Calm Down with Erin and Charissa

Calm Down with Erin and Charissa

Calm Down With Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson is all about the conversations you would have with your friends when you think others aren't listening. It's like a text chain put into a podcast. This is the place where Erin and Charissa get real, and no subject is off limits. It’s a “pull back the curtain” look into their lives, while they also ask questions about everyone else’s. Get ready for unfiltered conversations between two girlfriends about life, gossip, sports, and pretty much every random topic that needs to be dissected. Get ready to Calm Down with Erin and Charissa.

Episodes

September 4, 2025 31 mins

Football is back, and Erin and Charissa are ready! They react to huge NFL news with the Cowboys trading Micah Parsons to the Packers and looking back on the history of the Cowboys after watching “America’s Team: The Gambler & His Cowboys” on Netflix. And that's not all that's going on! Coffee Conversations are back, and they are being interrupted by anxiety over Steve's position as Mack's emergency contact. Wh...

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It's that time of year! This week's Pregame edition of the Calm Down podcast revolves around all thing's week 1. Erin and Charissa talk must-pack items, the trials of being in the zone in public spaces and their Monday morning catchups. Also coming with the territory of a new season, Charissa is trying to be more organized and how to know when to get rid of sentimental things. Find out the good and bad times to approach Erin and Ch...

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Erin and Charissa kick things off this week answering questions about spying on Instagram stories and having a 20-year age gap in dating. They discuss a survey about the hottest hobbies for men and why woodworking should be higher on the list. Charissa also explains why she’s going to test a new theory to see if her boyfriend Steve is telling her the truth.

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August 21, 2025 35 mins

Erin and Charissa are back together after Steve's podcasting co-host debut! Erin had a fun time in NYC last week, co-hosting TODAY with Jenna and Friends and talks about her times on the show and hanging with her dad in the city. They talk Taylor Swift's appearance on the Calm Dow...I mean, New Heights podcast and the announcement of her new record. Charissa talks about the power of purging things from her life.

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Part 2 of Steve filling in for Erin and joining Charissa on this week’s episode of Calm Down. Producer Ryan hosts the “Not Newlyweds Game” where Charissa and Steve are quizzed on how well they know one another. They reveal why Charissa has a new favorite color and the truth about the pet peeves they can’t stand about one another.

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A very special Pregame with Steve filling in for Erin and joining Charissa on this week’s episode! They answer your questions including what Steve does for a living, what his first impression of Charissa was and why they have decided not to get married.

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Countdown to the start of football season is underway on an all-new episode of Calm Down with Erin and Charissa. Erin shares the latest show Charissa has her hooked on and why they’re wondering if they should get more involved on TikTok. Erin unveils her latest collab with WEAR as well as their newest designs for the 2025 NFL season while Charissa makes an unfortunate discovery about one of her ranch animals.

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It’s the “Pregame” of Calm Down where you ask the questions and Erin and Charissa provide the answers! They share what they plan to improve before the upcoming football season as well as the favorite hair treatments to keep everything healthy and fresh. They also take a trip down memory lane reminiscing about break up CDs and getting your parents to lie for you.

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The Big Show has arrived! Erin and Charissa send their well wishes and support to “Coach Prime” Deion Sanders after he announced his recovery from bladder cancer and echo the importance of early detection. Erin’s husband Jarret makes a surprise appearance to explain why he went with the “Tom Brady haircut” and Charissa shares some AI photos of Steve, hoping to encourage him to grow his hair o...

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Erin and Charissa are ready to Pregame and answer your questions! They tell you how to handle messy roommates and those people who like to invite themselves onto trips. Oh yeah, they also talk about "that picture". 

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Erin and Charissa catch up on Erin’s quest toward pickleball greatness and why she keeps saying that she is sorry and fighting with the instructor. They also want to go on a cruise together badly and Charissa has an experience in a bookstore that makes her reminisce on the “old” adage, “life isn’t fair”. All this and more, plus new Headlines on this episode of the Calm Down podcast.

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On this Pregame edition of the Calm Down podcast, Erin and Charissa talk about how to break up with a longtime friend, revisit childhood memories from last episode, discuss personal and professional do-overs and giving ultimatums in relationships. Also, what song was playing when Charissa danced with Mick Jagger and more! 

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This episode of Calm Down with Erin and Charissa wastes no time because Erin is starting pickleball and Charissa has some issues with what she’s been noticing on social media recently. They also dive deep on starting therapy again, why the beginning is always the hardest but why it’s so important to do it anyway. Striving for toned legs, banning the word “obsessed” and childhood stories about going to class ...

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No messing around when Erin and Charissa drop a new episode of the Pregame answering some of your questions. They tell you what they are most looking forward to with the upcoming football season, how to handle “mean girls” and why you need to step up and go for it when you’re asking that woman out on a date! You also don’t want to miss “Anonymous Follow Up” and what happens when two best friends ...

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The Big Show edition of Calm Down with Erin and Charissa has arrived recapping the 4th of July weekend! The ladies reminisce on their holiday weekend together and why it might be time to stop using the f-word so casually. Charissa admits she refuses to make the bed when Steve is out of town while Erin explains why she needs to start prioritizing sleep. They also try to figure out why everyone is talking about “Utah curls...

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Erin and Charissa are staying out of trouble to bring you a new episode of the Pregame! They answer your questions including:

Hobbies to engage in so that motherhood and work aren’t my entire identity?

I think a guy I like is using AI to text me?! Thoughts on this? Red flag?

What are the keys to a good marriage proposal / what not to do?

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July 3, 2025 49 mins

BIG things are happening on this BIG Show edition of Calm Down with Erin and Charissa. London, Cannes, Monte Carlo, Lake Cuomo… These ladies have been traveling the world, and they have stories to tell! Buckle up for good times, lots of laughs and how Charissa found herself dancing with a rock and roll legend.

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Erin and Charissa are back, baby! And on this Pregame edition of the Calm Down podcast, they talk about how to be a good host for the 4th of July, how to deal with a misbehaving child on a plane, a 95-year-old mom with a rude boyfriend (!), a listener's plea for Charissa and much more! 

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Erin and Charissa talk to Jane Wakely, Executive Vice President, Chief Consumer and Marketing Officer and Chief Growth Officer of International Foods at PepsiCo live onstage from Cannes. 

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Erin and Charissa talk to Ed Pilkington, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer at Diageo live onstage from Cannes. 

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