On todays show, we talk with guest Mark Vanhoenacker, author of Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot (Knopf, June 2015). After working for years as a consultant, Vanhoenacker decided to pursue his dream of becoming a commercial airline pilot. He now flies Boeing 747s for British Airways, and in his spare time, he wrote this meditation on flying. Later in the hour, we hear a dramatic reading of Benjamin Franklins 1781 treatise, Farting Proudly.

Music this hour:

“Elle va au Japon” by Nic Bommarito, from the album A Quiet Age

“Soldiertype (militarised)” by Ketsa, from the album What’s Without’s Within

Bluehill Fife and Drum performed by Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

The Presidents March by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, from the album Celebrating 50 Years

“Theme E” by Steve Combs andamp; Delta Is, from the album Themes (Vol. 1)

“Theme S” by Steve Combs andamp; Delta Is, from the album Themes (Vol. 1)