An audience of close to 300 travelers joined us at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis for an unhinged episode and the very-first (but not last) live recording of the podcast.
The guys dish out some hot takes, take a look at the state of flight deals right now, and then share some stories of the highs and lows of travel, because travel isn’t always pretty … and sometimes, it’s downright disgusting. Plus, the guys take some questions from the audience, chastise the travelers for their airport arrivals behavior, and so much more.
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In This Episode
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00:20 – TV personality Jason Matheson intros your hosts!
01:50 – When did Kyle think this show would end?
05:09 – Our live audience welcomes us back!
05:28 – Hot takes: Delta SkyMiles is climbing the ranks
09:40 – Gunnar’s airport walking solution
10:52 – Are credit cards the best or worst thing to happen to air travel?
14:35 – The current state of flight deals
22:40 – The arrivals pickup area at MSP is a disaster
24:27 – Thanks to our sponsors: MSP Airport, Sun Country Airlines, & Meet Minneapolis!
26:38 – Acknowledging our listeners who traveled to join us – including the Netherlands!
27:34 – The highs and lows of travel
28:20 – Kyle’s trip to Vietnam that started it all
33:50 – Gunnar’s $10k travel day to impress his cool, hot wife
36:48 – Kyle’s travel low: Back to Vietnam
39:35 – Gunnar desecrates the world’s most beautiful beach
45:10 – Our biggest travel pet peeves
46:42 – The biggest biz class booking mistakes
48:20 – How has travel hacking changed our personalities?
50:35 – Kyle puts Gunnar on the spot
53:55 – Thank you to our audience, listeners & sponsors!
Produced and edited by Sylvia Thomas
Video recording by Jon Camp
Video editing by Kyle Thomas
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot
