Episode 116 - 'Manitowoc Minute' host Charlie Berens

Oh my gosh! Charlie Berens is the guest on this week's podcast.
Last fall, the Los Angeles (by way of Elm Grove, Wisconsin)
actor, writer, and Emmy-winning host first made his mark with
viral voiceover videos imagining what it'd be like if Titanic's
Jack Dawson and Bane from Batman hailed from Wisconsin. More
recently, Berens rose to regional notoriety as the host of
Manitowoc Minute. Through about 20 episodes, the weekly
Wisconsin-influenced news segment has garnered millions of views
on YouTube and Facebook.


While back in his home state for a run of performances (including
a pair of sell-out shows at Turner Hall), Berens met host Tyler
Maas at the Cactus Club to discuss the origin of the character
that's quickly struck a chord in his home state, his path to
L.A., where he hopes to bring the segment, and the care he puts
into the 90 seconds of northwoods-accented perspective he puts
into the world each week. Before episode's end, Berens also makes
a bold prediction about the Packers. If you like
the Manitowoc Minute, you'll love the 50-some minutes we
spent getting to know the man behind "The Minute."