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Episode 63: Operation Babylift: Carried Home and the Bonds That Endure
Apr 19, 2026
1h 39m 44s
Episode 62: Pan Am and the Art of Storytelling with Al Gilbert
Apr 9, 2026
1h 04m 34s
Episode 61: The Aviator and the Showman - Amelia Earhart and Pan Am with Laurie Gwen Shapiro
Mar 22, 2026
2h 00m 09s
Episode 60: Cheryl Boone Isaacs – A Journey from Pan Am Stewardess to Hollywood Leadership
Feb 2, 2026
2h 05m 04s
Episode 59: Tania Anderson, Flying for Pan Am, Film Extra, & Life Adventurer
Dec 3, 2025
1h 01m 40s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/19/26 | Episode 63: Operation Babylift: Carried Home and the Bonds That Endure✨ | Operation BabyliftVietnamese war orphans+4 | Karen Walker RyanCarol Mason+1 | Pan Am Museum Foundation | — | Operation BabyliftVietnamese orphans+6 | — | 1h 39m 44s | |
| 4/9/26 |  Episode 62: Pan Am and the Art of Storytelling with Al Gilbert | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by Al Gilbert, known by his friends and family as Ace, a former Pan Am reservations employee and the author of Pan Am Stories: You Can't Make This Up. Al's career at Pan Am gave him a front-row seat to one of the most remarkable chapters in aviation history, and the stories he collected along the way are as funny, surprising, and human as the airline itself. After leaving Pan Am, Al channeled decades of memories and experiences into his book, a ... | 1h 04m 34s | ||||||
| 3/22/26 | Episode 61: The Aviator and the Showman - Amelia Earhart and Pan Am with Laurie Gwen Shapiro | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by Laurie Gwen Shapiro, a bestselling author, journalist, and adjunct professor at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. A member of the Explorers Club, her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times. She is the author of The Stowaway, the true story of a teenager who stowed away on a ship bound for Antarctica during the Jazz Age, and The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and t... | 2h 00m 09s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | Episode 60: Cheryl Boone Isaacs – A Journey from Pan Am Stewardess to Hollywood Leadership | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by Cheryl Boone Isaacs, a former Pan Am stewardess from 1972 to 1974 who went on to build an extraordinary career in Hollywood. Her journey is a remarkable one that spans aviation, Hollywood, and film education. She began her professional career as a Pan Am stewardess from 1972 to 1974, an experience that gave her a global perspective and a deep appreciation for storytelling and human connection. After leaving Pan Am, Cheryl moved to San F... | 2h 05m 04s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 | Episode 59: Tania Anderson, Flying for Pan Am, Film Extra, & Life Adventurer | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re joined by Tania Anderson, who served as a Pan Am flight attendant from 1986 to 1991, navigating a pivotal era of transition, resilience, and global adventure for the world’s most iconic airline. Today, she still flies, carrying forward the spirit of Pan Am on international charter missions, and she is usually flying on a Boeing 747! But Tania’s story reaches far beyond her years in uniform. She is an avid lifelong learned traveler and is always ma... | 1h 01m 40s | ||||||
| 10/26/25 | Episode 58: Top Gun Screenwriter Jack Epps Jr. and Kate Ginley: Mastering the Craft of Screenwriting | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re joined by screenwriter Jack Epps, Jr. and his student, up and coming screenwriter Kate Ginley, who is writing a screenplay about Pan Am and Tenerife. Jack is now a professor and Chair of the Writing for Screen and Television Division at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, also known as USC. But you probably already know of him from the most iconic aviation films ever made — the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun, which he co-wr... | 1h 10m 52s | ||||||
| 9/12/25 | Episode 57: Steve Ford (son of President Ford), Adoptee Thuy Williams and the Legacy of Operation Babylift | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are joined by two special guests, Steve Ford (the youngest son of President and Mrs. Ford) and adoptee Thuy Williams to mark the 50th anniversary of Operation Babylift, the frantic evacuation ordered by U.S. President Gerald R. Ford of Vietnamese war orphans in the final days of Saigon in 1975. The Pan Am Museum, in partnership with the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum, commissioned filmma... | 1h 23m 19s | ||||||
| 8/11/25 | Episode 56: From the CIA to the Pan Am Board Room and Changing the World Through Music | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are joined by Donald Devito who worked for the Pan Am board of directors from the early 1960s until the end of the airline. Also, joining us is his son, Dr. Donald DeVito, a renowned musical educator. The senior DeVito will share stories working for the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1950s and being hired by Pan Am in the early 1960s to work for the corporate board of directors and founder Juan T. Trippe. He was on a first name basis with Mr. Trip... | 1h 03m 26s | ||||||
| 6/30/25 | Episode 55: Yvonne Conde, Operation Pedro Pan and the Untold Exodus of 14,048 Cuban Children | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we explore Operation Pedro Pan, the clandestine operation of the U.S. Government, the Catholic Church and Pan American World Airways to relocate over 14,000 children out of Cuba to the United States between 1960 and 1962. Our guest for this episode is Pan Am veteran Yvonne Conde who wrote the book Operation Pedro Pan: The Untold Exodus of 14,048 Cuban Children. She will share many personal insights on being one of the many children that were sent away by... | 1h 10m 38s | ||||||
| 5/29/25 | Episode 54: A Trip to Japan and Making Connections in the Air | Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Host Tom Betti shares insights on his recent trip to Japan where he met Charlie, a purser with United Airlines, on his inbound flight to Tokyo and on his outbound flight from Osaka met United flight attendants Leslie and Lynn who both worked for Pan Am from 1977 to 1986 until the Pacific Division was sold to United. Tom also shares some personal travel stories and gives many updates about this program and the Pan Am Museum! The Pan Am Podcast was recent... | 1h 16m 39s | ||||||
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| 3/21/25 | Episode 53: Pan Am Returns to the Skies with Gary Bartelings | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are joined by Gary Bartelings, a supporter of the Pan Am Museum and founder and managing director of Bartelings, a company dedicated to unique travel experiences by private jet. We also welcome back to the program our good friend Becky Sprecher. She has been a frequent guest and contributor to this podcast. Becky brings great history to this episode about the flying boats of 1930s and the insight into Pan Am’s legendary passenger service. From J... | 1h 07m 21s | ||||||
| 1/7/25 | Episode 52: George Takei Remembers Gene Roddenberry (Pan Am Pilot, 1945-1948) | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we learn about the life of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, who was a pilot for Pan Am from 1945 to 1948. Then we will be joined by a very special guest, George Takei, a legendary actor, NY Times Best Selling author, and activist. He knew “Star Trek” creator and Pan Am pilot Gene Roddenberry well for over 25 years playing Mr. Sulu in the 1966 television show “Star Trek” and six subsequent feature films. George will share his personal insights into the... | 1h 19m 11s | ||||||
| 11/30/24 | Episode 51: Crossing the Atlantic in 1939 and Making History Once More | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we explore the first transatlantic passenger flights of Pan Am’s Boeing 314 flying boats in the late 1930s and we welcome back to the program Pan Am flight attendant and author Becky Sprecher who will share her insights -and family history– of these flying clippers! Becky was our guest in Episode 7: Flying the Line and Episode 29 AIDS Epidemic of the 1980s, Remembering Those We Lost. To learn more about Pan Am’s flying boats, listen to Episode 3: Flying Boa... | 1h 49m 40s | ||||||
| 9/7/24 | Episode 50: Kathleen Clair, Juan T. Trippe's Executive Assistant for 32 Years (1948-1980) | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we explore the life of Kathleen Clair, executive assistant to Pan Am founder and chairman Juan T. Trippe for over 32 years from 1948 to 1980. We will also hear a personal and private memories of Mr. Trippe and Kathleen. We are joined by two special guests that knew Kathleen well: Wendy Trippe Barr, the granddaughter of Juan and Betty Trippe and John Luetich, a board member of the Pan Am Museum Foundation, Museum Curator, and the son of Mary Luetich who ... | 1h 16m 40s | ||||||
| 7/21/24 | Episode 49: Edith Head, A Hollywood Legend | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we explore the life of legendary Hollywood costume designer Edith Head who designed uniforms for Pan American World Airways introduced in 1975 and used until the early 1980s. Then we will be joined by actor Susan Claassen who plays the Hollywood legend in her one-woman production called A CONVERSATION WITH EDITH HEAD. In her storied career in Hollywood, Edith Head won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design between 1949 and 1973, making h... | 1h 21m 37s | ||||||
| 7/7/24 | Episode 48: The Archer's...A Family of Aviators | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we celebrate the Archer’s...a family of aviators. 89-year-old Pan Am Captain Stu Archer joined the airline in 1965 as an engineer after serving in the U.S. Air Force. Stu began flying the 727 and then was promoted to captain on the 747 and later Airbus A300 and A310. He stayed with Pan Am until 1991 and then went on to work for Delta Air Lines as a captain. When he reached the then mandatory retirement age of 60 after three years as a Delta captain... | 1h 13m 02s | ||||||
| 5/2/24 | Episode 47: The "Nisei" Stewardesses of Pan Am | Send us Fan Mail The Pan Am Museum Foundation recognizes the month of May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and in this episode we explore the history of Pan Am’s “Nisei” Stewardesses with Dr. Christine R. Yano, retired professor of anthropology at the University of Hawai’I and author of the book, Airbourne Dreams: “Nisei” Stewardesses and Pan American World Airways. This book is the story of an unusual personnel program implemented by an American corpora... | 57m 11s | ||||||
| 3/14/24 |  Episode 46: Capt. Mike Bannister, Chief Pilot of British Airways Concorde | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we welcome back to the program Captain Mike Bannister, the chief pilot of British Airways' Concorde fleet from 1995 to 2003. He is also the author of a recently published book titled Concorde. This book is available through your favorite bookstore or online retailer. Also coming out to great fanfare in 2023 was a special Lego set of the Concorde designed to be built by adults. This special detailed replica from Lego of the world’s most famous supersonic comm... | 57m 57s | ||||||
| 2/21/24 |  Episode 45: National Airlines | Send us Fan Mail Pan American World Airways acquired National Airlines in 1980 and preserving the history of National is now the responsibility of the Pan Am Museum and we take this duty seriously. In this episode we explore the fascinating history of National Airlines. Then we will be joined by four veterans of National Airlines: Captain Roy Berube and flight attendants Fran Smith Boros, David Hinson, and Mari Bacon. Captain Roy Berube was never a stranger to aviation. His father was an a... | 1h 39m 05s | ||||||
| 1/8/24 | Episode 44: Capt. Robert Ford and the Long Way Home | Send us Fan Mail In this special episode we will be exploring the incredible life of Pan Am Captain Robert Ford, a trailblazing flying boat aviator that found international fame with an unscheduled flight round the globe. And we welcome back to the program Pan Am 747 Captain John Marshall that knew Pan Am legend Captain Robert Ford and recorded an interview with him in 1994 shortly before he died. Excerpts of this rare interview are played and you will get to hear the actual voice of Captain... | 1h 15m 27s | ||||||
| 12/15/23 | Episode 43: Terror at the Rome Airport, December 1973 Attack | Send us Fan Mail This is a special memorial edition of this program and recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Rome airport attack. We are joined by two survivors that were on a Pan Am plane that was firebombed at the Rome airport on December 17, 1973: Pan Am Flight Engineer Ken Pfrang and Pan Am passenger B.J. Geisler. B.J. is the author of the recently published book, Terror on Pan Am Flight 110. This episode is a follow up to "Episode 6: Hijackings and the Dawn of Global Terrorism... | 1h 37m 39s | ||||||
| 11/22/23 | Episode 42: Operation Babylift: The 1975 Saigon Evacuation | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we explore Operation Babylift, the historic April 1975 evacuation of more than 3,000 Vietnamese war orphans just before the fall of South Vietnam. We are joined by Thoa Bui, Vice President of Programs and Services for Holt International and Al Topping, Pan Am’s Country Director for South Vietnam. This episode is a follow up to Episode 4: Evacuation of Saigon, Wings of Freedom Mission. If you haven’t heard that installment, we encourage you to do so after list... | 1h 20m 54s | ||||||
| 9/29/23 | Episode 41: The Stewardess Labor Movement of the 1960s and 1970s | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are joined by Nell McShane Wulfhart, author of the book The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet. Nell is a frequent contributor to the New York Times travel section and wrote the column “Carry On” from 2016 to 2019. She has written for Travel + Leisure, Bon Appétit, Condé Nast Traveler, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, and T Magazine. She is also the author of the Audible Original Off Menu. Her recent work... | 1h 02m 01s | ||||||
| 8/18/23 | Episode 40: Tom Betti and a Rock Song About History | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are turning the tables…the interviewee becomes the interviewer. Guest host Phillip Keene interviews the host of The Pan Am Podcast, historian Tom Betti to bring our listeners his story. Phillip is a podcast guest in episodes 18, 29, and 30. This program is marking a milestone as this is the 40th episode and the beginning of season three. Tom Betti is dedicated to bringing history to life through entertaining and engaging storytelling. Although having... | 1h 09m 55s | ||||||
| 7/30/23 | Episode 39: Madeline Smith and a Romance in the Sky | Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are joined by 98-year-old Madeline Smith and her daughter Valerie Smith O’Grady Skinner. Both were Pan Am flight attendants…Madeline joined the airline right after the war in 1946 and Valerie, following in her mother’s footsteps, joined the company in 1977. Madeline was a stewardess until 1951 when she resigned to marry the love of her life. But although personally leaving Pan Am’s employment, the airline was still an important part of her fam... | 1h 08m 40s | ||||||
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18 placements across 18 markets.