Inside a Ransom Exchange With Somali Pirates | David Leaning
Dave Leaning recounts his path from the Royal Marines and Afghanistan to the little-seen world of private maritime security and counter-piracy operations off East Africa. He takes us inside ransom del...
22 Elo 2h 25min
AI: Boom or Doom? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
Anthony Vinci joins us to break down the rapidly evolving AI landscape, from China’s growing challenge and the risks of frontier models to surveillance, national security, and the race to control the ...
20 Elo 1h 15min
Is the U.S. Navy About to Break? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
This episode breaks down the growing strain on the U.S. Navy, from conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and America’s shipbuilding problems to what that could mean in a potential Taiwan crisis. T...
17 Elo 1h 1min
The Coast Guard Unit That Hunted Drug Traffickers | Giuseppe Weller
Giuseppe Weller recounts the little-known story of the Coast Guard’s Drug Interdiction Assist Team, which worked alongside the DEA in South America conducting riverine missions, training local forces,...
15 Elo 1h 27min
How Bad Intelligence Helped Sell the Iraq War | Luis Rueda (throwback episode)
original air date - 01/19/24Former CIA officer Luis Rueda reflects on a career that took him from fleeing Castro’s Cuba to covert operations in Central America, Grenada, the drug war, Iraq, and eventu...
13 Elo 1h 56min
Iran War Update & Is Cuba Really Next? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
This episode breaks down the latest developments in the Iran conflict, including the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. munitions shortages, covert action, and growing unrest inside Iran. The group also discusses...
10 Elo 54min
From Special Forces to an Outlaw Motorcycle Club | Kenny Robertson
Kenny Robertson reflects on his career from the Marine Corps and 101st Airborne to 5th Special Forces Group, including deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria, and Ukraine. He also discusses ...
8 Elo 2h 49min
RANGER, RRC (JSOC), OMEGA Team Operator | Mike Edwards (throwback episode)
original airdate: 10/20/23Mike Edwards recounts his journey from the conventional Army to the 75th Ranger Regiment and the Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC), sharing stories from combat in Iraq,...
6 Elo 2h 24min
