The 62nd and Final Episode Retrospective. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Fig concludes his 2+ year tenure as host of Figments: The power of imagination and Figments: On reality with a look back at topics and guests. He shares what he has learned as a citizen journalist, and gives a peak […]
Imagine: Front Page of the New York Times (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
D Student to Above-the-fold. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Host Fig Leaf recently had an article published on the front page of the New York Times. Not bad for a D student in English; our host discusses his journey as an author. He has published several essays and op-eds, and even […]
Imagine Owning a Mustang – a P-51 Mustang (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
A Figment Takes Flight. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Greg ‘Blower’ Sembower. Greg ‘Blower’ Sembower had flown many aircraft – Air Force F-16s and F-117s, United Airlines 747s, 777s, and 787s among others. He did not want to retire from his flying career until he made sure retirement […]
Imagine the Original Social Media (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Fighter Squadron ‘Doofer Books’. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Bruce ‘Spike’ Benyshek. Long before Facebook (Meta), Twitter and Instagram, fighter squadrons used ledger books to share stories, humor, and commentary in a similar paradigm. Doofer Books were havens of free expression with rules. Pilots required a callsign to […]
Imagine You’re Gonna Die in Your F-15 (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Fig’s Nearest-death Experience. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Retired Air Force fighter pilot and three-star general ‘Fig’ Leaf recalls the events of August 15, 1988 and his nearest death experience. After landing his F-15A at Luke AFB, Arizona, things went wrong – very wrong – in a most unexpected way. This […]
Imagine You Were Ordered to Bomb Hawaii (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
An Artist at Heart Attacks Hawaii. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Bob ‘Keeneye’ Keeney. Your country is at war – and needs your services as a fighter pilot. While he was an artist at heart, Fig’s guest volunteered, and served in combat..then he was ordered to bomb Hawaii. […]
Countering Collective Nuclear Blackmail (Military In Hawaii)
Time for New Thinking and Capability. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf and Howard ‘Dallas’ Thompson. Two retired Air Force generals, Dan “Fig” Leaf and Howard “Dallas” Thompson, discuss what they see as a fundamental shift in nuclear thinking. They describe the emergence of a new norm […]
Imagine the Ghost of Kyiv (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Flying the Su-27 Flanker. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Howard ‘Dallas’ Thompson. Su-27 Flanker and MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters have done battle for both sides over Ukraine since the Russian invasion. Wonder what is like to fly one of the warplanes? Tune in as Fig hosts Maj Gen (Ret) […]
Figments Special Edition: Hot Topics (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Ukraine War, China Lockdowns and More. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Host Dan “Fig” Leaf, security consultant and retired Air Force three-star general, shares his insight on the Blinken/Austin visit to Ukraine and how the US role in the conflict should evolve. He also examines the situation in China with COVID-19 […]
Imagine Doing 710 Mph in a 55 Mph Zone (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Former Thunderbird Jeff Remington. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Jeff Remington. Jeff Remington shares stories with host Fig of being a Thunderbird pilot in the US Air Force. The two retired three-star generals compare flying experiences and talk about two hot issues – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and […]