So There I Was

25/07/2024

BAcchus joins us to talk Hog Flying and yelling at pilots who are screwed up!

22/07/2024

Royal Navy Harrier pilot Scrabble joins us!

11/07/2024

Author of Wings of My Father

06/07/2024

Swede Joins us to talk about lying the P-3!

29/06/2024

So There I Was with Paco~

21/06/2024

CC - Curator of the San Diego Air Museum tells some of his fun stories and the amazing historical figures of aviation with whom he has rubbed elbows over the years.

13/06/2024

We are aware that a corrupted version of this week’s show - episode 111 is cached on several platforms. We have updated the RSS feed, but it hasn’t gotten out to all platforms yet. If you delete and redownload the episode it SHOULD work.

12/06/2024

So There I Was with Spook!

12/06/2024

Live with Spook

01/06/2024

Kemo - He's BAaaack!

26/05/2024

Danger Close - So There I Was JOINT episode!

20/05/2024

Weatherman talks about briefing in Vietnam, the President and his many years in radio and television meteorology!

19/05/2024

Kaos talks about becoming hooked on flying the AV-8 Harrier... He bought one and flew it in airshows!

18/05/2024

Double-L talks about his welcome to Afghanistan by the Commanding General!

15/05/2024

When a close call with a donkey almost cost the Marine Corps a CH-53E Super Stallion! Whew!

https://youtube.com/shorts/bTfvpDUau08?feature=share

06/05/2024

Whiskey, Isaac G Lee, joins us to talk about flying the CH-53 in the Marine Corps, How he got his Callsign and about his new blockbuster book, "Hangar 4!"

03/05/2024

Grease joins us to talk about flying Bombers and the U-2!

28/04/2024

Katherine Kaiser, author of "Halfway Around the World in 40 Days." joins us as we dive into her extraordinary journey of learning to fly and the daunting challenge of piloting her single-engine Grumman Traveler from Cologne, Germany, to California—and back! It's a tale of grit, growth, and daring adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat. Don't miss this high-flying adventure!

25/04/2024

Harrier Driver, Disco, joins us to share tales from his thrilling experiences—from his days at OCS to piloting the AV-8B Harrier during the Gulf War and teaching both students and instructors in the Harrier Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS). With his vivid storytelling, sharp wit, and infectious humor, Disco’s narratives will leave you clutching your sides in laughter. His legendary pranks, executed fearlessly on anyone, are just as memorable. If he hadn’t succeeded in aviation, Disco undoubtedly had a promising career in stand-up comedy, with all the makings of a star.

Join Disco shares captivating stories from piloting the AV-8B Harrier to legendary pranks, all told with humor that could rival any comedian.

24/04/2024

Full Throttle https://youtu.be/O9adYZPl-E4?si=ES_fk6J_Jy3qVvyp via Episode 66 of So There I Was podcast, "Intake" talks about his amazing career both in the Navy and after. Hint: He Flew in Top Gun Maverick!

Scott Kartvedt, "Intake" joins "Fig" & "RePete" on episode 66 of "So There I Was" to talk about his amazing career both in the Navy and afterwards!

23/04/2024

Another Short! Author of "Pressure Cooker" 1stSgt John Crouch, USMC (ret) gives a glimpse of his own unfortunate encounter with a DI when he was in boot camp!

Author of Pressure Cooker, 1st Sgt John Crouch USMC Retired, did several tours as a drill instructor. In this short, recounts his own unfortunate encounter w...

21/04/2024

Disco joins us to talk about Marine Aviation and flying the Harrier

21/04/2024

Lawman learns from the Executive Officer he is HIGH on the Commanding Officer's $ #¡+ List for making a fake phone call canceling the Pacific Fleet Admiral's Briefing!

Lawman learns from the Executive Officer he is HIGH on the Commanding Officer's $ #¡+ List for making a fake phone call canceling the Pacific Fleet Admiral's ...

20/04/2024

Another "short" posted - this is the story that gave episode 35 its title!

Bonnie talks about reviewing the CVR from SWA1380's uncontained engine failure 17 April 2018.This is a short but hilarious story that brought us the title fo...

18/04/2024

This short video is 8 minutes with Lobo telling us about his favorite / funniest two call signs. It is available only to those who support us financially with their hard-earned cash to keep our tanks full. I can assure you that this video alone is worth the $5 minimum donation!

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17/04/2024

Another short to enjoy! This is Taco from Episode 71 explaining how a new Lieutenant gets 'welcomed' to the fleet!

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Taco talks to us about an unusual method used to initiate new Lieutenants to the 'Herc' Community. Some good natured fun and some creative practical joking! ...

14/04/2024

Author of the Book, "What's Your Call Sign" Ben Taggart joins us to talk aobut flying the CH-46 Phrog in the Marines and his fabulous book!

13/04/2024

As part of our featurettes to bring attention to previous shows, here is number 2 - In this short from episode 37, Lawman talks about how close the Blue Angels fly to one another in spite of the objections of others. Catch the short here
https://youtu.be/XbhIsmIPHfU
or catch the entire episode 37 at sothereiwas .us/episode/37

From episode 37: "Today We're Flying Beer-Can Width." In this featurette Lawman talks about how close the Blues fly to each other and occasionally some paint...

07/04/2024

Prof. Hal Sundt, Oberlin College talks with us about his book: "Warplane: How the Military Reformers Birthed the A-10 Warthog"

06/04/2024

Starting to place short features on YouTube and Rumble - Highlights from the show. Our first one is Nasty's Ejection Story: https://youtu.be/2wgTsPDr4Es?si=ua09UiDFznlCsAkg
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Short Segments from our larger shows - "Best Of" if you will. This first one is Nasty's Ejection Story from sothereiwas.us/episode/18