The Pan Am Podcast

Ken Andersen

Booking Overview

An interview-led aviation-history and humanities show focused on Pan American World Airways, featuring Pan Am alumni, historians, aviation experts, museum professionals, and people with direct personal connections to significant events. Credible pitches include former airline personnel, aviation historians, curators, authors, archival researchers, and firsthand witnesses or family members connected to Pan Am history; booking difficulty is low because specialized subject expertise and firsthand relevance matter more than broad celebrity.

Metrics

Episodes: 68

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 23.5k subscribers

Instagram: 47.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

tom@thepanammuseum.org

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Host

Ken Andersen - Pan Am historian, artifact collector, aviation enthusiast, and member of the Pan Am Museum Foundation Board of Directors.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Direct experience with Pan American World Airways, aviation-history expertise, museum or archival work, published research, or a personal connection to a notable Pan Am event or legacy.

Required Achievements:

Former Pan Am service or leadership, Aviation-history research or authorship, Museum, archival, or heritage-preservation work, Firsthand experience of significant Pan Am events

Recent Guest Discussions

Wendy Knecht - Training, Professional Standards, And The Courage Of The Pan Am Flight 73 Crew.

Prabhat Krishnaswamy - The Personal Impact Of The Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking And The Loss Of A Family Member.

Madhvi Behuguna - Firsthand Memories Of The Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking, The Young Cabin Crew's Training, And Their Efforts To Protect Passengers During The Siege.

Kenn Yazzie - Pan Am History And The Preservation Of Aviation Heritage At The SFO Museum.

Diane Studeman - Her Pan Am Career, The Jet Age, Meeting William Studeman At London's Heathrow Airport, And The Airline's Culture And Operations.

Recent Topics

History, Aviation History, Airline History, Commercial Aviation, Aviation Heritage

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Pan Am Podcast

Episode 68: Pan Am Flight 73: 40 Years Later — Courage in the Face of Terror

September 05, 2026

Send us Fan MailA Special 40th Anniversary Commemorative Episode of the Pan Am PodcastOn September 5, 1986, Pan Am Flight 73 was preparing to depart Karachi, Pakistan, when four armed terrorists stormed the aircraft, beginning a harrowing 16-hour siege that would forever change the lives of the passengers and crew aboard.Forty years later, the Pan Am Museum Foundation remembers the 20 people who lost their lives and honors the extraordinary courage of the young, India-based Pan Am flight atte...

Episode 67: A New Chapter Begins: Welcome Ken Andersen, Host of the Pan Am Podcast

July 11, 2026

Send us Fan MailThe Pan Am Podcast enters an exciting new chapter as we welcome Ken Andersen as the new host of the program.Since its launch, the Pan Am Podcast has become one of the Pan Am Museum Foundation's most successful educational initiatives, sharing the remarkable stories of the people, aircraft, destinations, and historic events that made Pan American World Airways one of the most influential companies of the twentieth century. With listeners in more than 170 countries, the pod...

Episode 66: A Farewell to Tom Betti

May 31, 2026

Send us Fan MailIn this final episode of Season Five, host and producer Tom Betti reflects on five years of preserving the stories of Pan Am, answers the question he has asked guests since the very first episode, and says farewell to the listeners who made this program what it became.After five years, 66 episodes, more than 95 hours of history and humanities content, and over 200,000 downloads in more than 180 countries, this is Tom's final episode.This special retrospective features six...

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