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Episode 69: 90 Miles and Minutes to Spare

2026-10-2032:56

Send us Fan Mail Pan Am Podcast – Episode 6990 Miles and Minutes to Spare The dramatic story of Pan Am's first flight and the race against time that launched an aviation legend. On October 19, 1927, the future of Pan American Airways hung in the balance. With a U.S. Post Office deadline looming, a rain-soaked airfield, and no suitable runway for its new aircraft, the fledgling airline faced a crisis that threatened to end its ambitious plans before they could take flight. In this captivating ...

Episode 68: Pan Am Flight 73: 40 Years Later — Courage in the Face of Terror

2026-09-0550:56

Send us Fan Mail A Special 40th Anniversary Commemorative Episode of the Pan Am Podcast On September 5, 1986, Pan Am Flight 73 was preparing to depart Karachi, Pakistan, when four armed terrorists stormed the aircraft, beginning a harrowing 16-hour siege that would forever change the lives of the passengers and crew aboard. Forty years later, the Pan Am Museum Foundation remembers the 20 people who lost their lives and honors the extraordinary courage of the young, India-based Pan Am flight a...

Episode 67: A New Chapter Begins: Welcome Ken Andersen, Host of the Pan Am Podcast

2026-07-1124:33

Send us Fan Mail The Pan Am Podcast enters an exciting new chapter as we welcome Ken Andersen as the new host of the program. Since its launch, the Pan Am Podcast has become one of the Pan Am Museum Foundation's most successful educational initiatives, sharing the remarkable stories of the people, aircraft, destinations, and historic events that made Pan American World Airways one of the most influential companies of the twentieth century. With listeners in more than 170 countries, the podcas...

Episode 66: A Farewell to Tom Betti

2026-05-3101:39:40

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of Season Five, host and producer Tom Betti reflects on five years of preserving the stories of Pan Am, answers the question he has asked guests since the very first episode, and says farewell to the listeners who made this program what it became. After five years, 66 episodes, more than 95 hours of history and humanities content, and over 200,000 downloads in more than 180 countries, this is Tom's final episode. This special retrospective features six g...

Episode 65: A Ticket Counter in London with Bill and Diane Studeman

2026-05-2801:33:42

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by Admiral William O. Studeman, United States Navy, retired, and his wife Diane, former Pan Am stewardess and one of the most gracious ambassadors the airline ever had. Their connection to Pan Am runs deeper than most. Diane grew up in Milford-on-Sea in Hampshire, England. The navy and aviation were not just a backdrop to her childhood but its very fabric. She joined Pan Am as a stewardess in the early 1960s, at what many would argue was the cul...

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