61. Women Who Fly- Amelia Earhart

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My grandma Ena was a pilot and they were her favorite stories to tell. I am sure its no surprise that I grew up with Amelia Earhart as one of my heroes. The woman who flew so that my grandma could fly.

She vanished into the sky—and into one of the greatest mysteries of the modern age.

In this episode, we fly into the world of Amelia Earhart, a woman who refused to stay grounded, refused to stay compliant and traditional in a time when society expected her to. She became record-breaking aviator and one of the most famous women in the world. The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. A symbol of independence, grit, and relentless ambition.

But Earhart wasn’t just chasing records—she was chasing the edge of possibility itself.

In 1937, she set out on a daring attempt to circumnavigate the globe, navigating thousands of miles over open ocean with only the tools and technology of her time. Somewhere over the vast Pacific, near a tiny speck called Howland Island… she disappeared.

No confirmed wreckage. No distress call that told the full story. Just silence.

In this episode, we’ll trace her rise from a curious, rebellious girl to one of the most famous pilots in history and then dive headfirst into the theories, investigations, and unanswered questions that have kept her story alive for nearly a century.

And we will take a brief flyover to meet the Night Witches of the USSR's air service.

This episode is to celebrate Women's History month with women who paved a runway for those who would come later!

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