The Recombobulation Area

18/09/2025

Tonight!

The Recombobulation Area's Dan Shafer will be moderating a conversation with Sahan Jayasuriya, author of the new book, "Don't Say Please : The Oral History of Die Kreuzen," at Lion's Tooth for Milwaukee Record's Music Book Club.

Be there!

Join us on September 18 at Lion's Tooth for the Milwaukee Record Book Club. If you missed the event at Boswell, here’s another one for ya.

18/09/2025

NEW: Here's the Sept. 18 edition of "Civic Media Today"

Featuring news from the Civic Media news team, the latest from Mornings with Pat Kreitlow Matenaer On Air The Todd Allbaugh Show The Maggie Daun Show, podcasts from Earl Ingram, Busted Pencils, and much more!

Find it all here:

Featuring the latest on Wisconsin's politics and local stories from around the state. Plus: listen to new episodes of "What's Going On with Earl Ingram," "Rapids Report" and more.

17/09/2025

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It's called "Civic Media Today" and it is your one stop-shop to connect with all things Civic Media.

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13/09/2025

12/09/2025

"Every time either side chooses to treat fellow Americans as enemies to be destroyed, it feeds the same permission structures that make violence feel inevitable.

This is not about one man’s death or one movement’s rally. It is about the America we are building every day — in our schools, in our laws, in our churches, in our conversations.

It will take courage to confront this. Not the kind of courage that lashes out in anger, but the kind that refuses to dehumanize even when others do. Compassion is not weakness. Pluralism is not surrender. This kind of courage is strength — the strength our nation is desperate for. We must have the strength to say “enough” and to mean it."

More from Emily Tseffos for Wisconsin:

"Every time either side chooses to treat fellow Americans as enemies to be destroyed, it feeds the same permission structures that make violence feel inevitable."

11/09/2025

Saddened and dismayed by the news of Charlie Kirk's death. We can and should be able to disagree with people who hold different political views without resorting to violence. We need to be better than this.

09/09/2025

From The Recombobulation Area archives (2022): Dan Shafer's sit-down conversation with David Crowley, live at Anodyne in Milwaukee (filmed and aired for CW18/My24's "Connect MKE" show):

ICYMI: The Recombobulation Area hosted Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley for a live interview at Anodyne Walker's Point. Watch the full conversation on "Connect MKE."

09/09/2025

David Crowley makes it official: He's running for governor.

He becomes the third Democrat to enter the race after Gov. Tony Evers announced he would not seek reelection.

03/09/2025

Civic Media's Jennie Brand was there at Laborfest in Milwaukee. Check out photos and video here!

02/09/2025

Folks, today is the LAST DAY for our anniversary sale at The Recombobulation Area. It's 35% off (!) all subscriptions. Pretty good!

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29/08/2025

It’s Friday, and that means we’re recombobulating on Matenaer On Air! Tune in on Civic Media!

Dan Shafer, Founder of The Recombobulation Area joins Matenaer On Air today with host Greg Bach and special co-host Angela Lang, Executive Director of BLOC!