The Recombobulation Area

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 Recombobu…

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 Recombobu…

Dan Shafer sits down with the outgoing party chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, Ben Wikler. Dan and Ben discuss the recent news that billionaire Elon Musk is stepping away from politics after t…

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Dan Shafer hosts the Civic Media Radio Hour! Dan is joined for the afternoon by guest co-host Angela Lang from BLOC. In hour number two, Dan and Angela speak with immigration attorney Kevin Layde. Th…

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Dan Shafer hosts the Civic Media Radio Hour! Dan is joined for the afternoon by guest co-host Angela Lang from BLOC. Dan and Angela welcome filmmakers Laura Dyan Kezman and William Howell to discuss…

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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…

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…

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Last week, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memo essentially freezing payments from the federal government. The memo was rescinded, but perhaps it’s a sign of what’s to come from the Trum…

Donald Trump said immigration was his No. 1 issue. So, let's talk about it. A big picture podcast discussion with immigration attorneys Gabriela Parra and Kevin Layde, and guest co-host Angela Lang.

Dan Shafer , Founder of the Recombobulation Area and Civic Media’s Political Member, joins host Mark Becker to answer this:

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The Assembly Minority Leader reflects on the results of the 2024 election in Wisconsin, the first under new maps, and looks ahead to what’s to come in the state legislature in 2025.

Donald Trump won Wisconsin and the presidency. Angela Lang and Dan Shafer try to make sense of what just happened.

We talked about the “late night ballot dump” issue and more. Part of the Civic Media special broadcast, “Making Your Vote Count 2024.”

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.

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 m…

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 a…

The race between top contenders Rebecca Cooke and Katrina Shankland has gotten spicy in the final weeks before the primary.

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, poli…

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.

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.

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.