About this episode
Wake Up Classy 97 with Josh & Chantel from Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 / It’s a jam-packed, slightly slushy Tuesday on Wake Up Classy 97! Josh & Chantel kick things off with Fat Tuesday, the Chinese New Year, and a full Idaho road report—because winter decided to clock back in. Then it’s mystery box madness as Chantel considers dropping $85 on unclaimed mail chaos, things get weird (and a little creepy) when they dive into Meta’s new AI patent, a dad secretly reads the entire Twilight saga for parenting research, the Olympic medal count heats up ahead of bobsled weekend, the “Believe” sing-off challenge, the great banana ripeness debate, dried apple witch trauma from second grade, ESPN’s ranking of the hardest sports in the world, and so much more!Timestamps:(0:00) - Bonus: Mardi Gras & Chinese New Year(2:39) - Slushy roads(6:30) - Unclaimed mail(12:18) - Good News(13:54) - Meta AI for the dead(19:03) - Chantel's day off(23:53) - Dad books(29:57) - Bobsleds & Olympic movies(35:50) - Song lyric game(41:23) - Banana scale(47:54) - Hardest sports(54:20) - Benjamin Button(1:00:02) - Fry sauce(1:06:42) - Would You Rather(1:08:52) - Barnacles