The Coffee Club

The Coffee Club

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The Coffee Club episodes

  • Costumes, Clashing Stars & Finding the Way to Win: Shane Mendez on 'Tale of a Tadpole' (10-30-26)
    Halloween Eve on The Coffee Club is packed with studio antics, Hollywood drama, and honest conversation. Ronnie sports a Huskers tight end jersey with an "I Voted" sticker, while co-host Janae rocks an authentic "hot mess" robe-and-curlers costume. After breaking down Cass County early voting locations, the hosts dive into a recap of the West Fargo chili cook-off, turn back the clock with bizarre historical Halloween facts, and run through Hollywood’s most explosive off-screen feuds. The centerpiece of the morning is a moving Veterans Friday conversation with Navy veteran and UND assistant professor Shane Mendez, who opens up about failure, identity loss after BUD/S training, and his raw memoir, Tale of a Tadpole. Wrapping up the morning, Rocky Schneider drops by to talk local downtown Fargo dining, local politics, and the ultimate Halloween candy power rankings.
    1 hr 26 min
  • Friday Adjacent, 6-0 Vikings Reality Check, and Live Studio Jams (10-29-26)
    From gut-health bottle struggles to analyzing whether the undefeated Minnesota Vikings are genuine Super Bowl contenders or heading for midseason heartbreak, this episode of The Coffee Club covers everything from sports and community updates to bizarre headlines and studio antics. The morning begins with key regional news—including Halloween safe-ride vouchers, local car club agreements with law enforcement, and the fallout from the Feeding Our Future fraud sentencing—before diving into college and NFL football analysis with Jimmy Jam. After examining bizarre stories about big-screen fireplace false alarms, bot-swarmed concert sales, and the surprisingly destructive history of trick-or-treating, special guest Mark Johnson visits the studio to share Italian travel tales and break out his acoustic guitar for an on-air round of "Name That Tune" with local listeners.
    1 hr 32 min
  • Smoked Turduckens, Crock-Pot Catastrophes & Bizarre Celebrity Riders (10-28-26)
    Join Janae and Ronnie on The Coffee Club for a packed Wednesday show full of community updates, listener laughs, and culinary adventures. The morning starts with listener confessions for the Question of the Day—from crock-pot knoephla turning into drywall paste to accidental six-bulb garlic stews. Dr. Chad Zimmerman stops by to detail the Shriners Misfits' smoking of 160 Thanksgiving turkeys and a 200-ticket raffle for a legendary Cajun-style, three-dressing smoked turducken supporting Shriners Children's Hospital. The hosts also cover pop-culture oddities, dissect absurd celebrity contract riders (from peach toilet paper to strict fight-scene win clauses), and sit down with Mary and Jen from Minn Kota for Recycling Matters to tackle yard waste misplacement and the massive waste surrounding Halloween. Between breaking traffic news and trips down high school football memory lane, this episode delivers the ultimate morning blend of humor and local substance.
    1 hr 29 min
  • Soup Showdowns, Studio Spill-Overs & The Great Peep Debate (10-27-26)
    Ronnie and Janae take to the morning airwaves with a lively mix of local news, heartfelt community causes, and signature studio banter. For Nonprofit Day, the hosts shine a spotlight on the upcoming Churches United Gourmet Soup Kitchen fundraiser and the supportive community services provided by Alliance Women's Clinic. Along the way, the broadcast weaves through North Dakota weather and local headlines, mind-bending riddles, Halloween trivia, and hilarious personal confessions—from falling out of radio chairs to fighting off campsite beavers.
    1 hr 31 min
  • Wienermobile Dreams, '90s Slang & The $34 Theme Park Burger (10-26-26)
    From the open road in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to navigating sticker shock at the grocery checkout, Ronnie and Janae are back to kick off the week with plenty of laughs, local love, and relatable life confessions on The Coffee Club. On this episode, the duo dives into the everyday luxuries people are cutting from their budgets, puts their '90s vocabulary to the test, and debates the definitive ranking of Halloween candy. Plus, Denise Ratzlaff stops by for Small Business Monday to share what is new at Hair Success—from the "car wash for your head" to why men need to step up their skincare routines.
    1 hr 31 min
  • '90s Nostalgia, Community Heart, and Whole-Body Health on Veterans Friday (10-23-26)
    Grab a hot cup and join The Coffee Club for a lively Veterans Friday edition packed with community spirit, belly laughs, and meaningful discussions. This episode honors our nation's service members with a somber remembrance of the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, followed by essential dental wellness advice from the Fargo VA dental team. The crew also dives into community philanthropy—spotlighting Rebuilding Together’s “31 Grand by Halloween” home-preservation drive, the FM Legion Riders' charity breakfasts, and the upcoming superhero-themed Make-A-Wish Walk. Rounding out the morning is a heavy dose of nostalgia, debating the greatest '90s sitcoms and laughing through the hilarious childhood "hardships" of Generation X.
    1 hr 33 min
  • Big Tobacco in Your Cereal, Costly Traffic Blunders & Live Music with Javi (10-22-26)
    It’s "Friday adjacent" on The Coffee Club, and the studio is buzzing with everything from bizarre local headlines to hard-hitting health revelations and live local talent. The crew dives into an accidental Petco storefront drive-through, Fargo’s new 24-hour sidewalk snow-clearing squeeze, and a hilariously relatable rundown of listeners' all-time dumbest impulse buys (think dust-gathering treadmills and 90s cassette clubs). Dr. Mike from Red River Chiropractic & Wellness drops by to break down how processed food mimics the tactics of Big Tobacco, why 70% of kids' diets are packed with ultra-processed junk, and how true wellness goes beyond quick-fix weight loss. Then, regional musician Javi stops in to reflect on a breakout summer tour, avoiding creative burnout, and mapping out a winter run to the Texas honky-tonk circuit. Add in crucial dos and don'ts for getting pulled over by police, advice for rekindling chemistry beyond the bedroom, and a community rally call for local veterans—this episode covers all the bases.
    1 hr 37 min
  • From Mount Everest to Vending Machine Crabs: Categories Chaos, Concert Catastrophes & Chuck’s Face ID (10-21-26)
    On this Wednesday morning edition of The Coffee Club, Ronnie and Janae hit the ground running with everything from mountaineering history and live performance disasters to local North Dakota developments and bizarre vending machine finds. Meteorologist Dean Wysocki stops by for a competitive round of Categories featuring unexpected Las Vegas stories, while the crew explores the essential survival skills of our great-grandparents, the high-tech habits of future generations, and why you should never bring relationship drama to social media.
    1 hr 32 min
  • Script Measuring Tapes, $50M Diamond Bras, and Golden Hearts (10-20-26)
    Grab your morning cup and settle in for a whirlwind broadcast of The Coffee Club. From uncovering the most absurd demands of Hollywood legends—including measuring tape script feuds and personal offshore barges—to breaking down local Fargo food shakeups and identity-theft dangers, this episode covers it all. Plus, Sue Barron from Golden Drive Homeless Kids drops by to share heartwarming initiatives for the holiday season, and the hosts hash out everything from 2026's wildest predicted Halloween costumes to the unexpected truth about that last operating Blockbuster.
    1 hr 34 min
  • Handcrafted Eyewear, North Dakota Rules, and Halloween Candy Etiquette (10-19-26)
    Mid-October is in full swing, bringing a lively blend of local spotlight, bizarre bar trivia, and Midwest living survival tips. The hosts dive into regional headlines before tackling life’s big questions—from the ultimate Halloween candy power rankings to the telltale signs someone grew up in North Dakota. Downtown Fargo optician Sean Mastel joins the studio for Small Business Monday to break down the craft of handmade acetate frames built to last a lifetime. Throw in a roundup of rapid-fire historical facts, everyday aging habits to avoid, and essential rules for trick-or-treat night, and you have an episode packed with heart, humor, and hometown flavor.
    1 hr 32 min

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Janae White and Ronnie Lee inform and entertain their audience with a daily look at life in the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo area. They discuss important issues like YOUR money, YOUR schools, YOUR local…