Op-Ed
Jun 8, 2025, 10:15 PM CST
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Happy weekend, folks!
Before we get to the roundup, I just wanted to let you know that The Recombobulation Area and Civic Media will be at the Milwaukee Pride Parade today in the Walker’s Point neighborhood. Come find us and say “hi!” as you celebrate freedom, equality and PRIDE!
Details and FAQ’s on the event are here on Facebook or here on the Milwaukee Pride Parade’s official website.
Are you celebrating Pride this weekend? Share your photos with Civic Media Community Manager Jennie Brand on Facebook here!
On to the roundup…
On Friday, I joined “The Maggie Daun Show” (4-6 p.m. weekdays across the Civic Media network!) to talk about the impasse reached on state budget negotiations between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders, and on St. Francis Superintendent Deborah Kerr caught blatantly violating the state’s open meetings law reporter Megan Lee of TMJ4.
Listen here on Civic Media, or on Apple Podcasts below.
As I do every Friday morning, I joined Jane Matenaer and Greg Bach on “Matenaer On Air” (9-11 a.m. weekdays across the Civic Media network!) to talk about the state budget and about the blowup between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and Ron Johnson flip-flopping on the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Listen on Civic Media, or listen / watch below.
On Thursday, I joined Dan Schaefer (that’s right, another Dan Schaefer!) who was filling in for Patti Vasquez on “Driving it Home” on WCPT 820 / Heartland Signal in Chicago. Listen here.
As I do every Tuesday, I joined “Mornings with Pat Kreitlow” (6-9 a.m. across the state on the Civic Media network!) to talk about a range of topics in state politics, including news on deportations in Milwaukee, and welcoming Mr. Kreitlow to the exclusive club of people Derrick Van Orden has told to “kick rocks.”
Listen on Civic Media here or listen / stream the full show below.
Keep listening, and we’ll see you next time!
Dan Shafer is a journalist from Milwaukee who writes and publishes The Recombobulation Area. In 2024, he became the Political Editor of Civic Media. He’s also written for The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Heartland Signal, Belt Magazine, WisPolitics, and Milwaukee Record. He previously worked at Seattle Magazine, Seattle Business Magazine, the Milwaukee Business Journal, Milwaukee Magazine, and BizTimes Milwaukee. He’s won 23 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards. He’s on Twitter at @DanRShafer.
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