Andrew Bustamente - The Real CIA, Modern Conflict, And What It Means For You

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Connor Beaton

Relationships, Mental Health, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Talking points: culture, geopolitics This interview is probably among the most unique I’ve had on the show. I don’t usually cover straight-up politics, but Andrew’s work has fascinated me for a while. And as the world seems to getting more up in arms (literally and figuratively), I find myself wanting to learn more about where all of this started and how we as men can respond. (00:00:00) - Common misconceptions about the CIA (00:11:47) - Why foreign secrets are such a big deal (00:24:51) - Andrew’s perspective on current global unrest, Iran, and just how complex it is (00:38:31) - What’s difficult to understand about geopolitics, and why there seems to be so much conflict (00:48:19) - Is there any form of governance that truly permits any freedom, and where the balance could lie (00:57:47) - The perspective shift that changed Andrew’s life (01:08:51) - Andrew’s take on what’s going to happen next with Ukraine, Russian, and Iran (01:16:33) - Is US global supremacy in jeopardy? If it is, what does that mean for the average citizen? Andrew Bustamante is a former covert CIA intelligence officer, decorated military combat veteran, successful Fortune 10 corporate advisor, proud husband and father. After 20 years running human and technical intelligence operations for private and government clients worldwide, Andrew founded EverydaySpy.com -- the first-ever digital spy training platform. Headlining both US and International media, Andrew’s training events have been praised for their innovative, authentic, and life-changing impact. When he isn’t giving interviews, running spy exercises, or supporting private intelligence contracts, Andrew lives with his wife (also an ex-CIA Officer) and two children in Colorado. Connect with Andrew -Website: https://everydayspy.com/ -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/everydayspy -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everydayspy/ *** Pick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/ Check out some free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your Relationship Build brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance. Enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they’re looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, Andrew, welcome to The Man Talk Show. How you doing today?
0:11.1	I'm good, man. Thanks for having me, Connor. I'm excited to be here.
0:13.8	Likewise. Likewise. I mean, I've seen you on a bunch of shows and some of the conversations
0:18.3	that you had were super fascinating. It's interesting because I don't
0:21.8	know if many people are talking about and teaching the things that you are teaching and talking
0:27.2	about. And so I'm really excited for this conversation. I really appreciate your perspective.
0:32.2	I'm not to blow too much smoke up your ass before we even start, but I've really appreciated
0:36.9	your voice in the space because it's
0:38.5	very intriguing. And I've been a person who I'm a transplant in the United States. And as somebody
0:46.3	who grew up in Canada, politics, geopolitics, they weren't really a part of my upbringing or the
0:51.3	conversation. And I found that in the last several years since living
0:54.7	in the United States, man, it's just like everywhere. It's at the forefront of the modern
0:59.5	conversation here. And so with all that said, with all that said, in layman's terms, just in
1:05.3	sort of like plain terms, can you describe your role, what your role was at the CIA, and what you think some of the most common misconceptions are about the CIA?
1:16.4	Because I think that's, I think there's a lot of mysteriousness around what the CIA actually is and does.
1:23.7	Absolutely. I mean, you're totally right, Connor. There is not a solid understanding in the world, and especially not with the American public, as to what CIA's true mission and purpose is. And that's where a lot of the misconceptions come from. And then you layer on top of that media and movies and TV and Instagram and everything else. And it just gets warped even worse, right? So CIA is an acronym that
1:46.7	stands for the Central Intelligence Agency. The Central Intelligence Agency really is exactly
1:51.2	what its name says. It is the agency charged with centralizing intelligence that's
1:57.7	collected across the entire what's known as the intelligence community
2:01.1	or the entire government. So the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army, NSA, DOD, FBI, they all have an
2:10.8	intelligence collection division. Even IRS has an intelligence collection division, right? So you've got
2:17.3	all these agencies across the United States, all collecting intelligence related to
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