The Cripescast Podcast

Updated: 28 May 2025 • 249 episodes
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Emmy winning comedian, Charlie Berens interviews musicians, artists, comedians, creators, and more to talk about their story and connections to the midwest.

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28 May 2025 • EN

Episode 246 - Greg Warren

Comedian Greg Warren has some unfinished business with Frito-Lay. Before starting his career in comedy, Greg spent a decade working for Procter & Gamble selling products like Jif and Pringles – an experience that later became fuel for his comedy and podcast “The Consumers.” Fresh off the release of his second comedy sp

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21 May 2025 • EN

Episode 245 - Derek Hoppe

For Milwaukee sanitation worker Derek Hoppe, the job is more than just a routine; it’s almost meditative. Whether he's soaking up fresh air while collecting garbage cans or finding intense focus behind the wheel of a snowplow, Derek finds a rhythm that makes the hours fly by. Longtime friends, Charlie sits down with De

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo is more than just a basketball player. Whether it’s his career on the court, his podcast Thanalysis, or some other entrepreneurial venture, he believes that success is about creating an ecosystem rather than just focusing on one thing. In this week’s episode, he opens up a

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07 May 2025 • EN

Episode 243 - Ike Wynter

Artist Ike Wynter has a deep appreciation for what most people throw away. Growing up in his family’s junk removal business, he learned early on how to spot beauty in the discarded. When he started turning salvaged wood from old furniture, picket fences, and abandoned buildings into art, everything fell into place. His

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30 Apr 2025 • EN

Episode 242 - Kevin Florek

For Tellurian Behavioral Health CEO Kevin Florek, helping those in crisis is in his blood. Started by his uncle in the 1970s, Tellurian was a response to the addiction and mental health issues that Vietnam veterans faced after returning home from the war. Since then, Tellurian has expanded across the entire state of Wi

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You might know him as “Coach” or the voice of “Mr. Incredible,” but Craig T. Nelson takes on a deeply personal and dramatic role in Green and Gold (2025). He portrays Buck, a struggling Wisconsin dairy farmer who bets everything on the Packers’ 1993 season while trying to mend a fragile bond with his granddaughter Jenn

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