{"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":"FPP216 - 300 Vietnam Missions in the F-4: Combat and the Making of a Leader","slug":"fpp216-300-vietnam-missions-in-the-f-4-combat-and-the-making-of-a-leader","published_at":"2026-06-15T10:00:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430/fpp216-300-vietnam-missions-in-the-f-4-combat-and-the-making-of-a-leader","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/5fd906e9-4616-4a5a-b4ee-d139522672d7/stream.mp3","summary":"Ron \"Toes\" Cooper grew up silent, insecure, and certain he'd never amount to much. Then four men believed in him — and everything changed. Toes went on to fly the F-4 Phantom in over 300 combat missions in Vietnam, dodge a MiG-21 missile by a split second, participate in the rescue of a downed pilot who survived 23 days alone in hostile territory, and command a squadron. In this episode, Toes brings us into the cockpit and into the chaos of combat — and then draws a straight line from those experiences to the leadership lessons that every team, every organization, and every person who has ever doubted themselves desperately needs to hear. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations","meta_description":"Ron \"Toes\" Cooper grew up silent, insecure, and certain he'd never amount to much. Then four men believed in him — and everything changed. Toes went on to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3750,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fighter-pilot-podcast-743430/episodes/fpp216-300-vietnam-missions-in-the-f-4-combat-and-the-making-of-a-leader/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/fpp216-300-vietnam-missions-in-the-f-4-combat-and-the-making-of-a-leader.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}