Wingmen Show
Two Dope Boys in a Navy jet. The Wingmen Show is a weekly podcast about challenges and opportunities in everyday life. Your hosts are two guys born in Harlem, New York previously unknown to each other. Separately, they became Navy pilots flying high performance jet aircraft on and off of aircraft carriers patrolling the world’s oceans. Their paths did not cross formally until they ended up flying for the same airline after their active-duty military service had ended. They have a wide range of experiences spanning the worlds of basketball and boxing. Drew’s father is Drew Bundini Brown, Muhammad Ali’s Wingman and coined the iconic phrase “Float Like A Butterfly Sting, Like A Bee". Martial Arts and Show Business are also areas of mutual interest. Drew has been featured nationally on television programs such as the Donahue Show and the Today Show. He has also appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines. Both are published authors as well as former Navy jet pilots and Commercial Airline Pilots; they retired after having flown the Boeing 777 airliner. The cultural mix of religions, immigrant parents and grandparents from Europe and the Caribbean gives them an uncommon perspective on racial matters. Melding the cultures of New York City, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Memphis, the Caribbean and Atlanta has helped shape their worldview when combined with the life they have seen and experienced having flown extensively to countries throughout the world.They are wingmen to each other, providing advice, guidance and constructive criticism when needed. The goal of the show is to inspire and entertain those unafraid to expand their minds and perhaps learn something new in the hope that the listeners can become wingmen to others. Each one, teach one.
Episodes
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FROM THE COCKPIT — EPISODE 247 SUMMARY: In this episode, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul tackle one of aviation's most dangerous open secrets — the mental health crisis hiding in plain sight behind every cockpit door. They break down the Mental Health in Aviation Act, which just cleared the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously, and explain why that kind of bipartisan agreement tells y...
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In this episode, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul get personal—sharing the real story of how two kids from Harlem rewrote their flight plans, from nightclubs and oil rigs to Navy jets, FedEx 777s, and a purpose-driven podcast. Then the good news keeps coming: a 16-year-old Girl Scout building a scam-awareness game for seniors, the seven types of rest you're probably not getting, a pizza ...
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FROM THE COCKPIT — EPISODE 245 SUMMARY: In this episode, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul take a front-row seat to one of humanity's boldest missions: Artemis II — the first crewed flight around the Moon in over 50 years. They break it down in plain English, from liftoff to splashdown, and connect it to the kind of courage it takes to fly into the unknown. Then the conversation comes bac...
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In this episode, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul explore what the world's happiest countries are doing right — and what the U.S. can learn from Finland, Iceland, Denmark and a surprising newcomer, Costa Rica. The conversation moves into youth happiness, technology, and why the most connected generation is also one of the most isolated.
We talk about:
- Why "Pura Vida" is mo...
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Bruce Lee as well as his contemporary Chuck Norris, believed in efficiency in the world of martial arts as well as in everyday life. Through their careers, both were know to routinely eliminate patterns that proved to be useless for methodologies that are useful.
If you want to get the most out of artificial intelligence (AI), you must master the prompt. The ability to get a good answer...
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Kindness is not something to keep to yourself, pass it on to others.
In general, people in the modern era are more likely to talk than to listen. In the age of unlimited amounts of instant information, so many of us have adopted the belief that we are experts at everything and have opinions to cover any subject whether we know what we are talking about or not. Active listening is actuall...
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Olympic champion Jesse Owens saw the value of true friendship even in the world’s most competitive sporting events, never allowing entrenched racism and indignities to cast a shadow on his horizon.
Lasers, like drones can be use for peaceful purposes or hostile intent. Modern battlefields include new threats from the sky in the form of weaponized drones that can strike on land, sea and...
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Be careful of judging people and things too quickly. Everyone can be a critic, but it’s better to seek solutions rather than constantly finding fault.
Some people fear the unknown and reject new ideas out of reflex because of the need think to critically, which requires extra effort. Take a step outside of your convenient comfort zone to get a perspective that may actually improve your ...
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Even if one is not successful, the act of trying and learning from the effort may provide great benefits later on down the road.
The “Bad Bunny” Super Bowl halftime show was a visual spectacle that gave a glimpse into the life and history of Puerto Rico, and its people. It was deemed controversial by some because of the exclusive use of the Spanish lan...
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Another day, another voyage. Commander Drew has trekked again to various points in the Caribbean, and making a notable stop at the Blue Hole in Jamaica, famous for its intensely cool blue water favored by adventurous tourists.
There are many daily habits that can be adopted to turbocharge your life. Although none of them are complicated, all of them require a degree of commitment. Startin...
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If you ever get to take a Virgin Voyages cruise, rest assured you will be in a super clean environment. Commander Drew was so impressed with the cleanliness of one of the ships that he was reminded of being forced to clean the floor with a tooth brush decades ago when he was working his way through Navy Aviation Officers Candidate School.
Is there any truth to the phrase, “curiosity ...
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Your future is tied to your beliefs. Those with confidence and discipline will always outperform others who are unsure of themselves and make no preparations. Using this principal the industrialist Henry Ford, introduced the first mass produced cars in the U.S. over a century ago and founded the automotive company known as Ford, that still bears his name today.
Masculinity has been n...
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In general, the traveling public has no idea that some airline pilots are actually armed and licensed-t0-kill anyone invading the cockpit with the intention to do harm. The Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program was instituted after the tragic incidents on September 11, 2001. Since then, thousands of pilots like Dr. Paul, were authorized to use deadly force on airborne “evil-doers” i...
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Consistent movement is a great health benefit to us all. Children should be encouraged to participate in sports of some kind for their overall benefit. Unfortunately, there is a negative trend among some parents to take all of the fun out of youth sports because of parental bad behavior with unwarranted displays of displeasure, which sours the game for everyone.
Artificial intelligen...
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There is no use in focusing excessively on the past. Embracing your present and planning for the future is a better way to control upcoming opportunities and challenges in your life.
Take a little time to get comfortable with AI. It is a great tool to increase personal productivity and save time. It can help you with tasks that require gathering and analyzing information. But realize that...
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Take the opportunity to be bold to achieve your dreams. You don’t have to be a professional athlete to make it big in this world; sometimes you just need to be prepared to take a big swing as your first step.
To make the most of your day, start if off the right way. A consistent morning routine helps get the body and mind ready for what is coming your way during your waking hours.
A consi...
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When it comes to teamwork, the individual and the group depend on each other for power and survival. The group is only as strong as its members, and each member is only strong because of the support and unity of the group.
When it comes to staging a quiet comeback, real progress is built in ordinary, unseen moments rather than big, public victories. It contrasts applause with actual growt...
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If you ever want to travel the high-seas in comfort, give cruise line Virgin Voyages a try; it’s Commander Drew’s favorite.
Laughter has the power to cleanse the body and mind by engaging positive spirits and removing negative energy that you may be unconsciously carrying inside of you.
Future generations of people will probably not believe what life was like before they were born. The hi...
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Those who resist Artificial Intelligence (AI) are likely to find themselves falling behind their counterparts in a manner similar to those who didn’t believe in computers a few decades ago. It makes more sense to become familiar with the basics this new operating technology that is increasingly becoming part of the foundation of much of the present day world of work. The fear of job-los...
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Everyone loves the feeling of comfort. But remaining in one’s comfort zone too long has a downside. Never daring to step outside of it may limit possibilities and opportunities you will not have access to any other way than to challenge yourself. Taking a more difficult path may be uncomfortable at first, but rewarding in the long run.
Stress and fatigue, if not kept in check can degrade...
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