This month the book club takes to the skies with the Tom Wolfe classic The Right Stuff, a behind-the-curtain look at the 20th century’s most famous test pilots—including Chuck Yeager. Yeager joins the club to talk about his long career, and what he considers “the right stuff.”
Segment Guests
Flora Lichtman
Flora Lichtman is a host of Science Friday. In a previous life, she lived on a research ship where apertivi were served on the top deck, hoisted there via pulley by the ship’s chef.
Annette Heist
Annette Heist is a former senior producer for Science Friday.
Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager
Chuck Yeager is a former Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force.
Meet the Producer
About Annette Heist
Annette Heist is a former senior producer for Science Friday.