Sean and Sharon are back with more to say about their trip to Buenos Aires! This time they actually discuss transit, focusing on the SUBE card, which Sharon intentionally and affectionately mispronounces as SOOB. Before they SOOB, Sean takes on the NOOBs in recounting a recent Amtrak experience with an especially sassy conductor who was highly upset about a NOOB mistake some of the passengers made.

In this episode, Sharon and Sean scratch the surface of their recent trip to Buenos Aires (BA), Argentina. They cover their transit adventures getting to and from Buenos Aires (i.e. their trips to the airport and flights), and are saving their BA public transit adventures for another episode. However, this episode has plenty of #TaxiLyfe, including how to get around in a city where Uber is illegal and unreliable. Sharon and Sean spend the majority of the episode talking what they did, ate, and drank while exploring the beautiful city of Buenos Aires. Mate? Tango? Huge steaks? Vermouth-infused wine? Afternoon tea? Shark Tank Colombia? This episode has it all!  You'll be booking your trip to BA by the time you finish listening.

During News of the Week, Sharon talks about the incredible Miss Subway Pageant while Sean recounts a thrilling race to JFK between the new Uber Copter service and the MTA. 

Also, Sharon buys a diffuser after visiting  a fancy hotel.

Fear not! Sharon and Sean reunited after a brief hiatus to record more Subway Sagas episodes!

Sharon and Sean venture out to JFK AIrport...for fun (!!)

Sharon and Sean reunite to record again at long last! And since it had been over a month since they last recorded, it meant they had no choice but to do another episode dedicated entirely to News of the Week! They catch up on all the transit-related news from mid July through early August that they weren't able to discuss, including:

- How the MTA temporarily lost all the numbered lines 

- The upcoming Shuttle Train Renaissance 

- An MTA worker hedging his bets 

- The MTA homelessness task force 

- MTA heroes

- Alternative names for the new OMNY Card 

- Local politicking at the MTA’s expense 

- A Brooklyn bus town hall meeting

Also, Sharon finds her beach on the M train.

Sharon and Sean start off the episode recounting their July 4th weekend, which includes New York City's largest patio, illegal rooftops, a muppet dog, "adult parties," and pub cheese! The topic of the episode is great food finds across the city, as venturing out in the city to find delicious food is one of Sharon and Sean's favorite activities. You'll want to make note of the places they discuss to try for yourself, especially if you're particularly partial to any of the following food items:

- Tres leches cake

- Cheddar jalapeno biscuits

- Heath bar cookies

- Bake & Shark (or Shark Bake as Sharon repeatedly refers to it throughout the episode

After over a year, Sharon and Sean revisit the topic of subway ad campaigns. In a conveniently topical coincidence, they start off the episode discussing Otter Pops, which Sean has never heard of before, growing up in New England where Fla-Vor-Ice was king of the freeze pop market. Sharon relishes enlightening Sean on the joys of Otter Pops and consumes half a dozen of them in the process. (Similar to Seamless and Grubhub, Otter Pops and Fla-Vor-Ice are apparently owned by the same company - who knew!  https://www.eater.com/2018/8/21/17660626/freeze-pops-ice-otter-pops) If the freeze pops aren't enough to entice you, you'll definitely want to listen to hear Sharon and Sean's latest take on some of the more recent subway ad campaigns, including one that has a deep cut reference to an NYC occurrence that they discussed on an episode earlier this year!

During News of the Week, Sean shares distressing news that the MTA Board is making moves to strip our beloved Andy Byford of control of crucial capital projects. Sharon then lightens the mood with a story about a rogue slug disrupting travel for 12 thousand straphangers in Japan. In the anecdote, Sean tells the tale of a surprise encounter with a character from Astoria #BusLyfe in an unexpected place. 

Also, Sean struggles with a mystery delivery at work.

Fresh off seeing creepy horror flick Ma,

Sharon and Sean are joined this episode by fabulous guest, Jamie Habanek! (@jamie_habanek) Jamie is Sean's former coworker and current volleyball