Welcome to the Fly Like A Girl Podcast: Episode #1

Welcome to the very first episode of the Fly Like A Girl podcast.We’re Bri and Kat. Two paragliders, travel partners, and friends who’ve dragged our paragliders across six continents and somehow managed to keep each other laughing the whole time. This show is the thing we both wish had existed when we were just getting started.Women in the air have stories worth telling, and right now there’s no real place to hear them. Whether you’re a seasoned pilot, newly P2’d and terrified, or just sky-curious and wondering what it would feel like to head off a mountain, you’re in the right place.In this first episode, we introduce ourselves, talk about why we started this thing, and tell the origin story of how we became friends (spoiler: it involves a Salt Lake City wine night, homemade grape wine of unknown strength, and one of us forcing the other to leave her basement apartment).Just because the word “girl” is in the name doesn’t mean this space is exclusive. We wouldn’t be the pilots we are today without the dudes in our corner. The flying community grows when everyone shows up for each other, regardless of gender. This podcast is for the women flying, the people who love them, the beginners who don’t know where to start, and the 20-year veterans who’ve got stories the rest of us need to hear. The sky belongs to everybody, and so does this show.In this episode:* Why Bri finally put her name and face behind Fly Like A Girl* How Kat showed up to fly alone in SLC and felt completely isolated, and what that taught us about community* The Bri and Kat origin story (wine, grapes, forced friendship)* That one flight in Switzerland that’s still in both of our top five* Why this podcast is for everyone, not just womenWe need guests and we need you to help us find them.If you know a woman with a story worth telling, whether she’s a professional pilot, a nervous beginner who figured it out, or someone who’s been flying for decades and has seen it all, please send her our way. DM us on Instagram [@_flylikeagirl] or send us an email at [email protected] with a nomination, or nominate yourself. We are actively looking for guests from all corners of the flying world and all skill levels. Don’t be shy (we don’t bite, but we do bark 😉). The whole point of this show is the stories we haven’t heard yet.Got a story to tell or know someone who does? DM us on Instagram [@_flylikeagirl] or send us an email [email protected] and nominate a guest (it could even be you).The sky belongs to everybody.With Big Magic, Bri & KatP.S. - This is the hub. Subscribe and you'll get every episode, guest story, travel guide, and fly-in resource we plan to put out, all in one place, delivered to your inbox without having to rely on the algorithm. This Substack is free, and we intend to keep it that way. But if this podcast means something to you and you want to help keep the mission alive, paid subscriptions go directly toward funding the mission and the Fly Like A Girl scholarship. We won’t say no to that. Get full access to Fly Like A Girl at flylikeagirl.substack.com/subscribe