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 Being in a Flat Spin (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Headed Straight Down Not Out to Sea. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Mike ‘Mickey T’ Tallent. The famous line from the original Top Gun, ‘Mav’s in trouble; he’s in a flat spin, headed out to sea!’ makes a fighter pilot roll his or her eyes. In such a […]
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. […]
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) […]
Fighter Pilot Review of Top Gun: Maverick (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
An Inside Look at the Blockbusting Sequel. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Howard ‘Dallas’ Thompson. Retired Air Force generals and fighter pilots “Fig” Leaf (F-4, F-15, F-16) and “Dallas” Thompson (F-15, F-14, F/A-18, F-16) give an in-depth review of Top Gun: Maverick. Known to themselves as two of […]
Imagine a Nation of Underlying Conditions (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
The Pandemic Reaches the Hermit Kingdom. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Ed ‘Hawk’ Hawkins. This episode features host “Fig” Leaf and guest Ed Hawkins, retired senior USAF officers who have studied North Korea for decades. They answer key questions on the sudden admission by Kim Jong-un and his […]
Imagining History You Can Feel (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum on Ford Island. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Clint Churchill. Fig chats with his good friend Clint Churchill about airplanes, flying, and the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. Clint was one of the founding fathers of the museum at the site of the Japanese attack […]
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 Patriotism Without Politics (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Citizens Serving with the Spirit of America. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The guest is Jim Hake. Fig interviews Jim Hake, founder and CEO of Spirit of America. Spirit of America is the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit working alongside U.S. troops and diplomats to help them save and improve lives. We are […]
Imagining Air Superiority (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Lessons from Ukraine and Other Wars. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Russia’s failures in Ukraine have highlighted the importance of air superiority in military operations. Russian invaders have been unable to achieve the goal of controlling the air domain and paid dearly for that on the ground. Host “Fig” Leaf is […]