Retired CIA Operative Instructor Jason Hanson | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 158

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Mike Ritland

Society & Culture, Documentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2023

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Jason Hanson knows how to keep a secret. It's part of his job, actually - he's a former officer of the CIA, or 'The Agency' as insiders call it - along with an instructor in escape and evasion via his his tactical spy school, a frequent media guest on television programs around the world, and even a New York Times bestselling author with his book 'Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life.' And with a resumé ranging from surveillance to Shark Tank, safe to say Jason's got more than a few good stories worth sharing from the world of intelligence espionage. So how does somebody become a CIA Operative? What kind of work was Jason doing when he worked at the Agency? And just what exactly is the CIA up to nowadays, in a digital world that's constantly connected? Let's meet Jason. ---------- Support Jason Hanson - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JasonHansonSpyBriefing LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-r-hanson-5a1760a5/ Spy + Survival Briefing: https://www.spybriefing.com Enroll in Jason's Tactical Spy Course: https://www.tacticalspyschool.com Fueled by TeamDog | www.mikeritlandco.com | @Teamdog.pet ALL THINGS MIKE RITLAND: SHOP for Fueled By Team Dog Performance Dog Food, Treats, Apparel, Accessories, and Protection dogs - MikeRitlandCo.com - https://www.MikeRitlandCo.com Team Dog Online dog training - TeamDog.pet - https://www.TeamDog.pet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A friend of mine has a great quote that I love, and she says,
0:03.2	CIA officers are the world's best salesman.
0:05.6	The only difference is, you sell vacuums, we sell treason.
0:11.7	So you've got to be able to sell ice to an Eskimo.
0:13.6	You've got to be able to talk to anybody.
0:15.0	If you get stranded, you've got to be able to convince somebody,
0:16.6	hey, can I get a ride for a few miles?
0:18.3	Of course, you're lying out of your teeth.
0:19.7	You're not saying, yes, what is your job?
0:21.4	I work for the Central Intelligence Agency.
0:23.1	This isn't the military.
0:24.1	We're going to have a bunch of guys surrounding.
0:25.8	You're going to be out on the streets alone by yourself.
0:28.2	How resourceful are you?
0:29.8	It's going to be tough.
0:30.5	We want to be able to drop you in the middle of nowhere.
0:32.4	It's just a mental game, and they just try to break you mentally.
0:35.0	A lot of times, it's your own imagination,
0:38.4	meaning you're like, oh, crap, I'm being followed.
0:40.2	Here in the States, I can run around and drive in circles,
0:42.7	and I don't care.
0:43.4	But there, you can't do it, because then surveillance will be like,
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