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ResourceDan Crenshaw Controversy and Allegations - YOU Be The Judge | Ep. 279
Mike Ritland interviews Congressman Dan Crenshaw about his path from Navy SEAL to politics and addresses multiple controversies. …
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ResourceAttached to Canadian Special Ops in the Bloodiest Deployment in Afghanistan 2006
Ritland interviews a guest who recounts his military deployments, focusing on a 2006 Afghanistan deployment that he describes as his …
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ResourceHe Quit On The First Day Of BUD/S?
Mike Ritland discusses the BUD/S training experience with a guest who started with 119 candidates and graduated with only 14 …
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ResourceThe Battle of Ramadi: SEAL Team 3 vs 5,000 Insurgents
Mike Ritland interviews a former SEAL Team 3 operator about his deployments to Iraq during the mid-2000s. The guest recounts …
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ResourceTrump Personally Received Our Mission Intel During Our Dive Op
The guest, a former Navy SEAL, recounts a 2018 deployment where his platoon conducted free-diving battle damage assessments on …
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ResourceDelta Force: Becoming An Internet MEME
Ritland's guest discusses how their photo became an internet meme due to their unassuming appearance contrasting with expectations …
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ResourceMike Glover: Training Local Forces Is A NIGHTMARE
Mike Glover discusses the challenges of training local forces in foreign countries, describing how these individuals often come from …
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ResourceMy First Deployment to Ramadi With Chris Kyle
Ritland's guest (a former SEAL Team 7 member, unnamed in this segment) recounts his first deployment to Iraq in 2005, operating in …
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ResourceJulian Dorey: Will Releasing The Epstein Client List Cause the System to Collapse?
Ritland hosts a guest who shares detailed analysis of the Epstein case, discussing why the client list will likely never be released …
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Resource8 Missions a Day in Baghdad: Inside Blackwater’s Deadliest Years
Ritland interviews a guest who recounts his military journey from Marine Corps infantry through multiple deployments following 9/11, …
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ResourceJulian Dorey: How Epstein Ran the Ultimate Blackmail Op | Ep. 278
Ritland interviews Julian Dorey, host of the Julian Dorey podcast, covering Dorey's investigative journalism background, transition …
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ResourceTrump vs Hillary Started This Political Spiral
Ritland argues that the political divisiveness of the last decade began with the Trump vs. Hillary campaign, where both candidates …
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ResourceWhy Vietnam's Tunnel Operations Were the Most Dangerous Special Missions of the War
A former EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) specialist describes his tunnel operations in Vietnam, where he crawled through …
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ResourceMarine Raider Exposes America's Cyber Weakness vs China and Russia
A former Marine Raider contractor discusses his career progression from ground operations to cyber warfare roles with JSOC and other …
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ResourceIs America On The Brink of Civil War?
Ritland discusses his views on societal decline in America and potential solutions. He argues for strengthening nuclear families, …
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ResourceFormer Delta Force Operator Gives Insight Into the Maduro Raid in Venezuela
Mike Ritland discusses the recent Maduro raid in Venezuela with a former Delta Force operator, who describes the operation as …
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ResourceHand-Picked for Delta Force: The EOD Operator Who Changed the Unit
A former EOD operator recounts his path to becoming one of the founding members of Delta Force. He describes his EOD service in …
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ResourceThey Used Me as Bait — Operation Bullet Sponge
A guest recounts a military operation in Afghanistan where he was deliberately positioned as bait to draw enemy fire while British …
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ResourceTier One Legend Accidentally Becomes a Viral Internet Meme
A guest who served in special operations discusses how his service uniform retirement photo unexpectedly became an internet meme due …
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ResourceI Lost Control On The Highway (Then This Happened)
The guest recounts an episode in which he left a location despite people trying to keep him contained, drove away in his vehicle, …
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ResourceThe Real Story Behind the Creation of Delta Force — Mike Vining Tells All | Ep. 277
Mike Ritland interviews retired Sergeant Major Mike Vining, one of the original founding members of Delta Force and a Vietnam-era …
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ResourceMike Ritland's Brutal Honesty on Iraq and Afghanistan #WarReality
Ritland reflects on his views of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, stating that he believes Iraq was a mistake and questions the 17-18 …
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ResourceRob O'Neill Breaks Down Trump's NATO Gambit and Why Greenland Matters
Former Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill discusses geopolitical topics with host Mike Ritland, including Trump's rhetoric on NATO and Greenland, …
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ResourceRob O’Neill Reacts to Shawn Ryan vs Dan Crenshaw: Who's Right?
Ritland discusses current political controversies including allegations of congressional insider trading between former SEALs, …
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