FTS: Some Days Matter More than Others

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Original air date: June 24, 2024 Former CIA senior intelligence service officer Daniel Hoffman joins Marc Polymeropoulos to reveal the intersection of an amazing spy story, a heartwarming love story, a family’s resilience in overcoming tragedy, and what ultimately matters most in life. Don’t miss this special episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.0	Thank you and enjoy the show.
0:38.2	Today's episode. Today's episode from the silo was originally published on June 24th,
0:52.9	20204. We hope you enjoy.
0:56.9	This is above-average intelligence, a production of the DSR Network.
1:02.2	Each week, hosts Mark Polymeropolis and David Rothkopf are joined by leading experts from
1:07.5	the intelligence community for expert analysis on the biggest security challenges around the world.
1:20.4	Welcome to the podcast. I'm Mark Polymeropolis and this is DSR's Above Average Intelligence Show.
1:26.4	Today I am honored to welcome as my guest, Mr. Daniel Hoffman, a good friend of mine, a
1:30.6	former colleague, someone who I speak with all the time on both on current events, but also on
1:37.5	life.
1:39.2	Dan is a former senior officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, my old outfit as well,
1:43.3	where Dan served as a three-time station chief and as a senior executive in the Central Intelligence Agency, my old outfit as well, where Dan served
1:44.4	as a three-time station chief and as a senior executive in the clandescent services. Dan led large-scale
1:50.2	human intelligence operations and technical programs and his assignments, including tours of duty
1:54.0	in the former Soviet Union, Europe and war zones in the Middle East and South Asia.
1:57.9	He served as director of the CIA's Middle East and North Africa division,
2:01.3	a place where I called home for quite some time. He's currently a national security analyst
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