
Calm Down with Erin and Charissa
Calm Down With Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson is all about the conversations you would have with your friends when you think others aren't listening. It's like a text chain put into a podcast. This is the place where Erin and Charissa get real, and no subject is off limits. It’s a “pull back the curtain” look into their lives, while they also ask questions about everyone else’s. Get ready for unfiltered conversations between two girlfriends about life, gossip, sports, and pretty much every random topic that needs to be dissected. Get ready to Calm Down with Erin and Charissa.
Latest episodes

May 22, 2025 • 35min
Episode 330: Pregame - …With a Broken Heart
While Charissa is away, producer Ryan Musick joins Erin for this week’s episode of the Calm Down podcast. They answer your questions, give you their in-car essentials and share their differing views about long distance relationships. Then Erin can’t hold it in any longer as she shares some devastating news.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 15, 2025 • 48min
Episode 329: Best of Pregame Vol. 1
This week we bring you a very special compilation! If you haven’t yet checked out our weekly listener question and answer episode, this is a perfect introduction to the good time that is the Pregame. If you are already a fan, then listen to relive some of the best moments from Pregames past.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 8, 2025 • 35min
Episode 328: Feeling Like a Real Adult
Through sickness and in health, Erin and Charissa deliver the latest episode of Calm Down. Erin apologizes for getting Charissa sick but also why explains another loved one in her life needs to toughen up a bit. Charissa tries to figure out how it’s possible she is an adult who runs her own business but doesn’t seem to own a potato peeler and an “Anonymous Follow Up” reminds Erin of the time her and her sister “needed some more Mike’s Hard Lemonade to get through this one”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 6, 2025 • 12min
Episode 327: Pregame - Positive Mindset
Erin and Charissa are ready for another “Calm Down Pregame” answering your questions! They give their advice on Mother's Day gifting and how to approach texting with a new crush. They also discuss how often they get facials and the importance of surrounding yourself with positive people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 1, 2025 • 32min
Episode 326: Picture Day
It’s new story time this week! Charissa kicks things off with a one about baking in the sun before a trip to the DMV which sure enough turns into a frantic rummaging session thru the car to find things to put on her face. Next up, the ladies reminisce about school picture day, and here is where the fun really begins; with Erin telling the story of how her sister thought she had died after a surgery to have her ears pulled back. So, get ready for a real doozy of a Calm Down podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 2025 • 16min
Episode 325: Pregame - No Second-Guesses
Erin and Charissa jump right in on this week's Pregame edition of the Calm Down podcasts. They talk about their love language, how to embrace your 40's, how to get the perfect, sleek pony, tips for meeting the parents and how to be a perfect gift-giver. Erin also talks about motherly instincts when she has to leave Mack for work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 24, 2025 • 41min
Episode 324: Alexa, Shut The F*** Up!
A Big Show with big things to talk about on the latest edition of Calm Down with Erin and Charissa. They discuss the reaction to the “Plus Ones” episode and why the boys might need to be humbled a little bit. Charissa address some of the fake news headlines she’s seen about herself and the wonderful time she had hosting family at Ruby Ranch. Erin can’t figure out why she’s comfortable in front of the camera but awkward opening up gifts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 22, 2025 • 18min
Episode 323: Pregame - A Perspiration Situation
On this Pregame episode of the Calm Down podcast, Erin and Charissa give shopping advice, movie advice, and relationship advice. Erin and Charissa tell some sweaty stories and reveal their feelings about their driving abilities. And to cap it all off, a juicy anonymous question is discussed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 17, 2025 • 30min
Episode 322: Steve & Jarret Part 2 – First Class Mistake
In part 2 of The Plus Ones, Steve and Jarret are given the opportunity to give their side of the story regarding some previous discussion Erin and Charissa have had on Calm Down. Steve tries to set the record straight about taking the first-class ticket while Charissa sat coach, and Jarret talks about taking Mack to Disneyland for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 16, 2025 • 31min
Episode 321: Steve & Jarret Part 1 – Tell Us About Reentry
It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for, the debut of The Plus Ones with Steve Cundari & Jarret Stoll! In part 1, Erin, Jarret, Steve and Charissa answer your questions about their early days of dating and what reentry is like for the boys.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.