Is It Safe to Fly Right Now? with Kate Kelly

With recent crashes, close calls and control center outages: is it getting more dangerous to fly, or are we just paying more attention? Also: do pilots have walkie-talkies? What’s on their cockpit screens? Do these 30-90 second blackouts at Newark Airport matter? And how few air traffic controllers are … too few? Nayeema asks the dumbest questions she could think of to the best-sourced reporter she could find: New York Times investigative journalist Kate Kelly.  On the agenda: How does seeing how the sausage is made (or control towers are staffed) change Kate’s own travel plans? Who’s to blame for all this: Joe Biden, Donald Trump ... Ronald Reagan …the pandemic … or just: the system? And who’s gonna fix it? Check out Kate’s reporting here.  And thanks to LiveATC for helping us dig up that pilot-air traffic controller audio! Follow @smartgirldumbquestions on IG, TikTok & YouTube. You can find Nayeema on IG or X too.  Finally: send YOUR dumb questions to nayeemaraza101@gmail.com. You might end up in a future episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's a curiosity party. And you're invited. On Smart Girl Dumb Questions, Nayeema Raza asks simple Qs to big thinkers, trying to make sense of the complexities of modern life. While dumb questions will be provided, you can also BYODQ – just email Nayeema: nayeema.raza101@gmail.com