{"podcast":{"title":"Fighter Pilot Podcast","slug":"fighter-pilot-podcast-743430","podcast_index_feed_id":743430,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/87e44bb8-fa63-4642-a11d-e341c14c2243","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-fighter-pilot-podcast","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/4/20/14/8e496efa-4052-44d5-b0b8-f7a20c5f9bc6_screenshot_2026-04-20_at_10.10.16.jpg","author":"Tucker \"Cinco\" Hamilton, Retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Test Pilot","episode_count":344,"summary":"The Fighter Pilot Podcast explores the fascinating world of air combat: the aircraft, the weapons systems, and most importantly—the people. Each episode typically features a guest who helps explain the topic at hand such as how ejection seats work or what it's like to fly on and off nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. If you love the roar of a high-speed flyby or are enamored by the poise and confidence of the brave men and women who pilot these aircraft, then this show is for you! For advertising, partnerships or other business opportunities, please contact: fpp@fearlessotter.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T22:17:55.775067+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430"},"episode":{"title":"FPP214 - Fighting Falcons: VMF-221 and the Soul of Marine Aviation","slug":"fpp214-fighting-falcons-vmf-221-and-the-soul-of-marine-aviation","published_at":"2026-05-18T10:00:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430/fpp214-fighting-falcons-vmf-221-and-the-soul-of-marine-aviation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430","url":"https://www.fighterpilotpodcast.com/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/a6c383bb-ea60-4fae-9f8a-96a6df7d006b/stream.mp3","summary":"From Buffalos at Midway to Corsairs off the deck of Bunker Hill, the Marines of VMF-221 fought, bled, and adapted their way through the Pacific War — and their story reveals far more about combat, leadership, and airpower than the history books let on. Retired Marine Lt. Col. and historian Pete Owen joins the show to break down what really happened when Marine aviation was tested at its limits, why Midway was a far darker day than most people know, and what those lessons mean for the fight America may face next. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations","meta_description":"From Buffalos at Midway to Corsairs off the deck of Bunker Hill, the Marines of VMF-221 fought, bled, and adapted their way through the Pacific War — and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3827,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430/episodes/fpp214-fighting-falcons-vmf-221-and-the-soul-of-marine-aviation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430/fpp214-fighting-falcons-vmf-221-and-the-soul-of-marine-aviation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}