Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchReady, Sleep, Now Episode 193
Season 1 Episode 193
New Year’s Eve, no guest, and somehow the cockpit still turns into a full-blown sitcom. Fig & RePete kick off with a takeoff that goes sideways at V1…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
That's All She's Got Episode 192
Season 1 Episode 192
This week’s So There I Was episode is a Hangout — that happens when you put pilots, controllers, and a few proud troublemakers in the same virtual ro…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Just Trying to Keep This from Becoming a Musical Episode 191
This is what happens when you put a Navy Tomcat legend behind a camera and let him tell the story his way. Heater takes us from KC-135 tanker ops wit…
5 months ago
Turns Like a Racquetball Off a Wall Episode 190
Season 1 Episode 190
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Episode 190 is what happens when you hand the mic to Captain CJ “…
5 months, 1 week ago
A Little Slice of Hell Episode 189
Season 1 Episode 189
In this week’s episode of So There I Was, Ike joins us with stories so wild they make the Quigley, Beirut, and Cherry Point weather sound like minor …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Frankentanker Episode 188
Season 1 Episode 188
B-2 stealth bomber test pilot Sparky joins So There I Was to explain why the world’s sneakiest bomber still can’t go direct to Liberal, Kansas withou…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Switch Up, Auto Missile, Eat a Sandwich Episode 187
Season 1 Episode 178
Strap in, because Sparky’s ride from the C-17 to the B-2 is basically the aviation version of “What could possibly go wrong?” — except when everythin…
6 months ago
Compressor Stalls and Varsity Jets Episode 186
So There I Was dives into the UPS MD-11 crash, compressor stalls, and why some jets are “varsity airplanes.” Fig kicks things off with a flaming T-45…
6 months, 1 week ago
Start Here — Six Episodes That Hook Everyone (Audio Intro)
This quick intro page gives you a feel for the show and points you straight to the episodes people tell us “that’s when I got hooked.” If you love re…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
If Your Friend Jumped Off a Bridge Episode 185
Season 1 Episode 185
Six Marines. One table. Zero chill. This round-robin mayhem starts with a Harrier pilot fishtailing toward a hover pad in Iwakuni, Japan when a yaw r…
6 months, 2 weeks ago