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  • Hit by a Truck

    This has got to be one of the funniest true stories we've had to date! The tale of a flight attendant, on a layover in Japan. Where karaoke, toxically strong drinks and flight crews from all over the world collide!

    Hear about the magical land of Narita. Famous for it's karaoke and influx of flight crews. Jet lag means the crew are full of energy at night and it frequently ends in chaos! But this story ends in a way that no one was expecting...

    Music Credits for Hit by a Truck

    Street at Night - Music by nojisuma from Pixabay

    Comedy Cinematic - Music by Roman Senyk from Pixabay

    Sound Effect by Alban_Gogh from Pixabay

    Sound Effect by UNIVERSFIELD from Pixabay

    Sound Effect by Zen from Pixabay

    Sound Effects from Pixabay

    Sound Design by Ally Murphy

    Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

    We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

    Support the show

    The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

    To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

    If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

    Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

    Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

    To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
    Amazon UK

    Amazon USA
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    28 min
  • One Less Soul

    When the worst happens to a passenger. The crew’s training kicks in.

    A lot of the stories we tell on The Red Eye Podcast, are outrageous, funny and sometimes a little naughty. But the Flight Attendants role is so much more than that, and we're here to show all aspects of the life of cabin crew, including the heartbreaking ones.

    This story is from our host, Ally.

    Flight attendants are not just there to serve the food and drinks. The main role of the flight attendant is to ensure the safety of the aircraft and it's passengers. They are the police, the firefighters, and the first responders. They are trained to save lives and have the equipment onboard to assist them.

    This story involves CPR, and may be traumatic for some.

    Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

    We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

    Support the show

    The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

    To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

    If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

    Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

    Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

    To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
    Amazon UK

    Amazon USA
    Barnes and Noble

    Other E Book Platforms



    26 min
  • Smuggled Animals on Board

    When two desperate girls try to earn some money, the Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow make a shocking discovery. Have they saved an entire species from extinction?

    In today's episode, we hear the true story about the different types of passengers we fly around the world. The ones that get on accidentally, or are intentionally hidden! 

    Thank you today's donor, you can read more about this incident in the articles below.

    News Articles

    https://www.iucn-isg.org/latest-news/smuggled-bahamian-iguanas-found-in-uk/

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-26036154

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/04/endangered-iguanas-seized-heathrow-airport 

    Music Credits for Smuggled

    Healing Forest - Music by Alex Wit from Pixabay

    In the Forest – Music by Lesfm

    Sound Effect by Mikhail from Pixabay

    Sound Effects from Pixabay

    Sound Design by Ally Murphy

    Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

    We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

    Support the show

    The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

    To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

    If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

    Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

    Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

    To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
    Amazon UK

    Amazon USA
    Barnes and Noble

    Other E Book Platforms



    27 min
  • There are No Saints in St Lucia...

    When you have the best time downroute but never know who is watching!

    The long Caribbean trips used to be a favourite among cabin crew and pilots. A few uninterrupted days of sun, sea and rum punch by the pool! Some flight attendants would use the opportunity to relax, sunbathe, explore the island. And some use the time to go on one of the infamous catamaran trips. Where the whole crew would commandeer a catamaran and go on a day of snorkelling and shenanigans! 

    So this is one of those stories! A junior crew member gets to go on his very first flight to St Lucia, and is excited to get involved with the fun! But the problem with the small islands is that you are bound to run into passengers sometimes. Even if you're out at sea...

    Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

    We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

    Support the show

    The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

    To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

    If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

    Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

    Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

    To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
    Amazon UK

    Amazon USA
    Barnes and Noble

    Other E Book Platforms



    25 min
  • Naughtier in the Noughties - An Interview with Alex Chisnall

    I don't often get to publish my interviews with crew members, because so many people want to remain anonymous. Luckily for me, the guy with the MOST stories I've ever heard has agreed to let this interview be public! 2 of his stories have already been episodes - including this week's episode about the crew member being left alone in the flight deck....

    A lot of the stories told on The Red Eye podcast come from days gone by. The 80's, 90's and 2000's seemed to be the prime time for mischief in the aviation industry. So we today we talk to Alex Chisnall. A British ex flight attendant who doesn't mind spilling the beans about his antics in the sky!

    Alex is a podcast host himself, amongst many other things! When he launched his podcast "Screw It Just Do It" 6 years ago, two downloads illustrated no one listened
    except his wife and mum. Today, it’s in the Top 1% of all podcasts globally, with 500+ episodes and listeners in 180+ countries.

    He went from working as a flight attendant for Virgin Atlantic to becoming Sir Richard
    Branson’s #1 business advisor at Virgin StartUp. Throughout his journey, he has had the
    privilege of interviewing extraordinary individuals such as Steven Bartlett, Lewis
    Howes, Jamie Laing, Fleur East, James Haskell, Lord Bilimoria, and the founders of billion-dollar brands like Lush & Ted Baker.

    If you'd like to find Alex Chisnall (not if you're the bloke he got passengers to sit on though), you can find him www.podpreneur.co.uk,  LinkedIn, & Instagram. and you can find Screw It Just Do It on Youtube, Apple Podcasts & Spotify.


    Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

    We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

    Support the show

    The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

    To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

    If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

    Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

    Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

    To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
    Amazon UK

    Amazon USA
    Barnes and Noble

    Other E Book Platforms



    42 min
  • The Boy's Club

    It used to be that you only gave the job to man. Even if that man had no clue what he was doing!

    On today's episode of The Red Eye, we go back to the 90's to tell the true story of a brand new cabin crew member who was accidentally left in charge of the Boeing 747 flight deck. We learn that the rules in the aviation industry were definitely a little looser back then, and some of the old boys were very stuck in their ways....

    Music Credit for The Boys Club

    Fashion Rock Beat - Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay

    Sound Effects from Pixabay

    Sound Design by Ally Murphy

    Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

    We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

    Support the show

    The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

    To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

    If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

    Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

    Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

    To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
    Amazon UK

    Amazon USA
    Barnes and Noble

    Other E Book Platforms



    26 min
  • Captain! Put Your Hat On!

    When a mystery meetup downroute ends unexpectedly....

    As flight attendants, we have a tendency to overshare. When we're sat on boxes in the galley at 4am, when the passengers are all sleeping soundly, we share our darkest secrets and scandalous stories. This tale is one of those...

    On a nightstop Johannesburg, a crew member gets a message from a mystery man asking to meet up. And the curiosity is too deep to resist!

    Music Credits

    Beats LoFi Study - Music by FASSounds from Pixabay

    Poolside Party - Music by Oleksii Holubiev from Pixabay

    Sound Effects from Pixabay

    Sound design by Ally Murphy

    Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

    We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

    Support the show

    The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

    To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

    If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

    Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

    Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

    To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
    Amazon UK

    Amazon USA
    Barnes and Noble

    Other E Book Platforms



    19 min
  • A Bomb Hunter's Story - Through the Eyes of a Passenger

    In today's bonus episode, we talk to army veteran Eric Herrera, author of A Bomb Hunter's Story which is available on Amazon.

    We talk a lot about the journeys of the cabin crew and pilots, but there hundreds of different reasons why the passengers are taking that flight. As a flight attendant I loved to find out their why!

    Eric got to fly in and out of war zones on commercial flights, and enjoy the highs and lows of flying under strange circumstances. Today, we hear his story.

    We highly recommend Eric's book, A Bomb Hunter's Story. A fascinating read that gives us a glimpse into a very different life.


    Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

    We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

    Support the show

    The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

    To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

    If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

    Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

    Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

    To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
    Amazon UK

    Amazon USA
    Barnes and Noble

    Other E Book Platforms



    15 min
  • High Altitude Hoax

    When a threatening note is found in the toilets, who on the plane is responsible...?

    In the months and years following 9/11, tensions were high and people were on high alert for the next attack. So when a threatening note is discovered on the aircraft, mid flight, the crew have to follow procedures whilst also fearing for their safety.

    This is based on a true story. You can read the article about the real events here - https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2003/01/phil-j22.html

    Music Credits 

    Erik Satie - Gnossienne 2 - Music by Trygve Larsen from Pixabay

    Sound Effects from Pixabay

    Sound Effects by Ally Murphy

    Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

    We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

    Support the show

    The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

    To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

    If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

    Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

    Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

    To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
    Amazon UK

    Amazon USA
    Barnes and Noble

    Other E Book Platforms



    21 min
  • Crazy Always Happens in the Morning...

    When you know you’re going to get trouble on that early flight to Vegas...

    In todays episode, we head to the USA, where the domestic flights can test the patience of the flight attendants! But in one particular airline, they always make sure everyone has a good time! That is, until some passengers push the fun a little too far...

    Music Credits for Crazy Always Happens in the Morning

    In Las Vegas - Music by HD Studio from Pixabay

    Sound Effects from Pixabay

    Sound Effects by Ally Murphy

    Send us a text! If you'd like a reply, please leave an email or number

    We would love to hear your story about your time in the air! Those stories that we tell at dinner parties, the ones that shaped the person we are, or the just plain outrageous! Get in touch at [email protected]

    Support the show

    The Red Eye Podcast is written by Kaylie Kay, and produced and narrated by Ally Murphy.

    To subscribe to the monthly newsletter and keep up to date with news, visit www.theredeyepod.com. Or find us on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok & Instagram @theredeyepod, for behind the scenes stories and those funny short stories that only take a minute or less!

    If you'd like to support the podcast you can "buy us a beer" and subscribe at https://www.buzzsprout.com/2310053/support, we'd be happy to give you a shout out on our newsletter!

    Ally Murphy is a former flight attendant, and a British voice over artist based in the USA, visit www.allymurphy.co.uk

    Kaylie Kay is a flight attendant and author based in the UK. You can find more of her work at www.kayliekaywrites.com

    To buy The Red Eye's first book click on the following links:
    Amazon UK

    Amazon USA
    Barnes and Noble

    Other E Book Platforms



    20 min

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