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.

Show Notes

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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

Audio and video recording by Jon Camp

Video editing by Kyle Thomas
Show music: “All That” by Benjamin Tissot

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