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Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras on Russia, Ukraine & Protecting Presidents – Ask Dr. Drew – Episode 83

Ask Dr. Drew

Dr. Drew

Health & Fitness, News Commentary, News, Politics

4.7759 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2022

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

For over 12 years, Evy Poumpouras served on the Secret Service in an elite unit protecting Presidents Obama, Clinton & Bush. As an expert on national security, she has unique insight into the crisis in Russia & Ukraine. She reveals shocking details as a first responder on 9/11 – heroic actions that earned her a Secret Service Valor Award. Evy Poumpouras is a TV personality, journalist, and former US Secret Service Special Agent with expertise in national security, law enforcement, crime, and human behavior. As a first responder during the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks, she was honored with the Secret Service Valor Award. She also served on the Secret Service’s Presidential Protective Division for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, and is the bestselling author of "Becoming Bulletproof." Visit Evy at https://EvyPoumpouras.com and follow her at https://Twitter.com/EvyPoumpouras and https://Instagram.com/EvyPoumpouras. Read Evy's book "Becoming Bulletproof" at https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Bulletproof-Influence-Situations-Fearlessly/dp/1982103752/?tag=drdrewtv-20  [The podcast was originally broadcast on March 30, 2022] Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation ( https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/FirstLadyOfLove). SPONSORS • BLUE MICS – After more than 30 years in broadcasting, Dr. Drew’s iconic voice has reached pristine clarity through Blue Microphones. But you don’t need a fancy studio to sound great with Blue’s lineup: ranging from high-quality USB mics like the Yeti, to studio-grade XLR mics like Dr. Drew’s Blueberry. Find your best sound at https://drdrew.com/blue  • ELGATO – Every week, Dr. Drew broadcasts live shows from his home studio under soft, clean lighting from Elgato’s Key Lights. From the control room, the producers manage Dr. Drew’s streams with a Stream Deck XL, and ingest HD video with a Camlink 4K. Add a professional touch to your streams or Zoom calls with Elgato. See how Elgato’s lights transformed Dr. Drew’s set: https://drdrew.com/sponsors/elgato/  THE SHOW: For over 30 years, Dr. Drew Pinsky has taken calls from all corners of the globe, answering thousands of questions from teens and young adults. To millions, he is a beacon of truth, integrity, fairness, and common sense. Now, after decades of hosting Loveline and multiple hit TV shows – including Celebrity Rehab, Teen Mom OG, Lifechangers, and more – Dr. Drew is opening his phone lines to the world by streaming LIVE from his home studio in California. On Ask Dr. Drew, no question is too extreme or embarrassing because the Dr. has heard it all. Don’t hold in your deepest, darkest questions any longer. Ask Dr. Drew and get real answers today. This show is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information exchanged during participation in this program, including interactions with DrDrew.com and any affiliated websites, are intended for educational and/or entertainment purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Before we bring our guest in, we were talking to Evie, who is from, is Greek, and we were talking about our trip to Greece.

0:06.8

And Susan, you said, do you want to go back?

0:08.1

It was last year.

0:09.2

It was a year.

0:10.1

I can't believe it.

0:11.0

It was June, right?

0:12.6

Something like that, July.

0:13.6

Oh, maybe.

0:14.7

It wasn't quite a year ago.

0:15.7

It feels like eternity ago, the way everything's been going in the world. So where do you want to go back to?

0:21.3

I want to go to Portugal and I want to go to Prague and I'll go to France.

0:26.0

Okay.

0:26.7

And then maybe or Portugal and Spain.

0:28.7

Well, I'm ready to go.

0:30.0

I really want to get out of this country as soon as I can.

0:32.6

To that point, Evie Pompores joins us.

0:35.1

She is a TV personality, journalist, former U.S. Secret Service special agent, expertise in national security, law enforcement, and human behavior. He was a first responder during 9-11, and she was honored with the Secret Service Valor Award. She also served the Secret Service Presidential Protective Division for President Barack Obama, First Lady of Michelle Obama,

0:55.7

also had been working in, I believe, two other White Houses. We'll get that straight in a second.

1:02.1

And she is the author of the bestselling book, Becoming Bulletproof, which is a book full of very,

1:08.4

very useful information, particularly in today's world. And I thought

1:12.4

on the heels of all that's going on in Eastern Europe and what's going on in this country and

1:18.2

what we've been dealing with for the last several years, she would be an interesting person

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