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Will the U.S. Strike the Houthis For Saudi Arabia? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
We break down the escalating Houthi campaign against Saudi Arabia, the growing threat to shipping through the Bab al-Mandab, and whether the U.S. will intervene as Gulf air-defense stocks and regional confidence in Washington come under strain. We also look at Europe’s fears of further Russian escalation, North Korea exploiting America’s divided attention, and Ukraine’s massive drone and missile strike campaign inside Russia. Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️ https://fogbow.com/ Lobo Institute ⬇️ https://www.loboinstitute.org/ Twitter ⬇️ https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCA LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/ Whitefish security summit ⬇️ https://whitefishsecuritysummit.com Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations 00:00 – Start 03:12 – Will the U.S. Strike the Houthis for Saudi Arabia? 06:34 – Houthis, Iran & the Bab al-Mandab 09:55 – Saudi Arabia’s Oil Routes Are Being Choked Off 17:01 – Why Saudi Arabia Can’t Defend Its Own Airspace 22:25 – Has the U.S. Lost Credibility in the Gulf? 29:24 – What Happens If Hormuz & Bab al-Mandab Are Both Shut? 33:00 – Will Washington Actually Strike the Houthis? 42:00 – Is There Any Military Solution to the Houthi Problem? 49:40 – Europe Prepares for Possible Russian Escalation 54:16 – Could Russia Test NATO With a Limited Attack? 59:09 – Should Europe Draw Hard Red Lines in Ukraine? 1:01:22 – North Korea Exploits America’s Divided Attention 1:05:25 – Ukraine Launches a Massive 1,000-Drone Strike Into Russia 1:10:27 – Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
Force Recon in Vietnam & Is WW3 Actually Possible? | Bing West
Bing West looks back on a lifetime of war and policy, from serving as a Force Recon Marine in Vietnam and writing The Village to working in the Reagan administration and covering Iraq and Afghanistan alongside U.S. troops. We also discuss why America keeps repeating the same strategic mistakes, the rise of autonomous warfare, the growing challenge from China, and whether today’s conflicts are converging into something much larger. Grab Bing's books here: https://a.co/d/0iGKYJRo Today's Sponsors: Ultra Pouches ⬇️ Don’t sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code HOUSE at https://takeultra.com/ #ultrapouches #ad GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Blue Chew ⬇️ https://bluechew.com/ Get 1 month free when you buy 2 of BlueChew Gold with code "HOUSECALL" For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Support the show here:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ ORDER JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured __________________________________ Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ —————————————————————— Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 01:18 – Growing Up Around Marines & Joining the Corps 03:28 – Becoming a Marine Officer & Writing Small Unit Action in Vietnam 04:28 – Force Recon Deep Inside the DMZ 05:26 – Living and Fighting With a Combined Action Platoon 07:34 – Nearly 400 Days Inside a Vietnamese Village 09:52 – How the Combined Action Platoons Actually Worked 13:05 – Tet Offensive & Fighting at Night 16:00 – Seven Marines Killed in a Single Night 16:33 – Writing The Village During the Vietnam War 19:15 – The Tactical Lessons Bing Took From Vietnam 20:00 – Force Recon, Stealth & Operation Stingray 21:20 – Why Bing Blames Lyndon Johnson for the War’s Failure 23:16 – Could the U.S. Have Won the Vietnam War? 25:04 – “If You Go to War, You Have to Fight to Win” 26:53 – Why the War Could Have Been Won at the Squad Level 29:23 – Henry Kissinger & the End of South Vietnam 32:36 – Why America Keeps Repeating the Same Mistakes in War 34:48 – The “Jupiter Complex” of American Power 36:07 – H.R. McMaster, Vietnam & Repeating Old Mistakes 39:05 – America’s Debt Crisis & the Coming Defense Squeeze 42:04 – China, Defense Spending & the Future of Warfare 43:03 – AI, Autonomous Weapons & Killing Legacy Systems 47:14 – What the Fall of Rome Can Teach America 49:02 – AI CEOs, Power & the New “Jupiter Complex” 53:29 – Working for Ronald Reagan 54:44 – Reagan, Somalia & Confronting Soviet Influence 59:18 – The Final Years of the Cold War 1:00:42 – Central America, Oliver North & Reagan-Era Proxy Wars 1:02:40 – Iraq, Jim Mattis & the March to Baghdad 1:03:52 – Fallujah & the Decision to Halt the Marines 1:05:40 – Why You Can’t Fight a War Halfway 1:06:07 – The Fatal Problem of Enemy Safe Havens 1:07:28 – Pakistan, the Taliban & Why Afghanistan Couldn’t Be Won 1:14:32 – Afghanistan: “The Wrong War” 1:15:57 – Why Jim Gant Was the Exception, Not the Rule 1:19:34 – Cat 5 & the 2033 War 1:21:06 – China, Taiwan & America’s Coming Strategic Crisis 1:22:58 – Why the Pentagon Must Move Toward Autonomous Weapons 1:23:49 – Are Ukraine, Gaza & Iran the Prelude to World War III? 1:25:38 – Russia, China, Iran & North Korea Against the U.S. 1:27:34 – Should America Station Troops in Taiwan? 1:29:24 – Cat 5: The 2033 War 1:30:17 – Bing’s Next Projects 1:31:17 – The Last Platoon & Writing Afghanistan as Fiction 1:32:24 – Jack’s The Most Dangerous Man 1:34:14 – Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
Is America's Influence Eroding? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
We break down Russia’s use of gig-economy recruits and online networks for espionage and violence, the growing damage to U.S. bases across the Middle East, and what Iran may be gaining strategically from the conflict. We also discuss the Houthis’ leverage over another maritime choke point, the messy legacy of U.S. proxy warfare in Syria, and how Saudi, Emirati, Omani, and other regional actors are hedging as American influence erodes. Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️ https://fogbow.com/ Lobo Institute ⬇️ https://www.loboinstitute.org/ Twitter ⬇️ https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCA LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/ Whitefish security summit ⬇️ https://whitefishsecuritysummit.com Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations 00:00 – Start 01:05 – Russia’s New Gig-Economy Espionage Model 02:36 – Foreign Governments Hiring Proxies for Assassinations 03:18 – Russian Online Networks & Recruitment for Violence 05:00 – The KGB’s History of Using Terrorist Proxies 06:11 – Is Russia Directing Online Chaos? 07:24 – Chinese Influence, Ghost Guns & Suspicious Networks in the U.S. 09:20 – Accelerationism & Using Chaos as a Weapon 10:14 – Recruiting Vulnerable People Online 11:20 – How Intelligence Services Slowly Escalate Recruits 12:27 – Iran Recruiting Israelis Through Fake Relationships 14:03 – The Damage to U.S. Bases Across the Middle East 15:06 – Fifth Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain Is Effectively Abandoned 15:59 – Losing America’s Foothold Inside the Strait of Hormuz 16:41 – Did the Pentagon Expect Its Gulf Bases to Get Hit? 18:34 – Why Deterrence Against Iran Failed 19:32 – Has Iran Strategically Defeated the U.S.? 20:50 – What Would It Actually Take to Defeat Iran? 21:21 – Iran’s Likely Endgame in the Strait of Hormuz 23:19 – Gulf States Are Beginning to Hedge Away From Washington 24:47 – Houthis Threaten a Second Maritime Choke Point 25:39 – Why the U.S. Is Now Talking Directly to the Houthis 27:23 – Houthis Say Saudi Shipping Is the Target 27:58 – The Mecca Agreement Is Already Being Tested 28:56 – Who Actually Struck Mecca? 30:08 – Saudi Arabia’s Secret Counter-Iran Programs 31:26 – The Gig Economy of Proxy Warfare 32:35 – Timber Sycamore & the Chaos of the Syrian War 34:45 – The Myth of the “Moderate Rebels” 36:30 – When the U.S. Bought Syrian Rebels Xboxes 37:05 – Trying to Get U.S. TOW Missiles Back From Warlords 37:43 – Did the TOW Missile Program Actually Work? 39:21 – Assad’s Intelligence Services & Fear as a Weapon 40:52 – Why the Houthis Aren’t Simply Iranian Proxies 42:11 – Who Was Operating the Captured Saudi Equipment? 43:32 – Saudi vs. Emirati Proxy Forces in Yemen 43:59 – Oman’s Role in the Yemen & Hormuz Crisis 45:50 – JSOC Operations in Eastern Yemen 46:32 – The Failed U.S. Strike in Yemen During the Soleimani Operation 47:24 – Could Yemen’s Rival Factions Be Turned Against Each Other? 47:30 – UAE Mercenaries & Covert Operations in Yemen 48:14 – The UAE’s Huge Paydays for Former U.S. Intelligence Personnel 48:45 – Foreign Officers Running Emirati Elite Units 49:00 – Training the UAE Presidential Guard 50:36 – Closing Thoughts 51:02 – American Insurgent & Final Plug 51:29 – End Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
The Houthis Are Winning & AI Is Making Them More Dangerous | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
We break down the Houthis’ advances toward the Bab al-Mandab, the growing pressure on Saudi oil exports, and new reporting that Houthi forces used Claude to help develop and test ballistic missiles. We also discuss the Haaretz report alleging Netanyahu was warned before October 7, the proposed Trump development in Tbilisi and its Russia ties, and signs that Ukraine may be regaining the initiative around Lyman. Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️ https://fogbow.com/ Lobo Institute ⬇️ https://www.loboinstitute.org/ Twitter ⬇️ https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCA LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/ Whitefish security summit ⬇️ https://whitefishsecuritysummit.com Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations 00:00 – Start 05:34 – Houthis Advance Toward the Bab al-Mandab 07:02 – Why the U.S. Isn’t Backing Saudi Arabia the Same Way 09:02 – Hormuz, Oil Exports & Saudi Arabia’s Growing Problems 10:15 – How the Anti-Houthi Coalition Fell Apart 12:30 – Why the Houthis See an Opening Right Now 14:29 – The Houthis Are More Capable Than People Think 17:09 – From 30,000 Fighters to 300,000+ 18:23 – What Control of the Bab al-Mandab Gives the Houthis 19:41 – Who Could Actually Reopen the Strait? 22:35 – Saudi Arabia’s Oil Bypasses Are Being Squeezed 24:16 – Is This a Coordinated Iranian Campaign? 27:11 – Why Airstrikes Alone Won’t Solve the Houthi Problem 30:25 – Are Gulf States Turning Toward Iran Instead of Washington? 31:55 – MBS Asks Trump for U.S. Strikes on the Houthis 35:16 – Is Yemen Heading Toward Permanent Partition? 36:00 – Houthis Used Claude to Develop Ballistic Missiles 38:26 – China’s Role in Arming the Houthis 40:09 – AI Inside the Houthi Missile Development Loop 42:35 – Can AI Make Weapons Proliferation Impossible to Stop? 45:54 – Using AI to Evade Export Controls & Sanctions 46:50 – Haaretz Bombshell: Was Netanyahu Warned Before Oct. 7? 49:02 – Israeli Intelligence Failures Before the Hamas Attack 52:06 – Why This Story Is Exploding Before Israel’s Election 54:51 – Trump Tower Tbilisi & Georgia’s Russia Problem 56:46 – Is There Any Economic Case for the Project? 59:08 – Why Trump’s Georgia Deal Is Politically Explosive 1:00:13 – Ukraine Regains the Initiative Around Lyman 1:02:05 – Closing Thoughts 1:02:35 – Andy’s New Book & Hannibal Directive Chapter 1:03:56 – Best War Movies Next? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
Inside the Pentagon on 9/11 | Ambassador Matthew Klimow
Ambassador Matthew Klimow recounts his path from West Point and a 30-year Army career to the highest levels of U.S. national security, including his firsthand experience inside the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. We also discuss the chaos of that day, the early War on Terror, working for Vice President Dick Cheney, and his later diplomatic career as U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan. Today's Sponsors: GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Quince⬇️ go to: https://www.quince.com/house for free shipping and 365 day returns PrizePicks ⬇️ Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/TEAMHOUSE and use code TEAMHOUSE and get $150 if you win your first $5 lineup! For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 00:57 – Growing Up in Upstate New York & His Father’s WWII Service 04:31 – West Point in the Turbulent 1970s 05:36 – Serving in Cold War Germany 10:00 – The Old Guard, Reagan’s Inauguration & Washington 12:20 – The Career Decision That Changed Everything 15:06 – Traveling With the Secretary of State & the Balkan Wars 16:55 – Madeleine Albright & the NATO-Russia Brigade Disaster 23:02 – Working With General Richard Myers on the Joint Staff 23:50 – Commanding at Fort Bragg & Returning to Washington 30:39 – Inside the Pentagon Before 9/11 33:32 – Watching the World Trade Center Burn From His Pentagon Office 35:00 – NORAD Calls the Pentagon’s Red Phone 36:27 – The White House Emergency Conference Begins 38:46 – “The Building Moved”: The Pentagon Is Hit 40:23 – General Myers Returns to the Burning Pentagon 42:28 – Could U.S. Fighters Shoot Down a Hijacked Airliner? 43:42 – The Chaos Between NORAD, the FAA & Secret Service 48:47 – Watching the South Tower Collapse From the Command Center 50:49 – Rumsfeld Returns & the Pentagon’s Command Crisis 52:33 – Cheney Is Rushed Into the White House Bunker 54:42 – President Bush: “Find Out Who Did This” 55:36 – Running Out of Oxygen Inside the Pentagon 58:30 – Rumsfeld Refuses to Evacuate 59:38 – “What Haven’t We Thought of Yet?” & Raising DEFCON 1:02:02 – Walking the Flight 77 Crash Site 1:03:15 – Soldiers Try to Reenter the Burning Pentagon 1:04:39 – Continuity of Government & Raven Rock 1:07:05 – The Human Toll of the Pentagon Attack 1:10:20 – General Shelton Returns to Washington 1:13:40 – “We’re Going to War” 1:19:38 – Going Home After 9/11 & Returning the Next Morning 1:22:38 – Planning the Afghanistan War & Discovering Turkmenistan 1:24:43 – Helping the Kabul Evacuation 20 Years Later 1:26:44 – Anthrax, the DC Snipers & Fear After 9/11 1:33:25 – Afghanistan, Iraq & the First Year of the War on Terror 1:35:04 – Working for Vice President Dick Cheney 1:36:47 – A Credible Terror Plot Against the New York Subway 1:38:32 – The Threat of Terrorists Shooting Down Airliners 1:40:34 – What 9/11 Exposed About Government Bureaucracy 1:42:59 – Retiring From the Army & Joining the State Department 1:46:20 – How You Actually Become a U.S. Ambassador 1:49:29 – Becoming Ambassador to Turkmenistan 1:51:30 – Turkmenistan, Russia & “Positive Neutrality” 1:55:17 – Natural Gas, Europe & Reducing Dependence on Russia 1:58:15 – How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Changed Central Asia 2:00:00 – Diplomacy, Political Prisoners & the Carrot and Stick 2:01:22 – Fighting for Women’s Rights in Turkmenistan 2:05:59 – Turkmenistan’s Future, China & the Caspian 2:07:39 – What It’s Actually Like to Visit Turkmenistan 2:10:25 – The Case for American Soft Power 2:12:42 – Retirement & Trying to Be More Like His Father 2:17:59 – Final Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
Army Special Mission Unit Operator | Erick Miyares (throwback ep)
original airdate 4/15/22 Erick Miyares recounts his path from the Marine Corps and 7th Special Forces Group into a highly secretive Army special mission unit, conducting intelligence and advanced force operations across Afghanistan, Iraq, and other sensitive environments. He also opens up about being shot in Colombia, hunting high-level targets in Ramadi, singleton missions, hostage rescue work, and the psychological toll of spending two decades operating in the shadows. Support the show & get ad free episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse 00:00 – Start 02:38 – Erick’s Cuban-American Upbringing in Miami 04:18 – Joining the Marine Corps 06:13 – Airborne, Pathfinder & Becoming a Scout Sniper 07:20 – Leaving the Marines for Army Intelligence 10:12 – Becoming a SIGINT / Electronic Warfare Operator 12:42 – Getting Assigned to 7th Special Forces Group 14:32 – Life on a Special Operations Team Alpha 18:37 – Mission on the Ecuador-Colombia Border 23:13 – Ambushed by Guerrillas 27:04 – Getting Shot in His First Firefight 34:31 – Discovering the Secretive JSOC Intelligence World 35:19 – Getting Hog-Tied by Rangers During a JSOC Exercise 41:22 – Selection for a Special Mission Unit 44:06 – What Makes the Right Kind of Operator? 47:18 – Living With Ambiguity & Controlling Aggression 51:04 – The History & Mission of the Unit 58:44 – Straddling Special Operations and Intelligence 1:04:28 – 9/11 Changes Everything 1:06:01 – Early Global War on Terror Missions 1:09:10 – Afghanistan & Advanced Force Operations 1:11:20 – What AFO Operators Actually Do 1:19:33 – Hunting a High-Level Target in Ramadi 1:23:23 – Going Up Against State-Level Tradecraft 1:26:01 – Infiltrating a Cordon-and-Sweep Operation 1:28:03 – Finding the HVT and Leaving Him in Place 1:29:31 – RPG Attack & Hours of Fighting in Ramadi 1:34:44 – Building the Final Target Package 1:35:48 – Rangers Raid the Target & Seize Everything 1:39:02 – Sitting Face-to-Face With the Man He Hunted 1:41:24 – Espionage Inside a War Zone 1:41:40 – The American Hostage Rescue Mission 1:46:07 – The Psychological Toll of Constantly Switching Missions 1:49:31 – Compartmentalization, Secrets & Family Life 1:53:38 – Activating an Emergency Destruction Plan 1:57:23 – Destroy the Gear and Escape 2:03:03 – The Fear of Being Captured on a Singleton Mission 2:07:41 – When the Entire City Went Dark 2:09:40 – Treating PTSD With a Stellate Ganglion Block 2:15:05 – Helping Special Operations Veterans Get Treatment 2:18:47 – Leaving the Clandestine World Behind 2:20:25 – Opening Pandora’s Box After 20 Years 2:22:49 – Suicide, PTSD & Finally Asking for Help 2:24:24 – Becoming Erick Again After the Military 2:27:10 – What Special Operations Does to Families 2:30:26 – The Nightmare of Forgetting Who You Really Are 2:36:11 – Why Army “Spies” Struggle to Tell Their Stories 2:38:20 – Classified Trauma & Getting Help From the VA 2:42:00 – Why Secret Careers Are So Hard to Translate to Civilian Life 2:47:27 – Is This Line of Work Better for Single Men? 2:51:19 – Politics vs. Operating in a War Zone 2:55:25 – Cuban-Americans in Special Operations 2:57:03 – Why These Stories Need to Be Told 3:01:34 – Where to Find Erick & Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
Is Washington Negotiating Russia’s Terms to Ukraine? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
We break down the latest U.S. diplomacy with Russia and Ukraine, Iran’s missile threat to American warships, and the growing strain on U.S. Patriot and THAAD interceptor stockpiles. We also look at what the wars in Ukraine and Iran are exposing about America’s defense industrial base, autonomous warfare, and whether the Pentagon can adapt fast enough for a potential conflict with China. Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️ https://fogbow.com/ Lobo Institute ⬇️ https://www.loboinstitute.org/ Twitter ⬇️ https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCA LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/ Whitefish security summit ⬇️ https://whitefishsecuritysummit.com Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations 00:00 – Start 00:21 – Witkoff & Kushner Meet Putin in Moscow 04:50 – What Did Russia Get in Exchange for Robert Gilman? 07:33 – Is Washington Carrying Russia’s Terms to Ukraine? 11:11 – What U.S. Allies Are Learning From the Ukraine Negotiations 12:21 – What the U.S. Could Do Differently With Russia 15:09 – Why Ukraine Keeps Striking Russian Oil Infrastructure 18:34 – How the Russia and Iran Wars Are Connected 21:19 – The Problem With Seized Russian Oligarch Yachts 22:17 – Iran’s “Hypersonic” Missile Threat to U.S. Warships 25:38 – Are Iran’s Missiles Actually Hypersonic? 28:14 – What Happens If Iran Hits a U.S. Navy Ship? 30:39 – The Bigger Problem: Running Out of Interceptors 31:45 – AEI Report Warns of Major U.S. Missile Defense Shortfalls 36:12 – How Depleted Are America’s PAC-3 Stocks? 37:26 – Could the U.S. Sustain a War With China? 39:24 – Is the Pentagon Spending Money in the Wrong Places? 41:16 – The Gulf, Ukraine & the Global Competition for Patriot Missiles 43:24 – Would America’s Nuclear Arsenal Actually Work When Needed? 44:47 – Why the U.S. Defense Procurement System Is Failing 46:05 – What America Should Be Learning From Ukraine 48:02 – The V-22, MRAPs & Legacy Weapons We May Not Need 49:39 – Can the U.S. Defense Industry Actually Reform? 52:34 – Autonomous Warfare & Taking Humans Out of the Loop 54:45 – Will the Pentagon Finally Wake Up? 55:46 – Army Modernization & the Driscoll Problem 59:19 – Ukraine Is Already Using Autonomous Target Engagement Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
NYPD Detective on Murder, Mobsters & Old New York | Jason Allison
Jason Allison looks back on 20 years in the NYPD, from growing up in the Bronx and working anti-crime and narcotics to investigating homicides, armed robbery crews, and federal cases with the ATF. We also discuss the darker side of 1990s New York, the club scene that inspired his new noir novel The Killing Yards, and his transition from detective to fiction writer. Get Jason's book "The Killing Yards" here: https://a.co/d/09pXcZeT or here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/830859/the-killing-yards-by-jason-allison/ Today's Sponsors: GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Blue Chew ⬇️ https://bluechew.com/ Get 1 month free when you buy 2 of BlueChew Gold with code "HOUSECALL" For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Support the show here:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ ORDER JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured __________________________________ Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ —————————————————————— Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 01:18 – Growing Up in the Bronx 06:07 – What 1980s New York City Was Really Like 09:02 – Crime, AIDS & Giuliani’s New York 14:31 – The 1990s NYC Club Scene 22:20 – Why Jason Became an NYPD Officer 24:39 – Starting Out as a Bronx Patrol Cop 28:21 – Street Racing, Prostitution & Hunts Point 31:08 – CompStat, Quotas & Policing by the Numbers 36:51 – Joining the NYPD’s Anti-Crime Unit 41:55 – Narcotics, OxyContin & Making Detective 49:14 – Becoming a Bronx Detective 53:34 – Working Homicides & the Victims True Crime Ignores 1:03:19 – Cooperators, Federal Cases & Building Bigger Investigations 1:08:08 – The Suitcase Torso Murder 1:09:08 – How Detective Work Changed With DNA, Cameras & Body Cams 1:22:39 – The Murder Case That Ended With a Severed-Head Selfie 1:26:19 – Joining ATF & Going After Armed Robbery Crews 1:29:28 – Tracking a Watch Store Robber Across the Country 1:34:04 – The Murder Case That Stayed With Him 1:38:39 – Surveillance From an NYPD Helicopter 1:46:17 – Retiring After 20 Years in the NYPD 1:55:05 – Trying to Reinvent Himself as a Writer 2:01:23 – Crime Fiction, Male Readers & the Writers Who Influenced Him 2:02:29 – Discovering His Half-Brother Was Also an NYPD Detective 2:08:10 – The Departed, Ambition & What Drives Criminals 2:14:29 – Russian Mafia, Israeli Organized Crime & the Diamond District 2:17:42 – Writing The Killing Yards & Recreating 1990s New York 2:19:22 – What Jason Is Writing Next 2:20:24 – Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
Fake Jobs, Real Spies: China’s Online Recruitment Machine | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
Max Lesser breaks down how Chinese intelligence services are using fake consulting firms, job listings, LinkedIn, and other online platforms to target former government employees and collect sensitive information at scale. We also discuss AI-enabled espionage, covert influence operations, TikTok and data privacy, and why awareness may be the best defense against increasingly sophisticated virtual recruitment. Find Max here: https://www.fdd.org/team/max-lesser/ Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️ https://fogbow.com/ Lobo Institute ⬇️ https://www.loboinstitute.org/ Twitter ⬇️ https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCA LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/ Whitefish security summit ⬇️ https://whitefishsecuritysummit.com Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 00:59 – China’s New Virtual Espionage Model 02:28 – How Max Discovered a Fake Chinese Consulting Network 06:18 – Why China Targets Former Government Employees 10:09 – What Intelligence Is China Actually Trying to Collect? 15:35 – How Elicitation Works & When You Realize You’ve Gone Too Far 19:42 – Catfishing, Dating Apps & Espionage Online 20:50 – Chinese Intelligence Operations Inside World of Warcraft 22:03 – Are Russian & Chinese Influencers Manipulating Social Media Feeds? 26:47 – China’s Online Influence Operations & TikTok 30:25 – Why Americans Should Care About Chinese Data Collection 36:45 – AI, Fake Websites & the Massive Scale of Chinese Espionage 40:59 – Why Taking Down Spy Websites Won’t Solve the Problem 46:13 – Is China Deliberately Flooding U.S. Counterintelligence? 47:34 – Russia’s “Operation Overload” & Overwhelming Investigators 52:23 – North Korea’s Remote Workers & the New Intelligence Economy 53:00 – Iran, China, Russia & Fake Accounts During the Iran War 57:03 – Where to Find Max Lesser’s Research 58:34 – How Foreign Propaganda Hooks Smart People 1:01:27 – How to Protect Yourself From Virtual Recruitment 1:03:08 – Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
Two, Three, Four Missions a Night: Ranger Regiment at War | Will Hutson
Retired Sergeant Major Will Hudson reflects on a 21-year Army career that took him from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 2003 invasion of Iraq to years of combat deployments with 3rd Ranger Battalion, eventually becoming a RASP instructor, LRS company first sergeant, and operations sergeant major. He also opens up about the toll that years of war, injuries, alcohol, and retirement took on his mental health, and how faith and personal loss ultimately reshaped his life. Today's Sponsors: GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 00:58 – Will Hudson’s Childhood & Joining the Army 05:20 – 9/11, the 173rd & the Road to War 07:15 – Combat Jump Into Northern Iraq 15:44 – Leaving the 173rd & Trying Out for Ranger Regiment 21:35 – ROP, Selection & Earning a Spot in 3rd Ranger Battalion 27:08 – Life in 3rd Ranger Battalion’s Mortar Platoon 32:57 – Ramadi: Nonstop Ranger Raids & Heavy Combat 38:17 – Balad, IEDs & Losing Jimmy Regan 42:04 – Rangers and SEALs Fighting Together in Sadr City 48:21 – The War Shifts From Iraq to Afghanistan 54:35 – Mortars in Afghanistan & Supporting Tier One Units 57:28 – Swimming Mortars Into Targets With SEALs 1:06:23 – Becoming a Ranger Mortar Platoon Sergeant 1:11:52 – Running RASP & Changing Ranger Selection 1:23:24 – Leaving Regiment & Taking Over an LRS Company 1:33:35 – Airborne School, Pathfinder & Sergeant Major Academy 1:38:22 – The 101st Airborne, COVID & Losing the Passion for the Army 1:41:34 – Retirement, Injuries & Hitting Rock Bottom 1:47:47 – Alcohol, Mental Health & Searching for a Way Forward 1:51:22 – Plant Medicine & a Life-Changing Experience 2:04:25 – Refined by Fire, Losing His Son & Finding Faith 2:15:21 – Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
The CIA’s "Secret" Moscow Trip & Putin’s Growing Problems | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
In this episode, we break down CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise trip to Moscow, what it may signal about U.S. concerns over Russian escalation, and Estonia’s warning that Putin is increasingly boxed into “only bad options.” We also look at the growing economic pressure inside Iran, divisions within the regime, and whether the U.S. has a coherent strategy for turning military, economic, intelligence, and covert pressure into actual political results. Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️ https://fogbow.com/ Lobo Institute ⬇️ https://www.loboinstitute.org/ Twitter ⬇️ https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCA LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/ Whitefish security summit ⬇️ https://whitefishsecuritysummit.com Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 01:59 – Why Did CIA Director John Ratcliffe Go to Moscow? 05:17 – Was Ratcliffe Warning Russia About NATO? 08:33 – U.S. Intelligence, Strategic Surprise & Defending Europe 11:04 – Can the U.S. Defend NATO While Fighting Iran? 14:00 – Russian Sabotage Operations Across Europe 16:19 – Ratcliffe’s Meetings With the FSB & SVR Chiefs 22:23 – GRU Operations, Assassinations & Sabotage in Europe 26:07 – Estonia’s Intel Chief Warns Putin Has “Only Bad Options” 29:59 – Could Russia Face an Elite Revolt Against Putin? 34:11 – Russia’s Casualties, Oligarchs & the Risk of Mobilization 38:31 – Is Estonia Sending a Message to Russia’s Elite? 41:44 – Six Months Into the Iran War & “Economic D-Day” 44:46 – Divisions Inside Iran Over Ending the War 48:03 – How Long Can Iran Survive the Economic Pressure? 49:03 – Should the U.S. Be Arming Opposition Groups Inside Iran? 53:36 – Why the U.S. Iran Strategy Still Lacks a Coherent Campaign 56:51 – Andy Milburn’s Upcoming Gaza War Book 58:18 – Jonathan Hackett’s Books & Upcoming Audiobook 59:27 – Upcoming Fiction Book & Closing Remarks Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
War Was the Easy Part | Eduardo Garduno
Eduardo Garduno recounts his path from a turbulent childhood in Southern California to the 75th Ranger Regiment, with deployments to Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq and combat against ISIS. He also opens up about his difficult transition out of the military, becoming a police officer, struggles with PTSD and alcohol, and the long road toward recovery and writing his memoir. Follow Eduardo here: https://www.instagram.com/eduardo__garduno/ Today's Sponsors: GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Cash App ⬇️ Download Cash App Today: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/in49dyw5 #CashAppPod As a Cash App partner, I may earn a commission when you sign up for a Cash App account. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Bitcoin services provided by Block, Inc. For additional information, see the Bitcoin disclosures For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 01:13 – Growing Up Poor in Southern California 09:10 – Early Hatred of Police & Growing Up Around Crime 16:44 – Fighting, Anger & Becoming a Troublemaker 28:02 – Getting Arrested for Shoplifting 37:17 – High School, Rebellion & His Brother’s Drug Business 51:18 – His Brother Gets Busted & Police Raid the Family Home 1:00:20 – Deciding to Join the Military 1:06:20 – Accidentally Signing an Option 40 Contract 1:10:54 – Basic Training, a Dear John Letter & Finding Motivation 1:15:33 – Surviving RASP 1:19:34 – Arriving at 2nd Ranger Battalion 1:27:22 – First Deployment to Afghanistan 1:34:33 – Going to Ranger School 1:41:48 – Recycles, Peer Evaluations & Eight Months at Ranger School 1:53:28 – Finally Earning the Ranger Tab 1:57:29 – Deploying to Syria as a Ranger Team Leader 2:01:22 – Dropping Mortars on ISIS 2:03:14 – When the War Suddenly Became Real 2:07:10 – Javelins, Close Calls & Nearly Getting Shot 2:10:29 – Taking Incoming Mortar Fire in Syria 2:19:09 – Returning Home & Considering Delta Force 2:21:05 – Deployment to Iraq With Delta Force 2:25:36 – Ranger Shenanigans & Getting in Trouble Overseas 2:34:14 – Leaving the Army & Struggling With Alcohol 2:38:15 – Becoming a Police Officer 2:48:05 – PTSD, Police Culture & Trying to Change the System 2:54:37 – Refusing to Give Cops Special Treatment 3:01:18 – His First Police Chase Ends in a Rollover 3:09:09 – Leaving the Police Department 3:11:09 – Recovery, PTSD & Hitting Rock Bottom 3:15:18 – Checking Himself Into a VA Psychiatric Ward 3:20:19 – Intensive Therapy & Searching for Something That Worked 3:21:46 – TMS Treatment & Beginning to Heal 3:23:35 – Writing His Memoir as a Way to Understand His Life 3:24:15 – Marijuana-Induced Psychosis & Another Psychiatric Hospitalization 3:31:41 – Finding a Treatment That Finally Helped 3:32:28 – The Demons Within & Looking Forward 3:33:28 – Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
Inside Delta Force: Afghanistan, Syria & the War on ISIS | Brent Tucker (throwback ep)
Brent Tucker, a 20-year Army Special Operations veteran, takes us through his path from the National Guard and 20th Special Forces Group to Delta Force, including combat in Afghanistan and Syria, getting shot on a mission, and fighting ISIS. He also discusses Delta selection and training, working alongside the SAS, the physical toll of two decades at war, and his life after the military. Grab some FRCC here: https://frccoffee.com/ To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -AD FREE AUDIO -AD FREE VIDEO -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse 00:00 – Start 02:28 – Growing Up & Joining the Army After 9/11 09:48 – Fighting to Get Into 20th Special Forces Group 16:28 – Becoming an 18 Echo Green Beret 23:22 – Bolivia & Getting Sent to Combat Diver School 29:25 – Surviving the Hardest Military School of His Career 36:32 – Afghanistan With the Commandos 43:57 – Operation Bulldog Bite & Rescuing Pinned-Down U.S. Soldiers 1:02:29 – A Desperate Call for Help From an Isolated Combat Outpost 1:09:14 – Operation Rockstar & Clearing an Enemy-Held Valley 1:19:12 – Trying Out for Delta Force & Failing Selection 1:26:58 – Making Delta & Going Through OTC 1:35:43 – Delta Force Deployments & Getting Shot 1:39:53 – Fighting ISIS in Syria 1:46:56 – Extreme Long-Range Sniping Against ISIS 1:52:36 – The Battle for Raqqa & Returning to HVT Raids 1:58:00 – The Deaths of John Dunbar & SAS Operator Matt Tonroe 2:04:04 – Injuries, Memory Problems & Knowing It Was Time to Retire 2:08:21 – Delta Force Q&A: Selection, Squadron Culture, DEVGRU & SAS 2:17:03 – Life After Delta & Training SWAT Teams 2:21:02 – Starting First Responder Coffee Company 2:24:33 – The Anti-Hero Podcast 2:26:26 – The Rob O’Neill / Bin Laden Controversy 2:29:41 – Giving First Responders a Platform 2:32:55 – Closing Thoughts original air date 9/22/23 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
Defense Alliance: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan &... Iran?! | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS
We break down the latest Iran developments, including the fight over Hormuz, new U.S. sanctions, China’s role, and whether Iran could really be pulled into a new Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan security bloc. We also look at Russia’s growing threat to Europe, Ukraine’s air defense crisis, and what America’s shifting military posture in South Korea could mean for the balance of power in Asia. Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Subscribe to our newsletter!!!! https://teamhousepodcast.kit.com/join Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Check out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️ https://fogbow.com/ Lobo Institute ⬇️ https://www.loboinstitute.org/ Twitter ⬇️ https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCA LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/ Whitefish security summit ⬇️ https://whitefishsecuritysummit.com Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 01:16 – Iran, Hormuz & the Information War 02:41 – Are Oil Tankers Actually Getting Through? 04:18 – New U.S. Sanctions Target Iran’s Oil Network 08:32 – Can China Simply Ignore U.S. Sanctions? 13:14 – Iran’s Shadow Fleet Problem 16:05 – Iran’s Economy Is Under Massive Pressure 20:55 – How Iran Moves Money Around Sanctions 25:31 – The Financial Networks Keeping Iran Alive 31:03 – Ukraine Is Running Out of Patriot Missiles 34:53 – Saudi Arabia, Turkey & Pakistan’s New Defense Pact 37:37 – Could Iran Actually Join the Alliance? 40:36 – Is the Iran Alliance Story an Information Operation? 45:32 – Turkey, Israel & the Fight for Regional Influence 54:26 – Is Russia Preparing for the Next Phase Against Europe? 56:56 – Russia’s Cyber Threat to Europe 1:00:10 – How Russia Could Cripple European Infrastructure 1:03:02 – U.S. Pullback From South Korea & the Pacific 1:10:02 – Could South Korea Pursue Nuclear Weapons? 1:12:22 – Why Understanding the Enemy Matters 1:15:19 – The Problem With Western Counterinsurgency Thinking Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
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 deliveries, hostage recoveries, armed encounters with Somali pirates, and the missions that ultimately gave him a sense of closure after war. https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-leaning-04014439 Today's Sponsors: Quince⬇️ go to: https://www.quince.com/house for free shipping and 365 day returns GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Blue Chew ⬇️ https://bluechew.com/ Get 1 month free when you buy 2 of BlueChew Gold with code "HOUSECALL" For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Support the show here:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ ORDER JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured __________________________________ Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ —————————————————————— Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 01:12 – Joining the Royal Marines 04:01 – Fighting in Afghanistan 12:52 – Leaving the Marines & Searching for What’s Next 16:20 – The Call That Changed Everything 21:14 – A Mysterious Private Security Job 27:48 – The Mission: Deliver a Ransom to Somali Pirates 33:20 – How Pirate Ransom Negotiations Actually Work 40:01 – Heading Into Pirate Waters Seriously Undergunned 52:20 – Arriving in Somalia & Meeting the Pirates 59:50 – Handing Over the Ransom 1:04:13 – 40 Armed Pirates & a Hostage Exchange Going Wrong 1:07:29 – A Second Pirate Gang Arrives 1:21:03 – Pirates Attack the Tugboats 1:28:18 – Life as an Anti-Piracy Contractor 1:33:39 – Leading His Own Armed Security Team 1:38:22 – Another Pirate Skiff Is Coming Straight for Them 1:43:43 – Taking Control Before the Firefight 1:50:28 – Opening Fire on the Pirates 1:54:47 – Trying to Leave the Security World Behind 2:00:15 – His Final Ransom Mission 2:10:11 – The Unexpected Happy Ending Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.
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