Milwaukee Uncut

You probably know her from her sideline reporting but the 2x Emmy Winner & the '24 Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year (Ps: The First Woman to Win the award) has an amazing backstory and a lot of great Bucks and Brewers stories to tell. 

We cover: 

• Her upbringing in Madison
• Interning at ESPN and how she broke through 
• Women in sports media 
• Her time with the Bucks -- For those who don’t remember Sophia used to work for the B...

Army Veteran Matt McDonnell nearly ended his life, instead, he started an organization that in its first four years, has raised over $1M and helped 374 Veterans and First Responders using the game of golf as a catalyst to provide mental wellness education to veterans and first responders.

It’s an incredible story about a grassroots Milwaukee organization on a rapid growth trajectory that has landed partnerships with Fan Duel, the PG...

Navigating being single in Small-waukee isn’t always easy, but don’t worry we have some advice. Is it good? maybe, but we can guarantee the entertainment value is there on this week's episode of Milwaukee Uncut, we cover: 

• Life updates from Marleigh and Erica 
• Meeting guys in bars 
• Bars and coffee shops guys should go to meet women 
• Is Milwaukee a tough dating market? 
• Marleigh shooting down a younger guy who may be traumatized...

Peter took over as team President following a 15-67 season. The team played in the Bradley Center, there was no Deer District and they hadn’t made it past the first round of the playoffs in 13 years. 

Four years later the Fiserv opened, three years after the Larry O’Brien trophy made its way to Milwaukee for the first time in 50 years (since 1971). 

Peter has an amazing backstory and some hilarious untold Bucks stories we cover: 

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Richie asked Bre out where? Do they get sick of going to tailgates? What’s in store for Milwaukee Uncut in 26’? 

Just a few of the questions answered on this episode. 

First Richie and Bre take some questions and next is a segment from Rusell Nicolet’s new podcast Midwest Legends from when Bre and Richie were on last week. 

Topics covered: 

• Should Bre start picking out Richie’s clothes each day?
• How was Michigan? 
• Do you ge...

If you’re a Packer Fan and curious what it’s like to host 20+ rabid Japanese Packer fans in Green Bay, WI this is a great one for you. I’m joined by the creators of the “No Packers. No Life” Documentary: Entrepreneur Ty Morse and YouTube sensation Craig Benzine. 

We discuss: 

• How Ty discovered Packer fans in Japan 
• Hosting the Japanese Packers Cheering squad in Green Bay 
• The legendary Luke Larson’s appearance 
• How the doc came...

A caller who met someone on Reddit has a story that will blow your mind. 

An intriguing update from Daniel Slade who found love at a Great Clips Convention 

Red Rock stories and more! 

PS: The Red Rock Dating show “Love on the Rocks” is back on October 16th - sign up here:  https://posh.vip/e/love-on-the-rocks-3

We’re joined by Quincy, Caden and Gracie from Red Rock we cover: 

• “Love on the Rocks” returning 
• Red Rock + bull ...

If you love some good Milwaukee history, beer, festivals, fish frys and… dive bars we’ve got a great one for you! 

Joined by Michael Sampson of Swarmm Events and Julian Kegel of Kegel’s Inn who have spearheaded the efforts to bring Milwaukee Oktoberfest to the Summerfest grounds for the first fulfilling Henry Maier’s prophecy from over 60 years ago (more on that). 

We discuss

• The backstory of Oktoberfest and what to expe...

Interested in incredible business stories? How bout' the Milwaukee music scene? We've got you covered. 

Gary Witt who took the PABST Theater Group from one theater that was losing (a lot of) money back in 2002 to a group of 6 venues that now does over 800 shows a year in the Milwaukee area. 

JR Lockwood through a lot of trial & error and hustle has taken Green Monké from zero to a national leader in the hemp beverage ca...

Looking for some awesome things to do in and around Milwaukee this fall? We've got you covered. Richie sits down with Claire from VISIT Milwaukee to cover: 

Festivals 

• Wine & Harvest Fest - Cedarburg, Sep 20-21
• Oktoberfests
  • MKE at Summerfest Grounds for the first time 
  • Germantown, Sept 27-28
  • Cedarburg, Oct 4-5
  • Bavarian Brew House 
  • Burlington, Oct 4
  • Lake Geneva, Oct 11-12
• Harvest Fair at Wisconsin State Fair Park - Sept ...

You may know him from his viral pop ups over the summer or some of his recent events and shows that have drawn thousands of people but that wasn’t always the case for Bryan Gorelik - now known as DJ BG Good. 

We cover: 

• Graduating UWM, working a day job then telling his Russian parents he was quitting to go full time as a DJ 
• Viral Pop up at the Milwaukee Night Market 
• His crazy experience opening for Shaq in Panama City Beach...

They’ve racked up millions of views in the last month on the TikTok smash hit “There It Is” -- but who are the men behind the lyrics, the beat and the dance? 

We got to sit down with Milwaukee Hip Hop Artist 414 Big Frank, Tommy Violet and Sunny Lou and covered:

• 414 Big Frank’s long road from growing up on the North Side of Milwaukee to break out hip hop artist  
• Sunny’s back story & how he got into producing 
• Who is Tommy...

From playing in local Milwaukee bars to playing on stages in front of tens of thousands of people all over the world, John Sparrow’s story is incredible. 

PS: The Femmes will be back in Milwaukee at the PABST Riverside and just added a new show on October 19th (the October 18 show sold out)–you can get tickets here: https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/venues/detail/the-riverside-theater 

We cover: 

• John’s backstory growing up in Mil...

The NHL standout & Boston Native is back in Milwaukee for the offseason and dropped by to give his incredible backstory, some hilarious hockey stories, and why he loves living in the 414. 

Topics discussed: 

• Weirdest fan interaction 
• High school with Pat Connaughton and Joe 
• Going to Havard 
• Coming back from concussions and trying to play pro hockey 
• Making the league 
• Time in Milwaukee & Chicago 
• Meeting his wife (at Joe Cats)...

The city neighboring Milwaukee has not always had the best reputation but has undergone a massive transformation over the last decade and there is no question that “Stallis” is and has been on the rise. How has this transformation taken place and what does the future of the city look like? 

On this episode we got to sit down with: 

Lori Fredrich: Award winning dining editor at OnMilwaukee 

Dana Spandet: Owner Flour Girl and Flame 

Chef...

What’s it like when you get pulled out of a college class because Drake wants to meet with you?

Wave Chapelle got discovered shortly after moving to Memphis for college and his life went Zero to 100.. Real quick… after signing with Yo Gotti.
In this highly entertaining episode we discuss:

• Getting his first big break
• Growing up in MKE
• Stories with Lil Wayne, Drake and Yo Gotti
• Going independent in 2016
• Milwaukee Music scene & ...

If you enjoy the outdoors, hiking and trying new breweries this episode is for you! 

We got to sit down (and have a beer with) Andrea and Derek Schwab, the couple behind the popular Instagram account Midwest Hikes and Hops who filled us in on all the must try hikes and breweries around the state (and some outside) including hidden gems we’d never heard of! 

Topics: 

• How’d you start the page? 
• How has your growth trajectory been? 
• Cr...

We catch up with Chef Adam Pawlak following his big Cutthroat Kitchen win, sit down with Jersey Frank Di Meglio to talk about Northwestern Mutual’s Annual Meeting and his updated top four pizza spots in Milwaukee, and chat with Allen Halas for recaps on Summerfest and Harley Fest—plus a spotlight on female Milwaukee artists to watch and more.

Chef Adam Pawlak:

• Behind-the-scenes of his $14.5K Cutthroat Kitchen win on Food Network
• T...