News from the Crabby Coffee Shop

Mar 05 2025 114 ep. 48 mins 48

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Step up to the counter and grab a cup of curmudgeonness with an extra shot of humor. Every week, Minnesota's odd couple Kenny Olson and Amy Daniels bring their steaming hot takes to the issues and concerns of the day worth griping about. They are also joined by their "famous" "friends" along the way. No issue is too small to grouse about, and get those kids off the lawn too.

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Why Do News People Say That?? with CBS News' Jamie Yuccas

Mar 05 2025 56 mins

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 un

The Best and Worst Movies Ever Made with Holly D. Roberts

Feb 26 2025 55 mins

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 contr

Blame Canada with Judd Zulgad

Feb 20 2025 61 mins

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 Americ

Why Gen X Needs to Shut Up

Feb 12 2025 45 mins

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

A cup of joe with John Hines

Feb 05 2025 57 mins

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 Bus

Contrarian Marriage Advice and Why You Should Never Lend Money

Jan 29 2025 55 mins

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 abo

Weather Talk for Introverts and Living in Isolation

Jan 22 2025 45 mins

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? Learn more abou

How Did We Go From Jarts To Adult Legos?

Jan 16 2025 57 mins

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 h

TV News Wars and The End of Life

Jan 08 2025 67 mins

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

Trailer: The Return of News From The Crabby Coffee Shop

Jan 06 2025 1 mins

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