Have a look at Bone Conducting Headphones like these https://amzn.to/475zTgA They don't go in your ears but round them. They still allow you to hear what's going on around you while you listen to music or take calls etc. Call quality is fairly good but be aware that due to the bone conduction there will be limited bass, they are not hifi by any standard but for listening to music, podcasts or audio books while working and taking the odd call they are great. No cable as they are Bluetooth but you do need to charge them each day.
Hi Chad, i bought the Shokz open run Pro's yesterday, after reading your post, i had heard and read good things about them
sometime ago, ive had Apple ear buds, but rarely used them, as i found them very uncomfortable after a while in the ears,
plus they used to fall out, the Open run pro's are a game changer, so light & comfortable, you forget your wearing them,
the sound from them is a lot better than i imagined it would be considering they are Bone conducting headphones, and you
can still safely hear what's going on around you.
Thanks again Chad for your post, Happy New Year to you and yours. 👍