Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Hosted by Christine Boynton and Jens Flottau and Joe Anselmo · Aviation Week
4.3from 480 ratings
- 386
- Episodes
- 195
- Transcribed
- 480
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 19M
- YouTube views
About Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Aviation Week & Space Technology editors take a look at some of the bigger-picture issues in the world of aerospace and defense
- Publisher
- Aviation Week
- Category
- news · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Oct 2020
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
195 of 386 episodes have a transcript.
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Space Weapons Declassified, Gucci F-16s And More—What To Know About AFA
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Sun Is Setting On The Boeing 747
13 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
What To Expect At AFA
Inside a recent episode
Space Weapons Declassified, Gucci F-16s And More—What To Know About AFA
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I was reminded about about a year and a half ago when General Chance Saltzman, who was the chief of space operations at the time, met reporters at another AFA conference in Colorado. and talked about how China especially has been investing in sort of the full gamut of space weapons, but then made sure to tell reporters that, you know, the US had not quite gone that far yet. And he was really focused on saying he is focused on degrading and disrupting technologies. He said that destroying is certainly part of the equation, but not something that the U.S. is trying to do. They're focused on deterrent, disrupting. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Guy Norris
- Kevin Michaels
- Graham Warwick
- Robert Wall
- Richard Aboulafia
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 18,815,601
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 405 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 75 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 91 / 100
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- Quality
- 87
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Questions about Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Who hosts Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast?
Christine Boynton and Jens Flottau and Joe Anselmo host the show. Published by Aviation Week.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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