Alaska Airlines Captain Mike Swanigan interviews the interesting people he has met during his flying career.
Talking Flight
Claim This Podcastby Mike Swanigan
4.8(62 reviews)
71 episodes
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Alaska Airlines Captain Mike Swanigan interviews the interesting people he has met during his flying career.
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Publishing Since
10/23/2012
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Recent Episodes
June 20, 2026
Episode 72: Retired Alaska Airlines Captain Edward Robertson
Host [Host Name] interviews retired Alaska Airlines Captain Edward Robertson about his inspiring aviation journey and leadership lessons learned.
May 2, 2026
Episode 71: Flight Situations
<p data-start="63" data-end="242">On this episode, Mike Swanigan brings together three highly experienced airline captains for a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to get the job done.</p> <p data-start="244" data-end="559">Frontier Airlines Captain Michael Pittman, retired Delta and Northwest Airlines Captain Heidi Proch, and retired Alaska Airlines Captain Michael Hendrix each share firsthand accounts of how they dealt with some of the unusual situations that they faced on one of their trips.</p> <p data-start="759" data-end="901"> </p>
November 16, 2025
Episode 70: Alaska Airlines Captain and YouTube Creator Brendan ODonnell
<p>Akaska Airlines Captain and YouTube creator <strong>Brendan ODonnell</strong> joins us on Talking Flight to share his story of growing up in Oregon and pursuing his dream of becoming an airline pilot. His path ito aviation took several unexpected turns, but he stayed focused and never gave up. It all paid off, and today Brendan his living that dream, flying Boeing 737s for Alaska Airlines.</p> <p>Also, a video project that he started as a side gig to help with the family budget during the early part of his career has transformed into the popular YouTube series <strong>"The Pilot Life"</strong>.</p>
71 total episodes available with 2 transcripts
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