Hour 2)

45:30

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Aug 29

Getting Acquainted With The Recombobulation Area (Hour 2)

45:30

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Aug 28

More Of All The Best People (Hour 2)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Aug 16

Reality Checking The GOP (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Aug 09

Still Running Away (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Aug 02

Civic Media News Special Report: President Biden Withdraws from 2024 Race

54:50

Special Broadcasts

Jul 21

RNC 2024 Day 3 Round-up

45:16

Special Broadcasts

Jul 17

Make Drop Boxes Great Again (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Jul 05

Where Were You Dana & Jake? (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Jun 28

Politicians Behaving Badly (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Jun 21

Live From Amery Amery Amery!(Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Jun 14

Defund NATO? (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Jun 07

Guilty x 34 (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

May 31

The Recombobulation Area

45:30

Rational Revolution

May 25

Freak Flags And Jared Leto (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

May 23

To Drop Or Not To Drop (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

May 17

Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud, All The Time (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

May 10

Voting, Vegans And The Bucks Go Home. (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

May 03

The Safest Paper In The World? (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Apr 26

What In The Elk Was That?! (Hour 2)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Apr 19

Vos v. Gableman (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Apr 12

A Guy Walks Into A Bar And Changes His Mind (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Apr 05

Know Your Voter Roll (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Mar 29

Yes, They’re Going To Cut Your Social Security. (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Mar 22

Dark Brandon States His Case (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Mar 08

What Makes You A Wisconsinite? (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Mar 01

HOLD ON!! THE NEWS IS HAPPENING FAST!! (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Feb 16

Tornadoes…In February? (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Feb 09

A Wisconsin News Round-Up And Dan Shafer Is Here!! (Hour 1)

45:30

Matenaer on Air

Jan 30

Chris Christie And OC Eric (Hour 1)

45:30

The Todd Allbaugh Show

Dec 07

You Can’t ‘Both Sides’ January 6th (Hour 2)

44:21

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Oct 24

The Recombobulation Area: One Last Time

37:21

Town Call

Oct 18

The Recombobulation Area: Moving the Goalposts

37:21

Town Call

Oct 05

The Recombobulation Area: So Long, Kevin

37:21

Town Call

Oct 04

The Recombobulation Area: Ousting Van Orden

37:21

Town Call

Oct 03

Recombobulation Week

37:21

Town Call

Oct 02

The Recombobulation Area: Vintage Vos

37:20

Town Call

Sep 27

Most Wisconsin Headlines With Dan Shafer

37:20

Town Call

Sep 22

The Recombobulation Area: Dancing in the Moonlight

37:21

Town Call

Sep 13

Throwing Out 1,000,000 Votes

37:21

Town Call

Sep 06

The Recombobulation Area: Snowbirds

37:21

Town Call

Aug 30

There’s only 1 new car left under $20k (Hour 1)

44:20

As Goes Wisconsin

Aug 22

Donald Trump Doesn’t Play Nice

37:21

Town Call

Aug 09

Will the Serious Leaders Please Stand Up (Hour 1)

44:20

As Goes Wisconsin

Aug 01

Who Will Take On Trump?

37:21

Town Call

Jul 26

Shenanigans!

37:21

Town Call

Jul 19

Enough Blame to Share (Hour 1)

44:20

As Goes Wisconsin

Jul 18

Two Sides Of the MKE Sales Tax Coin

37:21

Town Call

Jul 12

Americans’ Confidence in Higher Education Down (Hour 1)

44:20

As Goes Wisconsin

Jul 11

Tuesday Recombobulation (Hour 1)

44:20

As Goes Wisconsin

Jun 27

Funding Wisconsin Childcare

37:20

Town Call

Jun 20

A real red flag

44:18

Dueling Tangents

May 23

Inflated sense of self

44:14

Dueling Tangents

May 16

Standing room only

44:14

Dueling Tangents

May 09

Throw it all away

44:16

Dueling Tangents

May 02

Shared Revenue Rumors (Hour 2)

45:56

As Goes Wisconsin

May 01

Countdown to Recombobulation, commence!

44:14

Dueling Tangents

Apr 25

Off the rails

44:15

Dueling Tangents

Apr 18

Old enough to Shafer

44:12

Dueling Tangents

Apr 13

One Week Till April 4th(Hour 2)

45:24

As Goes Wisconsin

Mar 28

Jam-packed!

44:14

Dueling Tangents

Mar 21

Bye Bye Aaron Rodgers (Hour 2)

45:25

As Goes Wisconsin

Mar 15

Dan Shafer Guest Hosts and Dr. Kristin Lyerly stops by (Hour 1)

45:25

As Goes Wisconsin

Mar 15

Now that’s what I call a close Shafer

44:15

Dueling Tangents

Mar 14

Dan Shafer

42:54

Bird on a Wire

Mar 09

2023-03-07 Dueling Tangents

44:14

Dueling Tangents

Mar 07

Dark and shadowy dockets

44:15

Dueling Tangents

Feb 28

Grifters Gonna Grift: Norfolk Edition (Hour 2)

45:23

As Goes Wisconsin

Feb 22

Spring primary election coverage (hour 1)

42:59

Special Broadcasts

Feb 21

Shafer-ing at the bit

44:14

Dueling Tangents

Feb 14

A Spicy State of the Union (Hour 1)

45:25

As Goes Wisconsin

Feb 08

Subscribe for doom, but the good kind

44:16

Dueling Tangents

Feb 07

Is it wrong to enjoy this?

44:13

Dueling Tangents

Jan 05

Interview: Dan Shafer

20:35

As Goes Wisconsin

Jan 05

Dan Shafer Guest Hosts

2:13:57

As Goes Wisconsin

Dec 12

“The winning hour”

2:13:51

As Goes Wisconsin

Nov 30

Interview: Dan Shafer

23:36

As Goes Wisconsin

Nov 30

Recombobulate the area

44:14

Dueling Tangents

Nov 29

Dan Shafer takes over

2:13:54

As Goes Wisconsin

Nov 17

Dan Shafer takes over

2:13:57

As Goes Wisconsin

Nov 14

Holy mackerel, let’s get to work!

44:15

Dueling Tangents

Nov 08

Weekly Best of Dueling Tangents for 2022-11-05

Dueling Tangents

Nov 05

Interview: Dan Shafer

20:38

As Goes Wisconsin

Nov 03

Never again – this I promise you

44:14

Dueling Tangents

Nov 01

“Targeting women shouldn’t be niche”

2:13:35

As Goes Wisconsin

Oct 27

Ron Johnson is too smart to pay taxes

44:32

Dueling Tangents

Oct 25

Dan Shafer shares a tangent

Dueling Tangents

Oct 19

Traveling Tuesday! (Oct. 11 Hour 1)

44:34

The Devil's Advocates Radio Show

Oct 11

Gubernatorial Campaign Update (Oct 11)

44:33

Dueling Tangents

Oct 11

Interview: Dan Shafer

23:46

As Goes Wisconsin

Oct 06

Chocolate walnut cookies

2:13:34

As Goes Wisconsin

Oct 06

PAF Exec. Director Sean Wright & RecombobulationArea’s Dan Shafer.

44:35

The Chad Holmes Show

Oct 05

Recombobulate Our State (Oct. 4)

44:01

Dueling Tangents

Oct 04

The Discombobulated Abortion Positions of Ron Johnson. (Sept 20 – Hour 2)

44:05

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Sep 20

Interview: Dan Shafer, Founder of The Recombobulation Area

23:46

As Goes Wisconsin

Sep 13

“Men with no skin in the game of getting women pregnant.”

2:13:37

As Goes Wisconsin

Sep 13

Wisconsin Recombobulates After Its Primaries (Aug 15 – Hour 2)

44:02

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow

Aug 15

GOP conspiracy theories from Waukesha!

1:29:03

As Goes Wisconsin

Aug 11

Post-Primary breakdown with Dan Shafer

44:24

Dueling Tangents

Aug 10

Major abortion vote in Kansas, and the most midwestern thing ever!

1:28:50

As Goes Wisconsin

Aug 03

Deep dive on WI primaries, the radical idea of Women traveling

1:29:06

As Goes Wisconsin

Jul 13

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