Cabin Pressure with Shawn and "G"

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 interacting with listeners along the way.
Then we head Around the Globe with a developing aviation story involving a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight, a perfect example of “we saw you” passenger behavior, and a hilarious Russian flight attendant safety briefing.
If you enjoy flight attendant stories, airline travel, aviation news, funny passenger behavior, and authentic travel podcast conversations, this episode is for you.
Subscribe for new episodes every Monday, and let us know in the comments: What is the most ridiculous thing that has ever happened to you while traveling?
Chapters
0:00 Oh Yes… We Saw You
4:35 Passenger Messes & Airplane Floors
8:44 Loud Conversations & What Crews Hear
11:05 Lavatory Mishaps
12:44 Listener Spotlight
19:00 Life, Work & Commuting
23:56 Dubai–Tel Aviv Flight Incident
25:38 A Perfect “We See You” Example
26:31 Funny Russian Flight Attendant Briefing
27:14 Inspirational Quote & Next Week
Videos Mentioned
Dubai-to-Tel Aviv Flight Incident
https://youtu.be/SA1vuaxQ_co?si=EieQvbybJmo8PL4e
Perfect Example of “We See You”
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8wjdurJ/
Funny Russian Flight Attendant Briefing
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1JBubFt2LU/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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If today’s episode made you laugh, cringe, yell “that is so true,” or rethink boarding a plane in socks, do us a favor and share it with someone who loves real stories, travel chaos, and a little behind-the-scenes airline therapy.
We love hearing from you. Got a question, a topic, a wild travel moment, or something you want us to talk about on the show? Email us anytime at:
📧 cpwithsg@gmail.com
Yes, we actually read them. No, we won’t judge… much.
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This is not random internet stuff. These are the things that help us survive airports, hotels, commutes, delays, crew rest, and life on the road.
If something we use can make your travel day easier, we want you to know about it. And when you shop through our links, it helps support the show at no extra cost to you.
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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 attendant whose Korean was a little rusty.
Then we go Around the Globe with a dramatic turbulence video that shows exactly why we’re always telling you to keep your seatbelt fastened, followed by an incredible 101-year-old veteran performing “Taps” on a harmonica.
Another week of airline chaos, crew stories, travel lessons, and plenty of laughs with Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G.
Chapters
0:00 Passengers — It’s Your Turn
0:16 The Newark ATC Meltdown
1:26 Diverting Home From Korea
6:47 What Raises a Passenger’s Blood Pressure?
7:00 Checked Bags & Seat Changes
12:00 Wi-Fi, Entertainment & Carry-On Problems
17:16 Delays and “That’s Not Your Seat”
20:39 Learning to Laugh at Airline Chaos
23:25 Shawn’s First Trip to Korea
26:00 The Korean Language-Speaker Story
28:23 Extreme Turbulence — Keep Your Seatbelt On
30:34 101-Year-Old Veteran Performs “Taps”
31:01 Inspirational Quote of the Week
32:03 The Missing Flight Attendant Bag
33:08 Next Week: “Did You Really Just Do That?”
Videos Mentioned
Extreme Turbulence Video
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19BhJdpYmg/?mibextid=wwXIfr
101-Year-Old Veteran Performs “Taps”
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18ZxfLqehZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr
✈️ "Is It Against the LAW, Though?" — The Seatbelt Sign Debate That Broke Reality.| Key & Peele S5E2
https://youtube.com/shorts/xvuGbgUDgRw?si=WdIcoaZDmXWAg6Zo 
Leave us a message, or ask a question?
Support the show
🎙️ Thanks for flying with Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G!
If today’s episode made you laugh, cringe, yell “that is so true,” or rethink boarding a plane in socks, do us a favor and share it with someone who loves real stories, travel chaos, and a little behind-the-scenes airline therapy.
We love hearing from you. Got a question, a topic, a wild travel moment, or something you want us to talk about on the show? Email us anytime at:
📧 cpwithsg@gmail.com
Yes, we actually read them. No, we won’t judge… much.
🎥 Watch us on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@CabinPressurewithShawnandG
👉 Join the conversation on Facebook:
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🧳 Want to know what travel gear we actually use?
Check out our Travel Gear We Use page. These are the real travel items, crew-life tools, layover favorites, bags, gadgets, comfort hacks, and road-warrior essentials we use as flight attendants and frequent travelers.
This is not random internet stuff. These are the things that help us survive airports, hotels, commutes, delays, crew rest, and life on the road.
If something we use can make your travel day easier, we want you to know about it. And when you shop through our links, it helps support the show at no extra cost to you.
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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 Airlines flight, a violent Qatar Airways incident, and an emergency descent of roughly 27,000 feet in ten minutes that sent oxygen masks dropping.
We also share a great video from a newer flight attendant that leads to some advice from the “old dogs”: stick with it, learn from each other, and remember that both new and experienced crew members have something to teach.
Finally, we talk about staying positive when travel gets stressful, because delays, cancellations, difficult passengers, and unexpected changes are all part of the journey.
Another week of airline stories, crew life, laughs, and a little perspective — only on Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G.
And remember:
Good days give you happiness. Bad days give you experience. The worst days give you lessons. And the best days give you memories.
Welcome aboard another episode of Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G.
Links & Videos Discussed
Female passenger undresses aboard American Airlines flight:
https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-passenger-strips-naked-mid-flight-detained-miami/
September 11 Qatar Airways passenger incident:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2097631881630409
Emergency descent — approximately 27,000 feet in 10 minutes:
https://youtube.com/shorts/N9ltF0i-rgQ?si=LqASX8eaUOGIK7m6
New flight attendant / “Listen to the Old Dogs” video:
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19U4en4PRR/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Staying positive during stressful travel:
https://www.facebook.com/reel/168270670277p9961
Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G:
https://www.cabinpressurewithshawnandg.com/
Gear We Use:
https://www.cabinpressurewithshawnandg.com/travel-gear-we-use
YouTube Chapters
Chapters
0:00 How to Raise a Flight Attendant’s Blood Pressure
2:54 Bags, Boarding & Overhead Bin Problems
6:24 Lavatory Runs and Aisle Blockers
11:59 Seat Confusion & Boarding Chaos
18:38 Why Flight Attendants Are Under Pressure
20:02 How to Make Boarding Easier
26:42 Around the Globe
26:45 Passenger Undresses on American Airlines Flight
27:42 Qatar Airways Passenger Incident
28:30 Emergency Descent & Oxygen Masks
30:15 Advice for New Flight Attendants
31:47 Listen to the Old Dogs
32:46 Staying Positive During Stressful Travel
34:01 Quote of the Week
34:25 Gear We Use
35:20 What’s Coming Next Week
Leave us a message, or ask a question?
Support the show
🎙️ Thanks for flying with Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G!
If today’s episode made you laugh, cringe, yell “that is so true,” or rethink boarding a plane in socks, do us a favor and share it with someone who loves real stories, travel chaos, and a little behind-the-scenes airline therapy.
We love hearing from you. Got a question, a topic, a wild travel moment, or something you want us to talk about on the show? Email us anytime at:
📧 cpwithsg@gmail.com
Yes, we actually read them. No, we won’t judge… much.
🎥 Watch us on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@CabinPressurewithShawnandG
👉 Join the conversation on Facebook:
Cabin Pressure with shawn and G on Facebook
🧳 Want to know what travel gear we actually use?
Check out our Travel Gear We Use page. These are the real travel items, crew-life tools, layover favorites, bags, gadgets, comfort hacks, and road-warrior essentials we use as flight attendants and frequent travelers.
This is not random internet stuff. These are the things that help us survive airports, hotels, commutes, delays, crew rest, and life on the road.
If something we use can make your travel day easier, we want you to know about it. And when you shop through our links, it helps support the show at no extra cost to you.
🛍️ Shop our Trav...

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 talking? Handle turbulence or survive a wild crew van ride? And the big one — would you rather work with the most annoying passenger ever or a flight attendant you cannot stand?
This podcast brings the usual mix of travel, humor, comedy, behind-the-scenes travel secrets, and useful travel tips from inside the airline world. We also talk about airport carpet, missed commutes, Dulles chaos, G turning 60, colonoscopy reminders, ear block on airplanes, and why experienced flight attendants always prep the night before.
Then we go Around the Globe with a disruptive passenger who was duct taped and zip tied during a flight, new flight data from a fatal cargo plane crash at MIA, the Blue Angels in Cleveland and Pensacola, a man who may have been personally selected by Zeus, a feel-good video that should make you smile, and an ugly pants exchange at the airport.
If you love flight attendant stories, cabin crew humor, aviation talk, travel comedy, passenger behavior, crew life, and real conversations from people who have lived this job for decades, this episode is for you.
Subscribe, share it with a friend, and tell us: which aviation “Would You Rather?” would you refuse to answer?
Links Mentioned in This Episode
Disruptive Passenger Duct Taped and Zip-Tied During Flight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QizS_sFlbA
New Flight Data Sheds Light on Fatal Cargo Plane Crash at MIA
https://youtu.be/TdPq23nuMvU?si=CWxennHF06M_ukc9
Blue Angels: Cleveland Blue Sky / Pensacola Ahead of the Storm
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DiFm9oUjy/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Personally Selected by Zeus
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DuReZKVDW/?mibextid=wwXIfr
If This Doesn’t Make You Smile Today
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1DgqMGmMNS/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Ugly Pants Exchange at the Airport
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1L2s5Xcojg/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Visit us:
https://www.cabinpressurewithshawnandg.com
Travel Gear We Use:
https://www.cabinpressurewithshawnandg.com/travel-gear-we-use
YouTube Chapters
00:00 Aviation Would You Rather Begins
00:27 No Coffee Maker or Screaming Baby?
01:19 Call Button Dings vs. Talkative Passenger
02:37 Central American Van Ride or Continuous Turbulence?
04:14 Bare Feet or Toenail Clipping?
05:33 Tuna Smell vs. Body Odor
06:48 Older Passenger Attitude vs. Younger Passenger Attitude
08:46 Young Flight Attendant on the Phone or Old One Sleeping?
09:37 Hotel Van Times and Crew Fire Drills
11:19 Prepping the Night Before a Trip
12:11 Annoying Passenger vs. Flight Attendant You Can’t Stand
13:46 Mean Flight Attendants and Bad Coworkers
14:44 Listener Spotlight: Prestwich, Greater Manchester
16:16 Gordon Ramsay, Broccoli Soup, and Food Talk
17:55 Weather, Dulles, and Commuting Chaos
18:50 Airport Carpet Rant
20:41 G Turns 60
21:35 Colonoscopy Prep and Getting Checked
24:20 Ear Block, Pressure, and Travel Health
27:27 Around the Globe Begins
27:42 Disruptive Passenger Duct Taped and Zip-Tied
29:01 Fatal Cargo Plane Crash at MIA
30:05 Blue Angels, Cleveland Air Show, and Pensacola Storm Video
31:20 Bald Eagle Starts the Air Show
32:10 Personally Selected by Zeus
33:16 If This Doesn’t Make You Smile Today
34:00 Ugly Pants Exchange at the Airport
34:23 Inspirational Quote: Be the Person You Want to Work With
35:10 Crew Flow, Experience, and Final Shoutout
Leave us a message, or ask a question?
Support the show
🎙️ Thanks for flying with Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G!
If today’s episode made you laugh, cringe, yell “that is so true,” or rethink boarding a plane in socks, do us a favor and share it with someone who loves real stories, travel chaos, and a little behind-the-scenes airline therapy.
We love hearing from you. Got a question, a topic, a wild travel moment, or something you want us to talk about on the show? Email us anytime at:
📧 cpwithsg@gmail.com
Yes, we actually read them. No, we won’t judge… much.
🎥 Watch us on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@CabinPressurewithShawnandG
👉 Join the conversation on Facebook:
Cabin Pressure with shawn and G on Facebook
🧳 Want to know what travel gear we actually use?
Check out our Travel Gear We Use page. These are the real travel items, crew-life tools, layover favorites, bags, gadgets, comfort hacks, and road-warrior essentials we use as flight attendants and frequent travelers.
This is not random internet stuff. These are the things that help us survive airports, hotels, commutes, delays, crew rest, and life on the road.
If something we use can make your travel day easier, we want you to know about it. And when you shop through our links, it helps support the show at no extra cost to you.
🛍️ Shop our Trav...

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 realities, crew rest temperature wars, airplane shoes, and the quiet wisdom that only comes from years of working in the sky.
Shawn and G bring the usual mix of travel humor, aviation comedy, real flight attendant stories, and behind-the-scenes travel secrets from the cabin. We talk about what new hires worry about, what veteran crew members have learned to let go, why passengers should listen the first time, and how every flight teaches you something about people, patience, and survival at 35,000 feet.
We also get into listener shoutouts from around the world, travel benefits, old airplanes, new aircraft designs, retirement planning, Boeing documentaries, airport stories, and some very questionable videos in Around the Globe.
If you love travel tips, airline stories, cabin crew humor, flight attendant comedy, aviation talk, and real conversations about the chaos of modern travel, this episode is for you.
Subscribe, share it with a friend, and tell us: are you a newbie, a dinosaur, or somewhere in between?
Links Mentioned in This Episode
Cats Out of the Bag
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZDVu7fqos/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Divorce Papers
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1J8jdbNkus/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Not a Good Idea
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1KNJSRVR74/?mibextid=wwXIfr
You Didn’t Make It
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1122469020104962/?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&fs=e&mibextid=wwXIfr
Visit us:
https://www.cabinpressurewithshawnandg.com
Travel Gear We Use:
https://www.cabinpressurewithshawnandg.com/travel-gear-we-use
YouTube Chapters
00:00 Newbie Flight Attendants vs. Dinosaurs
00:39 Behind the Scenes: Shirts, Cameras, and Labor Day
02:07 New Hire Flight Attendants at Any Age
02:39 Crash Pads, Excitement, and the Reality of Starting Out
03:17 Why This Is Still the Greatest Job on the Planet
04:45 Newbie vs. Dinosaur Boarding Energy
05:12 Welcome Aboard: New Hire Smiles vs. Veteran Familiarity
06:20 Bags Under the Seat and Keeping the Aisle Clear
07:05 Hidden Bags and Door Closure Reality
07:34 Pets, Kennels, and Airplane Dog Rules
09:00 Why Under-Seat Space Keeps Getting Smaller
09:45 Cats Loose on Planes
10:25 Captain Briefings and Turbulence
11:00 Ping-Pong Service and Sitting Down
12:09 Passengers Not Following Instructions
13:02 Why One Bad Passenger Can Affect the Whole Flight
13:53 Uniforms: Sharp, Tailored, or Too Tight?
15:00 The Sweater King and Crew Temperature Wars
16:44 Shoes: Style vs. Comfort
18:25 Flight Attendant Hair Then and Now
19:24 Old Airplanes and Aviation History
20:53 The One Thing Newbies and Dinosaurs Agree On
22:22 Listener Spotlight: The Netherlands
25:07 Send Us Pictures From Your City
25:45 Dolly Parton Airport Talk
26:26 Blake, Rome, and Using Travel Benefits
27:18 The 6'10" Catering Guy
28:33 Airbus NEO Talk and Cabin Design
29:28 Tiny Lavatories and Crew Workspaces
30:11 Portland Cleanup and Layover Safety
31:01 The Boeing Documentary Conversation
33:17 Retirement Planning for Flight Attendants
34:53 Around the Globe: Cats Out of the Bag
35:20 Divorce Papers Boat Video
36:01 Not a Good Idea: Fire-Breathing Fail
36:24 You Didn’t Make It to the Flight
37:05 Inspirational Quote and Final Goodbye
Leave us a message, or ask a question?
Support the show
🎙️ Thanks for flying with Cabin Pressure with Shawn & G!
If today’s episode made you laugh, cringe, yell “that is so true,” or rethink boarding a plane in socks, do us a favor and share it with someone who loves real stories, travel chaos, and a little behind-the-scenes airline therapy.
We love hearing from you. Got a question, a topic, a wild travel moment, or something you want us to talk about on the show? Email us anytime at:
📧 cpwithsg@gmail.com
Yes, we actually read them. No, we won’t judge… much.
🎥 Watch us on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@CabinPressurewithShawnandG
👉 Join the conversation on Facebook:
Cabin Pressure with shawn and G on Facebook
🧳 Want to know what travel gear we actually use?
Check out our Travel Gear We Use page. These are the real travel items, crew-life tools, layover favorites, bags, gadgets, comfort hacks, and road-warrior essentials we use as flight attendants and frequent travelers.
This is not random internet stuff. These are the things that help us survive airports, hotels, commutes, delays, crew rest, and life on the road.
If something we use can make your travel day easier, we want you to know about it. And when you shop through our links, it helps support the show at no extra cost to you.
🛍️ Shop our Trav...