Ep 107: John Orloff on Masters of the Air

John Orloff, creator, writer and co-executive producer of Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air, joins Aaron to talk about the new show highlighting the WWII experiences of the men of the 100th Bomb Group, a part of the 8th Air Force’s strategic bombing campaign over Europe. Masters of the Air streams January 26th only on Apple TV+.

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Times 

•   02:25 Introduction 
•   03:00 Getting started
•   05:45 Band of Brothers 
•   12:56 Finding the story
•   19:44 Masters of the Air 
•   24:37 Core characters 
•   30:12 Group level 
•   32:11 Influences 
•   37:38 Production challenges
•   40:25 Procedure as drama 
•   43:50 Unique trauma 
•   48:20 Casting

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Find a transcript of today’s episode on our School of War Substack