Directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck and the Mission to Münster | Making Masters of the Air

The National WWII Museum's Making Masters of the Air podcast dives deeper into the making of Masters of the Air and explores the history behind the new Apple TV+ series. The Making Masters of the Air podcast is co-hosted by Playtone’s Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller, author of the book Masters of the Air.

In this episode, directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck break down Episode 5 of Masters of the Air. Plus, hosts Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller discuss the mission to Münster.

Based on the best-selling book by Donald Miller, Masters of the Air is an Apple Original series from the executive producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific. Now streaming on Apple TV+.

Special thanks to Apple TV+ for clips and musical score for this podcast.

Topics Covered in This Episode:

• Münster Mission
• Black Week
• The Eighth Air Force
• 100th Bomb Group

FEATURED GUESTS: ANNA BODEN AND RYAN FLECK
Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck met while in film school in New York. They broke out with their Sundance premiere of Half Nelson in 2006. The duo has gone on to write and direct other titles, such as It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Mississippi Grind, and Captain Marvel. Most recently, their feature Freaky Tales was selected as part of the Sundance Film Festival 2024 Premieres lineup. Boden and Fleck directed Episodes 5 and 6 of Masters of the Air.

CO-HOST: DONALD MILLER, PhD
Best-selling author and historian Donald Miller, PhD, is well known to friends and members of The National WWII Museum for his works such as Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany; D-Days in the Pacific; and The Story of World War II.

CO-HOST: KIRK SADUSKI
Playtone executive and producer Kirk Saduski was the executive-in-charge for HBO’s Band of Brothers, co-producer of HBO’s The Pacific, and co-producer of Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air.

About Making Masters of the Air

From the executive producers of Band of Brothers and The Pacific comes Masters of the Air, a new series from Apple TV+ following the airmen of the 100th Bombardment Group during World War II. Join The National WWII Museum each week for the Making Masters of the Air podcast to dive deeper into the making of Masters of the Air and explore the history behind the series. Hear from special guests from the series as you get to know the American bomber crews who risked it all fighting the air war over Europe and forged a brotherhood through courage, loss, and triumph. The Making Masters of the Air podcast by The National WWII Museum is co-hosted by Playtone’s Kirk Saduski and Donald Miller, author of the book Masters of the Air.

The National WWII Museum's Making Masters of the Air podcast is presented by Boeing.