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  • Episode 9 - Bogey Birdmen

    Episode 9 - Bogey Birdmen
    Feb 17 2026
    We take a look at some of the lesser known aviation pioneers from the Age of the Enlightenment. Were some completely made up? How many were persecuted? Why were clergy so willing to fly? Did whales play a key role in the development of aviation? Listen in to find out the answers to these questions as we look at the forerunners in the advancement of flight.

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    39 min
  • Episode 8 - The Tower Jumpers, Part III

    Episode 8 - The Tower Jumpers, Part III
    Jan 22 2026
    On this last installment of the tower jumpers, we look at a pair of brothers from Istanbul. One who glides over the Bosporus and is exiled and the other who uses a rocket powered glider to splash down into the sea and was exiled. We finish with an eccentric French nobleman who half-succeeded and ended up with a broken leg.

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    25 min
  • Episode 7 - Christmas Flight Special!

    Episode 7 - Christmas Flight Special!
    Dec 17 2025
    On this very special holiday episode, we examine not only Santa's Sleigh and flying reindeer, but some of the quirky and lesser-known holiday personalities and animals who also fly to deliver yuletide joy, and also maybe dread. Listen in as we look at just who they are and how they do it! Happy Holidays from The Apocryphal History of Flight!

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    23 min
  • Episode 6 - The Tower Jumpers, Part II

    Episode 6 - The Tower Jumpers, Part II
    Nov 21 2025
    In Tower Jumpers Part II we start with someone who tried using an oversized robe in Constantinople. The next subject is a Portuguese schoolteacher with a biplane style design. Our last jumper for this episode was an Abbot who leapt from Stirling Castle in Scotland. Which of these were the most successful is subjective. Listen in and pick your favorite!

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    22 min
  • Episode 5 - The Tower Jumpers, Part I

    Episode 5 - The Tower Jumpers, Part I
    Nov 7 2025
    In The Tower Jumpers, Part I, we start with a British King who takes flight instruction from the dead. We then see a magician come to a sticky end in Rome. After that a Muslim intellectual ends up with a sore back for his efforts in Spain. One honorable mention from a dictionary producer who may have thought he was a bird. Then we end with a flying Monk back on the British Isles.

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    31 min
  • Episode 4 - Wooden Doves to Paper Airplanes

    Episode 4 - Wooden Doves to Paper Airplanes
    Oct 24 2025
    In this episode we take a look at the smaller scale advancements and oddities from antiquity. Did the Greeks have steam-powered wooden footballs? Did the Egyptians have large load carrying gliders? Were helicopters zooming around Renaissance Italy? And did the Chinese throw paper airplanes just to annoy others? Listen in and find out!

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    35 min
  • Episode 3 - Flying Chairs

    Episode 3 - Flying Chairs
    Oct 10 2025
    On this episode, flying chairs are discussed and dissected. Could eagles (or gryphons) lift kings to survey their lands? And were rocket chairs ahead of their time? The show ends on a real-life legend of aviation infamy.

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    23 min
  • Episode 2 - Kites, Manned vs Carrying vs Lifting

    Episode 2 - Kites, Manned vs Carrying vs Lifting
    Sep 26 2025
    Kites were not always the innocent fun activity that brings back nostalgic memories of childhood. From the early beginnings, kites had a fundamental role in warfare. Also, why aren't they considered the "first manned-flight vehicle"? Listen in and find out this and more hidden historical facts about kites!

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    22 min