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🗓️ 30 November 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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This is the third and final episode of our Secret Agent Man series with undercover Ohio Wildlife agent RT Stewart. In part one we learned about the big picture mechanics of undercover stings and how RT was a pioneer in the early 1990s for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. We learned that humans don’t do well with chronic stress and discussed the personal toll placed on undercover agents and their families because of it, On this third episode we’re going to hear about some close calls where RT was almost found out and explore the idea of human instinct, having a sixth sense, and how that compares with pure wit. Many believe decision making is purely based on observable data, but it sounds like some many subconscious decision making mechanisms are wired into our DNA. We'll hear again from Dr. Matthew Sharps of the University of California in Fresno and author, Chip Gross. In this final episode of the series, we'll explore some of RT’s best stories of how he handled trouble, and how he used an uncanny wit and intuition to de-escalate situations.
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0:00.0 | Hey, I'm Janice Patelis. |
0:01.4 | And I'm Jordan Bud. |
0:02.5 | Jordan and I have spent our lives in the outdoors, both as hunters and professional guys. |
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0:36.8 | Hey, well, yeah, first day I remember that's what my buddy said that he was a game organ. |
0:42.0 | Nothing, yeah. |
0:43.4 | He said, yeah, that guy's good right in, live with him. |
0:45.7 | You know, I'm thinking, yeah, that's what we do. |
0:48.5 | Wow. |
0:49.5 | We're on our third and final episode of our secret agent man series with undercover Ohio Wildlife Agent RT Stewart. |
0:58.0 | On part one, we learned about the big picture mechanics of undercover stings and how RT was a pioneer in the early 1990s for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. |
1:10.2 | We learned that humans don't do well with chronic stress and discuss the personal toll placed on undercover agents |
1:18.4 | and their families because of it. |
1:20.6 | And in a comactic moment, I asked RT a cutting question. |
1:26.4 | Was it worth it? |
1:27.6 | You're too good. |
1:31.6 | No, no, it wasn't. |
1:38.1 | No, I look back at it. |
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