The National WWII Museum's Making Masters of the Air podcast dives deeper into the making of Masters of the Air and explores the history behind the new Apple TV+ series. The Making Masters of the Air podcast is co-hosted by Playtone’s Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller, author of the book Masters of the Air.

In this episode, Callum Turner discusses his starring role as Major John Egan, and hosts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller have a conversation about the Regensburg-Schweinfurt raid as depicted in Episode 3.

Based on the best-selling book by Donald Miller, Masters of the Air is an Apple Original series from the executive producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific. Now streaming on Apple TV+.

Special thanks to Apple TV+ for clips and musical score for this podcast.

Topics Covered in This Episode:

• The Regensburg-Schweinfurt Raid
• The Eighth Air Force
• 100th Bomb Group
• General Curtis LeMay

Listen now on Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.

FEATURED GUEST: CALLUM TURNER
Born in London, England, Callum Turner grew up in the Chelsea neighborhood of that same city. He began acting in 2011, stating that his mother instilled in him a love of film and gave him the impetus to attempt acting as a career. Turner appeared in the 2018 film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and again in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore in 2022. Most recently, Turner starred in the film The Boys in the Boat. Turner plays the role of Major John “Bucky” Egan in the Apple Original series Masters of the Air.

CO-HOST: DONALD MILLER, PhD
Best-selling author and historian Donald Miller, PhD, is well known to friends and members of The National WWII Museum for his works such as Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany; D-Days in the Pacific; and The Story of World War II.

CO-HOST: KIRK SADUSKI
Playtone executive and producer Kirk Saduski was the executive-in-charge for HBO’s Band of Brothers, co-producer of HBO’s The Pacific, and co-producer of Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air.

About Making Masters of the Air

From the executive producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific comes Masters of the Air, a new series from Apple TV+ following the airmen of the 100th Bombardment Group during World War II. Join The National WWII Museum each week for the Making Masters of the Air podcast to dive deeper into the making of Masters of the Air and explore the history behind the series. Hear from special guests from the series as you get to know the American bomber crews who risked it all fighting the air war over Europe and forged a brotherhood through courage, loss, and triumph. The Making Masters of the Air podcast by The National WWII Museum is co-hosted by Playtone’s Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller, author of the book Masters of the Air.

The National WWII Museum's Making Masters of the Air podcast is presented by Boeing.