Ask The Audience: What’s Your Biggest 'Hot Take' About Flying?
9/16/202536 min
Ever wondered what flight attendants really think about your in-flight behavior? In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into a spicy list of audience-submitted hot takes about air travel—and trust us, some of these takes had us howling, gasping, and nodding in agreement. From flip-flops in the lav to the eternal debate over seat reclining, we’re unpacking it all from 35,000 feet.
We also kick things off with a little summer flying catch-up—how we keep ourselves sane (and stylish) on those sweaty commutes, what’s playing in our AirPods, and how a killer playlist can make all t...
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First 90 secondsRich· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Ever wondered what your flight attendants are really talking about behind the galley curtain?
Drew· Host0:06
Welcome to Two Guys on a Plane, your go-to podcast for an insider look at flight attendant life.
Rich· Host0:11
We're your hosts, Rich and Drew, and we're here to tell you what really goes on at 35,000 feet.
Drew· Host0:16
So sit back, relax, we're ready for takeoff.
Rich· Host0:19
[upbeat music] Welcome back to Two Guys on a Plane. Today, we ask the audience again, uh, a question. We ask them, "What are your hot takes about flying?" We all have our strong opinions and our thoughts, and every day it seems passengers come on board with a new hot take about what they think we should do as flight attendants, what airlines should do, and all of the above. So we asked our audience, "What are your hot takes when it comes to flying and aviation?" And the answers that came through were pretty interesting. So we're gonna dive right into that, but before we get into that, Andrew, we are in the thick of summer. As you can tell, I'm sweating my ass off. [laughs] [laughs] It's just, Philly's a swamp in the summer and it's so hot. But how's summer flying going? What are you doing to keep yourself pumped up out there while we're flying?
Drew· Host1:08
Um, it is summer flying, you're for sure. You know, I, um, it's the music on the train ride for me.
Rich· Host1:14
Yeah.
Drew· Host1:15
The train into work and my iPod or phone, whatever you wanna call it. I'm like 400 years old. [laughs] My iPod is pumping, man. [laughs] Uh, no- Do you get those songs on Limewire? [laughs] Actually, yes. [laughs] Uh, no, you