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Episode Synopsis
Take a deep dive with me into a brief history of the US Airline industry and our modern fear of flying...and we'll troll my friends in the process!Sources:Dobkin, Rachel. "How Common Are Plane Crashes? What Statistics Show." Newsweek, 30 Jan 2025, www.newsweek.com/plane-crash-statistics-american-airlines-2023691. Accessed 2 Feb 2025.Ducharme, Jamie. "Why Some People Have a Crippling Fear of Flying - and How They Can Overcome It." Time, 6 July 2018, time.come/5330978/fear-of-flying-aviophobia/. Accessed 2 Feb 2025.National Air and Space Museum. Passenger Flight, airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/passenger-flight. Accessed 2 Feb 2025.Robson, Michele. "The Most Stressful Job In The World? What It's Really Like To Be An Air Traffic Controller." Forbes, 30 Jun 2021, www.forbes.com/sites/michelerobson/2020/05/29/the-most-stressful-job-in-the-world-what-its-really-like-to-be-an-air-traffic-controller/. Accessed 2 Feb 2025.Waldek, Stefanie. "Why Planes Are Among the Safest Modes of Transportation, According to Aviation Experts." Travel & Leisure. 15 Apr 2023, www.travelandleisure.com/are-planes-safe-7480764. Accessed 2 Feb 2025.Music: https://pixabay.com/users/lsmusic-46357977/
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