Welcome back to the another weekend edition of our curated best of for Matenaer On Air! Enjoy these selections from this past week and make sure to catch us live during the week! On today’s show, Retire Army Major General Randy Manner returns to talk about the parade which took place this past weekend and what […]

Jun 21, 2025

44:02

It’s Friday, so its time to Recombobulate the news with Civic Media’s Political Editor Dan Shafer! We’re talking about the effects of the Wisconsin budget impasse and for Audio Sorbet, Dan shares a hot take on a Milwaukee tradition. And to wrap up the week, we have a very special This Shouldn’t Be A Thing […]

Guest: Dan Shafer

Jun 20, 2025

42:30

We made it, the weekend starts here. We all know the phrase “go with your gut”, which is fine in certain situations, but when it comes to immigration policy, maybe a plan is better. That’s definitely the case with those seeking visas to work in vacation towns this summer. Have you heard the news? Gas […]

Guest: Corinne Hendrickson

Jun 20, 2025

41:53

Juneteenth is here and there are some wonderful events happening in Milwaukee and one of them is in concert with Summerfest, which kicks off today! Summer is here and it is HOT, so to go over the forecast with us is Weather and Wine with Civic Media Meteorologist Brittney Merlot. And like we do every […]

Jun 19, 2025

41:37

Assembly Speaker and guy whose name is also a verb, Robin Vos has decided it would be a good idea to cut $87 million from the UW budget, because there isn’t enough diversity and inclusion (our words, not his). The Bill for Billionaires seeks to make a cut to the 988 Helpline that helps LGBTQIA+ […]

Guest: Jim Santelle

Jun 19, 2025

41:23

‘Utah Senator Mike Lee came under fire for some very vitriolic tweets regarding the tragedy in Minnesota this past weekend. Well after a couple of Senators confronted him, he has removed, but not apologized. We then get into a discussion about the detaining of more elected officials and ask why is it OK for ICE […]

Jun 18, 2025

41:21

Yessenia Ruano is a teacher’s aid at MPS, she is the mother of two 10 year old daughters and she is now self-deporting to keep from being arrested by ICE. Yessenia’s story shows a need to understand the nuance when it comes to immigration. Then Dr. Kristin Lylerly joins the show to talk about the […]

Guest: Dr. Kristin Lyerly

Jun 18, 2025

40:15

In the second hour, Retire Army Major General Randy Manner returns to the show to talk about the parade which took place this past weekend and what it means for our troops and their jobs. He also gives his thoughts on the military being deployed to assist ICE. For Audio Sorbet, we expand on our […]

Guest: Randy Manner

Jun 17, 2025

41:09

The tragedy that happened in Minnesota this past week has brought all manner of response from all manner of people, but Wisconsin’s very own Derrick Van Orden was of two minds: one measured and respectful, the other; well very on brand for DVO. Also, Sen. Tina Smith from Minnesota confronted Sen. Mike Lee for his […]

Guest: Pat Kreitlow

Jun 17, 2025

41:28

In the second hour, Dan Shafer is Civic Media’s Political Editor, as well as the Founder of The Recombobulation Area and he went to the Wisconsin Dem’s Convention this weekend. Dan talks about their newly elected Party Chair and an interview with Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, who was the keynote speaker at the event. We […]

Jun 16, 2025

42:10