Podcasts about china clipper

Return with us now to those glory days of international aviation yesteryear aboard The China Clipper. Speed Gibson is high adventure at 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) and its range was 3,200 miles (5,150 kilometers). Once upon time Pan Am was America's "airline to the world" and Hong Kong was mysterious and aviation and short wave radio were the way to go and tell the story. Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police was a radio adventure series written by Virginia Cooke. It was centered on the adventures of Speed Gibson, a fifteen-year-old pilot who, through his uncle Clint Barlow, becomes a member of the International Secret Police. Our gift to you just for fun. Happy New Year and best wishes for a great 2024 from your frinds at Flying Talkers --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geoffrey-arend/support

Episode: 2729 The China Clipper, 25 seaplanes that touched our imaginations.  Today, a brief bright moment.

Episode: 2543 Clara Adams: 150,000 miles of maiden flights.  Today, Clara Adams flies.

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The local Pan American Airways manager in San Francisco hires the firm of Spade & Archer to investigate the possibility Pan American employees might be implicated in Japanese jade smuggling. Sam secrets an “operative” on the Treasure Island sea base terminal. During delivery, a “solider” of the local mafia is killed by Chinese Nationalist agents. Sam uses his connections with the San Francisco mafia to head off a vendetta.Opening music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church, closing music by a Vandy (Bluegrass) Trio, recorded by iPhone at Harpeth Presbyterian Church used with permission.

Midway through the Qing Dynasty trouble is brewing along with the tens of millions of pounds of tea being imported into Britain. The Qianlong Emperor rebuffs Britain's envoy and puts a major damper on the prospects of China trade. Britain finds the perfect commodity to trade for tea, Patna Opium from India. This ultimately leads to conflict culminating in the Opium Wars. Why this war is misnamed is also explained. This was the age of the China Clipper ships and imperialism at its worst. New black teas are also discussed, including Lapsang Souchong and the one black tea that local Chinese didn't turn their nose up to: Keemun. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-tea-history-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was just 83 years ago today, July 28, 1938, when the first of three Pan American Airways Martin M-130 flying boats crashed, with the loss of the crew and passengers. In the 30's, travel was a luxury, and flying boats carried the American traveler to many exotic destinations. The Hawaii Clipper, along with the China Clipper and Philippine Clipper, travelled the globe in elegance, sadly, all three would crash. On this date, the Hawaii Clipper, leaving from Guam and flying to Manila in the Philippines, was carrying a total of six passengers and nine crew members. On this date,... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/this-day-in-history-july-28th-2021-the-missing-clipper/

In our Disney Detective,  you can now explore hidden rooms from the pirates of the caribbean in a popular new game update, plus Scarlett Johansson and Disney team up on ‘Tower of Terror'Then in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Disney asks for a rename of Slave I, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars Lands Three Daytime Emmy NominationsAnd for our Entertainment News, who claims to not be the one who makes Britney's life miserable, and The 'Black Panther' Sequel Has Officially Begun FilmingAnd then we'll finish up with our Insightful Picks of the week....and a few quick after thoughts

We discuss the Florida origins of Pan American World Airways the most famous name in aviation. Pan American is famous for the China Clipper, transpacific service and transatlantic flights from New York. But the airline also pioneered flying to Latin America and developed a base at Dinner Key in Coconut Grove as its first international hub even before the Marine Air Terminal in New York. President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the first ever Presidential airplane flight in January 1943 to attend the Casablanca Conference following Operation Torch (the Allied invasion of North Africa). The flight was on Pan Am and departed Dinner Key en route to the conference. We discuss the flight and the history behind Presidential aviation in the episode also.

“TempControl’s transport of vaccines and other high-value biopharmaceutical shipments is increasing rapidly,” said Jan Krems, President of United Cargo as the carrier became the first U.S. flag to induct SkyCell temperature-controlled containers. We celebrate Emery Air Freight's Richard Wiebe, who died on May 29. He was 94 years of age. Thinking about Dick in June 2019, must say he has shone bright in memory, though out of sight for some years now. But his decent kindness will remain with me forever. Many people thought it odd that a book to save Building One at Newark Airport, titled "Great Airports Newark" and another a year later to save The Marine Air Terminal titled "Great Airports LaGuardia" would also carry the logo of Emery Air Freight. But one day at a meeting I mentioned to Dick that we should stand for something else in air cargo—and saving our airport history would be a good thing. Dick, as top corporate communications man for John Emery Jr. picked up the sword and said to me: “Go ahead and do those books and send us 5,000 copies each," he said. So I did and he did, and today way ahead of saving the TWA Building at JFK International in 2019, we did our books and managed to save both the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia in 1980 and Building One, now the manager's office in 1990 at Newark (with help from Bob Aaronson). Both are national landmarks. Trade in your jet plane for a four engine piston pounding flying boat and your cell phone for the shortwave radio. It's summer 1940 in the South Pacific. Sally Forth With Speed Gibson, as July 4th approaches, return with us now for some high adventure as another exciting old time, circa 1938 radio program takes off to high adventure aboard The China Clipper. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geoffrey-arend/support

Easter 2019...Takeoff with the Supermarket of the Sky & Vince Ryan...  The focus is on the mighty tulip, but roses, daffodils, orchids, and more all get their time to shine. There are English and Japanese gardens, a playground, petting zoo, maze and much more to explore. The Keukenhof Gardens of Amsterdam are open but just eight weeks each spring. This year a special concert April 24 will celebrate 70 years of offering the world a rich opportunity to stop and smell the flowers. Steve Gibson Chapter 5 continues our series wherein the intrepid teenager with his short wave radio and dreams of detective work flies abord the China Clipper on a never ending journey to adventure. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geoffrey-arend/support

Peg of My Heart Speaking to Peggy Guse United Airlines’ Managing Director of Cargo Marketing, Customer Service and Alliances in March 2019 during International Women’s Month we were struck by how closely her discussion of the team’s accomplishments and ambitions dovetailed with the theme of the worldwide celebration of “Women’s Day on March 6: “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change.” Warm Up Your Short Wave Radio! Later we climb onboard the high road to adventure aboard the China Clipper as Episode Four of Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police finds our teenage hero just arrived by Flying Boat in Hong Kong, as an aviation Broadcast from 1937 goes Podcast in 2019, with radio drama presented here every two weeks. Enjoy the ride! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/geoffrey-arend/support

When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the crew of an American seaplane were caught off guard near New Zealand. Unable to return across the Pacific, they were forced to fly home "the long way" -- all the way around the world. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow the adventures of the Pacific Clipper on its 30,000-mile journey through a world engulfed in war. We'll also delve into the drug industry and puzzle over a curious case of skin lesions. Intro: In the 18th century Italian artist Giovanni Piranesi began to turn out etchings of fantastic prisons. Spanish philologist Valentín García Yebra contends that this six-word Portuguese poem can't be translated effectively into another language. Sources for our feature on the Pacific Clipper: Ed Dover, The Long Way Home, 2010. Archie Satterfield, The Day the War Began, 1992. C.V. Glines, "The China Clipper, Pan American Airways and Popular Culture," Aviation History 18:1 (September 2007), 69-70. C.V. Glines, "Clippers Circle the Globe," Aviation History 17:4 (March 2007), 34-43. John A. Marshall, "The Long Way Home," Air & Space Smithsonian 10:2 (June/July 1995), 18. Wolfgang Saxon, "Robert Ford, Clipper Pilot of 40's Who Circled Globe, Dies at 88," New York Times, Oct. 19, 1994. "World Travelers Pearl Harbor Turns a Routine Pan Am Clipper Flight Into a 31,500-Mile Odyssey," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 3, 2000. Byron Darnton, "Pacific Clipper, Racing War, Circles Globe, Lands Here," New York Times, Jan. 7, 1942. "Pacific Clipper at Noumea," New York Times, Nov. 11, 1941. "Pan Am's Pacific Clippers," Pacific Aviation Museum, Sept. 14, 2011. Robert van der Linden, "December 7, 1941 and the First Around-the-World Commercial Flight," Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Dec. 8, 2011. John A. Marshall, "Celebrating the 75th Anniversary: The 'Round The World Saga of the 'Pacific Clipper,'" Pan Am Historical Foundation (accessed April 1, 2018). Listener mail: Nicola Nosengo, "Can You Teach Old Drugs New Tricks?", Nature, June 14, 2016. James Rudd, "From Viagra to Valium, the Drugs That Were Discovered by Accident," Guardian, July 10, 2017. Thomas A. Ban, "The Role of Serendipity in Drug Discovery," Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience 8:3 (September 2006), 335–344. David W. Thomas et al., "Clinical Development Success Rates 2006-2015," BIO/Biomedtracker/Amplion, 2016. Charlie Sorrel, "The Bicycle Is Still a Scientific Mystery: Here's Why," Fast Company, Aug. 1, 2016. Michael Brooks, "We Still Don't Really Know How Bicycles Work," New Statesman, Aug. 6, 2013. Michael Brooks, "How Does a Bicycle Stay Upright?", New Scientist, Sept. 2, 2015. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Arabo Avanes. Here are two corroborating links (warning -- these spoil the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

Norman L. Kwong of Calgary installed as Alberta’s 16th lieutenant governor. Norman Kwong was born in Calgary, 1929 to parents who had immigrated to Canada from China years earlier. In high school, Kwong took a liking to football and at the age of 18 in 1948 joined the Calgary Stampeders Football Club as a halfback. In doing so, he became the first Chinese Canadian player on a Canadian Football League team (CFL) and the youngest on a team that won the Grey Cup. He played for Calgary for three years before being traded to the Edmonton Eskimos for another 10. His career was a spectacular one. Known as the “China Clipper,” he broke numerous records and won many awards. In 1955 and 1956, Kwong won the Schenley Award (given to the CFL’s most outstanding Canadian player). In 1955 he won Canada’s Athlete of the Year. He retired from professional football in 1960 but came back almost three decades later to become president and general manager of his first team, the Stampeders. In 1998 Kwong was awarded the Order of Canada. Seven years later, on January 20, 2005, Kwong was installed as Alberta’s lieutenant governor, the first Chinese Canadian to hold the Alberta post. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've been doing this show for nearly 6 years and we strive for perfection.  But, hey, sometimes we make mistakes.  OK, sometimes Al makes mistakes.  Let's just move on.  It's a great show with a great flick, song, interview, book, sound, etc.Movie:  China Clipper (1936)Song:  Top Gun Anthem - Harold Faltermeyer and Tony Scott  or someoneBook:  I Could Never Be So Lucky by Jimmy DoolittleWebsite:  Ann Arbor Flyers Club, Ann Arbor Michigan (75th Anniversary)Sound:  10 funniest airline parodiesDestination: Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaInterview:  Andrew Broom-HondaJet

Midway through the Qing Dynasty trouble is brewing, along with the tens of millions of pounds of tea annually exported to Britain. The Qianlong Emperor rebuffs Britain's envoy and puts a major damper on the prospects of China trade. Britain finds the perfect commodity to trade for tea, Patna Opium from India. This ultimately leads to conflict culminating in the Opium Wars. Why this war is misnamed is also explained. This was the age of the China Clipper ships and imperialism at its worst. New black teas are also discussed, including Lapsang Souchong and the one black tea that local Chinese didn't turn their nose up at: Keemun 祁门茶. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Midway through the Qing Dynasty trouble is brewing, along with the tens of millions of pounds of tea annually exported to Britain. The Qianlong Emperor rebuffs Britain's envoy and puts a major damper on the prospects of China trade. Britain finds the perfect commodity to trade for tea, Patna Opium from India. This ultimately leads to conflict culminating in the Opium Wars. Why this war is misnamed is also explained. This was the age of the China Clipper ships and imperialism at its worst. New black teas are also discussed, including Lapsang Souchong and the one black tea that local Chinese didn't turn their nose up at: Keemun 祁门茶. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Midway through the Qing Dynasty trouble is brewing, along with the tens of millions of pounds of tea annually exported to Britain. The Qianlong Emperor rebuffs Britain's envoy and puts a major damper on the prospects of China trade. Britain finds the perfect commodity to trade for tea, Patna Opium from India. This ultimately leads to conflict culminating in the Opium Wars. Why this war is misnamed is also explained. This was the age of the China Clipper ships and imperialism at its worst. New black teas are also discussed, including Lapsang Souchong and the one black tea that local Chinese didn't turn their nose up at: Keemun 祁门茶. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Midway through the Qing Dynasty trouble is brewing, along with the tens of millions of pounds of tea annually exported to Britain. The Qianlong Emperor rebuffs Britain's envoy and puts a major damper on the prospects of China trade. Britain finds the perfect commodity to trade for tea, Patna Opium from India. This ultimately leads to conflict culminating in the Opium Wars. Why this war is misnamed is also explained. This was the age of the China Clipper ships and imperialism at its worst. New black teas are also discussed, including Lapsang Souchong and the one black tea that local Chinese didn't turn their nose up at: Keemun 祁门茶. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

http://www.andystreasuretrove.com/andystreasuretrove.com/Media/Episode%206%20-%20The%20Blue%20Angels%20over%20San%20Francisco,%20then%20Willie%20Brown%20Speaking%20at%20the%20Mechanics%20Institute%20About%20His%20New%20Book%201.mp3 ()Episode #6 starts with a noisy introduction featuring the navy's Blue Angels screaming over San Francisco, then we go to the Mechanics Institute Library to hear Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco and long-time California state legislator, speak about his book: Basic Brown, My Life and Our Times. This episode is about 30 minutes long. Please view the related photos and videos under the keywords, below. Keywords for this episode: San Francisco, Fleet Week, aircraft China Clipper, Blue Angels, Willie Brown, Mechanics Institute Library, “Basic Brown, My Life and Times,” Richard Johns, Gladys Hanson, P.J. Corkery, Alice Mayhew, Simon and Schuster, Inc.,

I’ve just returned from a short vacation to a distinctly un-San Francisco like location… Hawaii! It took me a little while to come up with a San Francisco connection, but on the flight home I recalled that San Francisco was once home to the “China Clipper”, the first trans-Pacific airline service to those gorgeous islands. […]