Red Lodge - The Podcast

Welcome to this special edition of Red Lodge: Downtown “Backyard to Broadway”: Inside the 30 year story of the Red Lodge Pizza Company.
In this edition of Red Lodge Downtown, we welcome Tom and Eliza Kuntz, the founders and owners of the iconic downtown restaurant - the Red Lodge Pizza Company. Tom and Eliza reminisce 30 years back, and how friends, fun, and pizza parties in their home sparked the dream, and creation of a place that has simply become known as “Pizza Co.” From buying an old post office, to wild tales from the kitchen in its early days, Tom and Eliza walk us through the story that brought Pizza Co to where it is today.

In this episode of Red Lodge - the Podcast, we are joined by free-spirited adventurer Lesli Hawkins. Lesli talks about her childhood, growing up dreaming of becoming a park ranger after a family trip out west. Our conversation winds through stories of thru hiking the Pacific Crest and Continental Divide Trails, and what happens when along with her husband and kids, they take a 9,000 mile, five month long camping trip stopping to work at organic farms along the way.  Truck Camping on the beach in brewing ocean storms, adventurous trails, and looking ahead to their next adventure off the grid in Alaska, Lesli brings a story of living life one adventure at a time always open to whatever might be around the next corner.

Backcountry ski lines, ice walls, rock wall climbing, and Red Lodge search and rescue calls. In this episode of RedLodge the Podcast we welcome Nick Gaddy, the executive director of Beartooth Trails, the silver run free ride ski team head coach, back country ski instructor and mountain guide, and a key member of the Red Lodge EMS search-and-rescue response team. In this conversation, Nick talks about a life that has led him into steep lines and frozen waterfalls, along with the quiet discipline behind “extreme” days and the moments when fun turns serious and rescue training takes over. From coaching local kids to read terrain, to guiding visitors safely through the vast and mysterious back country, Nick shares the stories and lessons that sit at the edge of adventure and responsibility, and reminds you how much heart and preparation live behind every legendary day in the mountains.

What happens on top of the Beartooth pass in the heart of winter, after the gates are closed and the highway disappears under snow?

In this episode, we ride up to 9,500 feet with Mason Miller, owner of Top of the World Resort and creator of Limitless Riding Snowmobile Clinics. Mason opens a door beyond the closed highway gates  into a high alpine winter world that one rarely sees. Big Sky, magical beauty, deep snow and blanketed ridge lines, along with a quiet and unique cozy outpost of life in the heart of the wilderness. In this  episode we go beyond the gate to the top of the Beartooth Pass, where you  have  stepped off the map, right on to the top of the world. 

In this episode, we step inside one of the longest and most complex manhunts in modern American history. Beginning in 1978, a man the country came to know only as the Unabomber terrorized universities and airlines with a series of mail and hand‑delivered bombs. Sixteen devices. Three people killed. Twenty‑three more injured. And for a long time, nearly 16 years, very few usable clues or leads. We welcome to Red Lodge - the Podcast, retired FBI agent George Clow, who spent several years as one of the lead investigators on the Unabomber case. He worked inside the pressure, the dead ends, and the tiny breakthroughs that eventually led from an anonymous manifesto in 1995, to an arrest a little over year later in a remote cabin in the woods just outside the small mountain town of Lincoln, Montana. In this conversation, George takes us behind the scenes and gives insight as to how the case really unfolded, what it demanded of the people chasing it, and the triumphant moments of finally bringing a fugitive justice.

In this episode, we sit down with the multi-media artist team of Mary Kate and Ali Ruth Teske. We hear the story behind how they began making short Montana history videos that have gained a massive following and captivated audience. Raised in the farmlands of eastern Montana, Mary Kate brings photography, music, and storytelling to the front of the camera while Billings native Ali Ruth helps film, produce, and shape the vision behind the scenes. Together, Mary Kate and Ali Ruth are expanding people's knowledge of unique Montana stories as they creatively adventure the state with their unique style and vibe. 

In this episode, we sit down with 2022 Red Lodge High School graduate Burke Mastel and starting offensive lineman for the Montana State Bobcats. Burke relives the program’s first FCS national championship victory since 1984, and shares what it felt like to step onto the biggest stage in college football where  Montana State in dramatic fashion defeated Illinois State  35-34 in overtime, bringing a long-awaited title back to Montana State.

In this edition of Downtown: 'A Red Lodge Christmas Special.' we are joined by a special guest, Sarah Ewald. Sarah is the Foundation Director for Red Lodge Fire Rescue, as well as one of the founding members of the Red Lodge Fun Run ForCharity. As a visible pillar of support and work in the Red Lodge community Sarah joins Red Lodge Downtown to discuss the spirit of giving and volunteerism that shines bright in our community. This Christmas Special highlights different ways the Red Lodge community gives back helping make Red Lodge the special and unique place that it is. To conclude this edition, we head downtown Red Lodge to interact with people on the streets and to spread some Christmas cheer.

Welcome to this edition of Red Lodge - Downtown.

In this episode, the conclusion of a 2 part series, we continue our conversation with Chase Cardoza, the Executive Chef at the One Legged Magpie in Red Lodge, Montana.  Chef Cardoza tells of his experience representing the state of Montana on the show, and behind the scenes of season 24 of Chef Gordon Ramsay’s television show “Hell’s Kitchen - Battle of the States.”  Sharing details of what things were like behind the scenes, as well as what prompted his decision to leave the show, Chase continues to share his unique story. A story that triumphantly ends with a return to his hometown working as the executive chef at the One Legged Magpie in magical Red Lodge, Montana. You're listening to Red Lodge - The Podcast. 

In Episode 4, part 1 of a 2 part series, we sit down with Chef Chase Cardoza, who currently serves as the Executive Chef at the One Legged Magpie in Red Lodge, Montana.  We learn about Chase’s childhood, where he faced tragedy and triumph, and his journey as a  small‑town Montana kid washing dishes in a local restaurant, to becoming a high end chef working in some of the most intense and successful kitchens across the country. We conclude Part 1 of this episode learning about how in a sudden twist of fate, Chase found himself on the brink of being selected to represent the state of Montana on the award winning reality television show, Chef Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen: Battle of the States.