The Recombobulation Area

Breaking down how and why the city of Milwaukee reports election results from absentee ballots all at once on election night, and how bipartisan efforts to reform the process stalled.

Tue Oct 22, 2024

10:00

The results from the latest Marquette University Law School Poll are in, and with less than 55 days to go, Kamala Harris has a four-point lead over Donald Trump. Plus: Tim Walz, Baldwin-Hovde, much more. The Marquette University Law School Poll is the gold standard poll for elections and public policy in the state of […]

Guest: Charles Franklin

Thu Sep 12, 2024

36:39

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 focuses on the next […]

Guest: Greta Neubauer

Thu Aug 22, 2024

26:42

The race between top contenders Rebecca Cooke and Katrina Shankland has gotten spicy in the final weeks before the primary. Joining us to talk about this race is Anthony Chergosky, political science professor at University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. We discussed the big picture of the campaign, the geographic divide in the race, some […]

Guest: Anthony Chergosky

Thu Aug 8, 2024

35:05

Dan Shafer, founder of The Recombobulation Area, was joined by award-winning contributors Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), and Philip Rocco, political science professor at Marquette University to discuss the Republican National Convention as it is about to descend upon Milwaukee and answer questions from the audience live during the show. 

Guests: Angela Lang, Philip Rocco

Thu Jul 11, 2024

1:10:32

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 also read the column I wrote about the experience here.

Guest: Tammy Baldwin

Wed Jun 19, 2024

34:56

The director of the gold standard poll in this tipping point state is going to be podcasting with The Recombobulation Area after every new poll in 2024. After each new poll in 2024, we’re going to be sitting down with Charles Franklin, executive director of the (top ranked!) Marquette University Law School Poll, to discuss […]

Guest: Charles Franklin

Fri Feb 9, 2024

33:37

Omar Shaikh —restauranteur, developer, community leader and chairman of the Home Crew Coalition— joined us at 3rd Street Market Hall for a sit-down interview on the “Beer District” and more. A couple months ago, Omar Shaikh and I got in a bit of a disagreement on Twitter. So, this week, we got together at 3rd […]

Guest: Omar Shaikh

Thu Feb 1, 2024

33:30

Agard has been working to legalize marijuana for many years in Wisconsin. She says Republican leadership is the biggest obstacle to full recreational legalization in the state. The issue of marijuana legalization has come into focus in Wisconsin as of late, as many of our neighboring states have been implementing new recreational legalization policies. Democrats […]

Guest: Melissa Agard

Sun Jan 7, 2024

30:37