The Recombobulation Area

This is a special edition of The Recombobulation Area. Gary Witt, president and CEO of the Pabst Theater Group, sits down with Dan Shafer for an extended conversation, backstage at the Riverside Theater for an exclusive video podcast. Gary Witt is one of the most interesting people in Milwaukee to talk to. He always speaks […]

Mon Mar 16, 2026

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Dan Shafer and Angela Lang each bring three headlines from recent news stories in politics from Wisconsin, Milwaukee and beyond. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.therecombobulationarea.news/subscribe

Thu Mar 5, 2026

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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. The first Marquette University Law School Poll of 2026 was released this week, and this survey of political opinion of Wisconsin voters included a […]

Fri Feb 27, 2026

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This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.therecombobulationarea.news/subscribe

Fri Feb 20, 2026

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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. Angela Lang is the co-executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC) and has been a longtime contributor at The Recombobulation Area, winning […]

Tue Feb 17, 2026

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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. Mark Becker is the former chairman of the Brown County Republican Party, a party he has now left. In 2024, he was part of […]

Mon Feb 16, 2026

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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. So, we have something a little different for you today. There is, of course, a ton happening in the political universe in Milwaukee and […]

Fri Feb 6, 2026

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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 […]

Wed Nov 12, 2025

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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 […]

Fri Jul 11, 2025

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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 […]

Thu May 22, 2025

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