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The Pan Am Podcast
par Pan Am Museum Foundation
Experience the legacy of the world’s most iconic airline, Pan American World Airways! This program brings Pan Am’s 64-year history to life through engaging storytelling and insightful interviews with a wide range of voices connected to Pan Am’s story. Historian Tom Betti created and hosted Seasons 1 through 5, a celebrated run of history and humanities storytelling that earned numerous Muse Creative and Vega Digital awards, and the podcast continues in Season 6 with new hosts and a new creative team. The Pan Am Podcast is brought to you by the Pan Am Museum in Garden City, New York and is…
Épisodes
Episode 69: 90 Miles and Minutes to Spare
20 oct. 2026 · 33 min
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…
Episode 68: Pan Am Flight 73: 40 Years Later — Courage in the Face of Terror
5 sept. 2026 · 51 min
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…
Episode 67: A New Chapter Begins: Welcome Ken Andersen, Host of the Pan Am Podcast
11 juil. 2026 · 25 min
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,…
Episode 66: A Farewell to Tom Betti
31 mai 2026 · 1 h 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…
Episode 65: A Ticket Counter in London with Bill and Diane Studeman
28 mai 2026 · 1 h 34
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…
Episode 64: The Best Job We Ever Had with Florette Vassall and Diane Krumholtz Lyras
21 mai 2026 · 1 h 12
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by two women who gave the best years of their careers to Pan American World Airways, and who have remained close friends for more than four decades since the airline closed its doors. Florette H. Vassall was born in New York City, the daughter of…
Episode 63: Operation Babylift: Carried Home and the Bonds That Endure
19 avr. 2026 · 1 h 40
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, host Tom Betti is joined by three special guests - Pan Am flight attendant Karen Walker Ryan and adoptees Carol Mason and Dr. Matt Steiner - to mark the 51st anniversary of Operation Babylift, the frantic evacuation ordered by U.S. President Gerald R. Ford of…
Episode 62: Pan Am and the Art of Storytelling with Al Gilbert
9 avr. 2026 · 1 h 05
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…
Episode 61: The Aviator and the Showman - Amelia Earhart and Pan Am with Laurie Gwen Shapiro
22 mars 2026 · 2 h 00
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…
Episode 60: Cheryl Boone Isaacs – A Journey from Pan Am Stewardess to Hollywood Leadership
2 févr. 2026 · 2 h 05
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…
Episode 59: Tania Anderson, Flying for Pan Am, Film Extra, & Life Adventurer
3 déc. 2025 · 1 h 02
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…
Episode 58: Top Gun Screenwriter Jack Epps Jr. and Kate Ginley: Mastering the Craft of Screenwriting
26 oct. 2025 · 1 h 11
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…
Episode 57: Steve Ford (son of President Ford), Adoptee Thuy Williams and the Legacy of Operation Babylift
12 sept. 2025 · 1 h 23
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…
Episode 56: From the CIA to the Pan Am Board Room and Changing the World Through Music
11 août 2025 · 1 h 03
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…
Episode 55: Yvonne Conde, Operation Pedro Pan and the Untold Exodus of 14,048 Cuban Children
30 juin 2025 · 1 h 11
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…
Episode 54: A Trip to Japan and Making Connections in the Air
29 mai 2025 · 1 h 17
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…
Episode 53: Pan Am Returns to the Skies with Gary Bartelings
21 mars 2025 · 1 h 07
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…
Episode 52: George Takei Remembers Gene Roddenberry (Pan Am Pilot, 1945-1948)
7 janv. 2025 · 1 h 19
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…
Episode 51: Crossing the Atlantic in 1939 and Making History Once More
30 nov. 2024 · 1 h 50
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…
Episode 50: Kathleen Clair, Juan T. Trippe's Executive Assistant for 32 Years (1948-1980)
7 sept. 2024 · 1 h 17
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…