Former Marine Raider and Guest #004 returns to the Shawn Ryan Show to discuss a new kind of battle–the one inside. This is a special episode where Shawn & Nick share a personal story with the audience. They cover a mushroom journey they took part in together and how it changed them individually and reframed their friendship. We get to catch up with Nick and his new business continuing to serve veterans and Shawn shares what's next for SRS. Trauma, recovery, healing, and fresh starts are all ...
May 15, 2023•2 hr 26 min
1 in 5 children in the United States will be sexually exploited online. Every 9 minutes, Child Protective Services finds evidence of child sexual abuse. 93% of victims know the perpetrator. These are horrifying and sobering statistics that drove the Shawn Ryan Show to expose this topic–this is where Ryan Montgomery comes in. Ryan is the #1 "ethical hacker" in the world and it's a title he's earned by infiltrating websites that host child exploitation and exposing the predators that run rampant t...
May 08, 2023•2 hr 42 min
In part two of this episode, we get heavy into Prime's deployments. We learn about the unique bond US Operators have with their Afghan partners and how those bonds bend and break when the sum of all fears becomes a reality–an insider attack. This attack claimed multiple lives and would influence procedure and policy for the remainder of the war. Prime shares in detail his experience transitioning from intense combat rotations into civilian life and the grueling realities of PTSD. His life was ha...
May 01, 2023•2 hr 42 min
Episode #55 is an unfiltered look at trauma and the long road to recovery. Prime Hall is a former Marine Raider with 12 years of service and is now a coach and consultant to some of the country's top companies and Olympic athletes. In part one of this two part series, Prime shares the burdens of his childhood that would haunt him well into his Military career. Hall puts the audience in the shoes of a young recruit with a troubled past and a growing rap sheet while also navigating the path to Spe...
Apr 24, 2023•3 hr 17 min
Yeonmi Park is an activist and author who fled to the United States after being a victim of sex trafficking. Park recounts her oppressive childhood in North Korea, starved and without electricity. She remembers how the lights of neighboring countries gave her hope for a better life. She spares no detail when explaining what a society under a ruthless dictator, mass killings, and delusional propaganda looks like. Yeonmi takes us through her harrowing journey being smuggled out of North Korea only...
Apr 17, 2023•2 hr 32 min
David McCormick is the former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, a premiere asset management firm and author of Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America. McCormick also served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Policy and was a personal representative and negotiator to the G8 under the Bush Administration. McCormick and Shawn discuss the issues at the core of the United States rapid decline in industry, education, innovation, and foreign policy. In his late...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 52 min
Andrew Bustamante is back in Part Two of this two-part series to discuss the "sleeping dragon," China. Bustamante tells us how a 5,000 year old country like China moves slowly and quietly with little known initiatives like the "Belt Way," and how he believes a move to take Taiwan is an imminent threat. We dive deep into the recent Spy Balloon phenomenon over US airspace and growing Chinese influence and capability across the globe through social media and shadow propaganda. We wrap up with a rea...
Apr 03, 2023•2 hr 14 min
Andrew Bustamante is a former Air Force Combat Veteran and CIA Intelligence Officer specializing in covert action and clandestine operations, a.k.a, your everyday Spy. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Bustamante takes us through his recruitment into the Agency and how he met his wife in the field—a true "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" moment. Bustamante & Shawn get honest with unfiltered opinions on COVID and American foreign policy with China, Russia, and Ukraine. Bustamante discusses proxy wars a...
Mar 27, 2023•2 hr 15 min
Delta Force Operator Chris VanSant is back in Part 2 of this two-part series. This episode dives deep into his role in the invasion of Iraq and the capture of Saddam Hussein. VanSant vividly recalls an engagement with over 300 enemy combatants after a goat herder revealed his team's location. We get a first hand account of the operational tempo it takes to hunt down each player of the infamous "Deck of Cards," and what happens when a handful of Delta Operators are outnumbered in the Horn of Afri...
Mar 20, 2023•3 hr 8 min
Chris VanSant is a former Delta Force Operator & Army Ranger with 11 combat deployments and 20 years experience. VanSant took part in over 600 combat missions, including the capture of Saddam Hussein. In this episode, we'll cover his upbringing and his time in the Army Rangers & 82nd Airborne and how a DUI as a young recruit changed the course of his career. We get an in-depth look at the grueling OTC / Delta Force training pipeline and find out what its like to go straight from training...
Mar 13, 2023•2 hr 25 min
Episode #50 is one of the most important interviews you'll ever hear. Chris Beck is a retired Navy Seal with 20 years service & 15 deployments under his belt. Even with his Bronze Star with Valor, Chris wasn't only known for his skills behind the trigger, but for his brilliance in technology and engineering. Chris pioneered the mission planning systems for all of SOCOM, revolutionized the future of warfare with the "Iron Man" Project, and contracted for the Pentagon with a $600 million dolla...
Mar 06, 2023•6 hr 25 min
PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIED - After a cease & desist order, attorneys, and standing our ground for free speech, we are now able to bring you the full production of Episode #47 with Dallas Alexander. You'll get to hear about operations that were declassified in just the last few weeks. Do not miss this one. The Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) is a highly secretive and elite special operations unit of the Canadian Armed Forces, specializing in counter-terrorism operations, both at home and abroad. Dallas ...
Feb 27, 2023•4 hr 44 min
In this special episode, we give you an update on the continued fight for free speech from the attorney working the case—Tim Parlatore. Parlatore explains how the events with our Dallas Alexander episode are unfolding and how the Canadian government is trying, but failing to censor a free American podcast. We'll also explore how woke culture and foreign influence are weakening our institutions, from the military all the way to congress. Shawn & Parlatore discuss how we got here, but more imp...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Steven M. Greer, MD, a retired emergency room Physician turned to a life of research of UFO/UAP Phenomenons, is the Founder of The Disclosure Project, The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI), The Orion Project, Sirius Technology Advanced Research, LLC and is considered one of the world’s foremost authorities on all things UFO / UAP. In this episode, Dr. Greer lays out exactly how nearly a century of information and discovery of Extraterrestrial life and technology have ...
Feb 20, 2023•2 hr 21 min
What happens when the fabric of a Tier 1 unit is challenged by a global pandemic, mandates & lockdowns? What does standing up for what you believe in look like? Find out in this episode. This episode has been censored at the request of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command & the National Defence Headquarters by way of a Cease and Desist order. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://hvmn.com - USE CODE "SHAWN" https://mudwtr.com/shawn - USE CODE "SHAWNMUD" https://drinkhoist.com - USE...
Feb 13, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Cartels, drugs, money, corruption—author and award winning journalist Ioan Grillo has seen it all in his twenty-plus years' of covering Latin America. In this episode, we cover the unprecedented violence that broke out in the city of Culiacán after Mexican authorities recaptured Sinaloa cartel leader Ovidio Guzmán, son of "El Chapo." Grillo breaks down the inner workings of Mexico's most notorious cartels, their recruitment strategies and growing turf wars. We cover the issues with the US / Mexi...
Jan 30, 2023•3 hr 3 min
Ninja is back in the final installment of this two-part series. This episode spans his entire career working for the CIA, covering the differences between CIA staffers and GRS contractors, and how the enemy evolved their IED based warfare into a new kind of weapon: EFP. Bob gives us a behind the scenes look at the Khost bombing and the triple agent behind it. Learn about an event in Tripoli that saved 150+ lives and lasted a grueling 24 hours - the greatest evacuation you've never heard about. W...
Jan 23, 2023•3 hr 34 min
Bob "Ninja" Poras has us wondering where he got his call sign. He spent most of his career in the shadows. Some days "AWOL", but most of them fighting as the tip of the spear with 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta (1st SFOD-D), and eventually - working for the CIA as a GRS operator. He covers lessons in leadership and the perfect grenade toss while operating in Panama during 'Just Cause,' his first brush with the same Delta squadron that would later be his own. We later learn where...
Jan 16, 2023•4 hr 30 min
Solbere is an organic liquid treatment that promotes longer, more efficient growth in plants and trees, combatting CO2 emissions, wildfires and drought. On this episode, creators George Baker & Bill Wheatley explain how Solbere can help create a sustainable, healthy atmosphere for the future. Please leave us a review on Apple & Spotify Podcasts. Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website | Patreon | TikTok | Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 56 min
During his 20 year military career Eddie Penney served as a United States Marine and Navy SEAL with SEAL Team 6. In Eddie's new book Unafraid, a chapter titled 'Kill Addict' he describes desire to take the fight to the enemy and subsequent addiction to the fog of war. Among the many challenges he experienced while serving at DEVGRU the greatest loss occurred while in Gold Squadron: Extortion 17. Eddie also shares how he grew from being scared of Jesus to surrendering to God and becoming Unafraid...
Dec 24, 2022•4 hr 51 min
Rob Luna is confirmation that the American Dream is alive. He went from growing up hungry and battling the tough streets of Los Angeles, to becoming an Ivy League Alumnus and earning MBA degrees in two countries. His 25 years of experience includes consulting with companies such as Amazon, Google, and Facebook, managing money for some of the world’s wealthiest individuals, and building a multimillion-dollar business that was sold to a publicly-traded company. Today Rob oversees his group of comp...
Dec 12, 2022•2 hr 44 min
Kyle Morgan brings us on his journey from his childhood to the world's most elite and secretive special operations unit known as "Delta Force". On 20 November 2015, Islamist militants took 170 hostages killing 20 of them in a mass shooting at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, the capital city of Mali. Kyle was one of the sole responders and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions that day. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://www.mudwtr.com/shawn (USE CODE SHAWN) https://www.bub...
Nov 24, 2022•5 hr 3 min
Mark Turner from the Overwatch Foundation returns to give us an intel brief on the Russia Ukraine War and a brief look at the destruction from hurricane Ian. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://blackbuffalo.com/discount/SRS https://www.bubsnaturals.com (USE CODE SHAWN) https://bullionmax.com/srs https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website - https://www.shawnryanshow.com Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryans...
Nov 07, 2022•3 hr 43 min
Shawn Ryan Show Sponsored by Ridge Wallet. Check them out here: https://ridge.com/shawn USE CODE ''SHAWN'' Also sponsored by Bubs Naturals "Take the best S*%# of you life" https://www.bubsnaturals.com (USE CODE SHAWN) and by MUD/WTR https://www.mudwtr.com/shawn (USE CODE SHAWN) The story of William Harness AKA Struggle Jennings childhood drug dealing gang member to country music rap superstar. Please leave us a review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts: Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn...
Oct 31, 2022•3 hr 27 min
The adventures of Roger Reaves has you sitting on edge as he tells you his vivid memories of Smuggling Drugs into the U.S. He spanned the globe in his numerous aircraft smuggling tons of marijuana and cocaine for Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel and at one point was shot down by Colombian Military Jets. At the height of his career he had a net worth of $60 Million Dollars. It all came crashing down for Mr. Reaves and in total cost him roughly 30 years of his life locked away from his family...
Oct 17, 2022•5 hr 33 min
From 1%er Biker Gang Member to rescuing children from being massacred in Africa. This man has made a positive mark felt by many in this world. Sam Childers AKA The Machine Gun Preacher joins us for an interview on The Shawn Ryan Show. ⬇️ 🚨 Please Donate to Rescue Children 🚨 ⬇️ https://www.machinegunpreacher.org/ Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://blackbuffalo.com/discount/SRS https://www.mudwtr.com/shawn (USE CODE SHAWN) https://www.bubsnaturals.com (USE CODE SHAWN) https://trueclassictees.com/...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 46 min
Retired Green Beret Lt. Col. Scott Mann and a small team of former special ops personnel orchestrated what is now known as Operation Pineapple Express. Extracting our Afghan Allies from Taliban regime during a time of extreme violence due to the United States withdrawing all forces from Afghanistan. OUR SPONSORS: https://bullionmax.com/srs https://prepwithshawn.com Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website - https://www.shawnryanshow.com Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite TikTok - ...
Sep 26, 2022•2 hr 22 min
Dr. John Delony is a bestselling author, mental health expert and host of The Dr. John Delony Show. He has two PhDs and over two decades of experience in counseling, crisis response and higher education. Dr. Delony and Shawn dissect what they believe is causing the mental health crisis here in America. OUR SPONSORS: https://bullionmax.com/srs https://www.mudwtr.com/shawn (USE CODE SHAWN) https://www.goodranchers.com/shawn https://www.manscaped.com/ (USE CODE SHAWN) Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Lin...
Sep 19, 2022•2 hr 17 min
Cody Alford is a former Marine Raider & Scout Sniper who was on the frontlines of the Battle of Fallujah. After an impressive 15 year career, he chose to walk a totally new path - van life. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: 🚨USE CODE SHAWN🚨 https://www.mudwtr.com/shawn (USE CODE SHAWN) https://goodranchers.com/shawn https://www.bubsnaturals.com #VIGILANCEELITE #SHAWNRYANSHOW Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website - https://www.shawnryanshow.com Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite T...
Sep 05, 2022•6 hr 41 min
Lily Tang Williams, who escaped communism under Mao's cultural revolution in China came to America with just $100. 🚨Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors 🚨 https://www.mybookie.com (use code SRS) https://goodranchers.com/shawn https://magbreakthrough.com/shawn Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links: Website - https://www.shawnryanshow.com Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/VigilanceElite TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shawnryan762 Lily Tang Williams Links: Web...
Aug 29, 2022•3 hr 11 min
