Episode 156 – Air Force Veteran, American Airlines Pilot and the author of “The Stowaway in First Class”, Anthony DeSantis

About this episode

In this episode, Frankie D interviews Air Force Veteran and American Airlines Pilot Anthony DeSantis about his experiences and his book 'The Stowaway in First Class'.

Air Force Veteran, American Airlines Pilot and the author of “The Stowaway in First Class”, Anthony DeSantis. View his website: Click Here Recorded: September 30, 2025 Running Time: 29 minutes 06 seconds

People in this episode

Host: Frankie D

Guest: Anthony DeSantis

Topics covered

• veterans
• aviation
• memoir
• military service
• American Airlines
• personal stories

Keywords

• Air Force
• American Airlines
• pilot
• veteran
• memoir
• Anthony DeSantis
• aviation
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Airlines, Air Force

Books & works: The Stowaway in First Class

More episodes of Italian American Life with Frankie D.

• Episode 165 – Jan Savolainen, Founder of Dolce Right, Helping expats connect with experts across Italy · June 6, 2026 · 39 min
• Episode 164 – Discussing Customized Tours to Italy with Alessia, Elena, and Susanna from Fast Track Italian Citizenship · June 6, 2026 · 30 min
• Episode 163 – Professor, Author & Italian American Scholar Dr. Fran Curcio · June 6, 2026 · 29 min
• Episode 162 – Author Lou Bruno, “The Love of San Demetrio” (AQ) Abruzzo · April 30, 2026 · 33 min
• Episode 161 – Societá SS. Crocifisso & San Giovanni Bosco di Ciminna (Chicago) with Joe Faraci · April 27, 2026 · 31 min
• Episode 160 – Talking Social Media and Abruzzo with Margherita Gismondi – @margheritablogs · February 6, 2026 · 25 min