Wake Up Classy 97 The Podcast

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, December 18th, 2025 / Josh and Chantel kick things off with Lars the reindeer who thinks he’s a dog, dive into a Guinness World Record Christmas carol marathon, debate the unspoken rules of regifting, a $1.5 BILLION Powerball jackpot, Christmas shopping struggles, mystery mail-order catalogs, extreme East Idaho wind, the eternal question: Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Lars the Reindeer(2:03) - Bake cookies today(5:13) - Christmas carol world record(10:53) - Good News(12:06) - Regifting(17:48) - Powerball(23:07) - Gift tags(27:06) - Christmas catalog(33:25) - Christmas cards(35:59) - Christmas dinner(42:12) - Windy day(45:10) - It doesn't feel like Christmas until...(50:42) - Would You Rather

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 / From Keith Richards pumping the brakes on touring to maple syrup, Christmas song fun facts, and why Barbara Streisand goes way too hard on “Jingle Bells”! Today's episode is packed with holiday chaos! Josh and Chantel dive into Christmas music overload, Hallmark movie clichés, Stranger Things trailer obsession, Everest daredevils, a genuinely heartwarming nonprofit making a difference for young men aging out of foster care, gift-giving secrets, quilt ladder drama, the eternal eggnog vs. hot cocoa debate, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: No Rolling Stones 2026 tour(2:51) - Syrup day(6:38) - Christmas song fun facts(8:53) - Good News(10:49) - Barbara Streisand's Jingle Bells(15:39) - Bonus Rudolph words(19:57) - Alarm clocks(25:16) - Deep breathing at the doctor(30:35) - Christmas cards(33:06) - Quilt ladders are hard(37:44) - Red trucks & green sweaters(42:30) - Josh is obsessed with Stranger Things theories(48:50) - Skiing Everest(54:27) - Would You Rather(57:58) - Pushing Daisies season 3

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 / Josh and Chantel tackle staying “fit” during the holidays, the viral “trashed panda” raccoon raising money for animals, the very serious debate over whether a $27 gag gift is worth it, blanket stealing, the surprisingly emotional story behind adopting a whale in the ’90s, Christmas cookies, mistletoe world records, flip flops in December, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Get fit in 2026(2:19) - Good News(5:26) - Gag gift spending limit(10:59) - Separate blankets(14:44) - Adopt a whale(21:14) - Christmas tree fire safety(24:02) - December flip flops(27:32) - Too many smores(31:38) - Christmas cookies(36:14) - We're ahead of the wrapping game(39:56) - Christmas cards(41:52) - Mistletoe world record(45:29) - Would You Rather(47:31) - Dirty house stress

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, December 15th, 2025 / Josh and Chantel kick off the morning with a Hanukkah refresher, a countdown to Christmas, the very real realization that time doesn’t matter anymore until 2026, a heartwarming “Grandma Stand” good news story, Christmas card etiquette, an update on the mysterious sock that was found in the front yard, our dog has become obsessed with Hamilton, gift tags go missing, NFL playoff talk, fly fishing “Fishmas”, self-bought Christmas presents, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Happy Hannukah(2:05) - 10 days until Christmas(5:57) - Good News(8:01) - Christmas cards(11:03) - Luna loves Hamilton(15:03) - The Hatch Pit fire(18:48) - The stranger sock update(22:06) - We need gift tags(24:30) - Football news(30:45) - RIP Rob Reiner(33:46) - Fishmas(39:22) - Company Christmas party(42:25) - Would You Rather(44:30) - 200 cars

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, December 12th, 2025 / The 2026 NFL Draft will be shorter and is it… scripted?, the American traditions experts say might disappear, which Christmas songs should be banned forever, which movies deserve Christmas-movie status, whether Santa’s sleigh ride is worth the frostbite, robot wolves in Japan, a school in Ireland replacing homework with kindness, the Great Pajama Revelation of 2025, Christmas morning strategies, the annual Christmas card exchange, and so much more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: NFL Draft changes(3:01) - Christmas party(6:04) - Fading traditions(11:27) - Good News(13:37) - Skippable Christmas songs(19:30) - Is it a Christmas movie?(24:39) - Anonymous Santa delivery(29:13) - Chantel's Xmas goof(33:30) - Favorite Christmas movies(38:01) - Robot wolves in Japan(42:47) - Christmas morning(47:32) - Christmas cards(49:32) - Would You Rather(52:20) - Who Hash

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, December 11th, 2025 / E-bikes, safety laws, and why New Jersey is suddenly the strict parent, Christmas cards, coworker gift pressure, Lego-induced meltdowns, margarine vs. butter, Australia just kicked kids off social media, Facebook Marketplace auctions are apparently a thing now, December 11 turns out to be the unofficial national breakup day, grab your bagel, stretch it out, and thanks for listening!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: E-bike madness(3:37) - Bagels & stretching(6:32) - Office gift giving(11:03) - Good News(13:41) - Stay home if you're sick(18:43) - Facebook Marketplace auction(22:18) - Australia bans social media(28:43) - Lego dogs(34:23) - Christmas cards(36:47) - Girl next door(41:01) - Birthday calendars(44:48) - Margarine vs butter(50:06) - Would You Rather(52:46) - Breakup day

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 / NFL grandpas making heroic comebacks, a spider-robot planting trees faster than humans, a brand-new personality type, elf ears vs. Santa beards, the chaos of holiday schedules, Christmas cards, frustrating tiny Lego dogs, nostalgic 80s slang, the great GameStop “trade anything” experiment, Dick Van Dyke turns 100, In-N-Out bans Order 67, the calendar-capitalization crisis reaches new heights, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Grandpa Football League(3:31) - 14 Days to Christmas Eve(7:08) - Good News(9:18) - Otroverts(14:07) - Christmas cards(17:01) - Order 67(21:32) - Inconsistent calendar entries(28:27) - Frustrating Lego present(33:36) - Santa misses(37:32) - The documentary doesn't exist(42:38) - Trade anything day(47:02) - Would You Rather(49:59) - Another wreck on I-15

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, December 9th, 2025 / Josh nerds out over a robot that’s literally swimming under Antarctica, Josh & Chantel celebrate Christmas Card Day with real physical mail, they dive into the wholesome story of a farmer who’s donated one million pounds of food to families in need, a breakdown of how many Home Alone injuries should have actually killed the Wet Bandits, updates on the mischievous Classy Christmas Elves, a debate over whether wrapped gifts should be opened early or stared at for weeks, a dumpling addiction, winter camping in a truck, a new board game, the daily drama of holiday package tracking, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: What's under Antarctica?(2:19) - Christmas card day(4:26) - Good News(6:03) - Home Alone injuries(10:53) - Classy Christmas elves(15:43) - Chantel's unfinished sentences(19:43) - Too many packages(25:31) - The worst benches(31:15) - Josh's backseat campout(39:24) - The dumplings(44:03) - New board game(48:54) - Gifts from co-workers & neighbors(53:58) - Would You Rather(57:48) - Get the podcast & thanks for listening!

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, December 8th, 2025 / Josh and Chantel kick things off with a viral candle-sniffing prank, celebrate Christmas Tree Day, discover Roland the Christmas Elf in a highly questionable position in the studio tree, dive into the hilarious phrases people say at work every day, a heartwarming first-grader hero story, the truly cursed topic of hangnails, Chantel navigates “Christmas party politics,” Emery survives dinner at her date’s house, Josh might become a Dungeons & Dragons legend, updates on their son finally meeting his online friends IRL, the annual Christmas card exchange, Josh’s epic stereo-store nerd-out, a Jingle All the Way deep dive, holiday tradition overload, the official Idaho Falls Leg Lamp Tour, and more.Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Candle prank(2:56) - Christmas tree day(7:23) - Repeated sentences at work(13:15) - Good News(15:17) - Jangly toes(21:59) - Christmas party guests(27:35) - Embarrassing dinner(33:21) - Dungeons & Dragons(41:53) - Back off, Mom(47:39) - Josh & Chantel Christmas cards(50:15) - Josh is a nerd in stereo(55:57) - Jingle All The Way(1:02:05) - Just because it's on the internet...(1:06:30) - Leg lamp tour

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, December 5th, 2025 / Josh and Chantel dive into the upcoming interactive slasher film “Slay Day”, get stressed about Christmas shopping, share the white Christmas odds, rally the community for their annual Classy Christmas Card Exchange, Chantel gets called out by her daughter for an unfinished crafting project, Josh gets called out for his fantasy-football intensity, both of them call out Travis Kelce to prove them wrong and invite them to the rumored Swift-Kelce wedding, plus winter driving warnings, pet personality science, holiday traditions, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Choose your own movie adventure(2:50) - Blue jeans & bat parties(6:45) - White Christmas(11:25) - Good News(13:16) - Classy Christmas card(15:27) - Surprise gifts or no?(23:24) - Stay safe of the slick roads(25:27) - Still no banner(31:20) - Chantel is shopping for herself(37:32) - Clothing sizes(43:56) - The cat's meow(50:05) - Taylor & Travis' wedding(57:19) - Would You Rather(59:47) - Fantasy Football update

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, December 4th, 2025 / On today's show Josh & Chantel dig into the hottest (and fluffiest) new holiday gift, reveal their cookie consumption confessions for National Cookie Day, test the science of bubble baths, weigh in on whether the build-up to Christmas is actually better than Christmas Day itself, spotlight a heart-melting good-news story about “Jack’s Bravery Bears”, unpack the wild ticket prices for the Wizard of Oz at the Vegas Sphere, relive terrible sledding hacks, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Move over Labubu(3:45) - Fibbing about cookies(7:34) - Bubble baths(13:53) - Good News(15:18) - Wizard of Oz at the Sphere(20:36) - Christmas Eve vs Christmas day(24:27) - Emotional support water bottle(29:55) - Christmas bonuses(33:18) - Josh doesn't shop right(39:18) - Most difficult person to shop for(47:41) - Chantel's solo adventure(51:34) - Pre-marital knowledge(57:07) - Christmas slideshow(1:02:42) - Non-traditional sledding(1:07:09) - Would You Rather

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 / Today's episode will give you at least 3 ways to feel "Christmasy", December’s rare Cold Supermoon, the Rockefeller Center Tree lighting, the cranberry sauce cans of water scandal, the world’s cutest odd couple, Chantel gets personally attacked by a “Watching Stranger Things With Your Mom” meme, they unpack a psychologist’s surprising advice about the first 12 minutes after school or work, snow nostalgia, Christmas dinner dilemmas, parenting wins, phone-call etiquette, the most chaotic missed football kick you’ve ever seen, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Christmas spirit(4:01) - Scraping & defrosting(6:24) - Rockefeller tree lighting(10:17) - Good News(13:05) - Rare supermoon(18:45) - Cranberry sauce water(23:44) - Bad luck laundry(28:13) - It snowed(33:53) - Stranger Things confusion(38:59) - First 12 minutes after school(45:38) - Josh answers his phone(51:03) - YouTube Recap vs Spotify Wrapped(54:49) - The Giants' kicker(57:34) - Christmas Dinner(1:02:50) - Would You Rather(1:06:20) - Allowance inflation

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 / On today’s episode of Wake Up Classy 97 the Podcast, Josh & Chantel dive headfirst into the holiday season chaos! Wicked American Girl Dolls selling for over $1,000, Giving Tuesday inspiration, unpack the thermostat settings at home, Josh shares his true emotional trauma of white elephant gift exchanges, quirky family traditions & whether it’s finally time to retire the crepe-paper birthday door, plus the local Idaho runoff elections, the hunt for snow that refuses to fall, Christmas cards, fantasy-football grumpiness, squirrel Thanksgiving feasts, the annual selection of the perfect ornament, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Wicked American Girl Dolls(3:24) - Giving Tuesday(6:09) - Good News(7:50) - Staying warm(13:41) - White elephant exchanges(21:26) - Birthday traditions(27:21) - Vote today!(29:58) - Wake Up Classy 97 Christmas card(32:24) - Where's the snow?(39:43) - Christmas ornaments(44:27) - So many Christmas activities(50:50) - Would You Rather(52:17) - Squirrel Thanksgiving

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, December 1st, 2025 / In today’s episode of Wake Up Classy 97, Josh & Chantel come in hot after a four-day weekend with holiday chaos, cold-weather crankiness, they deep-dive into the shocking royalty money behind All I Want for Christmas Is You, let you know how long Thanksgiving leftovers can actually survive in the fridge, relive the drama of decorating, forgotten tables, and soup-based meals, Chantel stresses over their teen daughter’s first “real” date, contemplate ditching football altogether, wonder why society thinks sharing soda cans with kids is okay, Stranger Things hype, Jingle Bingo kicks off today, email-unsubscribing, a Raising Cane’s confession, stinky hot dogs at events, discover a passion for leg warmers, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: We need a hit(3:35) - 4 days off(6:00) - Last day for leftovers(9:29) - Good News(11:27) - Thanksgiving prep(15:51) - Leg warmers(21:01) - Jingle Bingo starts today(24:29) - Sharing a can of soda(31:29) - BSU vs USU(37:45) - Too much promo email(43:14) - 97 Angels(44:55) - Chantel's not a football fan anymore(50:15) - Emery's date(56:39) - Stranger Things radio WSQK(1:02:16) - Would You Rather(1:04:56) - Snow is on the way

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 / It’s the final episode of November AND the official pre-Thanksgiving party on Wake Up Classy 97! Josh & Chantel kick things off by debating the all-important question: Which movie villains are actually cooler than the heroes, everything Thanksgiving... last-minute grocery essentials, the science of thawing a turkey, questionable Black Friday marketing emails, the Macy’s Parade’s first-ever Mario balloon, a taste-test of the new Snickerdoodle Hershey Kiss, plus a heartwarming LA volunteer event feeding thousands, the Snake River Animal Shelter’s “Turkey Tester” foster program, Idaho State University’s Cinderella run to the Big Sky Volleyball Championship, the great “Are Thanksgiving pajamas acceptable?” debate, why Chantel apparently falls asleep as a sign of TRUE LOVE, and a whole lot more! Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Cool villains(4:12) - Thanksgiving eve(7:19) - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade(13:33) - Good News(16:01) - Cranky emails(21:46) - 97 Angels(23:18) - Forgotten ingredients(29:32) - Who won the Mirrorball trophy(34:25) - Drive thru driver's ed(38:36) - Snake River Animal Shelter turkey testers(41:50) - The wishbone(46:42) - Thanksgiving pajamas(49:47) - Heirloom recipes(53:56) - Snickerdoodle Kisses(57:08) - Would You Rather(58:52) - Sleepy = love(1:01:43) - ISU Bengals volleyball championship

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 / Josh & Chantel share a heart-melting story about a family tasting their mother’s cooking five years later, decide whether it’s against Thanksgiving etiquette to put the Christmas tree up early, rate pies, share tips for dangerous deep-fried turkeys, discover a couple of Wizard of Oz horror movies that nobody asked for, Chantel tries to plan a pajama-party Christmas, Josh fights against breakfast for dinner, plus Stranger Things Season 5 hype, family fantasy-football drama, inmates doing incredible good in their community, the details for this year’s 97 Angels campaign, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Mamma's cooking(2:28) - 1 month to Christmas(6:32) - Good News(7:59) - Wizard of Oz horror movies(12:35) - Thanksgiving leftovers(16:21) - The alarm clock struggles(21:37) - Wait until Christmas for new stuff(25:58) - Stranger Things season 5(34:18) - Rate these pies(39:49) - Thanksgiving fails(46:10) - Pajama contest(53:16) - 97 Angels(54:43) - Would You Rather(57:12) - Josh is annoying at Thanksgiving(1:02:41) - Fantasy football

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, November 24th, 2025 / Josh and Chantel dive into the brand-new Elf Day, unpack whether radio teasers are genius—or just annoying, Chantel reflects on being “different around her friends,” Josh surprises everyone with his balloon-animal skills, together they celebrate unique talents, review the brand-new Wicked: For Good IMAX experience, share their coldest-night-ever stories, vent about the universal nightmare of password resets, talk bout their upcoming Soupsgiving, the Pocatello Christmas Night Lights Parade, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: December the twELF(2:47) - Hidden talents(6:58) - Radio teasers(11:23) - Good News(14:01) - Local vs transplant(20:46) - Josh's balloon animals(26:32) - Chantel's weird friends(31:58) - Wicked: For Good review(39:13) - 97 Angels(40:57) - Coldest night(48:06) - Password reset(52:09) - Thanksgiving short week(58:03) - French butter ice cream(1:03:16) - Would You Rather(1:05:13) - Pocatello Christmas light parade

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, November 21st, 2025 / It’s officially Christmas at Classy 97! Josh & Chantel kick off the holiday season with foggy-morning vibes, gingerbread cravings, stuffing anytime of year, a full recap of last night’s explosive Trans-Siberian Orchestra show, Chantel worries about subways, they discover Batman can make humans behave better, a raw cookie dough debate, Biscoff is Josh's favorite, garlic mouthwash science, Idaho Falls tree lighting details, Christmas playlist goodies, and a whole bunch more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Email the show - wakeupclassy97@gmail.com(1:30) - Foggy morning(5:59) - Christmas in the subway(11:03) - 3 snackers(16:28) - Christmas music has arrived(20:11) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra recap(25:52) - Batman & a pregnant woman(28:58) - Laufey is great(30:45) - Tree lighting & holiday market(32:17) - Garlic mouthwash(35:32) - Would You Rather(36:51) - Wicked weekend has kicked off

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, November 20th, 2025 / It’s a wildly festive episode on Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel! Josh and Chantel dive into the critic drama surrounding Wicked: Part 2 and share why they're still all-in on seeing it in IMAX this weekend, they also gear up for Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Mountain America Center, prepare to flip the switch on Christmas music in the studio, discuss solo-dining bans in South Korea, whether bananas have an acceptable shelf life of more than 12 minutes, plus holiday decorating chaos, nostalgic save-button mysteries, winter munchies, the upcoming McDonald’s Grinch meal, and more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Wicked weekend(3:39) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra tonight(8:28) - No solo diners(14:06) - Good News(15:58) - A lot of soup(20:33) - New Christmas tree(24:57) - Playing house was dumb(30:42) - The save icon(37:10) - When to eat a banana(42:22) - Patience and fingernails(47:28) - Cold weather hunger(51:58) - The studio transformation(56:07) - 97 Angels(58:05) - Would You Rather(1:00:19) - McDonald's Grinch meal

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 / Josh & Chantel kick things off with the final U.S. penny ever minted and the shockingly pricey “Omega Penny” collectors are ready to battle over, then the pair heads north to chat about the Alaskan town going two full months without sunlight, Amazon is jumping into the car-selling biz, Cub Scouts donated 10,000 boxes of cereal, HUGE Hamilton musical news coming for high schools, Ghost Adventures in Pocatello, raccoons becoming adorable little rule-breakers, what fish actually feel when they leave the water, a Titanic simulation in London, the ethics of gravy bottles, and so much more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Omega pennies(2:35) - Northern exposure(7:54) - Amazon cars(13:12) - Good News(14:49) - Hamilton Teen Edition(18:05) - 97 Angels(20:06) - Solo dinner(23:42) - Ghost Adventures in Pocatello(30:43) - Pet racoons(36:51) - Fish's feel pain(45:06) - Titanic simulation(50:50) - Gravy squeeze bottle(58:15) - Would You Rather(59:19) - Passenger princess