Shawn Ryan Show

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Shawn Ryan Show

Shawn Ryan

The "Shawn Ryan Show" is hosted by Shawn Ryan, former U.S. Navy SEAL, CIA Contractor, and Founder of Vigilance Elite. We tell REAL stories about REAL people from all walks of life. We discuss the ups and downs, wins and losses, successes and struggles, the good and bad in a respectful but candid way with our guest. We're better than entertainment, we're the REAL thing. Please enjoy the show.

Episodes

The Debrief with Shawn and Katie | #007 Ed Calderon

Shawn Ryan and Katie Jean debrief and discuss behind the scenes and the entire experience of Shawn Ryan Show #007 with Ed Calderon. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 27, 2021•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast

#8 Eddie Gallagher - Retired Navy SEAL Tried for Murder

Chief Special Operator Eddie Gallagher is without a doubt the most controversial Navy SEALs of modern day history, and quite possibly in the entire history of Naval Special Warfare. Shawn Ryan Show #008 Chief Gallagher explains in depth how teammates under his command at SEAL Team 7 not only accused him of being a war criminal, but relentlessly tried to send him away to life in prison for the alleged murder of an ISIS fighter in Mosul, Iraq. Eddie walks us through his version on what seemed to b...

Dec 23, 2020•6 hr 32 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast

Ed Calderon's first hand accounts with the Portland and Atlanta Riots

Ed Calderon and Shawn Ryan talk about Ed's first hand account and experience with the Portland and Atlanta riots. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 07, 2020•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast

#7 Ed Calderon Drug Cartel / Narcos Expert

In this episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, former Navy SEAL/CIA Contractor Shawn Ryan sits down with Ed Calderon. For over a decade Ed Calderon worked in the fields of counter narcotics, organized crime investigation, in the northern-border region of Mexico. He is a considered to be one of the top experts in the operations and tactics of the Mexican Drug Cartels and Narcos. Shawn and Ed discuss everything from Ed's personal experiences fighting cartels face to face and the mental and physical scars...

Nov 26, 2020•4 hr 42 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast

The Debrief with Shawn and Katie | #006 Travis Howze

Shawn Ryan and his wife Katie Jean debrief and discuss behind the scenes and the entire experience of Shawn Ryan Show #006 with Travis Howze. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 25, 2020•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Storytime - Inside the Navy SEALs Team Room

It's been a long time since we've done a good story time... Here it is! Shawn Ryan tells Travis Howze a story about a joke played on him in the Team Room when he was a young SEAL on his first platoon. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 18, 2020•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Navy SEAL Debates Liberal on Defunding The Police

Shawn Ryan of Vigilance Elite and The Shawn Ryan Show former Navy SEAL and CIA Contractor debates a liberal / democrat on defunding the police. The "Defund the Police" movement has been, and continues to be one of the most controversial topics of 2020. The great thing about the United States of America is everyone has the right to freedom of speech and the right to their own opinion. We must learn to respect that once again. Shawn Ryan and the unidentified Liberal display an example of a civiliz...

Nov 01, 2020•2 hr 46 min•Transcript available on Metacast

#6 Travis Howze - Heroic Firefighter

In episode #006 of "The Shawn Ryan Show" Shawn sits down with Travis Howze. Travis is a Marine Corps Veteran, former Firefighter, former Police Officer, Stand Up Comedian, author of "Create Your Own Light" and PTSD Awareness Advocate. He was a Charleston firefighter who responded to the deadly Sofa Superstore Charleston 9 fire in 2007 which took the lives of 9 brave men (This was the deadliest firefighter disaster in the US since the September 11 attacks). Shawn and Travis sit down and discuss i...

Oct 27, 2020•3 hr 5 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast

The Debrief with Shawn and Katie | #005 Mike Ritland

Shawn Ryan and his wife Katie Jean debrief and discuss behind the scenes and the entire experience of Shawn Ryan Show #005 with Mike Ritland. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 24, 2020•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Hard Truth - No Excuses, Own Your Mistakes

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 12, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Hard Truth - Everyday Carry "EDC" Mindset

Oct 07, 2020•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Hard Truth - How to Integrate In a New Team

Oct 07, 2020•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Hard Truth - How to Become an Asset

Oct 07, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Hard Truth - Keep the Friend Circle Small

Oct 06, 2020•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast

#5 Mike Ritland - Navy SEAL Warrior K9 Dog Trainer (Part 2)

In part 2 of Vigilance Elite's "Shawn Ryan Show" #005 with Mike Ritland we discuss some of his methods as a top tier K9 dog trainer working with military, police, and many other government agencies. We go into great detail about the psychology and mindset of the warrior dogs and the toll that a deployment full of combat has on the dogs as they return home from war. Mike opens up about his non-profit "The Warrior Dog Foundation" which rehabilitates and gives dogs coming back from war a home they ...

Sep 25, 2020•2 hr 14 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

Things I will "Never Forget" about September 11th 2001 and the time period thereafter. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 12, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast

#5 Mike Ritland - Navy SEAL / K9 Dog Trainer (Part 1)

In episode #005 of "The Shawn Ryan Show" (a 2 part series), Shawn sits down with Mike Ritland. Mike is a former Navy SEAL who responded to the USS Cole, participated in one of the largest SEAL Team operations that has ever occurred with SEAL Team 3, and kicked off the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003. He later became one of the world's most recognized protection K9 dog trainers, a New York Times best selling author three times, and amongst many other accomplishments, he founded the "Warrior Dog ...

Aug 26, 2020•4 hr 36 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast

The Debrief with Shawn and Katie | #004 Nick Kefalides

Shawn Ryan and his wife Katie Jean debrief and discuss behind the scenes and the entire experience of Shawn Ryan Show #004 with Nick Kefalides. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 21, 2020•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Vigilance Elite Outtakes | Hilarious Warm Up Round with Nick Kefalides

A hilarious warm up session before filming Shawn Ryan Show #004 with Nick Kefalides 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 06, 2020•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast

#4 Nick Kefalides - Marine Raider / MARSOC Operator

In this episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, Shawn sits down with former Marine grunt / MARSOC Marine Raider Nick Kefalides. Nick has an incredibly compelling story from his 4 combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Nick also opens up about his injuries which lead him to medical retirement from the Marine Corps and how he overcame the dreaded transition from a seasoned war fighter to a professional bass fishing guide who now dedicates time educating combat veterans how to successfully transition. ...

Jun 25, 2020•3 hr 52 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast

The Debrief with Shawn and Katie: #003 Headshot Don

Shawn and his wife Katie Jean take you behind the scenes of episode #003 in their new debrief series. They talk about what happens off the camera as well as who might be coming next. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 31, 2020•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast

#3 Don Bradley - A.K.A. Headshot Don

In this episode Shawn Ryan sits down with Don Bradley A.K.A. Head Shot Don who is a former Green Beret and a former CIA Contractor who has over 20 combat deployments with the CIA alone. Don has a severe TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and his symptoms can hit unexpectedly so we go right into the meat of this one with absolutely 0 fluff. He is an operator who has seen more combat than most can imagine but consistently displayed the upmost self restraint while under attack and extreme duress which is...

Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast

#2 Travis Kennedy - Navy SEAL / BUDS Instructor

In this episode Shawn Ryan sits down with Travis Kennedy, a former Navy SEAL, BUD/S instructor, and currently the CEO of KDS (Kennedy Defensive Shooting). We start off discussing the tension and unrest within the United States in regards to the president's response of an attack on US Embassy in Iraq to coordinate a drone strike on the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Shawn then gets into the details of Kennedy's broken home childhood, and how he overcame all odds in becoming one the United Stat...

Jan 12, 2020•3 hr 5 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast

#1 Mike Glover - Green Beret

In this episode Shawn Ryan sits down with Mike Glover, a former Green Beret, CIA Contractor, and currently the CEO of Fieldcraft Survival. Mike talks about his childhood and how it lead him to an impressive career as one of the world's most elite operators. Mike opens up about his experiences training to become a Green Beret, his personal experiences in combat, what lead him to become a CIA Contractor, his struggle to transition into civilian life, and his latest adventures as a business owner a...

Dec 20, 2019•3 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast