Mr. Curiosity

In this episode, the Morning Crew answer your questions about Joe and Jon's out-of-work hangs, home routines and learning how to count with their finger segments.

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 ([email protected]) 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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

The WNEP Morning Crew gathers along with Shawn Dunn and Ex-WNEP Reporter and Go Joe "Sidekick" Chris Keating via... Joe's iPhone? Sometimes simple is better as the crew catches up with Chris and answers your [email protected] questions concerning spiteful anchor vacationing, mountain biking machismo, deep-fried cicada, and the ultimate animal fight showdown... with one major caveat!?!? It's your turn... Press PLAY!

In this episode, Mindi, Jon, and Joe are joined by WNEP's Digital Director Shawn Dunn to dive deep into the Brown Bag of random viewer-provided questions! We're talking anchor seat positioning, wedding gifts, permanent jewelry, mind-controlling chemtrails and most importantly, just why Mindi would sleep in a stinky County Fair Porta-Potty for only $2500?!? You'll only find the answers to all of these questions if you press PLAY!

In this episode, Mindi and Joe are joined by ex-WNEP Reporter, current WNEP Sales Guy Fred Lettieri. Fred briefly discusses his unique transition from being a TV Guy to a Sales Executive...Uhhhhhh? The crew then dives into your questions from the Brown Bag, to find out, amongst other things, if it's OK to leave your spouse because of their "hot feet"!?! Oh, it'll all make sense. Just press PLAY!

In this episode, the WNEP Morning Crew answers your questions on news car etiquette, wind chill factor, the world's greatest holiday, and most importantly... If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down!?! Get your questions in for future episodes at [email protected] and whatever you do, let it mellow!?

Have a Brown Bag Monday question? Send it to [email protected]

In this episode, Pennsylvania Outdoor Lifers Brian Hillingshead and Don Jacobs join Jon, and Joe for a rare Man Show episode? The problem is, Joe’s manhood is questioned as he confesses to having emotional hunting issues, and earthworm hooking regret when fishing. Also, the guys take on the quesition... what makes Chinese food so good? And, learn how Jon and Brain first unknowingly met with weapons in hand, many years before WNEP brought them together? The Brown Bag really gets heated when Mindi "storms" in, to school the boys on fake eyelash application and technique!?Come with us and join the fun, if you’re man enough???

Mrs. Curiosity, yes Mrs., Woody Woodpecker, Underdog cancel culture, Florida flatness, endless repeat song frustrations, Wham Cam woes and The Morning Crew’s real love of NEPA, including Mindi’s first pierogi? All this and more, smushed into this special Brown Bag episode with Mindi, Jon, Tim and Joe answering your questions! You’ll also experience a rare group Woody Woodpecker synchronized laugh? Press play, or live forever with regret and dismay!

In this episode, Mindi, Tim and Joe are joined by WNEP audio and production veteran and legend, Frank Gerardi!Frank is thrown right into the action with stories of awkward situations in catholic confessionals? Some answers and solution even emerge. Also, we have the winner of a hypothetical WNEP Royal Rumble!!! You may be surprised!!!Oh, we can be serious too, with talk of the I-95 corridor, optical illusions of wheel motion and movie favorites, to which Rob Reiner keeps resurfacing. Just press play and get ready to drive your ears over the audio cliff, just like Thelma and Louise!

In this episode, it's all guys, a first! New WNEP media content guru Joe Kohut joins Jon Meyer, photojournalist Tim Hopkins, and Joe Snedeker to talk about his departure from print media to his new position at WNEP. If that sounds too boring, don't you worry, the conversation quickly descends to insect parts in the foods you eat, Jon Meyer being too nice of a guy, group singing and why Joe doesn't wear a wedding ring! That just begins the tip of the bizarre iceberg of Brown Bag questions from you, the viewers! Send your questions for future episodes to [email protected] and press play to unleash the XY chromosome dominant episode discussion right now!

This episode brings WNEP’s Kerry Kearns in with Claire, Joe and the “man behind the curtain”, Shawn Dunn to bring you some holiday cheer?!?The gang discusses man moisturizing, the effectiveness and purpose of knit blankets, The Moon (also getting “mooned”), and is pronouncing the word “street” as “shtreet” a massive journalistic conspiracy?Think of it as a Christmas party for your ears! Just press PLAY!

In this episode, Claire, Mindi and Joe are joined by Jack Culkin’s mustache… and… John himself! Before digging into the Brown Bag and answering your questions about the ionosphere, expressionless hamsters and teeth flossing, Jack's mustache has a lot to say! Prepare to get hairy! Just press play to find out all that ensues!

Our Morning Crew, minus Mindi, gather to discuss their Thanksgiving plans and un-plans?Is it possible to FaceTime a traditional holiday meal? How long will a ham sandwich last on the moon? What’s with newspeople’s clothes, hair, color wheels, and working through holidays? Also, what became of Tinky Winky and his creepy/cute colleagues? Put the turkey in the oven, gather the family around, and just press play!

In this episode, Claire and Joe get surprise guests from WNEP’s Home and Backyard Show! Yes, Jackie Lewandoski and Martina Yencho join the podcast! The history and evolution of H&B is discussed and explained lightheartedly, but quickly devolves into Brown Bag revelations of music recommendations, fish emotions, federal mail offenses and the lack of Mom and daughters having the same name?!? Sit back, have a bite to eat and let your ears be entertained!

Mr. Curiosity gets Creepy? In this episode, Joe and Claire are on duty, but both Jon and Mindi are absent, replaced by WNEP guests photojournalist Tim Hopkins and Creepy Side of NEPA podcaster Dan "T-Dog" Kosloski! Since it’s Halloween time, the crew discusses weird and unexplained situations that they have gone through, yet Joe insists on keeping The Brown Bag rational and scientific! Also, would you give up modern plumbing for a human kitty litter? How about life in a banana costume for $250K? All this awaits your ears. Just press PLAY! You may even find out what happened to Joe’s Communion wafer back in the 1970s?!?

On this episode of Mr. Curiosity, Newswatch 16's Melissa Steininger joins the morning team to answer your Brown Bag Monday questions!

In this cut of Mr. Curiosity, the Brown Bag speaks volumes with rogue guest Newswatch 16 producer Caitlin Rowe joining Mindi, Claire and Joe for a verbal female dominance!Does the shape of food alter its taste? How OK is it to share streaming passwords with “loved ones?" If that’s not enough, wait until you hear about Joe’s new cleaning technique using his wife’s luffa puffy thing? The ladies are disgusted!?!Send your questions for future episodes to [email protected], but listen NOW!

In this episode, the entire morning crew and even WNEP's media content producer Shawn Dunn joins in to answer your Brown Bag questions. Claire debuts and sings part of her new intro song while Mindi defends her "helicopter mom" desires. Jon and Joe discuss their love of synthetic fibers while Shawn cringes at the term...Webmaster?!!? What are you waiting for, just press PLAY!!!

In this episode, Joe persuades behind-the-scenes WNEP personalities into the podcast studio to help answer your Brown Bag questions.Commercial traffic guy Bruce Abbot and Executive Producer Brigid Lawrence join Joe to discuss their duties, reporter head nodding, local mountain geometry, Canadian forest fires and how cats would ruin the planet just like us if they were more intelligent!?!

We answer viewer questions about everything from candy apple stands to why it doesn't get dark as soon as the sun sets in this week's episode of the Mr. Curiosity podcast.If you have questions for us, email them to [email protected].

In this episode, Joe goes deep diving into the life and philosophy of WNEP's Claire Alfree. Not only do they discuss how her being alive is a direct result of the 1992 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption, but how hard work, a positive attitude and drive will set your course to success.Clair and Joe also answer your Brown Bag questions discussing extreme couponing, sloths on Red Bull and how they may really hate each other... NOT!!!

In this episode of Mr. Curiosity, Jon and Joe are joined by local broadcaster, legend (in his own mind), and general manager in the Bold Gold Media group Michael G. Stanton. Mike turns the interview tables on Joe and dives into his Go Joe 26 Charity Bike Ride for St. Joseph's Center and the history of it! Then the show goes off the rails into questions from the Brown Bag, including dark and lonely cartoon cereal mascots, Jon's long torso, and why Joe's grandmother used to throw hot water on his childhood friends?!? Protect your ears and give it a try.Have a Brown Bag question? Send it to [email protected]

In this week's episode of Mr. Curiosity, the Brown Bag speaks! Not only is Joe overwhelmed with the lady power of Mindi and Elizabeth, but emotions run high as we address your questions to Elizabeth Worthington on her last day at WNEP. Even Elizabeth's boyfriend speaks from the great beyond....beyond the Brown Bag!? Get your questions in for future episodes to [email protected]

In this episode of Mr. Curiosity, The WNEP Morning Crew answers your questions with a special guest… Kerry Kearns. Kerry is making her producorial (is that a word?) comeback to the big 1-6! Hear a little about what Kerry's been up to in Idaho and returning to WNEP.Join in on the fun and get your questions for future episodes to [email protected]

In this episode of Mr. Curiosity, The WNEP Morning Crew answers your questions with a special guest…T-Dog?!?Director and host of the Creepy Side of NEPA podcast Dan Kosloski joins in on the session to discuss the history of Top Dog, why Jon Meyer is such a nice guy, In-Laws, hornets nests and even helps Elizabeth in her singing debut!! Join in on the fun and get your questions for future episodes to [email protected] Hot diggity dog!?!

In this episode, Brown Bag Monday returns with the crew from Newswatch 16 This Morning. Join Joe, Jon, Mindi and Elizabeth as they answer viewer questions about everything from sleep to viewer photos, matching clothes and more.

In this episode of Mr. Curiosity, Joe talks with his former student (sort of?) Earl Granville. You'll hear how Earl's life arc took him from Joe's detention class at Carbondale Area High School in the 1990s to boot camp at Ft. Benning with his twin brother Joe when 9/11 happened. Earl discusses his nine years in the Army National Guard as an Infantryman, with deployments to Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan, where he lost his left leg through to a roadside bomb while on patrol. STOP! Don’t go feeling sorry for Earl! You’ll hear about healthy ways to battle adversity through the positivity in his messaging, real-life solutions from his own experiences and participating as an inspiration and motivating force through psychical fitness challenges and marathons across the country. He may even bring out a concrete block tied to a chain to prove his point!? WHAT? Ears open... GO!

In this episode of Mr. Curiosity, Joe tries his best to connect with his man crush buddy Dick Yuengling, the big man of the Yuengling Brewery in Pottsville! However, we learn that Dick is too busy and may not even know what a podcast is, so in his place are his two awesome daughters, Wendy and Jennifer, chatting with Joe and running many of the Yuengling Company operations! Learn the history of the Yuengling Brewery, how it has changed and evolved over the years and what is being planned for its forthcoming 200th anniversary as America's Oldest Brewery!! Wowza! Still, Joe won't let go of his fascination with Dick Yuengling. What's he really like? Does he shovel snow, run a vacuum cleaner, and do yard work? Or, is he more of a highbrow, vacationing in France via private jet, spending money on lavish cars, expensive clothes and fine jewelry? And who was this YOUNG (Yuengling) man who left Germany centuries ago to start it all? Have a lager, sit back and press play!

In this episode of Mr. Curiosity, Joe mixes it up with Nate Lee, owner of the epic and unique Fugetaboutit Restaurant in Hazleton. How does a snowstorm take you from the streets of Hazleton to Nashville, Tennessee? Wait until you hear Nate's stories, from being buds with Mrs. Brady and Florence Henderson to chowing down with Steve Winwood! Even Dick Yuengling's eating habits are discussed! Order some take-out, get your ears open and let it PLAY!

In this Mr. Curiosity episode, Joe talks with WNEP's Chris Keating.Is he a spoiled brat from a big-shot restauranteur family from Georgia, or just a regular guy with smarts and passion for journalism who found his way from Penn State University to WNEP? You'll hear about his life journey and how he was in the top 15% of his high school‘s graduation class for being the best-looking, smartest and most athletic—FOR REAL!?!? Chris is great at what he does, works hard at it, and loves his job, but maybe not as much as his TV meteorologist girlfriend? He might just give it all away for her, or, become Joe's handler and diaper purchaser--WHAT!? It's all waiting for you, just click PLAY!