John O. Brennan

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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4.6 • 68.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

John O. Brennan is a former American intelligence officer who served as the Director of the CIA from 2013 to 2017. John joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the distinctions between the CIA and FBI, his professional route through his career, and serving under six different administrations. John explains what it's like to be confronted with harsh realities where either course of action has implications, the ebbs and flows of the CIA's power of persuasion, and the need for ethical intelligence. John opens up about the personal weight of his job, the trickle-down effects of supporting smaller nations, and the ways in which climate change will continue to have serious national security implications. In the fact check, we find out if Miniature Mouse is a good fit for the CIA. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome, welcome welcome to armchair expert, experts on expert.
0:04.7	I'm Dan Shepard, I'm joined by miniature Mouse.
0:08.2	Hi.
0:09.2	Hello, super interesting guess today.
0:12.0	John Brennan, who is a former American
0:14.6	Intelligence Officer who served as the director of the CIA from 2013 to
0:19.4	2017. Boy it's not often you get to chat with the former director of the CIA.
0:25.0	We got inside knowledge.
0:27.0	We might have got classified information.
0:29.0	I hope so.
0:30.0	They might be coming for us.
0:32.0	He has a new book out now called Undaunted, My Fight Against America's
0:36.7	enemies at home and abroad. John is so original. He was such a methodical conversation, right? The way he processes
0:44.2	info and communicates is just so unique. Yeah, I wish I could be in the CIA.
0:49.7	Maybe I am. Oh my goodness. You wouldn't know. No, you would never blow your cover. You would be a great operative. Thank you.
0:56.3	Mm-hmm. Well, let's find out if John recruits either of us after this wonderful episode with John Brennan. Enjoy.
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1:16.8	podcasts. You might not like this but I just want to say on first glance judging a book by its cover
1:39.0	you just look like a very kind nice person if I saw you at the grocery store, I would not go,
1:44.0	oh, that guy was definitely the director of the Seattle.
1:46.0	Oh, the glasses are off.
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