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Cabin Pressure with Shawn and "G"

by Shawn & G · English · Leisure & Travel

Every Monday, listeners are invited to join seasoned flight attendants Shawn and G for an exciting journey behind the scenes and into the galley of their favorite airlines with the podcast, "Cabin Pressure!" This show promises to bring the thrilling in-flight experience directly to the listeners' ea

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 44 min
Latest: 12 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026 · 31 minNew

108: Flight Attendant Stories You Can't Make Up

What really happens when flight attendants leave the airplane and hit the layover? This week on Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G, we share hilarious flight attendant layover stories, crew transformations, hotel-bar disasters, awkward mornings, and those unforgettable moments that make you ask, “What the hell happened to you?” We also dive into Gary’s Weekly Debrief, listener stories, airline travel chaos, funny passenger behavior, and some wild aviation videos from around the globe. If you e...

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E107 · 5 Oct 2026 · 29 min
107: Why Are People Like This on Planes?
Catch the latest episode of Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G for hilarious travel stories, candid conversation, and a behind-the-scenes look at life on the move. This week, Shawn and G talk about the things passengers do when they think flight attendants aren’t watching — from messy seats and loud conversations to questionable phone content and lavatory mishaps. We also share some of the chaos and comedy that comes with constantly traveling, commuting, producing a weekly podcast, and interac...
E106 · 28 Sep 2026 · 34 min
106: What sends passengers’ blood pressure through the roof
This week on Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G, we turn the tables and talk about what sends passengers’ blood pressure through the roof. From Newark’s massive ATC disruption and flight diversions to checked bags, seat changes, broken Wi-Fi, delays, and all the little things that can turn an ordinary trip into a stressful one, we look at air travel from the passenger’s side. Shawn also shares stories from his first trip to Korea, including the food, culture, and a Korean-speaking flight atten...
E105 · 21 Sep 2026 · 37 min
105: Airline Life Secrets: What Really Happens at the Gate
What raises a flight attendant’s blood pressure before the airplane even leaves the gate? This week on Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G, we talk about the boarding habits that drive crews crazy — blocked aisles, misplaced bags, last-minute lavatory runs, confused seat assignments, and passengers who suddenly need everything just as the door is about to close. Then we go Around the Globe with some unbelievable aviation stories, including a passenger removing her clothes on an American Airline...
E104 · 14 Sep 2026 · 39 min
104: The Most Ridiculous Aviation Would You Rather Questions
After years as a flight attendant and cabin crew, Shawn and G have learned one thing about aviation: sometimes there is no good choice… only the least terrible one. In this episode of Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G, we play a round of aviation “Would You Rather?” and get into the real-life chaos of cabin crew life. Would you rather work a 14-hour flight with no coffee maker or a four-hour flight with a screaming baby? Deal with nonstop call-button dings or a passenger who will not stop tal...
E103 · 7 Sep 2026 · 38 min
103: New Flight Attendants vs. Dinosaurs: Who Really Runs the Cabin?
Flight attendants come in all shapes, sizes, ages, attitudes, and experience levels — and in this episode of Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G, we are talking about the difference between the brand-new flight attendant and the seasoned cabin crew dinosaur who has already seen everything twice. This aviation podcast episode dives into real cabin crew life, from boarding smiles and hidden bags under seats to pets in carriers, loose cats, turbulence briefings, uniform choices, hotel room realiti...
E102 · 31 Aug 2026 · 26 min
102: Expectation vs. Reality: Our Craziest Travel Stories
Looking for an aviation podcast that feels like you are sitting in the jumpseat with two flight attendants who have seen it all? Welcome to Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G, the show where real airline life, passenger behavior, airport chaos, and crew humor come together every week. If you search for aviation podcasts, flight podcast recommendations, or a funny fly podcast that gives you more than polished travel talk, this is the show for you. Shawn and G share honest, hilarious, and someti...
E101 · 24 Aug 2026 · 37 min
101: Why Some Flight Attendants Are Just Plane Rude
Are some flight attendants just plane rude… or are passengers missing what actually happens before that “attitude” shows up? In this episode of Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G, we get into the real reason flight attendants sometimes come across short, tired, or fed up. From passengers ignoring a simple “good morning” during boarding to sneaking into exit rows, refusing safety instructions, arguing over overhead bin space, and getting mad when the answer is “no,” this one is all about persp...
E100 · 17 Aug 2026 · 31 min
100: We Asked Flight Attendants: What's the WORST Part of the Job?
This episode starts with the question every nervous flyer has probably wondered during turbulence: what are the flight attendants thinking right now? Shawn and G break down the real answer, and spoiler alert — it is usually not panic. It is more like, “Sit down, buckle up, stay off the ceiling, and how are we supposed to finish this service now?” From sudden bumps that send pots flying to passengers asking for water in the middle of turbulence, this one opens with the real crew perspective on...
E99 · 10 Aug 2026 · 34 min
Push The Flush Button
This episode starts with a public service announcement from every flight attendant on earth: if you see the lavatory flush button, please push it. Shawn and G kick things off with a very real, very gross airplane bathroom rant that every crew member and frequent flyer will understand immediately. Somehow, that turns into remote-control flushing, Ally McBeal, and a lavatory invention that probably should never be trusted to two flight attendants sitting on a jumpseat. From there, the guys get ...
E98 · 3 Aug 2026 · 40 min
Flight Attendant Recovers Destroyed iPad From Seat – Here's What Happened
This episode starts with the question every flight attendant answers before the aircraft door even closes: what do you notice first when passengers board? Shawn tries to keep it professional, G immediately goes to smell, and suddenly we are talking about clean passengers, airport outfits, sandals on planes, pajama travel, and the mystery of why some people show up to the airport looking like they lost a fight with their suitcase. From there, things get even stranger with a passenger wearing ...
E97 · 27 Jul 2026 · 47 min
Airport Moving Sidewalks Bring Out The Worst In People
YouTube Description Why do people step off a moving sidewalk in the airport and suddenly act like they just reached the scenic overlook at the Grand Canyon? That is where this episode starts, and honestly, it only gets more accurate from there. Shawn and G are back with a full breakdown of the human behavior crimes we all witness in airports: people stopping at the end of moving walkways, families walking five-wide through the concourse, seat savers, baggage claim blockers, phone zombies, and...
E97 · 21 Jul 2026 · 3 min
96 Weeks Straight, Then This Happened
After 96 straight weeks of continuous posting, this is the first time Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G will not have a regular full episode. This week, G is out sick, and instead of forcing a show that would not feel like us, Shawn checks in with a short update for the Cabin Pressure family. The heart of this show has always been the back-and-forth, the interruptions, the laughs, the airline stories, the travel chaos, and the moments that somehow make us question humanity. Without G, it jus...
E96 · 13 Jul 2026 · 46 min
Why This Passenger's Refusal to Move Nearly Caused an Incident
Episode Description This episode starts with Shawn and G doing what they do best: turning one joke into a full conversation. From “do-do duty time” to the World Cup, soccer culture, USA pride, and why Americans sometimes miss how big the rest of the world’s sports moments really are, the opening quickly becomes a mix of comedy, competition, and classic Cabin Pressure banter. Then the conversation moves into serious airline territory. Shawn shares a cockpit barrier situation where a passenger ...
E95 · 6 Jul 2026 · 53 min
Doo Doo Duty Limits And Other Airline Chaos
Doodoo Limitations One badly pronounced airline term is all it takes to send this episode completely off the rails. What begins as a serious explanation of pilot and flight attendant duty limitations quickly becomes “doodoo limitations”—and, naturally, we never recover. First, we follow up on the passenger accused of slapping a flight attendant and facing serious federal consequences. That leads to an important reminder: keep your hands to yourself on an airplane. We also talk about how drama...
E94 · 29 Jun 2026 · 56 min
Patriotism Under Attack—Here's What's Really Happening
Happy 250th birthday, America! 🇺🇸 Shawn and G kick off this episode with Fourth of July traditions, family cookouts, fireworks, childhood memories, and appreciation for the military, law enforcement, and everyone working to keep major summer celebrations safe. Then the conversation turns to the summer travel disaster season. From driving through blinding Ohio rain to thunderstorms shutting down airports hundreds of miles away, we explain why clear skies at your airport do not mean your fligh...
E93 · 22 Jun 2026 · 55 min
Wait, You Don't Remember Ditching Me?
What happens when Shawn promises to attend a party, convinces G to go—and then completely forgets to show up? This episode begins with G calling Shawn out for missing a wild flight-attendant “Return to the ’80s” party while relaxing on his deck without a care in the world. Once the excuses are over, we get into a serious airline-safety debate: Should overhead bins automatically lock during takeoff, landing, and emergency evacuations to stop passengers from grabbing their luggage? We also exam...
E92 · 15 Jun 2026 · 54 min
The worst travel mistake you can make!
A guy walks into the backyard, looks around for a few minutes, and suddenly removing some bushes costs four thousand dollars. That is where this episode begins: with Shawn and G trying to understand how “just get rid of it” turned into a luxury service. From backyard estimates and junk removal to basement cleanouts, old treadmills, and the things we all keep for no good reason, this one starts with the kind of real-life frustration everybody understands. Then the conversation takes a hard tur...
E91 · 8 Jun 2026 · 52 min
The Most Humiliating Admission on This Podcast
This episode starts with one of the hardest things in life: admitting someone else was right. From there, Shawn and G turn that simple moment into a bigger conversation about humility, emotional growth, and why being wrong sometimes teaches you more than being right ever could. Then the airline chaos takes over. A flight turns around mid-ocean after a Bluetooth device shows up with the name “bomb,” only for it to turn out to be a kid’s Fitbit. It is the kind of aviation headline that sounds r...
E90 · 1 Jun 2026 · 55 min
We Need to Talk About Our Feelings...
A bag tag is supposed to help your suitcase get home, not get you pulled off a plane. In this episode, we start with a terrifying travel warning about a baggage scam where criminals switch luggage tags, potentially connecting an innocent traveler to a drug-filled bag. We break down what happened, why it matters, and the simple habit every traveler should start doing before checking luggage. Whether you fly all the time, travel standby, or only head to the airport once in a while, this is one ...
E89 · 25 May 2026 · 44 min
Flight Attendant Travel Hacks That Actually Work
You can tell a lot about a crew in the first few seconds, and sometimes one simple smile can change the entire tone of a trip. In this episode, we start with the real-life airline friendships that come from decades on the job, then jump into something every flight attendant, new hire, commuter, and frequent traveler can use: practical travel gear that actually makes life easier. We’re building out a “Gear We Use” page filled with tools that save money, reduce stress, and help you survive layo...
E88 · 18 May 2026 · 51 min
Someone Nearly Got Fired AND a Denver Runway Breach in One Episode
Somebody nearly gets tossed into human resources in the first minute, and somehow that is still not the wildest part of the hour. We start by sending real love to Shawn’s mom and asking for prayers, then we jump straight into the kind of airline stories you only hear when the mic is on and the crew is off the clock. We talk haunted layover hotels in Rapid City, including the infamous eighth floor and the eerie history that has crews asking for room changes. From there, we meet a gate a...
E87 · 11 May 2026 · 41 min
New Flight Attendants React to Reality
A brand-new flight attendant walks into training looking like it’s the first day of school, and we immediately get hit with a flashback to how different the job used to be. We talk about hand-me-down uniforms, paying back allotments, and why the airline industry can feel like two completely different worlds depending on when you got hired. Then we run straight into the real question: how does someone go from excited new hire to “I’m not required to do much” in two weeks? We unpack crew cultu...
E86 · 4 May 2026 · 54 min
The Most Unhinged Day at Work | Aviation Edition
Somebody can call you an idiot before sunrise and somehow it still turns into a great day at work. That’s airline life, and we lean into it with a mix of window-seat wonder, airport people-watching, and the kind of aviation chaos you truly cannot make up. We start with the simple question every frequent flyer has asked: why are airplane windows still so small? From cloud-gazing to mountain views, we talk about what the window seat gives us that screens never can, plus the weird patterns you ...
E85 · 27 Apr 2026 · 46 min
Nashville Van Loading = Hunger Games?
Boarding a plane is stressful, but have you ever tried boarding a single hotel van with three crews and a crowd of passengers fighting for the same seats? We start with that Nashville pickup-area madness, then pivot into the kind of real-world airline travel tips most people only learn the hard way, like what passport info actually helps if you lose it abroad and why saving only the front photo can leave you scrambling at an embassy. Then we get to the fun part: the same flight seen from two...
E84 · 20 Apr 2026 · 50 min
Mr Potato Head Meets Projectile Puke...
Somebody claims they got kicked out of flight attendant training for being a straight male, and we’re not letting that one slide. We break down why that story smells like pure blame-shifting, what actually gets people sent home from training, and why dragging an airline on social media with your name attached is a fast way to end your own career before it starts. If you care about accountability, professionalism, and how airline hiring really works, you’ll feel this part. From there we...
13 Apr 2026 · 32 min
The Strangest Aviation Story Yet
A tin foil cap shows up at work and somehow sparks a chain reaction: conspiracy jokes in the galley, memories of the “bunny ears” TV era, and the timeless question of whether anything can truly block the chaos of airline life. We lean into the weird crew personalities that make flying bearable, then take a sharp turn into something every traveler recognizes: the way words, titles, and “professional” labels keep changing while the job stays brutally real. From there we get into passenger beha...
E82 · 6 Apr 2026 · 34 min
We Compared TSA PreCheck and Global Entry So You Don't Have To
TSA PreCheck vs. Global Entry — which one is actually worth it? This week on Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G, we break down airport security programs, customs shortcuts, and the travel apps that can save you serious time. Then it goes fully off the rails with crew drama, therapy dog Rex, gross passenger behavior, a wild Dublin layover, an accidental kirtan concert, and one of the most unhinged onboard emergency stories we’ve ever told. If you love flight attendant stories, airline gossip, t...
E81 · 30 Mar 2026 · 52 min
From TikTok Airport Dares To TSA Reality Checks
One TikTok-style airport stunt goes wrong and it’s the perfect reminder that airports are not a game. We kick things off with a wild story from the terminal: a kid tries to prove he can exit the airport and get back to the gate before boarding, only to get stopped cold by the one rule nobody can “hack” without paying the price. If you’ve ever been tempted to cut it close, this will make you rethink your timing fast. From there, we get into what spring break travel really looks like right now...
E80 · 23 Mar 2026 · 47 min
Millions Are Afraid of Flying—Here's Why
100,000 flights take off safely every day, yet millions of people still grip the armrests like the sky is out to get them. We start with the real engine behind fear of flying: control. When you can’t steer, brake, or even see what’s happening outside the cabin, your brain fills the gaps with worst-case stories, even when the aircraft is operating normally. We unpack what turbulence actually is, why “fear of heights” doesn’t always match what you feel in flight, and how claustrophobia and tig...

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Publisher: Shawn & G
Language: English
Category: Leisure & Travel
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 44 min
Latest episode: 12 Oct 2026
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