Mr. Curiosity

In this episode, Mindi, Shawn, Jon, and Joe are joined by Rusty Fender, an aerospace engineer, radio and television host, and cinematic historian. Don’t worry. This quickly devolves into mayhem and chaos as your Brown Bag questions set Rusty and the gang into topical tangents that even Rusty’s nerdy cerebrum couldn’t compute!?? After all, he’s 18 months from 70 years old—-WHAT!? Press play, you’ll see!

In this episode, Nikki, Shawn, Jon and Joe answer your questions concerning daylight time variations, restaurant menu ordering, infomercial buys, weather impact alerts, Kerry Kearns coolness, deathbed puzzles and end the show with Nikki finding a diamond engagement ring at the bottom of the Brownbag!? Where’s John Quiñones when you need him!? Just press play….

In this, the first episode of 2025, the Morning Crew dives into a sterling discussion and answers your Brown Bag questions on Legos, cremated body parts, Joe’s bizarre restaurant behavior, the last time you held your child’s hand, and, ohh, so much more! The crew even takes a deep dive into Cracker Barrel and waitressing!?! Who knew Nikki was a three-star waitress veteran? Hold the hand of someone you love and press play, before it’s too late!!

In this episode, Shawn, Jon and Joe are joined by Jelly Roll lover Kerry Kearns. Her role as WNEP producer and special reporter adds to her charm and podcast vibe as the crew answers your submitted questions on beanbags, electric cars, concerts, pastries, and more! The show ends with a flashback question for Kerry and her family restaurant and a wonderfully timed, unplanned random call in from Mindi Ramsey! Then there's the Jelly Roll thing--over and over! Click Play and listen to your ears ooze with joy!

In this episode, Mindi and Joe invite special guests Mike Stanton and Alaina Lengner to the studio! Mike discusses just what it’s like to shower outside on the streets of Honesdale for his annual charity fundraiser! Things devolve quickly into viewer Brown Bag questions about Home Depot, toe aches, reading voices, solar flares Mindi’s make-up and oh so much more! The program ends with a rather disturbing cat fight. Listen to the voices in your head… Press Play!

Valeria Quiñones is our special guest for this week’s Mr. Curiosity podcast. She joins Jon, Shawn and Joe to discuss her career arc, flossing, toilet stalls, and more! Press play and go from Puerto Rico to WNEP with laughs and stats, all in less than 40 minutes!

In this episode, get ready to shimmy with the gang. Shawn, Jon, Mindi, and Joe answer your Brown Bag questions concerning dishwashers, almonds, cookies, car blinkers, separate beds for Punxsutawney Phil and his mate, and most importantly... Do you like "The Shimmy"?!? Just press play and shimmy away.

In this episode, the entire crew is in to discuss topics and answer your questions about naming winter storms, turkey vs beef, confusing addresses, bathroom cleaning holes, and even Jack Culkin’s cowboy hat! He even makes a surprise call-in visit! There’s even talk of a John Bon Jovi look-alike caught shoplifting?!? Press play or regret it for life!

In this ripe, fresh episode, Mindi, Jon, Shawn and Joe get a special guest to the podcast….wait for it…..Travis Bisbing!? Travis has been contributing his questions for many episodes, and now we finally all meet him and hear his story. The crew also tackles subjects related to self-indulgence behavior trends, closet bust-outs, famous meetings, and more! A final wrap-up with Shawn’s restaurant bathroom in-stall sink dilemma and Joe’s luffa scrub will leave you questioning the nature of mankind!? Ready, set ….play!

In this shiny new edition, Nikki, Mindi, Jon and Joe all gather to answer your slightly disturbing Brown Bag questions! Topics include: bathroom etiquette, dog pooping efficiency, Mindi’s new electric car, Joe’s fake behavior in Jon’s presence and Nikki’s Bermuda Triangle disappearance? Press play and entertainment and laughter is a guarantee!

The “core” crew gets deep in this episode, answering your questions concerning hobbies, Einstein's relativity, mortician nepotism, and candy wrappers found under the seats at funeral parlors!?! Dig in deep with Jon, Mindi, Shawn and Joe!

In this special episode, Joe and Nikki are joined by Jack Culkin, without his plus-one… the mustache! The crew discusses facial hair, pharmaceutical and winter storm naming, tornadoes, dog training and a final song-along… ohh, ohh, ohhhh Ozempic!?! Set your ears free!

You've got questions. We've got answers! The morning crew answers your questions concerning the "people icons" of heating and cooling systems in cars, Jon's hot feet, Joe's pool aversion, Shawn's 2 inches of rain and Nikki's semi-nude pictures of George Clooney? Press PLAY now before it's too late!

In this episode of Mr. Curiosity, we answer your Brown Bag Monday questions about birds, road trips, wind chill and exploding heads?!?

In this episode, Nikki Krize joins Jon and Joe to update us on her new work life, sleep cycle and birds!?! Your questions to The Brown Bag (brownbag@wnep.com) about guilty pleasures, pickles, apples, milk, and many other non-food topics have been answered. Bite into a nice dill spear and press PLAY… you won’t regret it!

In this episode, the crew is joined by epic WNEP evening news anchor Lisa Washington! Lisa discusses her upbringing, professional career arc and her new (4 years) life in northeast Pennsylvania. But this is no biography; we quickly descend into your Brown Bag questions about Disney, Jon’s height issues, roller-skating, food/pierogies, the REAL seasons, and just what’s up with people from Pennsylvania and their fascination with The Carolinas!?! Lisa needs to know!

Are you ready for Katie Rose? Katie joined WNEP fresh out of college and did some desk work, character role-playing, phone answering, and line producing here at The News Station. Katie and the Morning Crew discuss her experiences answering phone calls at WNEP, but topics quickly devolve into your Brown Bag questions about Thank You cards, 4-way stops, the "dish detergent diet," and... Pickled Egg MAN!?! What?

In this episode, the show starts late... as Mindi holds everyone up to get her air compressor back in the trunk of her overworked Toyota Camry! Eventually the crew settles in to answer your questions concerning barrel dumps over Niagara Falls, airport arrival times, thermohaline circulation (WHAT?), Monty Python, and just why funeral parlors have such extra cushy carpets?!? Get down and tune IN! Send your questions to future episodes to brownbag@wnep.com

In this episode, the crew mixes it up with WNEP’s Stacy Lange and her “guest”?!? She’s pregnant! Girl talk devolves into your Brown Bag Monday questions about alt careers, meat eating, ageism dating, and most importantly, is it littering to throw a head of lettuce out of a moving car?!? Buckle up, press play and get ready for trash talk! Have a Brown Bag Monday question for us? Email it to brownbag@wnep.com