The Recombobulation Area

Dan Shafer, Founder of the Recombobulation Area and Civic Media’s Political Member, joins host Mark Becker to answer this: What really happened in Wisconsin in the 2024 Presidential Election? Besides discussing the closeness of the Presidential Election, Mark also asks Dan about the difference between the 3rd Congressional District and the 8th. What’s next for […]

Guests: Dan Shafer, Mark Becker

Sat Dec 14, 2024

47:07

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. Greta Neubauer, the state representative from the 66th Assembly District and the Assembly’s Democratic Minority Leader, joined The Recombobulation Area podcast for a […]

Wed Dec 11, 2024

28:21

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

Wed Nov 13, 2024

38:06

We talked about the “late night ballot dump” issue and more. Part of the Civic Media special broadcast, “Making Your Vote Count 2024.” For the Civic Media special broadcast, Making Your Vote Count 2024, I talked to Scott Krug, a Republican state representative from Nekoosa who currently serves as Chair of the Assembly Committee on […]

Tue Oct 22, 2024

44:44

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