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🗓️ 21 May 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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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 Derek this week to dig into the world of municipal sanitation. From the most bizarre discoveries on his route to serious fire hazards caused by household batteries, Derek reveals the highs, the lows, and the deeply rewarding parts of his job. Whether you’re considering a career in public works or simply wondering what really happens to your trash, this episode pulls back the curtain on the essential work that keeps Milwaukee moving.
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0:00.0 | Hey everyone, welcome to the Kripescast. I'm your host, Charlie Barron. This week, we're talking |
0:04.7 | with my buddy, Derek Hoppe. He is a garbage man in the city of Milwaukee. It is National |
0:10.3 | Public Works Week, so we are shouting out one of our great public workers. And, you know, |
0:17.3 | you never know how much you appreciate your garbage man until your garbage is no longer with you, you know? |
0:24.5 | And I got to go on a ride along with Derek. |
0:26.8 | It was super fun. |
0:27.6 | We actually have first time Garbage Man, the video coming out this week too. |
0:31.2 | So check it out. |
0:32.6 | And it being National Public Works Week, if you go to Milwaukee.gov slash jobs, you can check out all the jobs they |
0:39.1 | have available. Great benefits. You get a lot of time outside, and they do a heck of a job |
0:45.7 | for the community. So shout out to all of the people work in our public works. And a final reminder, guys, or I guess second to final reminder, we are going to take a break |
0:57.0 | from the Krepescast for the summer. |
0:59.7 | I think we have about one week left, one podcast left. |
1:03.7 | And then we'll come back in full force in the fall, but want to let you know that's coming |
1:07.6 | up. |
1:08.5 | And yeah, so without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, |
1:11.9 | here is my conversation with your garbage man and mine, Mr. Derek copy. Derrick copy, ladies and |
1:18.6 | gentlemen, Derek, we've known each other for since high school. Yeah. Yeah. It's been a run. |
1:25.8 | Yeah. Yeah. What's that been? Almost we don't need to do math hold on i kind of |
1:31.9 | want to do the math uh at least 20 years give or take yeah 20 some yeah 20 20 and some yeah yeah |
1:39.6 | that's wild yeah we were just talking uh today, if you don't know, Derek and I, |
1:44.5 | well, you probably don't know because this video probably hasn't come out yet. We did first-time |
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