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Miles Ahead

Mar 20, 2026

In the final chapter of this three-part series, Miles O’Brien and aviation historian Ric Gillespie examine the physical evidence suggesting that the lost French aircraft L’Oiseau Blanc may lie beneath a remote pond in Newfoundland. From chemically analyzed engine fragments to newly understood magnetic anomalies, the...


Mar 12, 2026

Did the first transatlantic flight nearly happen two weeks before Lindbergh?

In Part 2 of this special Miles Ahead series, Miles O’Brien follows the trail of eyewitnesses in Newfoundland who reported seeing a white aircraft on May 9, 1927 — the day after French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli vanished


Mar 7, 2026

Miles Ahead: The Hunt for the White Bird is a three-part investigative podcast exploring one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in aviation history: the disappearance of French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli during their 1927 attempt to fly nonstop from Paris to New York.

Hosted by Miles O’Brien...


Jan 2, 2026

Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck is often mentioned alongside billionaire space entrepreneurs — but his motivations are strikingly different. In this episode of Miles Ahead, Miles O’Brien speaks with Beck about building a multigenerational space company, the discipline required to survive in commercial space, and why...


Nov 19, 2025

In this conversation, Guillermo Sohnlein, co-founder of Ocean Gate, shares his journey from military service to entrepreneurship in the marine and space exploration sectors. He discusses the founding of Ocean Gate with Stockton Rush, the challenges of deep-sea exploration, and the tragic implosion of the...