Francis Gary Powers

15 Podcast Episodes

U-2 with Francis Gary Powers Jr.

U-2 with Francis Gary Powers Jr.

After the American U-2 spyplane is shot down over the Soviet Union, its pilot Francis Gary Powers becomes a controversia... Read more

17 Jul 2022

42mins

Francis Gary Powers (Spy Plane Pilot)

Francis Gary Powers (Spy Plane Pilot)

If you were around in the 1960s you would remember the U-2 Spy incident. If not, you probably heard about it in school. ... Read more

4 Aug 2021

7mins

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Interview: Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

Interview: Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

Francis Gary Powers Jr. is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of The Cold War Museum located at Vint Hill, VA. He is the... Read more

1 Mar 2021

29mins

Soviéticos liberan al piloto Francis Gary Powers (1962)

Soviéticos liberan al piloto Francis Gary Powers (1962)

El 10 de febrero de 1962 el piloto estadounidense Francis Gary Powers fue liberado tras arduas negociaciones, intercambi... Read more

10 Feb 2021

4mins

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Curator’s Corner with Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

Curator’s Corner with Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down for a virtual conversation about the 60th anniversary of one of the most historic ... Read more

2 Jun 2020

1hr 11mins

Francis Gary Powers Jr, Sergei Khrushchev Discuss Their Fathers and Their Cold War Legacies

Francis Gary Powers Jr, Sergei Khrushchev Discuss Their Fathers and Their Cold War Legacies

Chris talks  with Francis Gary Powers Jr, and Sergei Khrushchev about being the sons of two iconic and historical figure... Read more

25 Feb 2020

42mins

Lights, Camera, Author! #16 - Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

Lights, Camera, Author! #16 - Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

An interview with Francis Gary Powers, Jr., author of "Spy Pilot" and technical consultant on the movie "Bridge of Spies... Read more

14 Feb 2020

29mins

Part 2 Spy Pilot- Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

Part 2 Spy Pilot- Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

Francis Gary Powers, Jr. son of U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers who was shot down over Russia during the Cold War.  Escapin... Read more

12 Sep 2019

22mins

Cold War history book – “Spy Pilot” (Prometheus Books, 2019) – Francis Gary Powers, Jr. interview

Cold War history book – “Spy Pilot” (Prometheus Books, 2019) – Francis Gary Powers, Jr. interview

Francis Gary Powers, Jr. is son of the famed U-2 pilot who was downed during a mission. Gary has spent years researching... Read more

17 Apr 2019

56mins

The Secrets of the Bridge of Spies: A Conversation with Francis Gary Powers, Jr., Mary Ellen Fuller, and Vin Arthey

The Secrets of the Bridge of Spies: A Conversation with Francis Gary Powers, Jr., Mary Ellen Fuller, and Vin Arthey

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down for a discussion of the most famous spy trade in history: Soviet spy Rudolf Abel f... Read more

23 Oct 2018

56mins

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