News from the Crabby Coffee Shop

This week in the Crabby Coffee Shop we're taking a look at why it's so freakin' hard to cancel subscriptions to things. Turns out, the company's are doing it on purpose! Amy and Kenny get to the bottom of their tricks. Also, they rant a bit about social media and why everyone has to share everything about themselves. Plus we hear about Kenny's 80 mile trip to get his dash cam working. See Privacy...

The show starts with Kenny Olson confronting Amy Daniels about her vacation and Kenny's recent experience hosting a show solo for the first time, which he didn't love. Plus, Amy recounts her one of a kind travel mishap. Then our boss Ginny Hubbard joins the conversation, discussing their shared careers and the evolution of AM 1500 KSTP over the last four decades. Kenny also delves into the decisio...

Legendary KSTP-TV sports anchor Joe Schmit dips into the Coffee Ship this week to talk about recent retirement. Schmit reflects on his transition from TV to PR and his return to TV, and the horrors of shifting from analog to HD TV. We learn about the the adaptation of his children's book about Joe Mauler into a musical, aiming to attract baseball players and emphasizes kindness and compassion. Plu...

Kenny and Amy are both quitting. This week, they debate which has it worse, the one who is quitting smoking and one who needs to quit eating too much. Which one is more crabby now? Also, we're all wondering how did the weather people manage to blow it on the storm that never happened this week? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva...

KS95 Superstar Dez stops by the Crabby Coffee Shop to share the story of one crabby celebrity who came by the radio studios and left a lasting impression! And we learn who some of the best artists to work with have been over the years. Kenny and Amy explore how Deb can be so happy and positive, even at 5 AM, plus we learn about her life growing up in Alaska! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

WCCO TV meteorologist Chris Shaffer reunited with his former co-host Amy Daniels to tell all about working at 104.1 The Point. Shaffer shares stories about working with a younger and dare we say feistier Amy Daniels back before Y2K. Find out how a guy goes from morning show intern to one of Minnesota's favorite weather guys, and why Shaffer believes that living on the East side of The River is bes...

Kenny Olson and Amy Daniels radio pal Bob Davis is living The Soulman's dream. So this week, Bob pulls his "Mobile Command Center" into the Coffee Shop parking lot to tell us about what it is like living life on the road. We learn about how Bob became one of the first podcasters and how the freedom allowed him to pull up stakes and live life on the road. The crew share radio stories from their tim...

Law & Order is the GREATEST television franchise of all-time. Or at least according to Amy Daniels and today's guest, Judd Zulgad. Naturally Kenny is not convinced and thinks they are both nerds for liking show. Kenny reads listener emails and some rather interesting talk on #2. Yes, poop. *** This edition was mistakenly dropped 1 day early. Blame fill-in guy, Ross! :) See Privacy Policy at ht...

Come for the traffic talk BUT stay for the pregnancy, vagina, and stronger sex talk! Kendall Mark from myTalk 107.1 tells all in this wildly entertaining edition with the former traffic reporter turned talk show host. Who knew there was competition in the marketplace amongst traffic reporters? Amy tries to translate what they are talking about for the rest of us. Kenny and Kendall go deep into Min...

Minnesota broadcasting legend Tommy Mischke returns to the studios to talk about his new addition to the Garage Logic Podcast Network "Mischke." Tommy talks about his time doing his last podcast The Mischke Roadshow and what life was like traveling the road. Plus we learn about his fascination with winter and why he wrote the book "Winter's Song." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Kenny Olson and Amy Daniels debate the level of laziness a person must reach before they are too far gone and can't be saved, and how close is Amy coming to that point? Then we call on our friend CBS News' anchor Jamie Yuccas so Kenny can gripe about TV news cliches and ask her why she left us here in Minnesota. Yuccas taps into her experience as a step-mom to help Kenny and Amy understand what th...

Just in time for the Oscars this weekend, Kenny Olson and Amy Daniels are joined by Holly D Roberts from MyTalk 107.1 to compare the best movie ever made to what might be the worst movie ever created. A movie so bad, it's never been released, Holly tells us about the controversial film "The Day the Clown Cried" by Jerry Lewis, which depicts a clown in a concentration camp and contrast that to "Die...

Kenny Olson and Amy Daniels call up Judd Zulgad from SKOR North to find out why we are all mad at Canada, mostly over hockey. The three crab about the SNL 50th anniversary special, which is overseen by a Canadian Lorne Michaels. They share their love of the shows history and reminisce about their favorite stars and sketches. Then they get to hockey talk and Judd explains why America is fighting Ca...

Kenny Olson and Amy Daniels are back this week to solve our biggest issue: Why are gas pumps so complicated and do they have to scream at us when it is seven below outside? Amy makes Kenny uncomfortable and the Soulman shares his  dislike for Gen X and how they are getting a bit too cocky. They also read and discuss listener emails, highlighting a unique Lego live stream and Kenny's continuing sno...

Kenny and Amy are back this week with legendary Hall of Fame broadcaster John Hines as their special guest. Hines reflects on his 50-year career in radio here in the Twin Cities and the three of them compare notes on attending Brown University for radio school. Hines shares his one regret during his time at various stations, including WLOL, K102 and 15 KSTP working with Charlie Bush. Hines also of...

Kenny Olson and Amy Daniels discuss adding a new service to the Coffee Shop, a drive-through life coaching service to solve customer problems. In their first installment, Kenny implores people to maintaining completely separate living spaces in marriage to avoid conflicts and answered a listener email about how long can date before you have to marry. They also answer a question about how long it t...

Kenny Olson and Amy Daniel look at why Minnesotans are so obsessed with talking about weather, even the introverts who don't want to talk to people at all. Kenny grills Amy about her radio background and then Amy tells the Soulman about a job he might be perfect for, living alone for $31,000 a year to watch out for fires. How long could you go without seeing people? See Privacy Policy at https://a...

Kenny and Amy are joined by KSTP TV's Chris Egert to look back on surviving childhood along with some of their adult quirks and personal fears. Chris wanders into a debate Kenny and Amy had about if adults should play with Legos, and how that compares to growing up with toys like Jarts and Easy Bake Ovens. Kenny also touched on childhood fears, such as quicksand and sinkholes and how you might act...

News From The Crabby Coffee Shop returns with new co-host Amy Daniels joining Kenny Olson each week. For our grand reopening, the Shop welcomes the Master of Morning Drive Cathy Wurzer to discuss her time working for AM 1500 and her new documentary "Broadcast Wars." The moving is a fascinating look back at the glory days of TV news in Minnesota. Cathy also discusses her non-profit "End In Mind" wh...

Turns out to nobody's surprise people are turning to OnlyFans to make a buck or two. A Missouri teacher and a MPD officer appear to be doing just that. And yes, they are doing what you are thinking... PLUS, what is proper concert going etiquette ? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Dawn details her colonoscopy. No, we aren't joking. As you might have guessed, the full McClain experience is on display... And seriously, we encourage all to get their colonoscopy! #CrabbyCares Plus Dawn's reaction to news stories from around the globe and more on the "Miami of Minnesota." Did Dawn believe it was true? FROM THE CAST Miami of Minnesota These sheep got HIGH Traveling groundhog Stuc...

We've found your next vacation destination! The Miami of Minnesota ... Winona! How should we punish this wild and crazy criminal out of Vermont? And finally, producer Ross sends us way too many emails. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Kenny was up REALLY early and went down another alien rabbit hole. This time in relation to the moon! And Dawn enlightens us on the top sex positions by state.  FROM THE CAST Alien's on the moon? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The crabby crew found a video on Facebook ( watch it here ) and naturally it made them very upset! If you are going to show us something difficult, show us all of the video, not just the "easy" parts. Plus, more bears are getting into trash... SHOCKING, huh? NOT! MORE PROM THE POD Hank The Tank! White Claw bear See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...