The Milwaukee Film Festival kicks off its 18th year next week! What’s on tap this year and how did it start? We also dive inside the Milwaukee film and creative scene:

• Backstory of the MKE Film Festival
• Is the Milwaukee film community slept on?
• Wisconsin is the lowest state for arts funding
• Craziest set experience
• Working on Top Chef
• Best places to film
• Why Milwaukee?
• Favorite moments

What's it like going 150mph neck and neck with other drivers? How about taking down 74,000+ people in one competition? Best places to race or ride go-karts in Wisconsin? We cover it all and more on this week's fun episode with Cam Ebben and Nick Falluccaa.

Cam Ebben:

• 14 time iRacing World Champion
• Multiple Spec MX-5 Race Winner
• 2021 Wisconsin State Karting Champion
• 2023 SCCA First Gear Mazda Challenge Champion
• Wisconsin Native from Appleton
• Only 22

Nick Fallucca

• Palermo’s Pizza Chief Product & Innovation Officer
• Owner of Ember Social in Grafton
• Good friend & Has survived multiple vacations with E Sports legend Brandon Tschacher
• Club races regionally

How has Milwaukee Uncut happened? We got to sit down with Josh Albrecht and..... Josh Albrecht on the Joshin' Around Milwaukee Podcast to talk all things Milwaukee Uncut, the growth and our favorite spots around the city. We had a great time so decided to run it on here as well.

Make sure to check out Joshin' Around for more great Milwaukee content!

https://www.visitmilwaukee.org/good-things-brewing/joshing-around-milwaukee/

Retail, Catering, Festivals, Venue's and of course the State House. Saz's is a Milwaukee power house of a brand.... but how did it all start?

The origin story may surprise you.

We sat down with the legendary Steve "Saz" Sazama who started Saz's with a $10,000 loan 50 years ago and has turned it into an iconic Milwaukee company with over 800 employees every summer.

• Saz's upbringing
• Business origin story
• Almost going broke several times while expanding
• Stories with Don Nelson, Robin Yount and more
• The creation of Saz's mozzarella sticks and sour cream & chive fries
• Giving back and life advice

Interested in an Wisconsin Business Story? Enjoy having a cocktail or three? We've got a great episode for you!

We sit down with Orey Laev, owner of Ray's Liquor (Tosa and now Mequon) and discuss:

• Ray's origin story starting in the 1960s, it's growth and recent expansion
• Inside running a liquor store
• Craziest alcohol purchase witnessed
• Best bottles under $30
• Industry trends
• More

To check out Ray's: https://www.rayswine.com/

We kick things off with some stories from Marleigh and then we get into the callers which included a date with a guy who had a kidney stone, an eventful date with a musician and a cougar hunt in North Dakota with Pat from the Crash Dummies.

Dating in Milwaukee is presented by Kesslers Diamonds

One of the most beloved food creators in the city, Lillwaukee, joins us for a fun one!

We go over:

• Her backstory & love for food
• Where her name came from
• Her start as a content creator and taking off
• Advice to aspiring creators
• Date spots
• Ethnic restaurants
• Joe & Lilly’s love story (it started at McGillycuddy’s)
• Top burgers & sandwiches

He played the iconic character Todd Packer & Champ Kind. He was at Second City with Chris Farley, Amy Poehler, and Steve Carell and has appeared in over 200 movies and different shows, most notably SNL, The Office, and Anchorman.

Actor & Comedian David Koechner was nice enough to join us at Drink Wisconsinbly Pub when he was in town performing at the Improv In Brookfield this past weekend. We talked:

• Packers/Chiefs
• Growing up in the Midwest
• Second City with Steve Carell, Chris Farley and Amy Poehler
• Trying the Cream Puff and other crazy WI foods
• Unknown stories from The Office
• Working with Will Ferrell
• Not getting a hair transplant
• Best comic he's worked with
• Favorite show
• What he thinks of Milwaukee