59 Episodes

  1. Episode 38: Dan Colussy, Pan Am's President and Chief Operating Officer in the 1970s

    Published: 6/11/2023

  2. Episode 37: Lester Kappel, World War II Aircraft Mechanic with Pan Am

    Published: 5/14/2023

  3. Episode 36: Sam Donaldson, Legendary Newsman

    Published: 3/3/2023

  4. Episode 35: Pan Am's Diversity in the Cockpit

    Published: 2/16/2023

  5. Episode 34: Junius Kellogg and the Pan Am Jets Wheelchair Basketball Team

    Published: 2/6/2023

  6. Episode 33: Dr. Johanna O’Flaherty, Helping Others With Weighted Wings

    Published: 1/29/2023

  7. Episode 32: Terror on the Airline, New Lockerbie Arrest, and the Quest for Justice

    Published: 1/6/2023

  8. Episode 31: The Last CEO and the Last Clipper

    Published: 12/16/2022

  9. Episode 30: The Art of Travel Posters

    Published: 12/7/2022

  10. Episode 29: AIDS Epidemic of the 1980s, Remembering Those We Lost

    Published: 11/25/2022

  11. Episode 28: The Flying Piano Player

    Published: 10/11/2022

  12. Episode 27: Flight 73 Hostage Negotiations and Hijacking Aftermath

    Published: 9/26/2022

  13. Episode 26: Flight 73 Hijacking Remembrance

    Published: 9/1/2022

  14. Episode 25: An Airline Romance, Marriage in the Middle East During a Coup, and Neighbors with a Pan Am Connection

    Published: 8/12/2022

  15. Episode 24: Catch Me If You Can…An Interview with Frank Abagnale

    Published: 7/27/2022

  16. Episode 23: The Stratocruiser, Tragedy Over the Amazon, and a Concert in the Sky

    Published: 7/11/2022

  17. Episode 22: Max Gurney - WWII Hero, Airline Legend, and Renaissance Gentleman

    Published: 6/6/2022

  18. Episode 21: White House Press Charters and Flying with Air Force One

    Published: 5/3/2022

  19. Episode 20: Flying for TWA, Pan Am, and Living in Afghanistan

    Published: 4/19/2022

  20. Episode 19: Concorde

    Published: 4/1/2022

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Experience the legacy of the world’s most iconic airline, Pan American World Airways! This award-winning history and humanities program brings Pan Am’s 64-year history to life through engaging storytelling and insightful interviews from Pan Am employees, passengers, historians, authors, fashionistas, and aviation enthusiasts! Hosted by historian Tom Betti, the program has won the following awards: Platinum 2025, Gold 2024 & 2023, Silver 2022 - Muse Creative Awards; Platinum 2025, Gold 2024, Silver 2023, Arcturus 2022 - Vega Digital Awards; Gold Award from the 2023 Hear Now Palooza of the National Audio Theater Festivals; and Arcturus 2022 Vega Digital Award (Best Host). The Pan Am Podcast is brought to you by the Pan Am Museum in Garden City, New York and is sponsored by the generous personal support of Mr. Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Theatres and President of the Pan Am Historical Foundation. The Pan Am Museum Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and would appreciate your consideration of tax-deductible donations to support our work.