Wake Up Classy 97 The Podcast

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, August 31st, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off Labor Day week with birthday planning chaos that includes mozzarella sticks and gift-giving woes for their soon to be 17 year old, a shelter dog adoption story that went viral on TikTok, Chantel's troubling sleep tracker score, competitive Boggle stats, our house is full of Dance Moms drama from a...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, August 28th, 2026 / Let's get Friday started with a story about a college student who wiped out $1.3 million in medical debt using just $10,000, we chased (and missed) last night's lunar eclipse, 90s TV theme song lyrics, a viral study on when women's confidence and happiness actually peak, unpack Oreo-Gate, comparing Josh's looks to Matt Damo...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, August 27th, 2026 / We need to protect beloved 80+ year old celebrities like Morgan Freeman, Dick Van Dyke, and Judi Dench after a wave of celebrity deaths this week, a gas station is offering discounts for dancing at the pump, Chantel's swim workout and lap-lane pool etiquette drama, a heated (friendly) debate over year round permanent Chri...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 / A podcast exclusive preview of Chantel's new swim cap and gym workout plans, tough news about music legend Dolly Parton and actor Tim Curry, both of whom passed away at 80, a feel-good story about a Wisconsin preschool's generous birthday tradition for kids in need, a debate over who really does more chores at home, our...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off the morning with a viral Reddit debate over a boyfriend who secretly kept a spreadsheet rating every dinner his girlfriend cooked, heartwarming news about a border collie who traveled over 1,000 miles, more new Gen Z slang, LARPing vs. posing, turns out Chantel might be more Lucy than Peppermint P...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, August 24th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off the week with laundry appreciation, breakfast confessions, a heartwarming story about a minor league baseball player whose home run ball was caught by his own dad, the challenge of keeping up adult friendships, getting busted for a shampoo mishap, the ongoing saga of teenage daughter demands around...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, August 21st, 2026 / It's the Friday show and Josh and Chantel kick things off with a Tinder matchup in Antarctica, a utility crew rescued a stranded raccoon from a power pole, a batch of bizarre invention ideas, how we met and what did we expect beforehand, the latest update on the Big Bear Valley bald eagle nest, back-to-school shopping with...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, August 20th, 2026 / It's National Radio Day and we're digging into the history of Marconi and the first-ever radio broadcast, Josh wants to get the brand new Pixel 11 phone and Pixel Watch, a 90-year-old Parkinson's warrior's fundraising walk, Chantel tried Josh's home pickled beets, the Pistol nickname is sort if catching on, we love the ri...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, August 19th, 2026 / Should the NFL ever field an international team, this week's preseason football and the regular season opener rematch between the Patriots and Seahawks, a lucky IT-free morning, dreams about retiring in Massachusetts and a feel good story about senior women free diving to clean up Cape Cod's ponds, drum practice is on ho...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, August 18th, 2026 / The whole town is getting chip-sealed, a family heirloom ring rescued from a NYC garbage transfer station, cookie dough vs. baked cookies, the sacred soup rules, Josh's beet pickling adventures, a sweet listener shoutout to a little superfan reenacting the show at home, arcade stories from a Utah mall, would Chantel ever a...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, August 17th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off the week with a look back at the road trip & concert filled weekend, a heartwarming rescue of a kitten who hitched an 800-mile ride under a car, a Taylor Swift tribute band concert complete with wacky wigs, we took our daughter to see her favorite teen band, hotel key cards and roller derby alt...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, August 14th, 2026 / A CPAP mishap leads to a sleepless night, Tampa Airport's "Duffels of Dignity" program is turning unclaimed luggage into donations for foster kids, the internet's "hottest NFL coaches" list, the upcoming concert road trip, toasted vs. untoasted sandwiches, get Clueless with a coworker who "just didn't get it", the origins o...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Thursday, August 13th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel kick off the show with a Dutch Bros drink order for their needy teenager, a 1972 graduating class gifted their old high school a new sign, the surprisingly strange origin of the 10-gallon hat, Crest vs. Colgate, Chantel's new drumming obsession takes over the living room, summer regrets as camping season...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 / On this episode of Wake Up Classy97, Josh and Chantel dig into the eternal youngest-vs-oldest sibling debate, share an uplifting story about a local Santa look-alike who donated a kidney to a stranger, break down the viral TikTok conspiracy theory claiming the world would lose gravity for seven seconds, swap playful jabs...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, August 11th, 2026 / Why kids are calling everything "AI" when they mean fake, a heroic pet goose saves a Texas family's barn from fire and earns himself a girlfriend goose, our overflowing beet harvest kicks off a canning adventure, the sad news that Jackie the eagle from the beloved Big Bear Valley nest cam has passed away, Chantel commits t...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Monday, August 10th, 2026 / Josh and Chantel are back from a week off and diving right into everything we missed! A Beach Boys debate, a recap of our late-night trip to see the new Spider-Man: Brand New Day, a feel-good story about a former Wendy's employee turned Yale scholarship recipient, Chantel's chili mac mishap, Josh recounts his 50-mile Sawtoo...

Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Friday, July 31st, 2026 / It's the last Wake Up Classy 97 show before Josh heads off on a 10-day backpacking and fly-fishing trip in the mountains, so Josh and Chantel pack in plenty of laughs before the break. They discuss Josh's lifelong mispronunciation of "accessories", share a story about an 11-year-old leukemia patient whose hospital-window got...

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,...

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...

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-s...

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,...

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...

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...

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 a...

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 d...