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Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Shepherd
Book • 1976
The novella tells the story of a pilot flying home from RAF Celle in northern Germany to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk on Christmas Eve 1957.
When his De Havilland Vampire aircraft experiences a complete electrical failure, he is lost in fog over the North Sea with no working compass or radio.
The pilot uses a unique flying pattern to try and alert air traffic controllers, hoping to be 'shepherded' to safety.
Despite the dire circumstances, a rescue aircraft appears, guiding him to safety in a dramatic and unforgettable ending.
When his De Havilland Vampire aircraft experiences a complete electrical failure, he is lost in fog over the North Sea with no working compass or radio.
The pilot uses a unique flying pattern to try and alert air traffic controllers, hoping to be 'shepherded' to safety.
Despite the dire circumstances, a rescue aircraft appears, guiding him to safety in a dramatic and unforgettable ending.
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Mentioned in 3 episodes
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as one of the very first techno thrillers.


Cal Newport

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Ep. 344: You Are Not a Cog
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as a 1950s techno-thriller about a convoy crossing the North Atlantic during World War II.


Cal Newport

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Ep. 291: Do Better, Do Less
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as one of the gifts for Dr. 

, supposedly inspired The Old Man and the Sea by Ernst Hemingway.

Gunnlaugur Jónsson


Gad Saad

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Spreading Reason and Common Sense in Woke Iceland (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_860)
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when discussing God as shepherd throughout the Bible.


Dane Ortlund

Dane Ortlund - "Walking with God in the Darkness" - Psalm 23
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as the basis for his screenplay for the movie Greyhound.


Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks
Mentioned by Frederick Forsyth as a novel he wrote about aviation.

#200: Frederick Forsyth, novelist