Shows / Earned Air

Earned Air
Three guys in their 40s, 50s, and 60s having the honest conversations most men never say out loud. Life, masculinity, aging, identity, and real talk without the filters. New episode every other Friday.
Episodes
Earned AirWe Cut the Cable for This?
We all cut the cable to save money. So why are we paying more than cable ever cost? Matt, Kevin, and Vito get into the streaming mess — how one service became…
Earned AirTipping Is Out of Control
Somewhere along the way, a thank-you turned into a surcharge. The screen spins around, the kid’s watching, and suddenly you’re tipping 25% on a coffee somebody…
Earned AirIs the Autograph Dead?
Twenty-nine years ago, Matt was standing in the garage at the Brickyard 400 grabbing autographs he didn't even care about — until he watched a driver brush off…
Earned AirBan One Thing Forever
Twice a year somebody steals an hour of Matt's sleep, and he's had enough — so tonight each of the guys gets to ban one thing off the face of the earth…
Earned AirWould You Sign the Form? Letting Your Kid Play Football
It's football season, and parents everywhere are holding a permission form, deciding whether to let their kid play. We know more about the brain now than we…
Earned AirEp. 14 — Why Do We Collect? The Stuff We Can't Explain
Everybody collects something. Sneakers, bottles, cards, tools, junk in the garage you swear you'll use someday. This episode we get into the stuff we've piled…
Earned AirEp. 13 — Who Grabs the Check? Three Guys, Three Different Money Rules
Some guys grab every check. Some buy their own and call it square. And some just give — food, dinners, whatever — and never keep a tab on any of it. This…
Earned AirEp. 12 — Soft: Are We Raising a Generation That Can't Take a Hit?
Everybody says this generation is soft. Participation trophies, nobody gets cut, everybody gets a ribbon. Easy thing to say. But this episode we went after the…
Earned AirEp. 11 — Rules We Broke: Three Men, Three Childhoods, and the Rules They Refuse to Repeat
Every one of us grew up with rules. Be home when the street lights come on. No phone calls after 10. Stay out of the kitchen. Some of them shaped us, some made…
Earned AirClose Calls & Cover-Ups
We've all got one. That moment where you look back and think — that could have gone a completely different way. Episode 10 is ours. Matt's standing in Crocs in…
Earned AirWe Can't Explain Why We Still Do It — Bad Habits & Where They Really Start
One swig of chunky spoiled milk in kindergarten and I haven't trusted a drink since. Forty-seven years of smelling everything before it goes near my mouth —…