Breaking Sterile | The Flight Attendant Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Hot temps, noisy crowds, bird strikes, and people who think planes revolve around them: Same Tuesday. New episode: Matt & Cody survive travel chaos so you don’t have to. 🚨✈️ #BreakingSterilePodcast (with apologies to #ZachNoeTowers) Support the show Need someone to talk to? @th.air.apy is a great resource for Flight Attendant mental health. Award-winning nonprofit | Peer support text line Text CREW → 833-532-1096 (SMS/WhatsApp)https://www.instagram.com/th.air.apy/...

Send us Fan Mail Matt and Cody catch up after a heavy meal and dive into Cody’s recent bike accident and emergency surgery in Anchorage. They riff on airline news: Max 7 certification, Southwest’s long-haul ambitions, and what it means for crew life. Cody shares surprising stories from his time at Union Pacific, including tunnel protocols, quirky coworkers, and why he left the railroad. A conversational episode about risk, boredom, and the small, human moments behind transport jobs. Support...

Send us Fan Mail A supplement to episode #18, Matthew and Cody share a relaxed behind-the-scenes trip to Alaska, trading formal announcements for candid banter about the perpetual daylight, hotel trains, and local food (including a crab grilled cheese and beer-cheese pretzels). They laugh about uniform quirks, especially a drapey “Ruana” scarf, and brainstorm turning it into a muumuu-style pullover while poking fun at body image and clothing choices. Travel frustrations come up too: long dela...

Send us Fan Mail Anchorage, catering, and why a bandana is basically a security blanket, Matt and Cody trade bumpy-landing stories, roasted spicy chicken that betrays you later, and debate social media in uniform. Between training tips and airline gossip, they land on the real point: small kindnesses (and great catering) make this job more human than sterile. Support the show Need someone to talk to? @th.air.apy is a great resource for Flight Attendant mental health. Award-winning...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Breaking Sterile, flight attendants Matthew and Cody recount the chaos of trips that implode faster than a middle seat recline and the joy of wrestling with new text-based scheduling tech. They trade wild anecdotes: Cody’s apartment turned indoor pool and Matthew’s brave admission that he camouflages his bald spot with a hair-thickening elixir while serving drinks. The hosts tackle real industry headaches, from treacherous Aspen approaches that make you pra...