The Wake Up Call with Scotch and Mandy
The Wake Up Call on Froggy 99.9 is your daily dose of laughs, energy, and everything you need to kickstart your morning! Broadcasting live from Fargo, North Dakota, catch Scotch and Mandy every weekday from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. as they bring you the funniest moments, local flavor, and the kind of chemistry only this trio can deliver. Whether it’s hilarious listener calls, off-the-wall stories, or just the crew being their unpredictable selves, the podcast brings you the best segments from the live show—so you never miss a beat, even if you sleep in. Start your day with a smile—The Wake Up Call is here to wake up Fargo (and your earbuds)!
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Mandy spotted a new ice cream flavor in town that pushed the boundaries — and inspired the Wake Up Call crew to do the same. Using a simple (and slightly chaotic) formula — liquor, syrup, and cookies — Scotch, Tank, and Mandy set out to design their own custom creations.
Then things get experimental. Inside the Wake Up Call Lab, the team combines all their favorite tastes into one “super flavor” with u...
It’s Friday Food Fight on The Wake Up Call, and this week gets a little chaotic. The crew debates the best late‑night order, from Taco Bell runs and McDonald’s classics to Casey’s pizza and Kwik Trip snack hauls. Listeners from Fargo‑Moorhead and across the region weigh in with their go‑to midnight moves, proving that late‑night decisions aren’t always healthy… but they’re always hones...
It’s a loaded May 1 edition of Birthday, Birthday, Birthdays! on The Wake Up Call, with a mix of country music, blockbuster movies, and one of the biggest TV shows of all time. Tank brings the clues for a country superstar with decades of hits and a successful acting career, a Hollywood leading man known for a best‑selling movie trilogy, and an actress who became a global name through a fantasy series that had ...
Mandy brings a simple question that turns into a full-blown debate: are paper invites still necessary for grad parties… or is a text enough? The crew breaks down tradition vs. convenience, guest list chaos, and Mandy’s bold rule—if she doesn’t have your number, you’re not invited.
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Tank’s been out watching Olivia play softball… and let’s just say it feels more like January than April. From hand warmers and blanket burritos to THAT dad in shorts, we break down the reality of Midwest spring sports—and Froggy listeners share how cold is too cold to sit through a game.
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It’s a Hollywood‑heavy edition of Birthday, Birthday, Birthdays! on The Wake Up Call, celebrating two April 30 birthdays that bring together blockbuster action and early 2000s nostalgia. Tank rolls out the clues for a modern superhero star who’s been part of some of the biggest movie franchises of the last decade, while Scotch and Mandy work through the hints and narrow it down piece by piece.
Then it shi...
Between middle school practices, high school games, concerts, rehearsals, and everything else, family dinner doesn’t look like it used to. In this episode, the Wake Up Call crew talks about the reality of feeding a family when everyone’s on a different schedule. Do family dinners still happen? Do they even matter? And what does “dinner” look like in a house full of busy kids? Plus, listeners chime in with ho...
The Wake Up Call crew runs through this week’s biggest country music headlines — including new collaborations, fresh singles, and upcoming projects — then turns the news into a boot‑scootin’ Country Hoedown. All country. All new. All Froggy.
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It’s a triple‑birthday celebration on Birthday, Birthday, Birthdays! as The Wake Up Call marks three April 29 birthdays that span music, movies, and pop‑culture history. Tank brings the clues for a true country music legend with decades of unforgettable hits, a Hollywood star who defined films in the ’80s and ’90s, and a cult‑favorite actress whose roles helped shape iconic movies of the &rsquo...
How well do you really know North Dakota?
Tank reads a series of true‑or‑false statements about the Peace Garden State, and the Wake Up Call crew decides if each one is North Dakota! — or Nuh! From strange small‑town facts to state history curveballs, this one tests local knowledge in the most fun way possible.
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Some spots around Fargo–Moorhead feel like they belong in a much bigger city. Mandy recently visited the Moorhead Public Library and was blown away by how modern, cozy, and unexpected it felt — slides for the kids, fireplaces, cubbies, and spaces you wouldn’t normally associate with a library.
We’re asking: what’s your pick?
Which local place makes you forget, even for a moment, that you’...
It’s a triple‑birthday edition of Birthday, Birthday, Birthdays! on The Wake Up Call, celebrating three familiar names who all share an April 28 birthday. Tank brings the clues for a movie star who broke big in the early 2000s and later built a successful business empire, an internationally acclaimed actress known for award‑winning performances, and one of late‑night television’s most recognizable faces.
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From forgotten alarms to autopilot mistakes, Mondays have a sneaky way of sabotaging the start of the week. Tank shares how his Monday nearly started late, Scotch keeps things moving, and listeners chime in with the small but unmistakable signs that the weekend ended way too fast.
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It’s another Make Us Laugh Monday on The Wake Up Call! Scotch, Tank and Mandy kick off the week with dad‑joke favorites about haunted house parties, pirates shopping second‑hand, and fries that aren’t so French. Then listeners bring the laughs with Chex‑paying cereal, space bars, tech jokes, awkward interviews, and a reminder that the Wright brothers really were Wright.
Quick, clean laughs to make your Monday better.
It’s another round of Birthday, Birthday, Birthdays! on The Wake Up Call, highlighting two very different April 27 birthdays that span genres and generations. Tank drops the clues for a modern country guitarist who’s been a steady presence on country radio for years, while Scotch and Mandy talk through the hints without ever going too deep into the weeds.
Then the game shifts gears with a pop culture supe...
Impossible choices. Strong opinions. Zero mercy.
Scotch, Tank, and Mandy take on pop culture, nostalgia, snacks, music, and random life staples—then decide which one has to go. Expect laughs, hot takes, and at least one person getting fired up every round.
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Somewhere between tired and fed up.
The Wake Up Call asked listeners: what’s something everyone seems to love… that you’re officially over? From nonstop group texts and QR‑code menus to streaming overload and endless notifications, it turns out we’re all quietly done with the same things.
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Tank puts Scotch and Mandy to the test with another round of Random Facts — That Could Also Be True or False, and this one is designed to mess with your brain.
Are you actually taller in the morning? Can clouds really weigh more than a million tons? Did sharks seriously exist before trees? The crew locks in their answers, argues their cases, and then finds out who was confidently wrong.
It’s fast, fun, and surprisingly ...
There are two types of people at Fargo grocery stores: those who walk the sidewalk… and those who cut straight through the landscaping to get in and out faster. Mandy admits she’s a landscape walker, which sparks a heated (and hilarious) debate about what that says about a person.
The Wake Up Call dives into parking lot personalities and asks the big question — what’s your immediate judgment when you s...
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