Wake Up Classy 97 The Podcast

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, November 4th, 2026 / The big news in our home: our son has officially moved out and emotions are high, 25 unmatched socks were found under a mattress, “uninclude yourself” advice from our daughter, a hearing dog named Storm saves his owner’s husband, a theater is using hypnosis to make people forget a movie so they can watch it again for the first time, Josh’s office makeover, why stairs are all the same height, Bon Jovi’s vocal surgery, a rough day in customer service, the loofah vs. washcloth debate, free McDonald’s vs free Chick-fil-A, an early look at the Christmas wish lists, and more!

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Bonus: We're collectors
(2:28) - Look at me when I'm talking
(4:43) - Good News
(6:11) - Hypnotized for the movies
(11:33) - Josh's office update
(18:02) - Our son's room is pretty empty
(23:20) - Chantel is nice on the phone
(26:32) - The history of stairs
(30:52) - How washcloths work
(34:01) - Josh is motivated
(38:16) - Bon Jovi's voice issues
(40:27) - So many socks
(43:59) - Would You Rather
(45:54) - Christmas lists already?

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 / It’s Election Day on Wake Up Classy97, and Josh and Chantel are wearing their “I voted” stickers and urging you to get out and vote. We also explain why Election Day falls on a Tuesday in November, a tradition that goes back to 19th-century farmers and travel schedules, The Capitol Christmas Tree: an Idaho Englemann spruce is headed to Washington, D.C., and stops in downtown Idaho Falls on Friday, Stranger Things Day is November 6 and Conformity Gate theories are still going strong, is it too early to put up the Christmas tree, Josh discovers the Libby app and his library card while trying to listen to A River Runs Through It, the surprising amount of sugar in ketchup, hot sauce preferences, daily protein goals, whether cold showers can really cut down on sick days, old-timey sayings Chantel wants to bring back, Great Wolf Lodge’s Treats for the Troops candy drive, our latest obsessions, whose playlist is better, and more!

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Bonus: Christmas is on the way
(3:30) - Good morning & Good News
(5:59) - Audiobooks
(10:30) - Capitol Christmas tree
(14:24) - Moving slowly
(20:11) - Siracha breakfast
(25:58) - Old sayings
(32:34) - Stranger Things day
(38:02) - New obsessions
(43:06) - Cold showers
(46:43) - Why is election day on Tuesday
(50:39) - Would You Rather
(53:38) - Oregon Trail music

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, November 2nd, 2026 / A free winter driving safety class from the Idaho Transportation Department and Idaho State Police is coming to East Idaho starting this week, wildflower roofs on bus stops in England, a Halloween recap, the daylight saving time fall back, Josh’s boat checklist and the name he dreamed up for his boat, Chantel's not into comic books, can you “sprinkle” cinnamon, Bryce the paint guy, the Vikings lost to the Lions and the Broncos beat the Chiefs, Election Day is tomorrow so get out and vote, someone stole are yard sign and we're over the endless campaign texts, Chantel’s new hair color and hair glaze, family group text drama, a round of Would You Rather, a rant about washing machine locks, and more!

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Bonus: Winter driving classes
(2:17) - We're here, we're here, we're here!
(4:28) - Good News
(5:43) - Was that Halloween?
(11:06) - Boat list
(17:22) - No thanks to comic books
(21:51) - Josh lacks whimsy
(28:16) - 6-1 Vikings
(33:01) - VOTE! and don't steal signs
(39:06) - Family group texts
(43:48) - Hair glaze
(48:12) - Would You Rather
(49:28) - Washing machine lock

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, October 30th, 2026 / Happy Halloween Eve! It's a very festive episode of Wake Up Classy with Josh & Chantel! We build each other’s dream trick-or-treat bag, share a story about Marilyn Hampton, a 76-year-old Texas custodian who was surprised when her school district named a new elementary school after her, a Halloween games marathon: Real or Fake Horror Movies, zombie and vampire survival scenarios, a spooky sound effects challenge, Would You Rather, Finish the Spooky Sentence, last-minute costume plans for tonight’s party, Pet-O-Ween at Cal Ranch, what counts as dad rock, a stranded stink bug, Josh’s tiny new office desk and a $300 massage chair, Chantel’s big hair color day, Josh’s lucky river tennis ball for the dog, a reminder that today is the last day of early voting in Idaho, and more!

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Bonus: Bag full of favorite candy
(3:01) - Go vote!
(5:26) - Good News
(7:28) - The bug
(11:32) - Andy Reid mustache
(15:53) - Cal Rand Pet-O-Ween
(17:43) - Baby desk
(25:24) - Real of fake horror movies
(29:19) - Chantel's hair
(35:17) - Dad rock
(43:37) - Survive a haunted house
(47:42) - Recreate the spooky sound
(52:35) - Magic tennis ball
(57:18) - Would You Rather
(58:45) - Finish the spooky sentence

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, October 29th, 2026 / Do you know what color candy corn is, a GPS detour led a stranger to rescue a family of 14 from a burning home in Georgia, Josh had a wildly vivid dream filled with a cluttered mystery room, a creepy doll, rubber masks, and junky Ninja Turtle costumes, picking paint colors for a brown office, scraping frosty windows, warm car seats, how tight are your shoes, Josh gets heckled about his new boat, YouTube boat videos, Pet-O-Ween at Cal Ranch, a Packers lanyard football clash, Biscoff cinnamon rolls, a candy “Would You Rather”, the funniest kids’ Halloween costumes, and more!

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Bonus: What color is candy corn
(1:55) - Getting ready in the studio
(5:03) - Good News
(6:49) - Josh's dream
(14:37) - Paint color
(20:10) - Scraping windows again
(23:51) - Tight shoes
(28:50) - Moving the boat
(34:17) - Pet-O-Ween
(36:35) - Boat videos
(41:57) - Trash panda in action
(46:09) - Our daughter's cookies
(50:04) - Would You Rather
(53:25) - Obscure costumes

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 / We're celebrating National First Responders Day with hero dog plushies that raise money for public safety, debating whether a resealable cereal bag from Pantry Seal and Cheerios is a brilliant fix or an unnecessary one, Halloween lands on a Saturday this year and there’s an extra hour of Halloween, remember to check your smoke detector batteries and furnace filters, Josh shows off his deed to land on the moon and his lunar citizenship certificate, junk ninja turtle costumes versus the real thing, Josh’s new fishing boat and what to name it, the viral “window, door, staircase” personality test, night owls versus early birds, cowboy camping, fall yard work and chores, a hidden room vs a creep staircase, and our teen daughter’s very dramatic question about whether her car is visible on the road, and more!

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Bonus: Perfect algorithm
(2:51) - We clean up good
(6:14) - Good News
(7:57) - Resealable cereal
(14:11) - Extra long Halloween
(19:42) - Josh's treasure
(29:30) - Junk man
(35:06) - Name your boat
(40:21) - Josh is stairs, Chantel is door
(44:44) - Not enough scary movies
(49:00) - Night owls or early birds
(55:24) - Yard work
(1:00:27) - Would You Rather
(1:06:09) - Invisible car

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 / A throwback to Josh’s legendary apple bobbing video, Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl halftime show, the opening of Raising Cane’s in Idaho Falls, People’s 2026 Sexiest Man Alive, a retired fighter pilot donated $400,000 to preserve Neil Armstrong’s childhood home, Reese’s named East Dudley Avenue in Westfield, NJ the top trick-or-treat street in America, the most famous person born in every state, famous pumpkins in movies and TV, and a Halloween-week round of Would You Rather, Josh showed up with a new drift boat, Mahjong is the new Bunko, say no retreats, who is really better at Mario Kart, cookie confessions, cucumber sandwiches, childhood nerd stories, a listener correction from Springfield, Illinois about Abraham Lincoln, and more!

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Bonus: Bobbing for apples
(2:33) - Beauty & grace
(6:58) - Good News
(10:44) - Jay-Z halftime
(16:25) - Camping outside a restaurant
(22:43) - Sexiest man of 2026
(26:39) - Dumb ol' cookies
(31:02) - Josh's boat
(36:37) - Majong is the new Bunko
(41:56) - Say no retreat
(47:00) - Trick or Treat Street
(51:22) - Not cool Cory
(56:18) - Most famous people
(1:02:11) - Would You Rather
(1:05:35) - Most famous pumpkins

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, October 26th, 2026 / It’s Halloween week on Wake Up Classy 97, Chantel kick off Monday by learning the Gen Z slang “mogging”, a Michigan teacher donates her $5,000 Amazing Teacher Award to her school, Unsolved Mysteries returns to YouTube, we look back on the 23rd anniversary of the first “I love you” at Lagoon, a 90-minute Verizon store adventure that ended with a new Google Pixel 11 Pro XL, a high protein microwave breakfast, the undefeated 6-0 Minnesota Vikings, truck ditch lights, Tacoma vs. Tundra, classic Triumph and MG cars, a possible boat purchase, why everything is a rectangle, Chantel’s Fievel Mousekewitz Halloween costume, a spooky Would You Rather, a London fog coffee date, a reminder that the time change is this weekend, and more!

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Bonus: Straight up moggin'
(3:03) - Halloween week
(5:49) - Good News
(7:24) - Unsolved Mysteries
(12:11) - First 'I Love You'
(15:39) - The Verizon store
(22:10) - Fancy work breakfast
(26:12) - 6-0 baby!
(32:31) - Cube lights
(38:23) - Where to store a boat
(44:37) - Rectangles everywhere
(49:15) - Fievel Mousekewitz
(52:52) - Would You Rather
(56:07) - Coffee date

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, October 23rd, 2026 / It’s new headphone day on Wake Up Classy 97! Josh unpacked his brand new cans, is a bare house or an over decorated one more suspicious at Halloween, where do people store those giant skeletons, Olly the hedgehog lost all 7,000 of his spines due to an infection, Life360 and the joys and worries of parenting a teenager who never texts, are birth month personality traits actually true, the origins of the 10,000 step goal, Josh’s successful flyfishing afternoon, our daughter says Chantel never gives any context to her conversations, the unfinished business we'd haunt the house over, Froot Loops and Apple Jacks flavors, the details on the Great Pumpkin Drop at Stone’s Kia in Idaho Falls is happening tomorrow, and more!

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Bonus: Non-decorated houses
(3:52) - New headphone day!!
(7:17) - Good News
(9:28) - Life 360
(14:13) - A February man
(18:43) - 10,000 steps
(23:31) - Fishing with Josh
(27:08) - Where's the context
(31:09) - Unfinished business
(33:52) - Froot Loops are one flavor
(37:14) - Can you get gas with me?
(40:26) - Would You Rather
(42:12) - Great Pumpkin Drop

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, October 22nd, 2026 / A trash talking raccoon animatronic, describe your job in a spooky way, Jalen Hurts’ season ending deep vein thrombosis diagnosis and rumors that Saquon Barkley could be traded to the Vikings, the Human Library where you can check out a person, harvesting backyard pumpkins, decorating corn stalks with fall ribbon, why roasting pumpkin seeds is never worth it, setting up a PC for our daughter’s Sims obsession, a husband picks the outfit challenge, new headphones and a new fishing rod, an emotional moment of nostalgia for the cranky toddler years, a showdown between candy corn and circus peanuts, creepy stories about haunted basements and glowing eyes in the woods, and more!

Timestamps:
(0:00) - Bonus: Trash racoon
(3:36) - Creepy job description
(8:06) - Football rumors
(12:33) - Human library
(17:23) - Corn stalks
(22:47) - Pumpkin growing friend
(27:23) - Does dad know computers?
(31:45) - Let's dress Chantel
(36:12) - Josh's new toys
(42:00) - Cranky little girl
(45:24) - Would You Rather
(48:51) - The creepiest thing