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 the pandemic hit in 2019.

The show is now one of the hottest podcasts coming out of Wisconsin and has a guest lineup featuring a lot of recognizable national musicians and celebrities.

If you're looking to learn more about what it takes to start and grow a show or make a career pivot and start chasing your passion this episode is for you.

What's it like to go from no kids to mentoring a high energy 6 year old through BBBS? It's been an adventurous and very rewarding last year.

Over a year ago I was looking at volunteer opportunities in the Milwaukee area and wanted to make a difference. I looked into Big Brothers Big Sisters, since I had some friends Glenny Crawford and Dusty Weis that are part of the program and had great things to say about it and the impact that you can have. I also remembered my Dad mentoring through a different program while I was growing up which ultimately inspired me to sign up.

And I went through the process applied, got my fingerprints, interviewed with someone from BBBS, went through a training and then they match you with a kid that they feel is a great match.

So last January after going through the process I met Rayshawn, a high energy 6 year old at the time and his Mom and everything going approved and we were off.

And it’s been an amazing, very eye opening fun year, I had a lot of respect for full time parents before this experience but I can say after being responsible for keeping a 6 year old alive for a few hours a week I’ve got a whole new level of respect for you parents out there who are responsible 24/7.

Before we dive in I would like to say if you feel inspired to get involved there is a big need right now as there are 500 kids on the waitlist alone, waiting for a mentor due the demand.

And there are more ways to help out then what I do that are a little lower commitment than the “community based mentoring I do” - some are just after school, some are once a month and those are also very important--- so if you are interested at all or have any questions feel free to reach out to me directly happy to help.

You may know him for his crazy weekly documentaries on YouTube that rack up millions and millions of views per month but you probably didn’t know that Tommy knocked on my door in 2018 trying to sell me payroll services, that he started a prank channel that never got off the ground, the he got fired from two jobs and had his back against the wall before releasing his KIA Boyz documentary two years ago.

The video has gotten 8 million views and he’s had his foot on the gas pedal since. Miguel and Keegan, Tommy G’s two right hand guys who are involved with the productions on a weekly basis join us as well.

It’s a fascinating episode where we cover:
How Tommy got into YouTube
Their weekly process
The teams most terrifying moments
What their parents think of what they are doing
Tommy’s community involvement in Milwaukee
Most interesting person interviewed
And more

Get to know three rising stars on the ADs in a highly entertaining episode. We cover:

• Kevin Wall's beard
• Reid Schaefer's scientific pre-Brewery routine to get dialed (question from Zach L'Heureux
• Dad's weekend recap
• Ryder's backstory and growing up the son of a Stanley Cup Champ
• Reid's backstory and getting drafted in the first round
• Reid getting traded
• Team focus right now
• The introduction of DJ Teqwa2
• Could the guys take down Kyle Marino in a fight
• Best/worst singer on the team

Milwaukee Uncut is presented by Nicolet Law, Drink Wisconsinbly Beverage Co & 3 Sheeps Brewing Company

From live IG profile reviews to what to do on Valentines wether your "hanging out", single or in a committed relationship as well as some shocking updates we've got you covered!

Joined by two very eligible (and entertaining) singles Andrea and Ike this is one you don't want to miss.

This episode is presented by Kesslers Diamonds!

Topics covered:

• Andrea's worst Valentine's Day
• What to do when your "hanging out" and Valentines rolls around
• If you have nothing planned yet Andrea's & Chef Adam Pawlak have some options for you
• What Ike and Andrea are looking for
• Best way to get Andrea's attention to date her
• How to successfully ask someone out in real life
• Good pick up lines (and bad ones)
• How to be single on Valentines Day
• A SHOCKING love life update from AI Cowboy (Daniel Slade)
• Bachelor and Bachelorette profile reviews
  • Devin Grainger
  • Reid Schaefer
  • Followed by Nick Zellmer
  • A guy named Timm
  • Katie Leinenkugel
• Closing remarks

From getting bullied in middle school to one of the rising stars in the UFC Christian Rodriguez has had quite the glow up the last decade.

In this episode we get to go behind scenes of the life of the UFC fighter, how he got here and what's next.

We cover:

• Getting bullied growing up & Dad's reaction
• First training - w/ Anthony & Sergio Pettis
• High school at Pius
• His stint at MATC
• First pro fight
• Jobs around MKE growing up
• First UFC fight on a weeks notice
• Advice for Healthy Hally the Athletic Drinker
• Biggest break
• How does money work in the UFC
• Choosing to live in Milwaukee
• Favorite things to do around the city
• Diet going into a fight
• Pre fight routine
• Post fight routine
• How long would it take to knock Richie out

A highly entertaining inside look at Marquette Basketball from home town hero & senior standout David Joplin.

Topics covered:

• Favorite win so far
• How Jop ended up at MU (he wasn't recruited)
• Growing up with two MPD Officers as parents
• MU culture & transfer portal
• Dayton & Iowa State losses
• Best Shaka story
• Being Kam Jones roommate
• Miami trip with Kam Jones
• Vegas trip with Kam Jones
• Kam Jones fit check
• What teammate(s) he would not let date his sister
• Cheese eating ice cream
• What MU players (1 current + 2 past) he'd eat dinner with
• Favorite restaurants
• Text from Travis Deiner before the UW game
• Favorite movie of all time
• Message to the MU fans
• Fav MU memory so far

Why do people move to Milwaukee? What we're their perceptions before coming? What do they think of the city? What do their friends think?

Those are just some of the questions answered in this episode.

Our guests came from all over the country:
Collin Yellich - California
Heather Ladage - Austin, Texas
Frank Di Meglio - New Jersey & Pennsylvania