09-02-25 - Vietnamese Woman Crashes Plane In Indiana Trying To Be First Countrywoman To Circumnavigate The Globe - Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona

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Episode Overview

Theme:
The central topic of this episode is the recent attempted circumnavigation of the globe by Ann Thu Huynh, the first Vietnamese woman to try a solo flight around the world, which ended with a fatal crash in Greenwood, Indiana. The hosts, John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo, dissect the incident with their signature irreverent humor, discussing topics of accomplishment, cultural stereotypes, and questioning the relevance and hype around such feats today.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. News Story Introduction & Immediate Reactions

[04:40] John Holmberg introduces the story: “Do you know that there’s never been a Vietnamese woman to circle the globe? … Ann Thu Huynh, 44 year old, she took it on… she made it to Greenwood, Indiana… second leg of her flight, so I don’t know where she started…"
The hosts express skepticism over the significance of the attempt, joking about the choice of destination, and speculating where she may have started from.

2. Running Commentary on the Attempt

[05:30] The hosts poke fun at the three-day layover in Indiana and the segment lengths:
- Holmberg: “In 2025… you know what happens in the end. Let’s just say Vietnam’s got their own Amelia Earhart. They found her though.”
- Speculation about her exhaustion and whether she went shopping buys into the irreverent, comical tone.
[07:05] Criticism of the travel pace and method:
- “If your goal is to go around the world… at 600 miles a pop and three day breaks in between, it’s going to take forever. Well, good thing for her it didn’t…” – Holmberg

3. Dissection of the Crash & Stereotypes

[07:30] Some edgy lines regarding female Asian drivers and speculation over cause:
- Holmberg: “Speculation was that she didn’t quite… Which one, gas? Which one, gas? Oh, geez… Speculation. Pilot error.”
Jokes surface about confusion in controls and absentmindedness: "Not paying attention, taking too many pictures."
[08:20] Bret Vesely chimes in with a Vietnam War tunnels joke:
- “I’ve seen a lot of movies about that war and I know that they were big into tunnels, so maybe she was just digging them.”

4. Modern Feats – Are They Still Impressive?

[09:00] Holmberg brings perspective:
- “Becoming the first person to go around the globe in a solo flight is no longer impressive… There's already been a Vietnamese woman in space. Your accomplishment is moot.”
They mock the lack of PR and excitement, suggesting even Vietnam's space achievement is more impressive.

5. Plane Crash Play-by-Play: Mock reenactments & Role-play

[10:15] Faux-exchanges about flight preparation and crash:
- Bret: “I become first. Okay. I’m not sure I’d get on a plane with you if you were qualified. Here’s the key to our city now. Good luck. Oh, oh, oh. No, no, no.”
[11:10] They lampoon the idea of a “brave second Vietnamese pilot waiting in the wings.”

6. Gender, Race & Stereotype Satire

[11:20] Playing up stereotypes in an exaggerated way:
- Holmberg: “We shouldn’t let Vietnamese women fly planes. Clearly, I’ve heard of one and she died a minute into flying. No more. We’re over all of them... I hate to sound all 1960s and stuff, but back of the plane, Quan Lee, we don’t want you up by the controls.”
- He quickly notes the over-the-top nature of these jokes, maintaining their brand of offensive satire.

7. Questioning the Relevance of the Feat

[14:25] “Even if she’d have made it, what’s the end result? … So what? 4,200 flights an hour going on.”
Holmberg compares the feat to everyday travel and points out the difference between past pioneering and modern convenience:
- “Al Qaeda made it through Embry-Riddle. I’m not impressed by this at all.”

8. Historical Parallel – Lindbergh’s Flight

[15:01] Brief historical detour:
- Comparing Ann Thu Huynh’s challenge to Charles Lindbergh’s 1930s Atlantic crossing, they emphasize the much harsher and riskier conditions Lindbergh faced:
  - Holmberg: “She crashed a modern plane, right? And he flew that to Paris. Named an airport after me. Will they do that for her? I doubt it.”
  - Jokes about whether Lindbergh had a windshield and the primitive nature of his flight.

9. Final Thoughts and Callbacks

[16:07] Holmberg wraps up the topic with satirical advice:
- “If you’re a Vietnamese woman out there, you have goals. You get to Pennsylvania and you’ve won.”
- Bret: “There’s going to be parades. You’re going to be on Vietnamese money.”
The segment closes with further jokes about how little acclaim these feats get today and how times have changed since aviation’s golden age.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

[04:40] Holmberg: “Do you know that there’s never been a Vietnamese woman to circle the globe? ...Ann Thu Huynh, 44-year-old, she took it on…”
[07:30] “Speculation. Pilot error. We can’t speculate too loudly that the Asian woman crashed, but we know what happened.” – Holmberg
[09:00] “Becoming the first person to Go around the globe in a solo flight is no longer impressive. In fact, I looked this up. There's already been a Vietnamese woman in space. Your accomplishment is moot.” – Holmberg
[11:20] “We shouldn’t let Vietnamese women fly planes. Clearly, I’ve heard of one and she died a minute into flying. No more. …back of the plane, Quan Lee, we don’t want you up by the controls.” – Holmberg (tongue-in-cheek, self-aware about the over-the-line joke)
[14:25] “Even if she’d have made it, what’s the end result? … 4,200 flights an hour going on. What are you talking about? That’s easy. …I’m not impressed by this at all.” – Holmberg
[16:07] “If you’re a Vietnamese woman out there, you have goals. You get to Pennsylvania and you’ve won.” – Holmberg
[16:12] “There’s going to be parades. You’re going to be on Vietnamese money.” – Bret Vesely

Timestamps for Important Segments

04:40 – Introduction of the Vietnamese pilot story and general context.
05:30 – Analysis of her flight segments, humor at the stopover.
07:05 – Pace of the trip and breakdown of the attempt.
07:30 – Details and dark humor about the crash itself.
09:00 – Commentary on the impressiveness of modern aviation feats.
10:15-11:20 – Mock reenactments and exaggerated satire.
14:25 – Relevance of modern solo flights questioned.
15:01 – Historical comparison with Charles Lindbergh.
16:07 – Wrap-up advice and jokes about attainable goals.

Summary & Tone

This episode exemplifies the HMS show’s trademark: irreverent, sometimes edgy banter, poking fun at news stories and cultural phenomena with a mix of crude humor and incredulity. The hosts use the failed Vietnamese solo flight as a springboard for riffing on stereotypes, the evolution of aviation, and the relative value of “firsts” in the modern era, often pushing boundaries but always with comedic intent.

For listeners:
Expect a lot of sharp punches, self-aware jabs at political correctness, and a satirical dismantling of both media coverage and traditional hero narratives—an episode that’s as much about lampooning the human need for accolades as it is about the story itself.

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Evidently there's still. They still have not mastered circumnavigating the globe in Vietnam for the women, Evidently there's a couple of dudes from Vietnam who have done it. Well, Ann Thu Huynh, 44 year old, she took it on. Now you know the rumor about Asian female drivers. She made it to Greenwood, Indiana. It was the second leg of her flight, so I don't know where she started, but it was 650 miles west of Greenwood, Indiana. Then she landed in Greenwood. This is what I don't understand. In 2025 and I don't want to see. You know, we know what happens in the end. Let's just say Vietnam's got their own Amelia Earhart. They found her, though. She. On the 27th of July, she took off right leg one. Yeah. Lands in Indiana. On the 30th of July, she starts leg two. What's with the three day wait? Well, you could have been worn out from that. You're. You're trying to get some shopping in, she's flying. So I think she got lost trying to find the airport. So 1 minute and 30 seconds into leg two, she threw it into the ground. She didn't make it. She was trying to get from Indiana to Pennsylvania. So the first Vietnamese woman that tried to make it all the way around the world solo flight, made it to a Greenwood, Indiana and probably started in, like, Denver or something. It wasn't too good. Wasn't too good. I crashed my plane, too, going to Indiana. Yeah, well, I don't understand, like, if your goal is to go around the world, is it in 80 days? Because it's at 600 miles a pop and three day breaks in between, it's going to take forever. Well, good thing for her it didn't. It took her. Took her three days through the Talon. Well, sort of, yeah. It says she was on her second leg of the journey to become the first Vietnamese woman to complete a solo flight around the world when her plane suddenly fell out of the sky. That's not what happened. Her plane crashed on a hill near a small creek behind a Circle K, about a mile from the airport. She was the only person killed in the crash. That's just bad reporting because if the solo flight. Of course, she's the only person killed in the crash. They revealed new details, but didn't provide any information on what may have caused the crash. Speculation. Pilot error. We can't speculate too loudly that the Asian woman crashed, but we know what happened. Speculation. Yeah, speculation was that she didn't quite. Which one, Gas. Which one, gas? Oh, geez. She's not gonna make it. Which one? Gas? Are you serious? Which one? Gas? Anyway, I hate to make fun of it, but it's hilarious. Not paying attention, taking too many pictures. All right, that's enough. Is he wrong, though? No. I've seen a lot of movies about that war and I know that they were big into tunnels, so maybe she was just digging them. Anyway, it's time ladies, to knock it off. If you're. I don't care what nation you're from, becoming the first person to Go around the globe in a solo flight is no longer impressive. In fact, I looked this up. There's already been a Vietnamese woman in space. Your accomplishment is moot. How did we miss that? Well, I mean, she didn't do it on purpose. They threw her up there. She was just cleaning the ship and it took off. Cleaning the satellite. Oh, I hit wrong button. We go into space. Racist. But yeah. So that's enough. Is anyone even impressed? Nope. I mean, planes will autopilot around the world. I've been to Australia. I've almost gone all the way around the world, and I just sat there the whole time. Most time you think, well, it just takes money. Yeah, I guess. But look, the bigger thing about this, and it is tragic that it, you know, I guess to a certain degree, should have never started this thing. Look, I still don't understand the three day break. You land in Indiana, like, oh, I need three days. I can't do this twice. Three. You're going around the world. You're going to be in a plane for a while. Get used to it. What's with the weekend? I take a little break, stop my worldwide travel. I make it to Pennsylvania, I can drive to Pennsylvania in less than three days. You're not impressing me at all. Or as Gump ran across the country in less time this broad took to get to Indiana. I mean, Jesus, look, there's. You know, I'm done running. Not trying to break a time or a record, clearly. Well, it is. No. Was she trying to set the time? She's the only one who's done it. So even this failure is the. As far as I know, the longest anyone's ever been in the air is a Vietnamese woman. Did Greta Turnberg take her out? Yeah, Greta shot her down with a nerf gun. What happening? Oh, environmentalists. Those were her last words. God damn environmentalists. It said, doom goblin. Doom goblin shooting at me. Oh, pirates of Bombardier. Pirates of Bombardier. Oh, I have no bombardier. I'm on a roan. Anyway, it's been a month or so. There was no fanfare about this going into it. Bad pr. Yeah. That was just to. Everything about it is bad. Like, we should. Like this should have been like some sort of a. I gotta pray now and then she gets in her plane, everybody like, yay, good luck, Vietnamese lady who's never done this. I become first. Okay. I'm not sure I'd get on a plane with you if you were qualified. Here's the key to our city now. Good luck. Gosh, this is great. This first time ever a Vietnamese woman is looking to go. There she goes. All right. Oh, oh, oh. No, no, no. All right, put the tubas down. Everybody take down the bunting. She didn't make it. Is there a brave second Vietnamese pilot going good, My turn waiting in the wings. Has to be right. I become first Vietnamese woman. I told her I don't think we should let that happen. I don't think there's a lot of call for. What do you mean you don't think you should let that happen? We shouldn't let Vietnamese women fly planes. Clearly I've heard of one and she died a minute into flying. No more. We're over all of them. I told you this was gonna happen. Any of Vietnamese broad get a wild hair and start wanting to go around the world? Let me buy a ticket on United. We'll get you there. You just stay out of the front. I hate to sound all 1960s and stuff, but back of the plane, Quan Lee, we don't want you up by the controls. They say that her last words back to the tower was what this do? That's not true. I made that up anyway. Well, good luck. And if you're a Vietnamese woman out there, you have goals. You get to Pennsylvania and you've won. I was gonna say no. You just told them no. No. If you look, that's all you're shooting for. I'm not saying go around the world. Get from Denver to. To Pittsburgh and the whole. There's going to be parades. You're going to be on Vietnamese money. So good luck to you and maybe we'll see on one of those HGTV International Home Hunter shows. At one point when you finally get back home. I just don't like she was going to start in like Greenbrier. Maybe they turn the plane into the house, you know, because it never gets off the. That could be. Let's just bolt this to something before she gets another wild idea. Anyway, the hot releases are coming up next. I just want to point that out to all of you. And if we have any men married to Vietnamese women, like, you know what I want to do? Oh no. Fry her out a world no. The answer is no. Good luck to you though. In Vietnam. You're. You're still celebrating stuff we did in the 30s. It's been a hundred years since the last guy did it. And like it was a big deal when Lindbergh knocked that out. You're pretty much he's made it across the Atlantic and everybody flipped out. It was he the first One to go around the Earth, I believe. So he did it then, too? No, no. Across the Atlantic, Right? He's across the Atlantic. He didn't go around the world. No, no. Just. But that was like, eight years after they invented planes. Yeah, it was early on. Like, they didn't really have. He didn't have windshield. Yes, he did. No, I don't think he did. I'm pretty sure he had a windshield. No, I don't think he did. He's flying by gauges and stuff. Is that right? Yeah, he didn't have a windshield. I thought it had a bubble. No, it was blind. You just had the side. Side window. Yeah. Had barely that. You wait. In 1930 something. This dude made it without, like. Without new vision. Autoglass in front of him. Yes. The Spirit of St. Louis. She couldn't get out of Indiana. Nope. All right. She could see the whole way around. She's got to fly the spirit of St. Louis to be. To impress me. Now there's no windshield. That's not the Spirit of St. Louis, is it? It's not. That is. That thing's a piece of crap. And he did it. Leave it to a man. Yeah. Yeah. He had to hang out the window and flew by gauges, right? Yeah. I'm gonna take this bitch all the way to Paris. Watch me. I don't even have a top. Watch this. Watch my baby. By the way, I'll be back in a couple of days. Limberg joke. Still timely. Yeah. Here's. Here's the cockpit. I should get more credit for that. That was a very funny joke. People know history. She crashed a modern plane, Right? And he flew that to Paris. Yeah. They named an airport after me. Will they do that for her? I doubt it. Dozed off a couple of times. Yeah, according to the movie. I think that was just for hype, John. So you're telling me. Kind of sleepy. I think I'll just drop out. You're telling me she made it all the way in the end and forgot to gas up? Yeah. Maybe that was. Yeah. I go. We are not. Go. Bye. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Nuts. See you guys. See you guys. It was the hose out of the gas tank that drug down the plane. Too much weight. Anyway, even if she'd have made it, what's the end result? I first Vietnamese woman to make it around the world in a solar plane. So what? 4,200 flights an hour going on. What are you talking about? That's easy. I think you give me a couple weeks at flight school. 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