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Wingmen Show

Drew Brown and Paul Thompson

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

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30:02

Is Your glass half empty or half full? It Depends How...

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2025/10/28

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! During trying times, when facing extreme hardship one may be able to tap into an internal higher power that will bring out capabilities to overcome challenges that you possessed all along, but just didn’t know it. Commander Drew continues to be impressed with the quality of the operation of the Virgin Voyages cruise line. While underway at sea, when a cruise passenger fell seriously ill, the stricken individual was airlifted from the deck of the s...

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33:10

The Cult of Personality What Are the Big 5...

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2025/10/21

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! The advent of modern technology allows the production of this podcast despite the fact that Commander Drew is at sea and transmitting from the far eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean, while Dr. Paul is firmly planted in North America. The famous country music star, Willie Nelson reminds us that you are most likely to have positive results if you have positive thoughts. The term cult of personality was started in two centuries ago. However, in the m...

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29:10

Live to Eat or Eat to Live , The Best Cities for Foodies

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2025/10/07

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! The cure for cancer has been an elusive undertaking for the past century. Although many forms of the disease have been treated and reversed, there are still some that plaque portions of the global population. In an effort to raise awareness for the need for continuing medical research, Commander Drew recently attended a large annual Cure for Cancer Ball chaired by his daughter Taryn. As we age it is common to enter different phases of life. If you...

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35:47

It’s Always Something The IAS Syndrome!

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2025/09/30

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Kindness costs nothing to give, yet some people reserve it for themselves and not for others; it’s needed now more than ever. Even rich & famous people like the late comedian Robin Williams can be battling life’s challenges that makes a simple act of kindness the ultimate gift. Unexpected events happen all the time. When it’s something negative we may see it as an unneeded burden added on top of everything else that is going on, lowering our m...

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29:30

What is Hip? Finding a Hobby that you’re Great at!

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2025/09/23

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! The great educator, Mary McLeod Bethune, advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt saw the magic unleashed when one learns to read. The institution she founded, Bethune-Cookman University stands as a testament to her commitment to exposing young people to the joys of reading and learning. Dr. Paul’s toenails have been under serious reconstruction for quite a while. Despite being called The Big Bad Wolf, he has been getting ...

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37:40

What Should You Do If You’re Getting Thumped?

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2025/09/16

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! One of the strange things about taking a vacation is that when it’s all over it feels good to be back home. Most people in life will never get thumped while flying an airplane, if it ever happens it will be a memorable experience that will give you a story to tell even decades later. As people age it’s normal to become nostalgic for the old days, when you were younger. For New York City kids in the 1960’s, ice cream truck...

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35:19

There Are Only Two Kinds of Pilots In The World! Ones...

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2025/09/09

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Don’t be afraid to grow up. The longer you wait, the more time you waste. Get started on your life’s journey by having the courage to step out into the world, even if that means being uncomfortable for a while. Commander Drew insists there are only two kinds of pilots: #1 - Those that can fly on & off aircraft carriers #2 - Those who wish they could Sadly, soon there may only be one. The U.S. Navy has made a drama...

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33:51

Meet Ace Your Artificial Intelligence Powered Wingmen...

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2025/09/02

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Try to do something each day that brings a little bit of happiness; you’ll feel better. Commander Drew and his wife had a whirlwind trip for the ages that featured visits to parts of Greece and Turkey that are off the beaten path for the average tourist. His favorite cruise line, Virgin Voyages was the host of this journey in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. If you are going to the same places as the rich and famous, make sur...

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29:40

Top Gun Lands on a Virgin Voyages Ship and Got an...

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2025/08/12

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! You probably have talents you have not explored yet. Take the time to try something new, something that you really desired, but never got around to ever starting. Virgin Voyages is providing Commander Drew and his lovely wife another great adventure in the Mediterranean Sea. He is such a regular on the Virgin line that he knows the layout of all of their big ships. He is having such a good time he actually had flashbacks to being in the Navy...

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29:52

Top Gun Meets Top Cat - The Blue Angels Lawsuit

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2025/08/05

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! The world runs on various forms of energy. But one source of power that’s totally free, is available to all of us. It’s the sun. Make it a practice to get some sun every day, preferably in the morning to charge yourself up with Vitamin D to help build bone strength and fortify your immune system. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team is headed to court. This case stems from a complaint that the noise of their jets during ...

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27:15

“They Walked Out? Good. Now Walk Into Something Greater”

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2025/07/29

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Even though you have probably heard it before, it bears repeating. Staying physically active is a form of life-therapy for your body. Our newest Wingman, ACE, is making his formal debut by joining us in our response to requests from the Frequent Flow Line. Divorce is a difficult situation for all involved. Despite the deep sorrow and life adjustments that have to be made, there is hope in the future as long as you allow yourself to be open t...

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34:11

You Get What You Pay For, Especially Cruising on the...

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2025/07/22

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! It is not uncommon for people to feel they have missed out on things in life. Such a sense of loss may seem overwhelming as one gets older. But perhaps, you should give it a try. The benefit of stepping out and doing something new, is a good way to open up new world, providing the stimulation for one to go even further. Buying things on the cheap can come back and bite you. Quite often, the lowest price may result in the lowest quality...

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32:31

Are Autonomous Flying Cars the Future? Hell Yes!

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2025/07/15

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Kindness costs nothing, yet lasts forever, pass it on. It seems there are more and more scams that we all have to be aware of. These scams are increasing in sophistication and can easily trap those who are unaware. Through sophisticated email, both of your Wingmen were almost victims of scams on the same day. Although the graphics were convincing, the suspicious email address, which was a dead giveaway. Autonomous cars are a reality, w...

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32:57

I Got an Email saying that I’m Going to Jail,...

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2025/07/08

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! As a general rule, taking action always beats inaction. At times we can all hold ourselves back inadvertently with analysis paralysis, where nothing gets done because of our overthinking. The world of online scams is getting worse because the criminals are becoming more sophisticated. Their ability to mirror legitimate businesses as well as government offices makes these perpetrators a threat to everyone. As better online fraud-protect...

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35:13

Fred Smith Made FEDEX The Best Airline in the World...

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2025/07/01

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! A visionary is defined as a person with original and innovative ideas about the future. The man known as Fred Smith of the Federal Express Corporation was that, and a whole lot more. Along with millions of people around the world, both of your wingmen owe much of their success and life fulfillment to this great man that not only created the organization that invented overnight express delivery but also helped connect commercial markets aroun...

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32:06

How to be a Million Dollar Baby-Become a Softball...

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2025/06/24

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Despite our best efforts, the messages we transmit to each other can be misunderstood. This may be especially true in close relationships when feelings and emotions enter into the picture. The term poor college student has been an accurate description of the typical young person in pursuit of a higher education. But that is no longer true for a unique subset of college kids. Student athletes, who are highly skilled in a particular sport ca...

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35:18

The Good and Evil of Chat GPT

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2025/06/17

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! The future is not guaranteed. It is always good to have a plan for tomorrow, but it’s worth taking time to enjoy your life in the present. Musical influences come and go, but the recent loss of one of the greatest American musical innovators of all time, Sylvester Stone, who led the group known as Sly to & The Family Stone has left the music world stunned. Featuring one of the first high profile bands, integrated in terms of race a...

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36:13

Who in the Hell are the Wingmen Anyway?-Part 6

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2025/06/10

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! In the final installment of their origin story, your wingmen, CDR Drew and Dr. Paul, discuss particular elements of their lives. The pair examine their station in life today. Throughout, they both reflect on the past to give a broader view of their approach to life based on the support and encouragement they received from their most trusted advisors. Both wingmen have spent some time around individuals considered to be “rich & famo...

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34:57

Who in the Hell are the Wingmen Anyway?-Part 5

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2025/06/03

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Returning from his latest adventure on the high seas, CDR Drew details the high points of his travels. The immortal phrase that begins with the words, “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”, would never been famous if not for the world-wide attention given to the competitiveness between combatants Muhammad Ali and his one time nemesis Joe Frazier. Those words coined by Drew “Bundini” Brown described the aura of combat psychology that sur...

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31:03

Who in the Hell are the Wingmen Anyway?-Part 4

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2025/05/20

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! A view of the expanse of a great ocean projects an image of peace. One should strive to be at peace and in harmony with one’s self image. True relaxation occurs when you can be yourself without fear of judgement. When the wingmen went out on the high seas they found themselves in a foreign environment that literally became their home, away from home. The living situation alone while operating on an aircraft carrier is something one can...

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