#530 - Shawn Ryan - Navy Seal To CIA Contractor

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2022

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

Shawn Ryan is a former US Navy SEAL, former contractor for the CIA and a podcaster.

The world's special operations are done in the darkness. If Navy SEALs are a spectre then CIA Contractors are their shadows. Shawn spent decades working behind enemy lines all over the world and has some crazy insights into that life, plus how it feels to re-integrate back into normal society.

Expect to learn what it's like to train Keanu Reeves for John Wick, why physical abuse from your fellow SEALs might be just what you need, the crazy breadth of tasks CIA contractors are asked to complete, why the establishment elite are losing touch with every day people, Shawn's reflections on sobriety after drinking to deal with his anger and much more...

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Sean Ryan, he's a former US Navy
0:06.2	seal former contractor for the CIA and a podcaster. The world's special operations are done in the
0:12.7	darkness. If Navy seals are a specter, then CIA contractors are their shadows. Sean spent
0:18.9	decades working behind enemy lines all over the world and has some crazy insights into that life,
0:24.0	plus how it feels to reintegrate back into normal society. Expect to learn what it's like to
0:29.7	train Kiana Reeves for John Wick. Why physical abuse from your fellow seals might be just what
0:35.0	you need? The crazy breadth of tasks CIA contractors are asked to complete. Why the establishment elite
0:41.0	are losing touch with everyday people? Sean's reflections on sobriety after drinking to deal with his
0:46.0	anger and much more. Don't forget that if you are listening, you should have also got a copy of
0:51.2	the modern wisdom reading list. It's 100 books that you should read before you die, fiction and
0:55.8	nonfiction and they're organized with summaries about why I like them and links to go and get them
1:00.1	and it's free. You can go and get it right now at chriswillx.com slash books. That's chriswillx.com
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