#661 - John Kiriakou

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

Theo Von

Comedy

4.7 • 28K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 140 minutes

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John Kiriakou is a former CIA counter-terrorism officer, author and speaker. His new book “The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics and Techniques” is available August 4th. John joins Theo to talk about how he was recruited into the CIA, his decision to speak up about the agency’s torture programs, and why there are more spies in America than we might think. John Kiriakou: https://x.com/JohnKiriakou The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics and Techniques: https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Skills-Tactics-Techniques ------------------------------------------------- Tour Dates! https://theovon.com/tour New Merch: https://www.theovonstore.com ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ Perplexity AI: Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/theo Morgan and Morgan: Visit https://forthepeople.com/THEO to see if you might have a case. Morgan and Morgan. America's Largest Injury Law Firm. Carshield: Go to http://carshield.com and use code THEO for 20% off. Saily: Download SAILY's app and use code THEO at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For more details go to https://saily.com/theo ⛵ Better Help: Sign up and get 10% off at http://BetterHelp.com/theo Watch on Spotify. Spotify subscribers get fewer ads on our episodes. ------------------------------------------------- Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn Bishop Gunn - Shine ------------------------------------------------ Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: tpwproducer@gmail.com Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503 Video Hotline for Theo Upload here: https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload ------------------------------------------------ Find Theo: Website: https://theovon.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/theovon Facebook: https://facebook.com/theovon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend Twitter: https://twitter.com/theovon YouTube: https://youtube.com/theovon Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips Shorts Channel: https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z ------------------------------------------------ Producer: Zach https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers Producer: Trevyn https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/ Producer: Nick https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/ Producer: Andrew https://www.instagram.com/bleachmediaofficial/ Producer: Halston https://www.instagram.com/halstonrays/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On June 5th, Masters of the Universe arrives.
0:03.0	That sword is gonna show me the way home.
0:07.0	Power up your summer.
0:08.0	Hang on. It's about to get weird.
0:10.0	Yeah!
0:12.0	And experience the rise.
0:13.0	Take the sword.
0:14.0	Protect them.
0:15.0	Of He-Man.
0:16.0	I have the cross!
0:19.0	How does it feel to be the mighty warrior? Pretty great. Don't miss Masters of the killer. How does it feel to be the mighty warrior?
0:22.8	Pretty great.
0:24.0	Don't miss Masters of the Universe.
0:25.6	Ready PG-13 may be inappropriate for children under 13.
0:28.3	Only Peter's June 5th.
0:29.3	Get tickets now.
0:30.2	Today's guest is an author.
0:31.9	He's a speaker.
0:33.4	He's a former CIA officer who's also known for being a whistleblower in the CIA's use of torture.
0:40.4	He has a new book coming out called The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics, and Techniques.
0:47.5	Today's guest is Mr. John Kiriaku.
0:50.3	Shine on me, and I will find a song. Yeah. Yeah. In fact, I brought a couple of letters. I hope you don't... As long as you don't meet me, if I sign him, I can help anything. I'm just telling you that. Oh, okay. I was going to ask if... I was going to ask if you thought it would be helpful. I got... Did you really?
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