The Wake Up Call with Scotch and Mandy

On today’s episode of The Wake Up Call, Scotch brings a stack of quotes and phrases pulled from across the generations — Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. Tank and Mandy have to guess which generation each quote comes from… and let’s just say their accuracy is questionable at best.

Think you can pin down which era gave us each saying?
Play along and see if you’re smarter (or luckier) than the crew!

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Some moments hit you out of nowhere — and suddenly your whole mood lifts. In this episode of Instant Mood Boost, Tank shares the exact moment it happened to him: when he realized the days are finally getting longer. That little glimpse of extra daylight? Instant optimism. Instant warmth. Instant “spring is coming,” even if the temperature absolutely disagrees.

From that spark, Scotch, Tank and Mandy dive into the small, everyday moments that flip your mood from “ugh” to “ahhh.”
Things like:
☀️ The first sunset that lasts past 5 PM
🎶 Hearing your favorite song randomly come on
🔔 Getting an unexpected good‑news text
🚗 Hitting all green lights on the way home
🌸 Smelling spring air in the middle of winter
🏈 Or just seeing something that reminds you life’s actually pretty good

Listeners chime in with their own instant mood‑changers, proving that sometimes the smallest things make the biggest difference.

It’s heartwarming, relatable, and the perfect reminder that even on the coldest days, brighter moments are everywhere.

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Alright guys, listen up — literally. In this edition of Mandy on the Move, she roams the halls of the Froggy studios, popping into offices and catching the ladies of the building completely off guard with one simple question:

“What things or phrases do you actually want to hear?”

From compliments that actually land…
to supportive phrases that matter…
to things guys should definitely say more often…
Mandy gets the real answers straight from the women who work alongside the Wake Up Call every day.

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Welcome to One Must Go, the Wake Up Call’s ruthless, no‑mercy decision game where Tank, Scotch, and Mandy present a category… and force everyone to make the impossible choice: which one gets kicked off the island?

It could be:
🍕 Foods
🎬 Movies
🎵 Country artists
📺 TV shows
🚗 Everyday annoyances
💬 Or even personal habits (looking at you, Scotch)

Each round, the crew lays out a set of choices — and then they, debate, defend, and occasionally meltdown over which one must go. Some answers are logical. Some are petty. Some are pure chaos.

It’s fast. It’s funny. It’s guaranteed to start arguments before 10 a.m.
But that’s exactly why people tune in.

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Tank hits the studio armed with statements about Fargo — some real, some wildly questionable — and it’s up to Scotch and Mandy to figure out which ones are legit and which ones deserve a big ol’ FUDGEABOUTIT!

In Fargo or Fudgeaboutit, the crew battles through bizarre claims, surprising truths, and Tank‑level curveballs about the city we call home. From local legends to odd laws to “that can’t possibly be true” trivia, every round gets funnier as Mandy and Scotch try to out‑guess each other… and usually fail in spectacular fashion.

Listeners play along on the text line, calling out the crew when they’re way off — or celebrating when they actually get one right.

It’s fast, it’s goofy, it’s local, and it’s packed with Fargo flavor.
Think you can beat the Wake Up Call at their own game?
Tune in and find out: Is it Fargo… or FUDGEABOUTIT?

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We’ve all been there: you look down at your phone or laptop, see the dreaded message — “Installing Update…” — and instantly feel your blood pressure rise. In this episode of Update Meltdown, Tank shares his latest battle with a surprise software update that left him feeling like he’d never used technology a day in his life.

Buttons moved.
Settings vanished.
Nothing worked the way it did five minutes ago.
And Tank is NOT handling it well.

Scotch and Mandy jump in with their own tech trauma stories, and listeners chime in on the text line with their biggest update frustrations — from devices changing layouts to apps vanishing to the classic “WHERE DID MY PASSWORD GO?!?”

If you’ve ever wanted to throw your phone across the room after an update, this episode proves you’re not alone. It’s therapy. It’s comedy. It’s controlled chaos. And it’s the most relatable meltdown you'll hear all week.

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Step inside the Dilemma Dome — where Tank, Mandy, and Scotch face the toughest (and sometimes the dumbest) choices known to humanity. Every episode of Would You Rather on The Wake Up Call throws out brand‑new, brain‑bending, laugh‑starting questions that make listeners think, cringe, debate, and immediately text in their choice. 

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The internet is talking about exploding trees thanks to the brutally cold temps across the region — so The Wake Up Call jumps in to break down the buzz. Scotch, Tank and Mandy chat about the viral trend, what people are hearing outside, and whether there’s anything to worry about. Just a fun, light take on one of the coldest‑weather rumors making the rounds this week.

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With temperatures dropping and staying cold across the region, The Wake Up Call is leaning into the one thing that makes winter days a little easier to handle: comfort food.

In this episode, Tank, Scotch, and Mandy warm things up with this week’s Friday Food Fight — Best Comfort Foods! From mac and cheese to mashed potatoes to the coziest soups you can imagine, the crew debates the dishes that get them through the deep freeze. And yes, the text line absolutely lights up with strong opinions.

If you’re shivering, layering up, or wondering why your car sounds like it’s crying in the morning, this is the perfect episode to pair with something warm, cheesy, or fried.

Settle in, heat up, and dig into the ultimate cold‑weather comfort food showdown.

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It’s the January 23 edition of Birthday, Birthday, Birthdays on The Wake Up Call — the daily celebrity guessing game where Tank brings the clues, and Mandy & Scotch try (and fail spectacularly) to figure out whose birthday it is.

Tank delivers four carefully crafted hints for each celebrity born on January 23, with the clues starting tricky and getting just slightly more obvious.
Mandy guesses with confidence.
Scotch guesses with chaos.
And the listeners play along from their cars, yelling the correct answer before either of them gets it.

It’s fast, fun, competitive, and perfectly unhinged — everything you want from a Wake Up Call morning game.

Tune in and see if you can beat the crew at today’s birthday breakdown!

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