
Julian Dorey Podcast
Based in New York City - JDP features diverse guests & topics including: Wild Stories, Current Events, Geopolitics, True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Tech, Investigative Journalism and much more. Hosted by Julian Dorey.
Latest episodes

Nov 19, 2021 • 3h 7min
🤫 #74 - Special Agent Jim DiOrio: The Mysterious Al Qaeda Raid Of September 15th; The Silk Road Case; Mental Health In The Covid Era; Recapping Afghanistan
Jim DiOrio is a Former FBI Interrogation Expert, Military Veteran, Undercover Operative, and Savage. A member of West Point’s Class of 1986 (along with his roommate and former Secretary of State/Director of The CIA, Mike Pompeo), Jim served overseas as an Army Ranger in the late 80’s and early 90’s before leaving the military and joining the FBI. He went on to spend 10 years as one of the most successful undercover agents in the Bureau’s history––and another 15 as a ferocious Special Agent In-Charge and heralded FBI interrogator around the world. Basically, he was the guy who told Captain Phillips he could have his boat back. Currently, Jim is the CEO of J3 Global, an international crisis/security firm (or as he explains it: “I’m Ray Donovan with more experience”). In his spare time, he also owns a Jersey Mike’s because why not. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Jim analyzes the Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road Case; Sexual Harassment in the FBI 32:59 - Jim talks mental health and the tough times the Covid era presents to a lot of kids 52:59 - Jim tells the story of how he was there when the first Fallen US Soldier from the Afghanistan pullout was brought home to America; The Behind-The-Scenes of what happens when a soldier’s body is brought back home 1:10:14 - What made 9/11 different; Jim’s wife Sheila and her work helping those grieving; Veteran and 9/11 Victim Family Member, Joe Quinn’s, touching article marking the 20 year anniversary of 9/11 1:37:17 - The Afghanistan pullout; Why everything went wrong; Jim talks Trump, Mark Milley, and the path we’re on right now in America 1:57:26 - 9/11 should’ve been prevented; Jim talks the problem with John O’Neill behind the scenes; The Saudi connection with 9/11 2:14:01 - JIm on why many people are a part of the problem and not the solution; Jim talks Biden 2:34:21 - Addressing the “Dancing Israelis” theory; September 15th, 2001 -- The *Full* Story: Who, where, how, and what happened; Guantanamo Bay has more than 19 prisoners left? The full story behind the mysterious Brooklyn Plane Crash from November 2001. ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io<... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 17, 2021 • 1min
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Nov 11, 2021 • 3h 13min
😳 #73 - Special Agent Jim DiOrio: Ex-FBI Agent / Army Ranger Talks Edward Snowden; Revisits The San Bernardino Shooter Case He Worked On; And Tells Story After Story From His Career
Jim DiOrio is a Former FBI Interrogation Expert, Military Veteran, Undercover Operative, and Savage. A member of West Point’s Class of 1986 (along with his roommate and former Secretary of State/Director of The CIA, Mike Pompeo), Jim served overseas as an Army Ranger in the late 80’s and early 90’s before leaving the military and joining the FBI. He went on to spend 10 years as one of the most successful undercover agents in the Bureau’s history––and another 15 as a ferocious Special Agent In-Charge and heralded FBI interrogator around the world. Basically, he was the guy who told Captain Phillips he could have his boat back. Currently, Jim is the CEO of J3 Global, an international crisis/security firm (or as he explains it: “I’m Ray Donovan with more experience”). In his spare time, he also owns a Jersey Mike’s because why not. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; How the Federal Prosecutor process works with new administrations 15:08 - Making cases at the FBI and politics behind it; Jim sent his former boss Jim Comey a Christmas Card (it wasn’t nice); The hilarious story behind Jim’s infamous Chris Christie Joke; 36:52 - Jim and Julian wonder if Trump is actually going to run for President again; Jim appeals to his friend and TikTok Executive, David Urban, to stop banning perfectly-harmless videos from this podcast; A Nantucket-Bound Private Jet & Container Ships; Jim loves his buddy Post Malone; Jim tells a funny story about his childhood baseball coach 58:22 - Julian questions Jim’s lifelong friend former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s stance on former NSA / CIA Whistleblower Edward Snowden; Revisiting Snowden’s background; The Yahoo Report regarding the Then-Director Pompeo and the CIA’s efforts to assassinate Wikileaks Founder, Julian Assange, while he was living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London; Why Julian considers Snowden’s leaks about US Government Privacy Violations incredibly important; Jim talks about the importance of intent when evaluating people like Snowden; Revisiting the time the Bush White House tried to push through the illegal Stellar Wind Program while then Attorney General John Ashcroft was in the ICU 1:27:48 - Jim tells the story behind something special that happened as a result of his last podcast in here; Julian talks about the responsibility he feels with creating content from the conversations on this podcast 1:40:22 - Jim talks about a Charity he and many of his West Point Classmates Founded in honor of their fallen friend; Jim tells a story about 9/11 Firefighter’s son who left everything behind to carry on his father’s legacy 1:49:48 - Julian talks about the impact Jim had on many who heard his first podcast and reached out seeking his life advice; Jim tells a story about an old Mafia informant of his at the FBI who actually became a friend; The one thing that Jim says he will never lose 2:03:33 - Julian talks about Charlie Jabaley’s incredible “I Am You” Theory; Jim discusses private investigations he did involving the Catholic Church and the impact that had on how he viewed religion; A story about a Korean War Chaplain whose body was just recently discovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 3, 2021 • 3h 7min
🫢 #72 - The Story Behind 4 Hackers, FIFA's Global Operating System, & The FBI; The Future of the Metaverse; Zero Days & The Looming Great Software Security Threat: Nick Castellucci
Nick Castellucci is a software engineer and hacker. In 2013 and 2014, Nick and 3 partners successfully hacked into EA Sports’ FIFA Operating System to generate FIFA Coins at an exponential rate –– making millions of dollars along the way. Following an FBI Investigation, he pleaded guilty to Wire Fraud and served no prison time. However, upon further review, the case appears to be a prime example of massive government overreach –– and the “crime” doesn’t seem to have been a crime at all. In this podcast, Nicks tells the story behind how it all went down. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Defense Attorneys and how they impact cases; NICK TELLS THE STORY OF THE FIFA HACK; How the FIFA Coin System worked; Nick’s earliest days as a hacker; How Nick and his fellow hacker team built bot accounts; The Law that the FBI used to charge them: CFAA; Julian wonders what about any of Nick’s actions was even illegal; The first way the FBI found out what they were doing; The difference between FIFA Coins and FIFA Points 46:39 - Why Nick left the hacking project behind a year early; Nick talks about how he and his co-conspirators opened up an LLC and hired an attorney right after starting the scheme; Nick reveals the second way the FBI found out about what they were doing (this will blow your mind); The difference between American Law and International Law as it pertains to this case; Nick explains why the case was very profitable for the government to take on; Why Seizures are such a windfall for the US Government; Nick describes the day the FBI came for him 1:03:56 - Privacy and Government capabilities to circumvent it; The Conundrum that is Jack Dorsey; Warrant Canary; Revisiting Facebook and Cambridge Analytica 1:21:58 - Facebook and the move to the Metaverse (under the new name, “Meta”); Nick explains how he believes the Metaverse will work; How will traditional real-world value like land and real estate work in the Metaverse?; Describes what a VR World will look like 1:39:04 - Nick and Julian debate Simulation Theory; The Ultimate Evidence to build The Simulation Theory Case: The Fourth Turning; Nick explains why there might *not* be meaning to life; Genghis Khan and X* J*nping; The subjectivity of good and evil; Laws packed with stupid add-ins; What Nick’s case and other circumstances say about the over-complexity of the law 1:57:16 - A society run by people who don;’t want to be sued; Nick explains the definition of “spin”; Nick and Julian watch a video from Australia and discuss what’s happening to their society during the Pandemic; The Left Right Position shift is in the midst of happening again? 2:26:14 - Nick explains what a Zero Day is and why Zero Days are the holy grail of hacking; Zerodium and white hat hacking payouts; Nick explains what Pegasus is and how some mobile malware is practically unbeatable once its distributor has your phone number; Julian brings up Sandworm by Andy Greenberg; Could Tesla be hacked?; Bitcoin talk; What if Satoshi was actually a government and Bitcoin its ploy?; Nick and Julian discuss whether Bitcoin is a currency or a store of value 2:56:20 - The end of Nick’s FIFA- FBI Case and where everything stands today ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 27, 2021 • 2h 15min
#71 - JUFU: Grinding on VINE; Going TikTok Famous; Crypto & Conspiracies
Julian “JUFU” Jeanmarie is a recording artist and content creator. After building a following on Vine at age 13, JUFU transitioned over to Musical.ly (prior to the app becoming TikTok). He eventually rose to prominence on TikTok in 2019 with his Trending Sound Single, “Who R U.” Currently, he is signed to Universal Music Group (UMG). ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - The rise and fall of VINE; The early days of Musical.ly; The evolution of TikTok; Matt Brennan’s book on TikTok 28:13 - JUFU’s 2019 single, “Who R U”; The origins of “The Woah”; Influencers and the Music question; JUFU’s music background growing up 48:37 - JUFU used the internet to get ahead at a young age; The upsides of downsides of shooting for fame; Mental Health 1:14:43 - The “No Regrets” question; JUFU asks Julian about his former career in private banking; Rick Rubin’s approach to creation; Destiny vs. Created Opportunity 1:29:53 - Bitcoin and Crypto space; Revisiting the crash of 2018; FOREX is basically a pyramid scheme; Cardano; Why Bitcoin’s timing was not a coincidence; Why we need Philosophy over Investment 1:44:37 - JUFU and Julian talk Conspiracies across society; Divide and conquer politics; The Wealth Gap; Good and Bad exists in everything; JUFU talks Jordan Peterson ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot
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Oct 21, 2021 • 3h 10min
🤣 #70 - From Contending With Ali –– To Cocaine Cowboy: Lou Esa
Lou Esa is a former contending Heavyweight Boxer and original Cocaine Cowboy. In a life story Hollywood Studios would never believe, Lou went from training under his good friend Muhammad Ali’s team at 5th Street Gym in Miami, to earning his spot as one of the best Heavyweight Boxers in the world––to becoming one of Miami’s infamous Cocaine Cowboys. ...All in the span of about 2-3 years. This podcast is the behind-the-scenes story of what happened––as told by the man who lived it. ***Note: “Cocaine Cowboys” is a term made famous by Billy Corben’s Eponymous 2006 Documentary and its subsequent sequels (including the 2021 Netflix Miniseries, “Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami”). Lou Esa was a player in the middle of many of the conspiracies recounted in Corben’s various films on the subject. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Lou’s early career in boxing; a funny highway story; How Lou got signed by Don Shula to the Miami Dolphins; Meeting Muhammad Ali & Getting signed by his trainer Angelo Dundee at 5th Street Gym in Miami; Lou’s friend Chuck Wepner, who “Rocky” was based off of 24:57 - Lou trained by swimming with the alligators; Then Lou trained by swimming with sharks; Lou’s 5 marriages around the world; An insane growth spurt story; the nightclub Lou opened up in Greece 45:49 - How Lou’s career went; Being a star in Miami in the 1970s; The crazy story behind Lou’s first loss 1:03:03 - Dana White and the UFC don’t pay their fighters enough; The overlaps within MMA and boxing 1:13:28 - The True Crime Story of how Lou became a Cocaine Cowboy in Miami WHILE he was a Heavyweight contender; Wild stories from the Miami drug trade at night; planes, boats, and blow; How they wrapped cocaine in the drug smuggling trade; Lou talks about the Colombians and the Cubans and who he worked with 1:29:24 - When Lou knew he was done fighting; Fighting in Madison Square Garden; Funny stories about Lou’s friend and training partner, Muhammad Ali; That time Ali beat Lou up out of nowhere in a sparring session; What Muhammad Ali’s legacy means; Ali, McGregor, Mayweather and fight promotion; Lou breaks down Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson 1:55:12 - How Lou’s trainers would psyche him up for a fight; Funny stories about various fights Lou had; Lou lists off all the greats he sparred with including Ali, Frazier, and Foreman 2:10:19 - Lou talks about the National Geographic documentary he starred in regarding illegal bookmaking; How Lou ended up becoming a major cocaine distributor; How Lou would smuggle cocaine from Miami to New York City; The cocaine abuse comeback and drugs across pop culture; Lou talks about a DEA Agent he paid off; Why Lou thinks many cops can be bought 2:31:45 - Lou’s work with the Cubans in Miami (who were covered in Billy Corben’s most recent Cocaine Cowboys Documentary, “Cocaine Cowboys: Kings of Miami”); The Cali Cartel and Medellin Cartel (Pablo Escobar) from Colombia; How Lou jumped an indictment and fled to Greece; Lou’s work as an extortionist in Greece; How Lou got arrested in Barcelona; How Lou bought off everyone in his Spanish prison; H... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 13, 2021 • 3h 5min
#69 - A Happy Society Is Not A Profitable Society: Jack O'Hara
Jack O’Hara is a journalist and podcaster. Currently, he hosts the O’Show Podcast in Phoenix, Arizona. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Twitter Culture and learning about people based upon how they tweet; rabbithole experiments; Choose your hard; The Happy Society Paradox; Politician’s websites 43:59 - Aspirations; Sports vs. Art; Why people seem to hate on Joe Rogan and Dave Portnoy; Cold takes 1:09:16 - The drive to take people out of context; Intent; A story about Dave Chappelle; BLM & The Black Squares; “First one to punch wins” culture; Proactivity vs. Reactivity 1:34:23 - A phrase we should stop using; Not having the answers; All it takes is one rat on the ship; Leverage; The obvious difference between a Congressman and a Homeless person 1:55:16 - The Drive to build; Niche Influencers who lose their market; Different people, different means to happiness 2:12:01 - The importance of your surroundings; Why Julian was wrong about Carmelo Anthony; How Jorge Posada’s career ended 2:30:38 - Jack discusses talking with Yeonmi Park; A shocking Dave Matthews story; A story about Travis Scott’s live performance vision; Rob Schneider’s awesome; A chilling Howard Stern - Robin Williams story ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot
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Oct 6, 2021 • 2h 52min
#68 - The CRAZIEST Food You've Ever Eaten - Skyler Bouchard-Oppenheim
Skyler Bouchard-Oppenheim is a creator and entrepreneur. Since 2012, Skyler has been the face of her own online culinary brand/blog, Dining with Skyler (@DiningWithSkyler on Instagram). Furthermore, she was one of the first creators who adopted Instagram as a central platform to build business and has leveraged her success there to create content for major brands including Amazon and Food Network. Dining With Skyler IG Page: https://www.instagram.com/diningwithskyler/ ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Body Image; “Dining With Skyler” & Behind The Scenes on Culinary Content Creation; 23:42 - Craziest foods Skyler’s ever eaten; An exotic bird dish from Asia; Attitudes towards different types of food; The changing narrative behind Lobsters; Seaspiracy (Netflix) talk; Microplastics in the oceans; The Foreign Dog Meat Trade 45:27 - Explaining wine and how it’s judged; The myth behind aged win; The Class Division in foods and drinks like wine; Culture Vulturing in food 1:07:12 - Skyler’s favorite country of origin food; Skyler’s time in Hong Kong; Chinese food and the regional differences; Julian ordered Sushi in a Chinese Restaurant 1:15:38 - Moving out of NYC during the Pandemic; The rebranding process Skyler went through over the past 2 years; Skyler’s work with Amazon and The Food Network 1:33:21 - The rise of the True Crime Genre in entertainment; True Crime go-to’s; The internet changed everything; Skyler’s previous work in Network Broadcasting during college; Skyler tells a story about a hater chef; 2:00:03 - The story behind “Ballsy Bites”; Skyler talks about leaving behind the media company business she also started several years ago; The struggle of CEO’s at the beginning of the Pandemic 2:21:00 - Does Culinary Network TV still have a market?; Cake Boss & Brazil; Building communities online; Skyler tells a story about the moment she realized she was onto something; The FOMO generation ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot
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Sep 29, 2021 • 2h 12min
#67 - Will Toms: 100,000 People & The Path To Freedom
Will Toms is an entrepreneur, TED Speaker, and a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2021. Currently, Toms is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of REC Philly. Additionally, he also serves on the board of three non-profit organizations fighting structural inequality and food insecurity in inner-city neighborhoods. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Tequila; background on REC; The Pandemic forcing people to spread out from big cities and move to remote culture; The 1 Million Fan Theory; Artists and NFTs 32:53 - A story about a great A&R Exec and the “anti-suits”; Chance the Rapper business model; Jay Z & Rocawear; The critical nature of Culture; The Solvay Conference; The Paypal Mafia & The Winklevoss Twins; Why Ben Simmons is the most disappointing athlete Julian’s ever seen 1:03:34 - The Jack Conte (Patreon Founder) theory on the creation model; The Donda - CLB In-fighting stupidity; Why 6ix9ine is lower than a joke; Will talks about his backstory growing up in Philadelphia 1:29:38 - Freedom; The hypocrisy of corporate culture in America; The Wealth Gap and the War on Poor people 1:43:53 - How Will managed the Pandemic blowing up at a particularly bad time; the 100-fan strategy; Community over audience; Charlie Rocket Jabaley’s “I Am You” Theory ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot
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Sep 22, 2021 • 3h 1min
#66 - M11SON: Record Labels & Music Suits; Taylor Swift & Scooter Braun; When "Things Got Dark"; Lil Durk's Process
M11SON ("Mason") is a recording studio executive, sync expert, songwriter, and artist. Currently he is the Co-Owner of Studio Breed, a high-end recording studio in Philadelphia that works/has worked with prominent artists including: Lil Wayne, Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert, Cordae (formerly known as YBN Cordae), and Lil Durk. Mason also has sync deals with various brands including the PGA Tour, Fox Sports, Comedy Central, EA Sports, and Paramount. In addition, he regularly writes songs for other artists and records his own music (under his stage name, M11SON). Finally, you can see Mason on the HBO MAX Series, “The Hype.” ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Labels and Suits; The Radio Music Business; “Delusional” Artists 24:00 - The Taylor Swift Scooter / Scooter Braun Masters Story; Mason explains the difference between Masters and Publishing; Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney; Taylor Swift’s music writing; Scarlett Johansson “Black Widow” dispute 40:29 - Kanye West and branding in music; Listening to yourself & also listening to criticism; “Analysis & Logistics”; Julian walks Mason through his target marketing approach with the Podcast 1:08:48 - Staying Independent in Music vs. joining a major label; The psychology behind why most people don’t ask for what they want; Features in rap and what artists’ prices say about value 1:26:09 - Mason talks about the creative process in the studio; Billie Eilish and Finneas’ writing process; Mason’s morning ritual; Mason talks about the concept of religion 1:50:04 - Mason tells the story of how he was planning to commit suicide and how he came out of a the dark place he found himself; Self-Care; Energy in creativity; The ridiculousness of society’s expectations 2:20:35 - Mason tells a story about the first time he fell in love with music; Julian tells the story of how Eminem was almost rejected by Interscope; “And’s and Or’s” 2:39:33 - Mason tells a story about Lil Durk’s studio rituals; YBN Cordae’s personality; Julian tells a story about Jim DiOrio & Post Malone ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $100 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover: https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot
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