Wingmen Show
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 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.
When AI Becomes a Wingman
Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! This week, the Wingmen look at what happens when artificial intelligence stops being a buzzword and starts being a Wingman — standing next to farmers, families, and entire communities to fight hunger and food waste around the world. From solar cold rooms that think for themselves to smart logistics that see the whole battlefield, it’s proof that technology becomes heroic only when it’s pointed at real human problems and used with heart. ● A...
Jul 14
36 min
Why Watching Sports Makes People Happy
Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Why does a championship win feel like you flew the final mission yourself? In Episode 255, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul break down the real psychology behind sports fandom—and why it's anything but "just a game." When your team wins, your brain reacts as if you won: self-esteem climbs, mood lifts, and life feels more meaningful. A major U.K. study of more than 7,000 people found that attending live sports measurably boosts life satisfaction ...
Jul 7
29 min
Team Pride. Oh What a Powerful Rush, Either WAY
Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Team pride is one of the most powerful forces in human psychology — and in Episode 253, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul dig into why that rush hits so hard, where it comes from, and what it means for your real life. Whether your team just won a championship or you're watching someone hold a job offer letter for the first time, the chemistry is the same: identity, belonging, and the electric charge of shared victory. From the roar of a pack...
Jun 9
28 min
How to Get More Men to Try Therapy-It’s Life Changing!
Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Every man gets handed the same invisible rulebook at some point: don’t talk about your feelings, walk off the pain, say “I’m fine” when you’re anything but. Episode 252 is about what happens when men finally put that rulebook down — and why therapy might be the most underrated power move a man can make. Commander Drew and Dr. Paul break down what’s really going on behind the silence: anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma quietly stacking u...
Jun 2
29 min
Discipline Always Beats Talent. Discipline Plus Talent Is Unstoppable
Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! In Episode 251, Commander Drew Brown and Dr. Paul Thompson take on one of the most misunderstood debates in performance culture: talent versus discipline. They make the case that while talent is a gift, discipline is the decision—and when you stack both together, you become truly unstoppable. Through vivid storytelling from Navy flight school, real-world examples of gifted pilots who washed out and steady grinders who became legends, and the...
May 26
35 min
Menopause, Hot Flashes & Hard Landings: The Midlife Flight Brief
Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Episode 250 is a milestone — and Commander Drew and Dr. Paul mark it with a conversation that matters for everyone: the truth about midlife, hormonal change, and how to keep your body flying strong when your system gets a software update you didn’t ask for. The show opens with a no-excuses fitness brief on the five areas that protect your health through midlife: resistance training, balance, mobility, cardio, and mindfulness. Whether ...
May 19
30 min
The Wingmen of Virgin Voyages: A Transatlantic Journey
Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Commander Drew Brown broadcasts live from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean aboard Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady on a transatlantic crossing, while Dr. Paul holds down the fort on land. Together they explore what it really means to slow down, be present, and recognize the professionals quietly holding everything together around you — the real Wingmen of the operation. In Good News, the guys salute a historic public health mileston...
May 5
27 min
This Isn’t a Joke: Mental Health Can End a Pilot’s Career and Your Life
Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! FROM THE COCKPIT — EPISODE 247 SUMMARY: In this episode, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul tackle one of aviation's most dangerous open secrets — the mental health crisis hiding in plain sight behind every cockpit door. They break down the Mental Health in Aviation Act, which just cleared the Senate Commerce Committee unanimously, and explain why that kind of bipartisan agreement tells you everything about how serious this has become. Then the go...
Apr 28
41 min
You Gotta Believe, Rewriting Your Story the Wingmen Way
Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! In this episode, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul get personal—sharing the real story of how two kids from Harlem rewrote their flight plans, from nightclubs and oil rigs to Navy jets, FedEx 777s, and a purpose-driven podcast. Then the good news keeps coming: a 16-year-old Girl Scout building a scam-awareness game for seniors, the seven types of rest you're probably not getting, a pizza delivery man whose small act of kindness earned an 80,000% tip, Ca...
Apr 21
40 min
Welcome To The Dark Side of the Moon
Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! FROM THE COCKPIT — EPISODE 245 SUMMARY: In this episode, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul take a front-row seat to one of humanity's boldest missions: Artemis II — the first crewed flight around the Moon in over 50 years. They break it down in plain English, from liftoff to splashdown, and connect it to the kind of courage it takes to fly into the unknown. Then the conversation comes back to Earth with two powerful pieces of good news: Sweden's decisio...
Apr 14
33 min
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