The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister
Hosted by Anna · iHeartPodcasts and Novel
4.5from 8,345 ratings
- 122
- Episodes
- 61
- Transcribed
- 8,345
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 419M
- YouTube views
About The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister
In the golden age of air travel, flying was sold as glamorous, luxurious, and effortlessly chic. But for the young women working the aisles at 30,000 feet, the reality was very different. When Patt Gibbs joined American Airlines in the 1960s, she was trained to be slim, smiling, and subservient. Stewardesses like her were weighed like luggage, forced to retire at 32 years old, banned from marriage, and expected to endure sexual harassment with grace. One extra pound, one birthday too many, or one wedding ring and your wings were clipped. But when Patt walks into a union meeting on a whim, everything changes. The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight tells the story of the stewardesses who refused to be grounded. From secret meetings to landmark discrimination cases to high-stakes union votes, these women challenged America’s biggest airlines and the sexism baked into the industry itself. A powerful sisterhood began to form across cabin aisles and crew lounges. They weren’t just fighting for better contracts. They were fighting for control of their own lives. The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/ (https://novel.audio/). You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Flight or Fight completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener (http://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
- Publisher
- iHeartPodcasts and Novel
- Category
- society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 28 Jun 2023
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
61 of 122 episodes have a transcript.
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Girlfriends S6/E5: Wed to the Wings
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Girlfriends S6/E4: Wings of Change
7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Girlfriends S6/E3: The Golden Age
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The Girlfriends S6/E5: Wed to the Wings
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You really didn't want to tell people about it because then it would get out. And I wanted my job. For four years, Celeste carries on a double life. Single at work, wife at home. But then, one day, her manager at United says, come to the office. We need to meet. She's taken a side. And they said, we know that you're married. And I said, and how do you know that I'm married? They pulled out this return receipt that they had gotten in the mail. Turns out the company had sent a letter to Celeste's house and requested someone sign for it as proof of delivery. My husband signed and the postman put underneath it her husband. […]
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- Nell McShane Wulfhart
- Lu Ann Cooper
- Rose Brady
- Anna Rowe
- Carolyn Moor
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- YouTube views
- 419,108,275
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 5,642 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 2,703 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 93
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