Wake Up Classy 97 The Podcast

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, July 30th, 2026 / Today's show starts with a mystery tease from the end of the show, so feel free to pop around the time stamps to get the beginning before the end OR wait in anticipation! 120+ bikers delivered 10,000 toys to kids at a children's hospital, Banana Ball is sold out for the Idaho debut in Boise, are minivans actually cool now, childhood detention stories, our likes and dislikes inspired by Love on the Spectrum, the eternal pocket problem in women's clothing, Henry David Thoreau's pencils, microjoys in the workplace, how to locate...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 / NFL preseason excitement, the cost of NFL tickets, Kirk Cousins' new team, and some of the upcoming schedule, a good news story about a four-year-old's charity lemonade stand, a pineapple juice offering, a family talent show featuring a "magic thumb" and Charlie Chaplin impression, a shirt with a mysterious hole, Chantel's made up idioms, coworker music, the real benefits of cold plunging, a wild trekking pole impalement, road tripping vs. being stuck in an elevator, our new go to bit about "Sweet Baby Ray's", and more!

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Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, July 28th, 2026 / We're debating the physics of building a rubberband ball, lingering wildfire smoke, campfire and red flag burn safety, Josh's smoke-forecast prep for an upcoming Sawtooth Mountains backpacking trip, jaw-dropping photos of flash flooding and mudslides that buried vehicles at the Grandjean Campground, Caitlin Clark's back-to-school backpack giveaway, our kids' invented memories, is "breads" the plural of bread, good-guy husband moments, backyard barbecue comfort foods, reviews of the filmed Hadestown stage production, a nephew who refuses to listen to Chantel's bad influence tips, a Neil deGrasse Tyson tangent about how...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, July 27th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel are back after five days off and diving right into a packed Monday show. Netflix Boggle, closed captions, an update on Jackie, the injured Big Bear Valley bald eagle who received a life-saving blood transfusion, stories from their anniversary trip to Utah, a Jimmy Eat World and Motion City Soundtrack concert, an indoor skydiving adventure in Ogden, a pricey parking ticket, the upcoming Sandlot-reunion series "Dugout Dads" and the new Johnny Depp-led "Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol", an emergency shopping trip for terrible sandwich bags, a surprise...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 / Josh and Chantel celebrate 21 years of marriage with hilarious wedding-day flashbacks, stories about their moms' questionably gross recipes, a kitchen drawer mystery, a wonderfully heartwarming story about a retired NICU baby cuddler, the dramatic mid-air battle for territory involving Big Bear Valley's famous eagles Jackie and Shadow, Jimothy the raccoon, fry-stealing versus blanket-hogging spouses, griping about stores rushing straight from summer into Halloween and Christmas displays, our daughter wants & doesn't want input at the same time, what sound does a kickball make, new acronyms, the made up adventures of...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, July 20th, 2026 / The star studded Avengers: Doomsday trailer has dropped, we're also hyped about the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day movie that opens in 10 days, World Cup is wrapped up with Spain's championship win and a memorable halftime show, an Ohio teacher donated a kidney to help her student's family, a viral video of guys taking an inflatable Michelin Man on a night out in Idaho Falls, greenbelt walking etiquette, ratchet strap organization, a failed rescue attempt, games you play at the pool, weekend projects we knocked out, the manufactured Tom...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, July 17th, 2026 / Kick off Friday with a heartwarming World Cup story about England's national team quietly donating over $20 million, the wild world of flight attendant survival training, the science of human hibernation, the merits of the cult classic "Rocket Man", reminiscing about engagement rings and 21 years of marriage, what counts as acceptable bathroom garbage, a record-breaking $3.75 million Star Wars lightsaber auction, HGTV's new 90s throwback shows, stressful noises, Chantel's gray hair, a night with Shrek & Donkey, and so much more!

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Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, July 16th, 2026 / Over 130 devastating wildfires are burning in northwestern Ontario and the smoke is drifting across the U.S., Sunday's World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina is set, a heartwarming charity story from the Vashon Island Quilt Guild, Stranger Things' 10-year anniversary and its new VHS-style Netflix release, a nostalgic detour through VHS vs. Betamax history and 90s movies like Airborne and Mac and Me, dog grooming struggles, the challenges of making friends as adults, a lack of house rules, the ongoing daylight saving time debate, a new humanoid robot...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 / We are debating the ethics of a $50 million private auction sale of "Gus" the T-Rex skeleton, an airport love story, a family found their own decade old vacation photo hanging in a stranger's Airbnb, the UK's first deaf and blind doctor breaking barriers in geriatric care, group chat etiquette, email reply-all fails, leftover food safety rules, whether 40 or 50 counts as "over the hill", Idaho's huckleberry obsession, a town in Alaska where 270 people live in a single 14 story building, competitiveness between the two of us, picky eating kids, who's the...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, July 14th, 2026 / Josh's beard is out of control, Shark Week 2026 is bringing Chum Island, Sharkzilla, and a whole lot of teeth to your TV, a Philadelphia man ran 32 miles and snagged 41 Slurpees for charity, Josh has a sticker hoarding problem, childhood memories of home decor, "would you rather" pits summer vacation against the work grind, coworkers need to wash their dishes, some nostalgic social media status updates, the baffling logic of "egg math," 90s mall culture, the best way to carry groceries into the house, and more.

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Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, July 13th, 2026 / Another new week kicks off today with a show stuffed with everything from how much the Seattle Seahawks team is selling for, World Cup updates from the weekend, a Good News story that could have been a bad news story if it weren't for thoughtful people, a tribute to the late Sir Sam Neill, our daughter has taken over the theater as her second bedroom and she wants more vegetables in her diet, we discover our boredom filling tics, Josh has terrible taste in movies according to Chantel, the...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, July 10th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel debate recreating a TikTok music video trend, break down an incoming extreme heat wave hitting Idaho with cooling shelter locations and safety tips, geek out over a real study ranking the world's fastest spiders, review Toy Story 5, debate whether their dog would protect them from a bear, preview an upcoming Southeast Idaho garden tour, swap childhood toy memories, Chantel's ongoing list of good intentions that never get followed through on, whether you have marks from your baby elbows or not, discover free snakes all over China...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, July 9th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick things off debating whether you should be allowed to skip your lunch break and leave work early, then we remember singer Bonnie Tyler following her passing, Josh diagnoses his own mystery ankle injury via internet research, more mismatched socks, frozen yogurt gets a new nickname, personal space & hugging habits, planning a fun anniversary trip to Salt Lake City that includes a Jimmy Eat World concert and a mysteriously waiver-required activity, a rundown of useless talents, and more!!

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Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 / Today's show is stuffed with how to fix a falling apart headphone bag, an 8-year-old became Disneyland's one-billionth visitor, the wild world of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding "memorabilia", our most used phone apps, a debate on shopping cart organization versus never waiting in checkout lines, a dinner table deep dive into the invention of sliced bread, relationship expectations, concrete stepping stones and dog pawprints, our inability to resist sweet treats, Chantel's worst game yet, Garth Brooks's new tour, Chantel got busted staring at construction workers, and more!<...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, July 7th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel celebrate a huge milestone: their 500th podcast episode of Wake Up Classy 97! We look back on years of tangents, laughs, and inside jokes while trying (and hilariously failing) to get AI to compile a "best of" highlight reel from their archives, an uplifting good news story about a Phoenix police officer who treated 144 students to a private movie screening, garden wins and losses, their most used movie quotes, some griping about pesky processing fees, a radio centric round of Would You Rather, capped off with confetti...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, July 6th, 2026 / Surprise Northern Lights sightings while lighting fireworks on the 3rd of July, 17 pregnant nurses at an Ohio hospital's labor and delivery unit, the leaked details from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey's star-studded wedding, how unsold fireworks are stored, the massive Melaleuca Freedom Celebration fireworks show, the behind-the-scenes pressure of countdown "back timing," and the traffic chaos getting hundreds of thousands of attendees out afterward, 4th of July parade waves, Josh's garden struggles, Kelsey Pfendler's record-breaking solo row from California to Hawaii, reliving our first date, luxury "snow rooms" versus...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, July 3rd, 2026 / Josh & Chantel kick off the Friday show with a fun story of two new friends chatting through tent walls, then it's finally actually Friday and there's a lot to celebrate! Good News about an app that supports the soccer loving community, Chantel's had it with country music and she doesn't want to own a farm after all, our kids are fighting for attention from our daughter's boyfriend, Chantel is supper up to date on her teenager slang, the Empire State building used to dock zeppelins, Smokey Bear has top...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off the show recapping USMNT's historic World Cup win over Bosnia-Herzegovina and look ahead to the Belgium match, firefighters reattaching a young girl's severed fingers, the "Club Rest Stop" relaxation trend, daredevil climbers who scaled the Empire State Building for a marriage proposal, the internet uproar over PlayStation's move to all-digital game discs, tips for keeping pets calm and safe during 4th of July fireworks, the latest gossip on the Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce wedding, who controls the road trip music and the road trip...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off July with hot dogs and ice cream, celebrate a brave 3-year-old who saved his great-grandmother's life, debate booking a stay at the "world's most dangerous hotel", the bizarre world of celebrity super fans paying big money to be buried near the stars, reminisce about lost childhood treasures, hash out their Fourth of July parade plans, a CPAP mask marital spat, a nostalgic "would you rather", the latest Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce secret wedding conspiracy theory, and more!

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Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 / Is the fridge really "empty" after a grocery trip that somehow yielded gelato, Takis, and ramen but apparently "nothing to eat", blue and green color clashes only matter for one of us, a senior living community built a giant slip-and-slide for residents, an emotional update from the Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam, a shopping cart bit that doesn't go over well, a gross "would you rather", Josh's garden war against earwigs & slugs is heating up, the Beatles are important to know about, summer sleepovers, and more!

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Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, June 29th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel share the hilarious story of how their home thermostat became a tiny art gallery featuring General Grant and Napoleon Bonaparte, a heartwarming story of 94-year-old who took up the art of quilling after losing her husband to Alzheimer's, an exciting update on the Big Bear Valley eagle nest, an awesome AJR concert recap, the art of confetti at concerts, plans for a family book club reading Project Hail Mary, fitness and protein goals after 40, Chantel's big unforgettable jumping moment, and more!

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Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, June 26th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off the show with weekend plans; fishing, an AJR concert, stargazing at Craters of the Moon, and some much-needed yard work. A 40-year-old children's book called is going viral thanks to TikTok, rumors surrounding a possible Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding and still no invite, debating dream wedding performers and whether Ed Sheeran would have been affordable 21 years ago, the great pool pre-wet debate, the pros and cons of buddy reading vs. a family book club, barefoot office walkers, renting goats to clear noxious...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, June 25th, 2026 / A classic office grievance; 25 men sharing one bathroom while renovations drag on, a good news story about a community rallying around a 79-year-old retired nurse facing legal trouble over her yard, Dutch Bros merch mania, near-disaster in the kitchen, the wildest foods you can buy at World Cup 2026 stadiums, five brand-new Grammy Award categories including a K-pop category, Josh shares the story behind his radio name and on-air persona, Chantel gives a garden update with a side of strawberry rhubarb crumble, eyewitness memory fails, the great little smokies debate...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel share heartwarming good news about Cape Verde's goalkeeper and his mother's incredible journey to the 2026 World Cup, dive into midnight Charlie horse suffering, the unwritten rules of four-way stops, why toenails flying across the bathroom is a parenting failure, the surprisingly wild history of HR Puffinstuff, a potential live-action Magic School Bus movie, a man who fell into a vault toilet chasing his sunglasses, drum lessons, TikTok's DrumTok trend, the great hot glue gun vs. oven debate, curling irons on tongues, massage guns on eyeballs, theme...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off the show with Father's Day recap and backyard project overwhelm before diving into a feel-good story about a $100K donation to Albuquerque Public Schools in honor of a late educator's love of reading. They cover the Mormon cricket invasion spreading across Eastern Idaho, World Cup updates including Lionel Messi breaking the all-time men's World Cup scoring record and Kylian Mbappé closing in, and the viral "hotel breakfast" trend taking over social media. They also debate whether adults should be allowed to order off the k...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, June 22nd, 2026 / Josh and Chantel are back in the studio after a packed weekend and they've got plenty to talk about! They kick things off with buzz about a possible How the Grinch Stole Christmas sequel with Jim Carrey and Ron Howard potentially returning, then react to a concerning Rod Stewart concert moment at 81 years old. In good news, the Iowa City High class of 1976 donated $35,000 to launch a brand new digital music program at their alma mater. The duo recaps their busy weekend, including a hilarious GPS navigation disaster, a...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, June 18th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel celebrate the Knicks' championship parade and gear up for Father's Day weekend with a fun "Wise Dad vs. Fun Dad" debate and a deep dive into what skills actually make a good dad. They cover the viral "goblintimacy" dating trend and the TJ Maxx sister shopping challenge, share a heartwarming story of two Iowa teens who rescued a stranded elderly woman, and get hyped over World Cup soccer action (including some friendly football vs. soccer trash talk). Plus, a small but mighty YouTube Music update has...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, June 17th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off with a viral TikTok "lift your family to safety" monkey bars challenge before diving into a Dad's Day edition of Would You Rather, covering dad jokes, parenting advice, and passing hobbies like fly fishing and astronomy on to their kids. Plus: World Cup fever hits as Ronaldo and Messi dominate the headlines, a heartwarming good news story about Japanese "Samurai Blue" fans cleaning up stadiums, a bizarre bee-truck crash in Yellowstone, a $13,000 self-driving toilet, a Chipotle taste test, the never-ending battle over mismatched socks...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 / Are secondhand mattresses and used books secret bed bug magnets, Josh defends his beloved (and apparently obsessive) backyard garden tours, the internet's wild pickle-flavored food craze, what is Substack, it's World Sea Turtle Day, a "Cop Camp" update, what Idaho should have contributed to the America250 time capsule, a new round of Would You Rather, the terrifying real-life cliffside plank walk in Thailand featured in the upcoming movie Fall 2: Deadpoint, and more!

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Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, June 15th, 2026 / The first official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizzeria is opening in Santa Monica, California, which happens to be very close to an idea Josh had years ago, the New York Knicks won the NBA Championship for the first time since 1973, a remarkable medical breakthrough where a wearable resistance robot helped children with spinal muscular atrophy stand on their own, a weekend backpacking trip to Aldous and Hancock Lakes, a memorable stop at the legendary (and cash-only) Kilgore Store, the great garden update, a hilarious grocery store scare, teens weighing...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, June 12th, 2026 / Unspoken social rules, an uplifting story about a dog reunited with her owner after a car crash, a happy garden update on their backyard "little farm", details on the upcoming Idaho Falls Community Hospital River Fest and Melaleuca Freedom Celebration fireworks, backpacking trip prep, a nostalgic dive into MySpace and Farmville, concert outfit shopping for a gothic bluegrass show, a summer ice cream taste-test ranking, thoughts on Spielberg's new alien film "Disclosure Day," reactions to the Little House on the Prairie reboot trailer, a debate over what "man smells"...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, June 11th, 2026 / On today's show: a hilarious late-night fly-tying dispute, the summer solstice falling on Father's Day, a viral soccer-playing dog named Ronaldo just in time for the FIFA World Cup, and a jaw-dropping scientific discovery of a deep-sea whale graveyard off the coast of Australia, the NBA Finals with the New York Knicks pulling off the largest comeback in Finals history against the San Antonio Spurs, Tim Allen's struggles to reunite the Home Improvement cast, the ongoing LEGO consignment controversy taking over the internet, some office sardine pranks from down...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 / Alice Cooper left his credit card at a gas pump and a good Samaritan tracked him down to return it, a nostalgic detour into 80s toys like My Buddy, Kid Sister, and Cabbage Patch Kids, a freeze warning tonight has Josh on a mission to protect his garden, Idaho's Free Fishing Day on June 13th, the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicking off with Ronaldo and Messi both making history in their sixth tournament, Taylor Swift's rumored July 3rd wedding at Madison Square Garden, Amazon Prime's new BookTok adaptation Every Summer...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, June 9th, 2026 / A walk down concert memory lane from first shows and worst experiences and all-time favorites, Ruger the retired K9 who went missing and survived an entire winter living with a pack of coyotes, the NASA Artemis 3 crew announcement & Prada-designed spacesuits, the chaos of summer parenting, chore charts for teenagers, a broken garbage disposal, instant rice that's anything but instant, a nacho cheese fountain that Josh hates, the monster truck moment when Ashton Jeanty returned to Boise State Stadium, Kirk Cousins' new Raiders promo photos, a rec league softball story...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, June 8th, 2026 / The big recap of the epic 27th Annual Classy 97 Second Chance Prom with costumes, thrones, a 360 photo booth, and one very large dress in a very small hallway. Plus, Josh's weekend of backyard projects, the first stop of their Salt & Cream Club ice cream tour, a new indie co-op game called Bombanana! that sounds very interesting, NBA Finals news with the Knicks leading the Spurs 2-0 heading into Game 3, wasp behavior, a discovery of Golden Age of Piracy ships, wildlife crossing bridges in Northern California, sleep apnea and snoring...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, June 5th, 2026 / Deadliest Catch Captain Sig Hansen's health scares and stubborn refusal to retire, a nostalgic deep dive into Garfield's 1984 camping adventure, hobbies ruined by popularity, the ultimate "plop vacation," a viral AI-generated inflatable lazy river that isn't real, our son's style makeover, campfire survival skills, clocking running speeds, a big reminder for listeners: free prom tickets and pet food donations for Snake River Animal Shelter Saturday at the Idaho Falls Farmers Market, and join us for the 27th Annual Classy 97 Second Chance Prom at the Waterfront at Snake River Landing, 8–11pm...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, June 4th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off the episode with a quirky word game, it's a full celebration of National Cheese Day, firefighter good news, the podcast's two-year anniversary milestone, the unsettling rise of AI-powered stuffed animals, a very grandma-chic 1972 Silver Eagle bus they found on Facebook Marketplace, a family squirt gun ambush story, Josh challenges Chantel to start a fire with flint and steel, safari vs. Amazon rainforest adventures, scientists bake sourdough bread from 5,300-year-old mummy yeast, a heated height debate, driver's license confessions, survival instincts put to the test...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 / Josh and Chantel cover all the bases on today's episode! Father's Day wish lists, a good news story about a college student who jumped on stage to save a live concert, garden updates, teen summer vacation snack drama, motorcycle commuting, a debate over ketchup, chicken nuggets, nut rankings, kissing science, tiny toenail genetics, a viral manhole cover accident in Brazil, preparations for the 27th Annual Second Chance Prom, and a whole lot more!

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Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off the show with a prank idea involving a hidden chicken and an unsuspecting daughter, celebrate National Leave the Office Early Day, a second-grade teacher is retiring and handmade personalized quilts for every student in her class, a study on the most attractive male dance moves, Taylor Swift's Toy Story song arrives Friday, why anyone thought "Devil's Shake" was a good name for a chocolate drink, a 90s summer challenge, NASA calling for artists and poets to submit space-inspired work, a spirited hypothetical about strong...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, June 1st, 2026 / American climber Tyler Andrews shattered a 23-year-old Mount Everest speed record, Griff II has retired, the best summer foods, Josh's "complicated" drink order, the Salt and Cream Club, Josh spent the weekend building a backyard greenhouse and garden fence, while Chantel raced to finish a quilt for an art show, a YouTuber has been banned from Six Flags for eating chicken nuggets on a roller coaster, a dentist visit that crowned their daughter the "best teeth in the family," a nostalgic dive into childhood TV shows, a disgusting Would...