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ResourceThe Day Selection Almost Broke Me
A guest recounts his experience going through Army special operations selection and training, describing it as a long but smooth …
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ResourceShot in the Neck… Still Pulled the Trigger
Mike Ritland recounts a story about an individual who survived an IED attack in Mosul, Iraq, where everyone else in his SUV died. …
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ResourceWhy Black Hawk Down Broke America's Will to Fight
A former Special Forces operator discusses how the 1993 Black Hawk Down incident in Somalia created a risk-averse culture in the …
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ResourceDEVGRU Operator Exposes the Lack of Strategy in the Middle East
A former DEVGRU operator discusses his deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan starting in 2005, describing intense operational tempo …
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ResourceBritish Sniper Explains the Kill That Haunted Him for Years
A British sniper recounts specific combat operations during his second Afghanistan deployment, describing how taking lives at long …
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ResourceElite British Sniper Opens Up About PTSD
A British sniper discusses his experience with PTSD, describing how he was initially unaware of mental health issues and adopted a …
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ResourceMike Glover: “Rockets Started Slamming Our Base… and I Completely Froze”
Mike Glover, a former Special Forces operator, recounts several operational experiences from Afghanistan and Iraq that he considers …
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ResourceAndy Stumpf Recounts His Most Dangerous Military Jump
Ritland recounts in detail his worst parachute jump experience in Afghanistan, where he tandem-jumped with an interpreter who …
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ResourceDan Crenshaw EXPOSES Mexico’s Corruption
Dan Crenshaw discusses the complexities of U.S.-Mexico relations regarding cartel operations, arguing that military strikes would …
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ResourceDEVGRU or Delta Force? Rob O’Neill Explains Who Gets the Call
Former Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill discusses with Mike Ritland how mission assignments between DEVGRU (SEAL Team 6) and Delta Force are …
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ResourceFBI Sniper Breaks Down Charlie Kirk Shooting
A former federal investigator with 25 years of experience discusses the importance of waiting for comprehensive courtroom evidence …
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ResourceMike Glover Explains Why Iran Was Never Held Accountable for Killing U.S. Troops
Ritland and his guest discuss geopolitical consequences of the Iraq War, particularly how removing Saddam Hussein emboldened Iran by …
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ResourceAfghan-Born Green Beret Warning Against Regime Change Wars
Ritland interviews Kyle Morgan, an Afghan-born Muslim who served as a US Marine and later as a Green Beret. Morgan recounts facing …
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ResourceOperation “Viking Hammer” Was Never the Real Mission? | Ep. 281
Ritland interviews retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Mark Gordovich, who spent 19 of his 23 years in Special Forces, serving as …
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ResourceWhat Iran Was Like Before the Revolution — From Tehran to the SEAL Teams
The guest recounts his journey from growing up in a Navy family and living in pre-revolutionary Iran to joining the Navy and …
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ResourceAndrew Bustamante: Was Epstein an FBI Informant?
Andrew Bustamante discusses why the government may be protecting information about Jeffrey Epstein even after his death. He argues …
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ResourceWhy Are Trump and Israel Bombing Iran? (Here's What Everyone is Missing)
Ritland offers his perspective on U.S. military strikes against Iran, tracing the historical context from the 1970s through Iran's …
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ResourceEpstein: CIA Informant or Mossad Asset?
Mike Ritland asks his guest about theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's potential intelligence connections. The guest suggests that …
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ResourceThe Abu Zubaydah Interrogation: What Really Happened Behind Closed Doors
The guest, who participated in Abu Zubaydah's interrogation, describes Zubaydah's background as a logistics facilitator and training …
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Resource2,000lb Bomb Dropped Just 250 Meters From Us
A Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) discusses close air support operations, recounting having a 2,000-pound bomb dropped just …
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ResourceBefore DEVGRU: We Ran 100 Raids in 6 Months
A former Navy SEAL recounts his experiences during his first deployment to Iraq in 2006-2007 with SEAL Team 10, operating primarily …
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ResourceMike Glover: Green Berets vs Navy SEALs
Mike Glover, discussing Army Green Berets, explains that while Navy SEALs focus primarily on direct action operations including …
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ResourceWho Really K*lled Charlie Kirk?
The speakers discuss inconsistencies in evidence related to a case, specifically questioning how a bolt-action Mouser rifle could …
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ResourceThe Secret SEAL Program That Turned Operators Into Spies
A former Navy SEAL describes a specialized program he ran that trained special operations personnel (operators) to become …
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