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In part 2 of our interview with former Green Beret and a Delta Force Operator Brent Tucker, we dive into Delta Force selection, the fall of Afghanistan through his eyes, the differences between Navy SEALs and Delta Operators, Combat stories against ISIS in Syria, and his intense and harrowing 1 v 4 gunfight while tracking a Delta Force High Valued Al Qaeda target. Brent reveals what it takes to be among the elite. Please leave us a 5 star review! Support Brent: Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@theantiheropodcast/ The BEST Coffee Around: https://frccoffee.com/ Patreon and enjoy exclusive content! Support the Show/Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/@ReedMorinShow 00:00 Intro 00:54 What makes a Delta Force Operator 04:40 Why Brent Tucker joined Delta Force 10:14 Delta Operator Speaks on Fall of Afghanistan 16:13 How hard is Delta Force Selection? 19:00 Join our Patreon! 19:39 Navy SEALs vs Delta Operators 21:10 What Delta Force Selection is Like 29:15 What Separates Tier 1 Special Force From Everyone Else? 36:07 First Deployment with Delta Force 38:40 Whats a HVT for Delta Force? 41:30 Fighting ISIS in Syria 45:15 Difference In Combat between ISIS & Al Qaeda 48:20 2014 HVT Mission 52:40 Delta Force Takes a Vote 59:20 Sneaking Up on Insurgents 1:07:12 INTENSE Combat Story 1:13:24 1 vs 4 Gun Fight 1:25:27 FRCC Coffee & Support Brent! 1:31:10 Outro 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! Reed Morin Show Links: Twitter - https://twitter.com/@ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/@reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow #specialforces #podcast #military

Brent Tucker served 20 years in US Army Special Operations as both a Green Beret and a Delta Force Operator. He is a purple heart recipient with 13 combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Brent has an incredible story and in Part 1 of this 2 Part interview, we cove rhis time as a Green Beret, the Green Beret selection and training process, his first combat deployment in Afghanistan and how he felt about combat, and how he deals with the dark reality that is War. 00:00 Intro 00:54 Trump Using Delta/Special Forces Against Cartels 06:15 9/11 13:14 Starting of Brent Military Career 18:55 Join our Patreon Page! 23:10 Becoming a Green Beret 35:10 Green Beret Q Course & OTC (Training) 41:01 Type of person to be a Green Beret 43:29 SERE Special Operation School 01:03:10 Brent's First Mission & 1:10:00 Brent's First Engagement & Intense Gunfight 1:15:20 Dealing with the Realities of War 1:27:29 "Its War" 1:39:10 Outro & Part 2 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/@ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/@reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow #podcast #military #deltaforce

On episode 35 of the Reed Morin Show, we are joined by Kevin Donaldson, a former police officer and podcaster. In 2013, he nearly lost his life in the line of duty when a bullet grazed his head. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:45 What Makes a Good Police Officer/Cop 06:45 Growing Up in Mafia Ran Atlantic City 15:46 Kevin’s Family Relationship as a Child 31:00 Struggling to Find an Identity 42:06 Should Cops do MMA/BJJ? 54:07 How Kevin Changed his Identity 1:00:00 Was Kevin Religious as a Child 1:10:45 Becoming a Cop 1:18:30 Are we training Police Right? 1:33:08 How 9/11 Changed Everything 1:52:52 First Few Months as a Cop After 9/11 2:05:24 Why Military & First Responders Use Dark Humor 2:15:35 Why the Thing Blue Line is a Myth 2:36:16 Kevins Near Death Experience 2:53:00 The Post Traumatic Stress After 3:02:40 Kevin’s Attempt to take his own life 3:10:00 Turning the Corner and Finding his Identity 3:16:20 How Kevin Found God & Saved His life 3:26:15 Kevin Living Psalm 23:4 & The Suffering Podcast Kevins links: Kevin Soft White Underbelly Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kORNKnIFZQY&t=332s Website: https://www.realkevindonaldson.com/ Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@UCOGDxHh-YMFhKQ17L0_8PWA 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review ~ ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow

On episode 34 of the Reed Morin Show, physicist and UFO researcher Ryan S. Wood talks about his book Majic Eyes Only, which details over 104 UFO/UAP crash retrievals from all around the world, one of which happened in 1897 and was allegedly the earliest crash retrieval by the US Government. Timestamps: 00:00 Aurora Texas 1987 00:00:37 Alien Disclosure is Beginning 04:42 Majestic Documents & the Majic 12 13:42 UFO Crash Retrieval & Recovery Operations 23:58 What UFO Crash Retrieval Looks Like 37:37 David Grouch Testimony & Joe Rogan Episode 38:33 CIA Investigating Mount Ararat 39:31 Aurora Texas 1897 UFO Crash 45:49 Why Are Alien/UFO Ships Crashing? 53:24 CIA Killing JFK Over UFO Disclosure? 1:01:33 Einstein & Oppenheimer Discuss UFOs 1:09:31 Technology Recovered from UFO Crashes 1:47:27 Are the UFO/UAP’s Human or Alien? 2:03:57 Outro & Subscribe! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow Music via Artlist.io #reedmorinshow #alien #ufo #uap #alien

Ken Strange is a former FBI agent with the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), who operated in NYC during the rise of Al-Qaeda operatives. 🎧 The Reed Morin Show is a podcast dedicated to interviewing people with unique experiences and perspectives on the world's most complex and compelling issues. If you want to know a little about a lot, you came to the right place. 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow #podcast #crime #reedmorinshow Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Saddam Hussein Spys in the USA 01:29 The First Gulf War 13:16 Iraqi Says & Al-Qaeda Sleeper Cells 25:28 Ignoring the Rise of Jihadist in NYC 27:05: World Trade Center Bombings & Mohammed A. Salameh 33:36 Spying on Castro Brothers in Cuba 44:36 Publishing Story from Time in FBI 48:10 Moving to the UAID 50:03 Ken on a Hezbollah Hitlist 54:20 Moving into White Collar Crime 1:00:00 Moving to DOJ & Fighting Cartels 1:03:00 Vicente Carrillo Fuentes | Leader of the Juarez Cartel 1:10:00 Visiting the Prison El Chapo Escaped 1:12:23 Meeting Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo & Cartel Leaders 1:22:30 Corruption in the Prison System 1:24:48 Kens Closing Remarks/Buy A Cops Son! 1:27:50 Outro Music via Epidemic Sound

Ken Strange is a Former FBI agent, who was a apart joint terrorism task force (JTTF) in New York City. He worked closely with CIA on many operations, one of which was protecting Soviet Spy Nikolai, all while he was crossing paths with a FBI double agent Robert Hanssen. He also worked to prevent presidential assignations, terror attacks, and much more. In part 1 we dive into his backstory. **Timestamps** (00:00) Intro (00:39) A NYPD Cops Son (07:40) Dealing with New York Mafia as a Cop (16:11) Ken Interest in Law Enforcement (18:10) Like & Subscribe (18:40) Kens Teaching Career (22:33) Teaching the Saudi King's Family (26:23) Adjusting to Middle Eastern Culture (37:05) Moving towards the FBI (40:34) FBI Recruiting (42:47) Kens time at Quantico (53:02) Getting Assigned to FBI JTTF 58:03 Guarding a Soviet Spy (1:04:36) Robert Hanssen: Soviet FBI Spy (1:06:53) First Few Months on JTTF (1:13:35) Finding Spy for Saddam Hussein (1:17:00) Subscribe for Part 2! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow Music via Artlist.io

Taylor Cavanaugh is a former Navy Seal and French Legionnaire. Learn about his unbelievable path from jail, to United States Navy SEAL, back to jail, then kicked out of the United States Military, to joining the French Foreign Legion, and now finding redemption and inner peace, and starting his personal brand as a life coach to help other through the journey. "The wise learn from the mistakes of others. Listen and understand so you don't have to learn the hard way." - Taylor Cavanaugh Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Taylor’s Childhood in San Diego 02:10 - Impact of Sports & Lacrosse Culture 10:40 - Military & Navy Seal Team Dreams 11:20 - Getting Kicked out of High School 12:40 - Going to College 17:33 - Dropping out of college 19:03 Community College 19:40 Arrest, Selling Drugs, Hitting rock bottom 23:19 Navy Seal Get Advice from Homeless Man 25:11 Rain means change 27:04 Turning his life around 29:30 Martial Arts and Fighting MMA 33:34 Getting Arrested Again & DUI 36:19 Joining the Military 38:25 Marine Deny over Tattoos 40:10 Welcome to the Navy 42:31 Going to Jail to join the Navy 47:03 Did navy seal dreams help in Jail? 54:44 Training for Navy Seals 58:00 Navy Seal BUDS 1:01:40 Getting a Navy Seal Contract 1:17:06 Joining Seal team 7 1:20:17 Being deployed to Yemen 1:25:01 Arrested on Military Leave 1:28:51 Navy Seal Goes to Iraq on Bail 1:32:53 Iraqi Deployment & Jail back home 1:42:22 Arrested, Warrants, Going to Jail &Honorable Discharge over drug test 1:49:40 Drugs and Fentanyl 1:55:17 Kicking Fentanyl in Hawaii 1:59:13 What prevented Suicide 2:00:00 Does Taylor Cavanaugh believe god? 2:05:03 Welcome to The French Foreign Legion 2:06:47 Navy Seal vs French Foreign Legion 2:11:15 Process of joining French Foreign Legion 2:15:05 Did French Foreign Legion try to get intel? 2:21:50 Outro 2:28:50 Until Next Time 🎧 The Reed Morin Show is a podcast dedicated to interviewing people with unique experiences and perspectives on the world's most complex and compelling issues. Topics include: Real Stories, Current Events, Geopolitics, Philosophy, Politics, True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Tech, Investigative Journalism and much, much more. If you want to know a little about a lot, you came to the right place. 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review ~ ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow Music via Artlist.io #military #specialforces #TaylorCavanaugh #reedmorinshow #podcast #interview

Former FBI Agent Tom Simon dives deep into exposing corrupt politicians, FBI and CIA involvement in politics in the 2020 elections of Biden & Trump, and his infamous bust of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and much much more. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:47 Shooting a Gun in a Airplane 3:08 Exposing US Charities Funding Al Qaeda 8:58 Like & Subscribe 10:07 Moving from FBI Counter Terrorism 11:14 FBI Entrapment 15:57 Politicians Disbanding FBI (Ramaswamy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, etc) 17:01 Hunter Biden Laptop and the FBI/CIA 20:37 FBI/CIA Involvement in politics 23:10 How does the FBI fix its image (Trump Investigation) 25:52 Busting Governor Blagoavich 30:38 Politician Selling a US Senate seat (Scene from Succession) 39:02 FBI Challenges taking Corrupt Politicians 40:42 Governor Blagoavich Friends with Donald Trump 43:03 FBI Agent on if White Collar Crime is Punished Properly 49:53 FBI During the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 53:19 FBI Agent Don’t Want to go to Hawaii 57:10 Frauds in Paradise 59:53 What Is a Ponzi scheme 1:01:35 What Makes a Good Ponzi scheme 1:03:24 Affinity Fraud Explained 1:04:40 Ponzi scheme from PRISON? 1:13:40 What makes a good conman? 1:21:20 FBI Agent Explains how to avoid Fraud 1:25:40 Unsolved FBI Cases & Toms Biggest Regret 1:35:15 Tom Retiring from FBI 1:37:55 FBI Agent Working as a PI 1:54:44 FBI Agend on Crypto Currency (Bitcoin, ETH, DogeCoin) 2:02:09 What FBI Learned from His Career 2:03:32 FBI Agent Advice on fraud 2:04:13 Outro Support Tom: Need a case solved? - https://www.simoninvestigations.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/simoninvestigations/ 🎧 The Reed Morin Show is a podcast dedicated to interviewing people with unique experiences and perspectives on the world's most complex and compelling issues. Topics include: Real Stories, Current Events, Geopolitics, Philosophy, Politics, True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Tech, Investigative Journalism and much, much more. If you want to know a little about a lot, you came to the right place. 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow Music via Artlist.io #fbi #podcast #military #crime #politics #reedmorinshow

Former FBI agent and now private investigator Tom Simon takes us through what it really takes to join and be apart of the FBI. We dive into what requirements are needed to be an FBI agent, what training looks like at Quantico, Tom's early career investigating the Chicago Mafia and finding the elusive Chicago Tango King, and much more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:58 What Does it Take to be a FBI Agent? 04:08 Why Tom Joined the FBI 05:54 Like & Subscribe! 06:24 The Structure of the FBI 8:17 Tom Career before the FBI & Working at KPMG 15:30 Does the FBI Recruit from the Big 4? 21:46 How Tom Got so Good at Making Informants 25:33 Joining the FBI 26:51 The FBI Application & Recruiting Process 38:40 Can a FBI Agent be an Introvert? 40:22 FBI Fitness and IQ Test 48:15 FBI Polygraph Test 54:55 FBI Background Checks 1:00:02 Heading to Quantico for FBI Training 1:13:43 FBI assignments & locations 1:15:09 Toms First Case, Busting the Chicago Mafia 1:24:28 Manhunt for the Notorious Chicago Tango King 1:40:11 The FBI During 9/11 1:49:07 Subscribe for Part 2! Support Tom: Need a case solved? - https://www.simoninvestigations.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/simoninvestigations/ 🎧 The Reed Morin Show is a podcast dedicated to interviewing people with unique experiences and perspectives on the world's most complex and compelling issues. Topics include: Real Stories, Current Events, Geopolitics, Philosophy, Politics, True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Tech, Investigative Journalism and much, much more. If you want to know a little about a lot, you came to the right place. 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow Music via Artlist.io #fbi #cia #podcast #military #police #truecrime #fbiagents #reedmorinshow #counterintelligence

Former DEA Agent Mike Fredericks tells his story of operating in Colombia during the heigh of the Medellin Cartel, and his teams ongoing operations to catch Pablo Escobar and the Ochoa brothers. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction to Tranquilandia: The World's Largest Lab Seizure 00:36 - Undercover Operations: Meth Dealing in Spokane 02:11 - Reflections on Law Enforcement Career 03:01 - The Las Vegas Medical Doctor Case 04:09 - Meeting Future Wife and Moving to Colombia 05:46 - Adjusting to Life in Colombia 06:11 - Initial Impressions and Work in Bogotá 07:24 - The Impact of Violence on Family Life 08:18 - Experiences with Colombian Law Enforcement 10:49 - Transition to Bogotá: A New Chapter 11:34 - Personal Tragedy and a New Beginning 12:18 - Adjusting to Life in Colombia 13:50 - Initial Impressions and Work in Bogotá 15:46 - The Impact of Violence on Family Life 17:24 - Experiences with Colombian Law Enforcement 20:34 - The Threat Landscape for DEA Agents and Their Families 21:42 - Targeting of DEA Agents and the Escalation of Violence 22:19 - Tranquilandia Raid: A Turning Point 25:03 - The Role of FARC and the Evolution of Drug Trafficking 25:42 - Personal Experience and Testimony on Cocaine Trafficking 27:02 - The Impact of Violence on Colombian Society and U.S. Interests 30:00 - The Rise of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel 31:30 - DEA and CIA Dynamics in South America 32:09 - The Nicaraguan Connection and International Drug Trafficking 33:23 - Operation Involving Barry Seal and Nicaraguan Government 35:03 - First Days in Colombia: A Dinner Invitation Mix-Up 37:33 - Searching for Opium Cultivations in Eastern Colombia 39:15 - The Escalating Situation in Colombia and Decision to Leave 41:02 - Considering a Move to Istanbul, Turkey 42:39 - Offer to Work in Lahore, Pakistan 43:02 - Reflections on Leaving Colombia Without Closure 44:17 - Decision to Move On from Colombia 45:05 - Planning to Travel and See the World from Pakistan 46:30 - Reflections on Closing the Chapter on Colombia 46:43 - Remembering Kiki Camarena and the Impact of His Story 49:18 - The Complexity and Challenges of DEA Operations Globally 52:00 - The Nature of DEA Operations and the Focus on Specific Missions 53:00 - The Timeline and Focus of Narcos Compared to Real DEA Operations 54:32 - The Complexity of Global DEA Operations 55:03 - Arrival and Initial Impressions of Pakistan 56:43 - The Heat and Welcome Party in Lahore, Pakistan 57:00 - The New Role and Objectives in Pakistan 58:43 - Importance of Pakistan in the Global Drug Trade 1:00:04 - The Quality and Sources of Heroin 1:02:04 - Observations on Corruption in Pakistan 1:03:14 - Challenges with Corruption and Drug Seizures 🎧 The Reed Morin Show is a podcast dedicated to interviewing people with unique experiences and perspectives on the world's most complex and compelling issues. Topics include: Real Stories, Current Events, Geopolitics, Philosophy, Politics, True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Tech, Investigative Journalism and much, much more. If you want to know a little about a lot, you came to the right place. 🔗 Don't forget to subscribe for more thought-provoking conversations and too learn a little about a lot! ~ Please leave us a 5 star review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts ~ Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-aftermath-daily/id1653324768 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dzr5Xoov2oqrW9y2vVLWh?si=1167e15bc1fd4082 ~ Reed Morin Show Links ~ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ReedMorinShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reedmorinshow/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thereedmorinshow Music via Artlist.io #military #police #crime #truecrime #DEA #cartel #narcos #pabloescobar #ReedMorinShow #Podcast #Podcastclips