Milwaukee Uncut

Milwaukee Uncut

The podcast that brings you closer to the city of Milwaukee by highlighting entertaining, uncut stories from Milwaukee legends and uncovering the restaurants, bars, spots and events around the city you need to check out! Milwaukee Uncut is hosted by Richie Burke and produced by Story Mark Studios. Located in the heart of Walker's Point, our Milwaukee roots run deep.

Episodes

July 16, 2025 51 mins

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...
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A date at Melting Pot Brookfield gone wrong, a caller with her ex’s name tattooed on her back and much much more on this month’s dating in Milwaukee ep. 

  • Marley’s dating glow-up: meeting her new guy at the NFL Draft and surviving Appleton fishing trips
  • Deja’s unexpected cruise romance and plans to show Milwaukee off
  • Relationship advice from Karen in Wauwatosa after 41 years of marriage
  • Brittany’s call-in: getting a tattoo of her ex...
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He started throwing parties in his teens (one led to an evening in a police car), never went to college, has headlined Summerfest and has been spinning records in Milwaukee and for celebrities around the country for more than a decade (even though he’s not that old compared to Richie). 

In this episode we sit down with Mr New York and cover the following: 

  • How he got into all of this 
  • The one house party he threw in his teens and ...
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Taylor Amann, Milwaukee native and all-around badass, just made it to the American Ninja Warrior semi-finals — but what’s it actually like to run a ninja course at 6:30 AM with zero practice and a million bucks on the line?


We get the full behind-the-scenes scoop (spoiler: lots of hanging, barely any sleep), plus her wedding plans (it’s next week!), content creator life, and where she goes for a solid sweat and a spicy marg.

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Today we take you behind the scenes of working in sports media with three amazing women who have achieved success working respectively for the Bucks, Marquette, Packers, Admirals, Brewers and the NBA -- yes we have all the major teams in WI covered in this ep! 

Topics Covered: 

  • Backstories 
  • Biggest star struck moment 
  • Biggest slip up working in sports media 
  • Biggest conceptions about working in sports 
  • Weirdest request (or most annoy...
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What's it like moving from Atlanta to Nashville to Milwaukee? 

Blake Eason officially moved here last November (what great timing) and is ready for his first summer in Milwaukee. 

On this episode we go over: 

  • How he ended up here 
  • South vs Midwest 
  • The people here 
  • Favorite places in Milwaukee (and Wisconsin) 
  • NFL Draft experience 


**Excuse the audio since this was live from the DW Pub on Saturday- we'll be back to ...

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Milwaukee is STACKED with live music this summer — and a ton of it is free.

Allen Halas (OnMilwaukee, Breaking & Entering, 102.1) joins us to break down the can’t-miss festivals, underrated block parties, and weekly concert series happening all over the city.

He’s been to more Milwaukee music events than anyone we know, and he’s here to help you plan your ultimate summer lineup. From Jazz in the Park (with no jazz?) to ...

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Get ready to laugh as the hosts of one of the most entertaining and fastest growing podcasts in the US, Crash Dummies' Pat Johnson and Mike Esiobu join Richie for this episode of Milwaukee Uncut. 

Topics Covered: 

  • Backstory of going from 0 to 2.5M followers and hundreds of thousands of listeners/month 
  • Craziest call ins 
  • Coolest moments 
  • Biggest Pet Peeves & Men's Bathroom Etiquette
  • Group chat etiquete 
  • Cinco de Drinko w...
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What's life on the road of a comedy tour like? Get ready to laugh as Dante and Billy tell some hilarious stories. The episode covers a wide range of topics including: 

  • How Dante met Charlie in a bathroom at Lambeau and has been working with him ever since 
  • Bill's early days as a musician in Boston and how he broke into comedy 
  • Getting propositioned by swingers on tour 
  • The weirdest fan interactions 
  • Billy Duce as Gem of th...
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For Mother’s Day, we were joined by the one and only Carmen Tenuta, along with her kids, Grace and AJ Scalzo.

Together, they spill all the tea on what it was like growing up with Carmen: an amazing single mother and an overall witty and energetic powerhouse of a woman.

You’ll hear stories from Grace and AJ’s childhood with Carmen, including when AJ discovered the consequences that come from flipping a random stranger off, Wednesday e...

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Want to take advantage of summer in Milwaukee? We’ve got you covered on this week's episode. From festivals, to the lake front, hiking, golfing and events there is no better place to be in the summer than Cream City. Today we’re joined by Milwaukee native Chef Adam Pawlak who is also the owner of Egg & Flour, Hell’s Kitchen phenom, dog dad and friend of Matthew “Calves & Abs” Holbrook. 

  • 4:30 - Golf Courses to go to ...
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Founder and former Marine Josh Sparks attended 17 different schools while growing up in foster care before eventually landing in Milwaukee in the early 2000s. That’s where a friend offered him a roofing job — a turning point that would set the course for everything that followed. Starting from zero, Josh built Infinity Exteriors into the largest roofing, siding, and windows company in Wisconsin, with six locations and more than 30,...

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Ready to have your mind blown? We’re lucky to have so many cool things manufactured in the state of Wisconsin we wanted to shout some of them out. Luckily we also had Packers Hall of Famer LeRoy Butler chime in with some unconventional marriage advice, a Reggie White story you won’t want to miss and his current thoughts on the Aaron Rodgers free agency saga. 

Even though LeRoy was the clear star of this episode we were also lucky to...

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Untold Packers stories and a new beer partnership? It doesn't get much better as we're joined by NFL HOFer LeRoy Butler and 3 Sheeps Founder Grant Pauly this week (oh and there's a part 2 coming next week). 


In this episode we go over: 

  • LeRoy’s draft experience and first time in WI 
  • Stories about the Majic Man --- Don Majickowski 
  • Some great Brett Favre prank stories 
  • And the new version of Wisconsinitis, the alr...
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From drunk dialing Pete Davidson to how to pick up a bartender, Milwaukee red flags and best/worst first date spots and some life updates from Andrea Bohelke there is no shortage of entertainment on today's episode: 

Topics covered: 

  • Andrea’s last couple weeks & pitch a friend 
  • Should guys take girls on elaborate first dates?
  • Jane’s last first date
  • Right and wrong way to hit on a bartender 
  •  Raya stories
  • Andrea and Pete David...
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You probably know Northwestern Mutual as the iconic Milwaukee-based financial planning giant that holds a large annual meeting where people flock to our city from all over the country, or as the company that constructed a 32-story skyscraper downtown in 2017 right on the lakefront. 


That said, there is a lot about Northwestern Mutual you probably don’t know. 


Founded in 1857 in Janesville, Wisconsin, Northwestern Mutual bar...

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The 2x UFC World Champion didn't have an easy upbringing. His father was unexpectedly murdered when he was just 16 years old. He started working several jobs to pay the bills for his family and take care of his younger brother and Mother. 

His rise in the UFC ranks was unexpected but meteoric. 

Pettis went from living in the Mitchell Street Lofts trying to get his fighting career off the ground to winning a World Title in front ...

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How did Milwaukee Uncut get to this point over the last year and what's next? 

After being shut down due to a lack of traction Milwaukee Uncut has gone from near zero to millions of views per month, a fast growing local newsletter and events and has big plans for 25'. 

Chris Johnson from the Passion Pod was in town and interviewed Richie and Bre on the Milwaukee Uncut story. 

For more content visit the Passion Pod: https://w...

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We dive into a few hard to believe Milwaukee dating stories that were sent to us over Instagram and get a live update (he actually picked up our FaceTime) from AI Cowboy who was previously featured after finding love at the Great Clips Conference in Minneapolis, and highlight some bachelors and bachelorettes.  


Run down: 

  • A live update from AI Cowboy who found love at the Great Clips Convention, it came crashing down but whe...
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Chris' life took a turn within a year he had his first kid, his parents got divorced and his Dad ended up having a heart transplant. It made him look in the mirror and ask himself if he died tomorrow how would he feel about what he did with his life. 

This sparked Chris' entrepreneurial journey where he opened up a skateboard shop in Eau Claire that he ran for 10 years and ultimately launched the Passion Pod right before t...

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