{"podcast":{"title":"Captain John Doe: Anonymous Aviation Stories","slug":"captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612","podcast_index_feed_id":7431612,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/captain-john-doe/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.captainjohndoe.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/captain-john-doe/20250930_020950_2a788275380d0c2bf001bc9ebe56b616.jpg","author":"Mindy and Kevin Lindheim","episode_count":62,"summary":"Captain John Doe is the anonymous inbox of the skies. Every week, we share jaw-dropping, hilarious, and occasionally terrifying aviation stories submitted by pilots, flight attendants, air traffic controllers, and everyday passengers. These are the confessions and cockpit tales you won’t hear anywhere else.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T20:18:08.666649+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612"},"episode":{"title":"#51 - Who Needs A Barf Bag, But Did You Die, 54 Yr Old Mom Learning To Fly","slug":"51-who-needs-a-barf-bag-but-did-you-die-54-yr-old-mom-learning-to-fly","published_at":"2026-07-08T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/51-who-needs-a-barf-bag-but-did-you-die-54-yr-old-mom-learning-to-fly","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/captain-john-doe/2932252","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/334711/2932252/captain-john-doe/2026_06_21_15_29_09_6e24f765-95fb-4e60-8e34-70165d0fcc5a.mp3","summary":"Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a flight was canceled from Vegas back to California, so they hopped in a rental car and made the drive…. unfortunately the listeners wife gets car sick and barfed many times along the route. They hear a how sometimes you may get paired with a bad instructor, this instructor knowingly took off overweight with four people in a C182 and barely cleared the buildings at the end of the runway, when they landing the instructor said… but did you die. Finally they were asked advice on how a later in life mom can get over her anxiety of flying solo. Want to submit an anonymous story to our show? Head to www.captainjohndoe.com & send us all the juicy details! Contact us at CaptainJohnDoePodcast@Gmail.com Connect with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainjohndoepodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578817086113 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaptainJohnDoePodcast Listen in to Captain John Doe , the podcast where pilots, passengers, and aviation pros share their most unforgettable stories - completely anonymously. From cockpit confessions to air traffic absurdities, we read and react to real listener submissions and the best of aviation Reddit every Wednesday. No names. No tail numbers. Just the raw, ridiculous, and real side of flying.","meta_description":"Mindy & Kevin share anonymous aviation stories! In this episode they hear how a flight was canceled from Vegas back to California, so they hopped in a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3380,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/episodes/51-who-needs-a-barf-bag-but-did-you-die-54-yr-old-mom-learning-to-fly/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/captain-john-doe-anonymous-aviation-stories-7431612/51-who-needs-a-barf-bag-but-did-you-die-54-yr-old-mom-learning-to-fly.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}