Podcast Episodes

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…

10 months, 3 weeks 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…

11 months 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…

11 months ago

Radar Inop Episode 184

Season 1 Episode 184

Jedi’s back—and the brake-check lesson starts before the beers do. An F-4 slides into rainy Pensacola, our hero reports “good braking,” and a brick-b…

11 months, 1 week ago

Going to LZ-3 Episode 183

Season 1 Episode 183

Allyn Hinton, Marine and Army aviator, joins So There I Was for a wild, first-person tour from low-level Huey recons over Da Nang to Blackhawks in De…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

From Box Canyons to Brotherhood Episode 182

Season 1 Episode 182

Nose pointed at a rock wall, rescue specialist on the skid, rotor wash bouncing off granite, and then—power loss. Abort! Welcome to the world of heli…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

My Introduction to Arizona Talcum Episode 181

Season 1 Episode 181

Helicopter search and rescue takes center stage as DPS pilot Darrell Detty walks us through hair-raising missions, near-misses and small-town chases …

1 year ago

I'm Here for My 45 Year Follow Up Episode 180

Season 1 Episode 180

When a 21-year-old warrant officer thinks he’s bulletproof, fate (and a very determined round of enemy fire) impolitely disagrees. In this episode we…

1 year ago

Porpoises, FOQA, and the Art of Not Looking Stupid Episode 179

Season 1 Episode 179

Two Marines-turned-airline-pilots go full hangar-talk: first solo flight stories (equal parts terror and triumph), Harrier hover witchcraft, and why …

1 year ago

So There I Was Hangout Episode 178

Season 1 Episode 178

Welcome to Hangout #2 of So There I Was—a gloriously unfiltered romp of Harrier stories and V-22 tales. Expect FAA side-eye and concussion-grade come…

1 year ago