Wingmen Show

By: Drew Brown and Paul Thompson
  • Summary

  • 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 experiences spanning the worlds of basketball and boxing. Drew’s father is Drew Bundini Brown, Muhammad Ali’s Wingman and coined the iconic phrase “Float Like A Butterfly Sting, Like A Bee". Martial Arts and Show Business are also areas of mutual interest. Drew has been featured nationally on television programs such as the Donahue Show and the Today Show. He has also appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines. Both are published authors as well as former Navy jet pilots and Commercial Airline Pilots; they retired after having flown the Boeing 777 airliner. The cultural mix of religions, immigrant parents and grandparents from Europe and the Caribbean gives them an uncommon perspective on racial matters. Melding the cultures of New York City, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Memphis, the Caribbean and Atlanta has helped shape their worldview when combined with the life they have seen and experienced having flown extensively to countries throughout the world.They are wingmen to each other, providing advice, guidance and constructive criticism when needed. The goal of the show is to inspire and entertain those unafraid to expand their minds and perhaps learn something new in the hope that the listeners can become wingmen to others. Each one, teach one.
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Episodes
  • How Did CDR. Brown Get Kicked Off a Frontier Airline Flight, Then Miss His Celebrity Cruise… But Ended Up On a Magnificent Margaritaville at Sea Cruise Instead!
    Mar 11 2025

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    Everything starts with a good education and continues from there. To be successful in the future one should commit to becoming a life-long learner.

    Commander Drew went on a wild adventure before he was able to take a vacation. Listen to his whole story; we won’t spoil it for you here as it’s quite revealing. There are several lessons to learn from his experience. But one point that sticks out is that sometimes when trying to save money with the best of intentions…you may end up paying a lot more in terms of aggravation, hassles and dissatisfaction. Fortunately, his flexibility and positive outlook on life helped him turn what started out as a sour lemon into sweet lemonade.

    It’s hard to believe that any young woman would forgive a complete stranger from almost killing her, only to turn around, forgive what had happened and marry that same person….but it did happen!

    Although long gone, but not forgotten, the mighty A-6 attack jet was a mainstay in the arsenal of the US Navy for decades. During its service life, it was the only warplane that could carry more bombs other than the venerable Air Force B-52 bomber.

    If you have a weight problem it’s best to address it when you are young rather than wait until your decline in overall health and quality of life is so bad you have to take drastic action just to survive. You can start by taking both a big and small step at the same time. Start by eliminating all things containing sugar from your diet.

    Meet an unsung and unknown wingman who has literally given of himself to the extent it’s estimated he has saved the lives of millions of babies in the country of Australia.

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    36 mins
  • How to be an Engineer in the Military, Should you avoid Black Colleges?
    Feb 25 2025

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    Through the challenges of modern life we should strive to be as optimistic as possible. Look for the good in people; don’t be overly consumed by evil-doers who pop up every now and then.

    In a classic case of being dumb and even dumber, elements within the U.S. Department of Defense decided to avoid one of the premier sources of top candidates for engineering positions within the military simply because the name of the event had the word “Black” in the title. At a time when American-born engineers graduating from accredited institutions is at an all time low and declining levels, a component of the institutional leadership decided they would rather decrease the ranks of certified engineers rather than be associated with a group that has traditionally been a primary source of engineering talent for many years. These engineers will have plenty of options that command salaries far above what is available from the government. Oh well.

    On a positive note, consider that Fetoscopic surgery allows surgeons to open a women’s uterus and apply corrective measures to reduce of eliminate the damaging effects of Spina Bifida, then close the fetus and make things suitable for a normal birth.

    Children are losing physical dexterity by focusing too much on screens and not using their hands and fingers enough to develop and refine their fine motor skills. The solution is simple, get physical; just move.

    Some of the top hotels in the U.S. are available, with the Ritz Carlton in New York City, surprisingly not being the most expensive one.

    Meet a wingman who donated a fortune to a small town of people he never met.

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    35 mins
  • How to Fly Jets at Night and Stay Alive in 2025? With a Little Fear and Trusting Your Instruments
    Feb 18 2025

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    Whenever one is taking the first step towards a goal that is difficult or dangerous, it is never easy, but sometimes necessary for the greater good.

    Pilots across the board can describe the difference between flying during the daylight hours and flying at night. Operating during the hours of darkness imposes a new set of challenges that must be dealt with and overcome to operate safely. The proper use and interpretation of flight instruments is essential when flying during any periods of reduced visibility. When you launch off of, and land back onto an aircraft carrier at night you enter a surreal world, filled with special challenges that few people will ever experience.

    Supersonic flight is coming back once again. The last Concorde supersonic transport ended flying more than two decades ago. A new company called Boom Supersonic is at the forefront of making supersonic flight available to the flying public for international flights in the not-to-distant future.

    It is said, “You are what you eat.” Apparently that includes body and mind. There are a number of foods that have been show to enhance overall mood and with it, mental health.

    Meet a prolific wingman—a fighter pilot previously unknown to most. Although he was not in the 1986 blockbuster movie Top Gun, he was in fact a member of the team that actually won the original Top Gun Trophy in real life that remained hidden for 55 years before being made public.

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    34 mins

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