Episode 123 - Top Gun

We're feeling the need: the need for speed! Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia, as we're heading to Fightertown U.S.A. to learn dogfighting with the best of the best in Top Gun.  We're flying inverted in our 123rd episode as we discuss:

• Who was originally supposed to play the classic tune "Take My Breath Away"
• Who almost suited up as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell
• What move of Maverick's almost had us checking out
• How far is too far when you're generating hype
• How paranoid are Hollywood Executives about height
• Why don't they ever show Tom Cruise winning a dogfight?
• Whether the Volleyball scene is homoerotic
• Who turned down the soundtrack because of their own anti-war stance
• What did the U.S. Navy do that turned Georgia & Ethan's stomach just a little bit
• Why didn't we have a sequel to Top Gun in the 1980s
• Whether or not Top Gun is the Best Film Ever.

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Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  5:35 - Reflections & Corrections
  12:20 - Shoutouts
  27:30 - Deep Dive
  2:47:40 - Endgame