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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.

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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

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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!

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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


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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


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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!


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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.

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