Wingmen Show

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you!  Every now and then you have to stop chasing the next thing long enough to ask the big question: what is life really all about? In Episode 265, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul turn to Japan for some strong gouge—five time-tested philosophies that offer practical ways to live with more purpose, gratitude, and peace. From ikigai (your reason for getting up i...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you!  What actually makes somebody cool? It is a question we have all been asking since middle school, and this week Commander Drew and Dr. Paul finally have some data. Researchers surveyed nearly 6,000 people across 12 countries, from the United States and Mexico to Nigeria, India, China, Germany, and South Korea, and the answer was remarkably consistent....

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! The first book that finds its way into your heart can change everything. This week, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul explore why reading matters beyond school—and why the people we become, the connections we make, and the loyalties we honor are built one quiet moment at a time.  We celebrate a deli manager rewarding student progress, a couple who raised 37...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! The Wingmen will take the show somewhere special very soon—the Maldives. But in this episode we tackle a question every dreamer eventually faces: how do you keep grinding when the goal still looks like a speck on the horizon? Commander Drew and Dr. Paul get honest about the unglamorous middle of every big pursuit. The dream is sexy—jets, success, and b...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! What if thirty seconds of kindness could cut discipline problems in half? In Episode 258, Drew and Paul open with a leadership lesson straight out of an Atlanta middle school, where Principal Kimberly Sewell rebuilt her entire instructional framework around one rule: connection before content. Teachers now spend the first thirty seconds of every class...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! The world speaks one sporting language, and it isn’t ours. In Episode 257, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul tackle a question American fans keep asking, especially with the World Cup landing on U.S. soil: why does the country that dominates so many sports still trail the planet in the one game everybody else lives for? The Wingmen break it down piece by pie...

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 techno...

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...

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 sa...

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 re...

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-wo...

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 thr...

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...

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...

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&ap...

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 unkn...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you!   In this episode, Commander Drew and Dr. Paul explore what the world's happiest countries are doing right — and what the U.S. can learn from Finland, Iceland, Denmark and a surprising newcomer, Costa Rica. The conversation moves into youth happiness, technology, and why the most connected generation is also one of the most isolated.   We talk abo...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you!   Bruce Lee as well as his contemporary Chuck Norris, believed in efficiency in the world of martial arts as well as in everyday life. Through their careers, both were know to routinely eliminate patterns that proved to be useless for methodologies that are useful.   If you want to get the most out of artificial intelligence (AI), you must master the p...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Kindness is not something to keep to yourself, pass it on to others.  In general, people in the modern era are more likely to talk than to listen. In the age of unlimited amounts of instant information, so many of us have adopted the belief that we are experts at everything and have opinions to cover any subject whether we know what we are talking abou...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you!   Olympic champion Jesse Owens saw the value of true friendship even in the world’s most competitive sporting events, never allowing entrenched racism and indignities to cast a shadow on his horizon.     Lasers, like drones can be use for peaceful purposes or hostile intent. Modern battlefields include new threats from the sky in the form of weaponized...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Be careful of judging people and things too quickly. Everyone can be a critic, but it’s better to seek solutions rather than constantly finding fault.    Some people fear the unknown and reject new ideas out of reflex because of the need think to critically, which requires extra effort. Take a step outside of your convenient comfort zone to get a persp...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you!   Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Even if one is not successful, the act of trying and learning from the effort may provide great benefits later on down the road.     The “Bad Bunny” Super Bowl halftime show was a visual spectacle that gave a glimpse into the life and history of Puerto Rico, and its people. It was deemed controversial by some because...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Another day, another voyage. Commander Drew has trekked again to various points in the Caribbean, and making a notable stop at the Blue Hole in Jamaica, famous for its intensely cool blue water favored by adventurous tourists. There are many daily habits that can be adopted to turbocharge your life. Although none of them are complicated, all of them re...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! If you ever get to take a Virgin Voyages cruise, rest assured you will be in a super clean environment. Commander Drew was so impressed with the cleanliness of one of the ships that he was reminded of being forced to clean the floor with a tooth brush decades ago when he was working his way through Navy Aviation Officers Candidate School. Is there any...

Sent us text! We would love to hear from you! Your future is tied to your beliefs. Those with confidence and discipline will always outperform others who are unsure of themselves and make no preparations. Using this principal the industrialist Henry Ford, introduced the first mass produced cars in the U.S. over a century ago and founded the automotive company known as Ford, that still bears his na...