Cabin Pressure with Shawn and "G"

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Ever wondered why flight attendants seem to know who you are the second you step on board? We walk you through the split-second scan that crews use to spot potential threats, find hidden helpers like nurses and firefighters, and gauge who’s tuned in versus tuned out. That quick read isn’t about judging your style—it’s the first layer of safety in a cabin where medical events and sur...

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Cold snaps that knock iguanas from trees. Frost in Florida with no de-icing in sight. A six-hour delay that snowballs from aircraft swaps to maintenance mysteries while a “crew stalker” circles for secret intel. We take you behind the curtain of airline operations and the small human moments that make or break a travel day: the myth that crews get paid to wait, the art of staying ca...

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Ever had that stomach-drop moment when you realize the phone you need for a four-day trip is still on the counter? We start there—calculating U-turns, praying for green lights—and use it to launch into a sharp, funny, and useful look at readiness when the weather, the job, or life gets messy. From Ohio whiteouts to late-night crew comms, we break down what actually helps when turnin...

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Ever feel phantom itches after someone whispers “bed bugs”? We kicked off with a Tokyo run that turned into a full-on bunk inspection, a jittery hotel check, and the kind of crew paranoia every frequent flyer secretly understands. From there, we went hunting for limited-edition flight attendant Pikachu plushies, only to learn the shop lived outside security—proof that airports are o...

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What happens when a viral stunt collides with a 30-minute boarding window? We unpack the headline-grabbing case of two intoxicated passengers who plopped into first class and spun their removal into clicks and cash—then walk through the quiet, unglamorous reality of how crews make safety calls that keep hundreds of travelers moving. No drama, just decisive risk management when bag s...

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A 14-hour polar hop to Japan can teach you everything about culture, service, and what holds a crew together when plans fall apart. We open with seniority shock—“Big Papa” bunk choices and how international crews sprint through service to earn real rest—then zoom into the tiny cultural cues that matter, like why tipping in Japan is not just unnecessary but insulting. From there, it’...

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What happens when your office is the sky and winter decides to flex?

We kick off the year on YouTube and immediately get thrown into a full-blown travel gauntlet: East Coast storms shredding commutes, a Dubai trip canceled in a rapid-fire cascade of alerts, and an unexpected holding pattern over a bomb threat that somehow didn’t shut down the terminal. We break down the behind-the-sc...

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Holiday chaos, stadium misadventures, and a house full of colds set the stage for a fast, funny flight through the realities of airline life. We break down the surprisingly tender moments—like a frequent flyer’s familiar smile after 25 years—and the gritty parts travelers don’t see: pets that can’t sit in bulkhead, medical scares triggered by “just in case” motion meds, and the spri...

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The week snowed sideways, the runway sparked, and comfort food did the heavy lifting. We kick off with a rejected takeoff that ends safely but rattles the nerves, then dive into a whiteout commute so bad it makes four lanes feel like one. Between a smoky, wobbling rental and holiday lists that never end, we find sanity in big-batch wedding soup and bread that takes days to coax into...

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A full glass of Chardonnay met a barefoot passenger’s shoe, and somehow that still didn’t crack the Top 3 of aviation crimes this week. We kick things off with holiday cabin chaos: overhead bins stuffed like a Patagonia outlet, and the one rule that keeps civilization alive at 35,000 feet—wear shoes, lose the pajamas, and ask like a human.

Then we zoom way out. Taylor Swift’s behind-...

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The holidays don’t just bring twinkle lights and travel deals—they bring maximum turbulence. We open the cabin door on real frontline stories from winter ops and half-empty flights to the non-rev legends who test every ounce of patience. There’s the first-class vaper who learns the hard way that status doesn’t outrank rules, and the quiet logistics behind weight and balance that kee...

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We trade Vegas chaos and a 12-hour kids’ dance marathon for hard-won travel wisdom, a kindness mantra that actually works, and stories from the jump seat that range from first class squatters to legends Jack and Lop. Practical rules, human moments, and holiday survival—delivered with a wink.

• holiday travel stress and simple survival rules
• costs of youth activities a...

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Ever wonder which flights make crews groan and which ones make the day fly by? We open the cabin door on a week packed with real aviation life: a shredded run-flat, a surprisingly meaningful Amazon Flex route delivering food-bank packages, and a chance meeting with a flight attendant who started at Pan Am in 1968 and went on to log 47 years in the sky. Her stories bridge the 707 era...

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Ever watched a simple trip turn into a sitcom? We kick off with a cursed run to Palm Springs—stuck galley bin, maintenance call, ATC hold, go‑around, then jammed stairs on arrival—before settling into perfect desert golf and blue skies. It’s a snapshot of modern air travel: crews and passengers riding the same turbulence, each with a different job to do once the door closes.

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A blunt PSA, a nail-biter movie breakdown, and a beach list you’ll actually use—this one moves. We kick off by calling out airport bathroom offenders and then swing into the oddly soothing satisfaction of a full garage reboot. From there, we dive into a nuclear-crisis thriller that had us sweating for all the right reasons. We connect the on-screen chain-of-command to real-world pro...

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A perfect room in Cabo, the beach on lock, and then the headlines turn dark. We walk you through the moment we hit pause, weighed cartel warnings and fresh advisories, and flipped the trip to Palm Springs. The real story isn’t the resort—it’s how to read risk, tune out noise, and make a call that lets you actually relax once you land.

From there, we crack open the most expe...

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Ever watched a grown man do yoga and push-ups in an airplane aisle while he blocks the cabin? We did—and that’s just one scene from a wild run that starts with an international first and ends with a sharp talk about money, manners, and respect at 35,000 feet.

We kick off with Shawn’s first real international trip to Athens, where the 787’s picture-window jump seats deliver ...

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Start with a septic pump failure, add non-rev roulette, then shake in a first-class passenger drying her hands with a toilet seat cover. That’s our week. From the ground-up mess to the sky-high absurdity, we pull back the curtain on why people lose their cool on airplanes—and how to keep yours when elbows sprawl, feet roam, and someone mistakes the cabin for a yoga studio.

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Ever watch a safety drill and wonder what it feels like on the other side? We open with the grit behind flight attendant recurrent training—peer pressure, tiny procedural details, and the CPR updates that never seem to stop—then shift gears into the strange-but-true world of October: presidents born this month, why black and orange became the season’s colors, and how Irish turnips m...