Episode 16: Zeppelin

Archive Hoppers Podcast · Nov 25, 2025 · 10m

Take a first-class ticket back to the 1930s, when the Zeppelin was the ultimate "floating grand hotel," offering $9,000 luxury flights across the Atlantic complete with dining rooms and views you could only dream of! We uncover how a US helium monopoly forced the magnificent Hindenburg to fly on explosive gas, leading to the terrifying, 34-second disaster that destroyed a future of graceful travel and gave us the most iconic catastrophe in the history of flight.