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Mike Drop
Mike Drop, hosted by former Navy SEAL and bestselling author Mike Ritland, is a no-holds-barred platform that dives deep into the stories and experiences of extraordinary individuals. Known for his candid and unfiltered approach, Mike interviews guests ranging from special operations veterans and elite athletes to renowned authors and thought leaders, offering listeners a exclusive glimpse into the human side of those who have excelled in their fields. Whether it's discussing the intense…
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Mike DropU.S. Soldiers May Be FORCED to Execute the Fort Hood Shooter | Mike Drop Newsroom
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 11 OCTOBER 2026The soldiers chosen for the Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad may have no way to opt out, and the Pentagon still wants the…
Mike DropU.S. Army Will EXECUTE the Fort Hood Shooter, and the Pentagon Wants It Livestreamed | Mike Drop Newsroom
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 10 OCTOBER 2026The Pentagon says the Fort Hood shooter will face a firing squad on December 3rd — and that the execution may be live…
Mike DropU.S. Carrier Group SANK 64 Iranian Warships, Then Came Home | A Navy SEAL Reacts
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 09 OCTOBER 2026The New York Times says the Iran war was supposed to show off American power and has done the opposite. B-1 bombers are…
Mike DropIran Gets BOLDER as U.S. Forces Pull Back | Mike Drop Newsroom
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 08 OCTOBER 2026The New York Times says the Iran war was supposed to show off American power and has done the opposite. B-1 bombers are…
Mike DropYemen Asked for Help. Why Did the U.S. Stand By? | Mike Drop Newsroom
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 07 OCTOBER 2026France leads both papers again, so Mike skips ahead to the stories that matter here.The headlines: according to the New…
Mike DropThe Delta Force and DEVGRU Op Nobody Talks About: Hunting Pablo Escobar | Ep. 312
Former DEA Special Agent Steve Murphy—credited with taking down cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, serving as a technical consultant for Narcos, and co-authoring…
Mike DropWounded by Iran, Then Left on Their Own | Mike Drop Newsroom
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 06 OCTOBER 2026The biggest story today wasn't on either front page. Mike pulls in an AP report: soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian…
Mike DropThe U.S. Just Pulled B-1 Bombers Out of the UK. Why? | A Navy SEAL Reacts
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 05 OCTOBER 2026The Journal and the Times split again today, and Mike gives the edge to the Times.The headlines: the U.S. is moving its B-1…
Mike DropI Walked Away From God for Decades. Here's What Brought Me Back | Mike Drop Newsroom
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 04 OCTOBER 2026A long one for Sunday. There's no Wall Street Journal today, so Mike covers the New York Times and then shares the story…
Mike DropA Private Intel Brief on Iran: What the Headlines Aren't Telling You | Mike Drop Newsroom
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 03 OCTOBER 2026The Saturday papers split again, and this episode includes something new: a private intelligence summary from Mike's friend…
Mike DropA Third Aircraft Carrier Is Headed to the Middle East. What's Coming? | A Navy SEAL Reacts
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 02 OCTOBER 2026A busy front page to close out the week. The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal split today, so Mike covers…
Mike DropAmerica Is Leaving Iraq. Was It Worth It? | A Navy SEAL Who Was There
MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 01 OCTOBER 2026Both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times led with the same two stories today.The first: after more than 23 years…
Mike DropNavy SEAL Captain Brad Geary: I Refused to Go Quietly | Ep. 311
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Mike DropMax Afterburner Reveals Why He Broke the Rules to Save a Navy SEAL | Ep. 310
Former F-15E Strike Eagle combat pilot and U.S. Air Force Thunderbird number two Ryan Bodenheimer — founder and host of Max Afterburner — joins me exactly 25…
Mike DropFederal Agent Reveals Why He Believes Epstein Left His Cell Alive | Ep. 309
Former Diplomatic Security Service special agent and attorney Ryan Dalton joins Mike to discuss his career investigating human trafficking, protecting U.S…
Mike DropSecret Service Agent Reveals What REALLY Happened Inside the Twin Towers on 9/11 | Ep. 308
Retired Secret Service Special Agent Darin Kinder recounts surviving 9/11 from inside the World Trade Center, entering the North Tower to help people evacuate…
Mike DropNavy SEAL: Kicked Out of the Naval Academy — Then Earned His Way Into the SEAL Teams | Ep. 307
Former Navy SEAL Jonathan Wilson sits down with Mike Ritland to share his path from getting kicked out of the Naval Academy to fighting his way into the SEAL…
Mike DropAir Force JTAC Reveals Why Special Operators Can’t Fight Without Air Support | Ep 306
Air Force Special Operations JTAC veteran Conan Higgins joins the show to break down what a Joint Terminal Attack Controller actually does on the…
Mike DropThe Day I Lost a Ranger: Tony Mayne on Faith, Death, and Purpose | Ep. 305 | Pt. 3
In the final part of this conversation, Tony Mayne shares the story he says he's never told publicly before—the loss of his soldier Hing Shaw to an IED, and…
Mike DropRangers, Delta Force, and the Cost of War | Ep. 305 | Pt. 2
In Part 2, former Army Ranger Tony Mayne takes us deep into the objective and execution of the Haditha Dam mission—one of the most heavily defended objectives…
Mike Drop75th Ranger Veteran Finally Speaks On Haditha Dam & the Ambush That Followed | Ep. 305 | Pt. 1
Retired Major Tony Mayne joins the podcast to walk through 12 years in U.S. Special Operations Command, including nine years in the 75th Ranger Regiment's 3rd…
Mike DropDebunking the Extortion 17 Conspiracy Theories Once & For All | Ep. 304 | Pt. 3
In the final part of this conversation, Mike Sarraille recounts the base attack in Jalalabad where he served as Joint Strike Force commander, dismantles the…
Mike DropThe Night Extortion 17 Went Down & Notifying the Families | Ep. 304 | Pt. 2
Part 2 of this conversation with Mike Sarraille picks up inside the deployments that followed Ramadi, including the chaotic quick-reaction mission into Sadr…
Mike DropThe REAL Story Behind Michael Monsoor & Task Unit Bruiser | Ep. 304 | Pt. 1
Mike Sarraille breaks down his path from getting kicked out of college to Force Recon to Navy SEAL to DEVGRU. He talks Delta vs DEVGRU, deploying to Ramadi…
Mike DropPermission to Heal: Prime Hall on Plant Medicine, Faith, and Finding Purpose | Ep. 303 | Pt. 3
In the final part of this Mike Drop conversation, Prime Hall traces his path from military transition into deep psychological healing. He details his first…
Mike DropShot Through the Neck: A Marine Raider's Deadliest Day in Helmand | Ep. 303 | Pt. 2
Prime Hall returns for Part 2 of this Mike Drop conversation, taking listeners deep into his time as a Marine Raider deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan…
Mike DropMARSOC Raider on Combat, Resilience, and Staying Alive | Ep. 303 | Pt. 1
Mike Ritland sits down with Prime Hall — former Marine Raider, Marine Corps water survival instructor, co-founder of Deep End Fitness and Operation Resilience…
Mike Drop80% of Russian Drones Never Reach Ukraine—Here's the Robot War | Ep. 302 | Pt. 3
In the final part, Mike LeBlanc explains why Ukraine has become a real-time preview of future warfare, where robots and drones now do most of the fighting and…
Mike DropUkraine Battlefield Tests: Robots That Can Now Open Fire | Ep. 302 | Pt. 2
In Part 2, Mike LeBlanc details how a chance call pulled him away from a private equity offer and into Silicon Valley, where he co-founded Cobalt Robotics…
Mike DropHe Built the Defense Humanoid Robots Now Fighting in Ukraine | Ep. 302 | Pt. 1
Former Marine Corps officer, Harvard Business School graduate, and entrepreneur Mike LeBlanc spent 13 years in the Marine Corps, including back-to-back…
Mike DropWAR BENEATH THE SURFACE: Tunnels, Sub-Terra Combat, and the Next Battlefield | Ep. 301 | Pt. 3
In the final part of this conversation, Major John Spencer breaks down the discipline he's built his career on: urban warfare. He explains why cities are the…
Mike DropTHE COST OF COMMAND: 150 Lives, Zero Sleep, and the Making of an Urban Warfare Expert | Ep. 301 | Pt. 2
Major John Spencer is a retired U.S. Army officer who served 25 years in uniform, including two combat tours in Iraq as an infantry platoon leader and later as…
Mike DropTOP WAR STRATEGIST: Why the Iran Escalation Theory Left Out What Mattered Most | Ep. 301 | Pt. 1
Major John Spencer is a retired U.S. Army officer with more than 25 years of service and is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on urban…
Mike DropFree Will, Faith, and Second Chances After the Fall | Ep. 300 | Pt. 3
In the final part of this conversation, Derek Janisch talks about rebuilding his life after prison — reconnecting with his ex-wife in Hawaii, moving back to…
Mike DropHe Survived Afghanistan, Then Got Shot Growing Weed | Ep. 300 | Pt. 2
Derek Janisch spent a decade in the SEAL Teams, deploying to Afghanistan and the Philippines, before his life came apart at home. In this part 2, he talks…
Mike DropI Survived Afghanistan, But Almost Got K*lled in California Over $3k | Ep. 300 | Pt. 1
Derek Janisch took PKM and RPG fire in Afghanistan and walked away alive. Years later on a California cannabis farm, an argument over $3,000 put a bullet in…
Mike DropWhy the Epstein Files and Its Names Are Never Touched | Ep. 299 | Pt. 3
In the final part of this conversation, Nic McKinley traces his path from private personal recovery work to founding DeliverFund, and delivers a hard-hitting…
Mike DropCIA Recruitment, High-Speed Chases, and the Op That Led to DeliverFund | Ep. 299 | Pt. 2
Nic McKinley returns for Part 2, picking up right after his time as a Pararescue instructor and walking through his recruitment into a specialized CIA unit. He…
Mike DropPJ Turned CIA Spy Breaks Silence on Human Trafficking in America | Ep. 299 | Pt. 1
Former U.S. Air Force Pararescueman and CIA officer Nic McKinley — a Harvard grad dubbed "the real Jack Ryan" for his operational background across…
Mike DropFrom Imposter to Disciple: Tu Lam on Finding Christ After Fame, Psychedelics & a Broken Heart | Ep. 298 | Pt. 3
In the final chapter of Tu Lam's story, the walls come down completely. Part 3 opens where the inner war is still raging — fame, an imposter's burden, and a…
Mike DropCall of Duty's Most Downloaded Character: Opiates, Ibogaine & Seeing Jesus | Ep. 298 | Pt. 2
Former Green Beret and Special Mission Unit operator Tu Lam opens up about the hidden battles that followed one of the most decorated careers in special…
Mike DropTu Lam: How a Vietnamese Refugee Became a Green Beret & Call of Duty Character | Ep. 298 | Pt. 1
Former Green Beret Tu Lam served over 23 years in Special Forces, deploying to 27 countries, and is the founder of Ronin Tactics and author of The Way of the…
Mike DropFlorida Lt. Governor Jay Collins on Trump's Endorsement, AI Dangers, & Why Florida Must Not Fall Back | Ep. 297 | Pt. 3
Jay Collins — Green Beret, combat amputee, and Florida's Lieutenant Governor — is now running for Governor, going up against a Trump-endorsed opponent in what…
Mike DropFlorida Lt. Governor Jay Collins: Retiring From Special Forces, the VA System, & Fixing America From the State Level | Ep. 297 | Pt. 2
Jay Collins served as a one-legged Green Beret before retiring on his own terms, then transitioned into nonprofit work and eventually Florida politics —…
Mike DropGREEN BERET Did Field Surgery on His Own Arm With No Doctor & Stayed in the Fight | Ep. 297 | Pt. 1
Jay Collins spent 23 years in Army Special Forces, serving in South America and the Middle East as a Green Beret, where he was shot in the arm and ultimately…
Mike DropKyle Morgan on the Mali Hostage Rescue, Moral Injury, Sobriety & Serving Others | Ep. 296 | Pt. 3
Kyle Morgan opens up with raw honesty about his decade with 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force). He details the legendary Radisson Blu Hotel hostage rescue in Mali that…
Mike DropFrom 82nd Airborne to Delta Force: Kyle Morgan’s Path Through Combat | Ep. 296 | Pt. 2
Kyle Morgan continues his conversation with Mike Ritland, detailing his remarkable journey through the U.S. Army. From his turbulent youth and early…
Mike DropDelta Force Operator Who Led the Radisson Blu Hostage Rescue Breaks His Silence | Ep. 296 | Pt. 1
Kyle Morgan spent over 20 years in the Army as a Green Beret and Delta Force operator, serving in every kinetic conflict since 9/11 including deployments to…
Mike DropDeclared Dead in Vietnam: Major Capers on Faith, Loss, and Coming Home | Ep. 295 | Pt. 3
Major James Capers spent years after Vietnam running ambushes behind enemy lines, surviving an assassination attempt in Hamburg, and serving as a bodyguard to…
Mike DropFrom Force Recon to the Medal of Honor: Major Capers on Vietnam's Bloodiest Missions | Ep. 295 | Pt. 2
Major James Capers ran 50 missions in Vietnam as a Force Recon Marine — combat swims in shark-infested waters, a POW rescue that earned him his first Purple…
Mike DropDECLARED DEAD IN VIETNAM: Force Recon Legend Finally Gets the Medal of Honor | Ep. 295 | Pt 1
Major James Capers led a four day mission in Vietnam that should have killed him. His unit was inserted, took heavy contact, and fought through the night with…
Mike DropVenezuela, Ideology, and Why We Keep Fighting Unwinnable Wars | Ep. 294 | Pt. 3
Retired Army Sergeant Major and Green Beret Terry Wilson closes out a conversation that covers everything from geopolitics to personal redemption. Terry and…
Mike Drop11 Deployments, a Downed Chinook, and the Grief That Broke Him Open | Ep. 294 | Pt. 2
Retired Army Sergeant Major and Green Beret Terry Wilson returns for Part 2 with some of the rawest conversation yet. From witnessing a Chinook go down in…
Mike DropGreen Beret Exposes the Government's Chinook Shootdown Cover-Up | Ep. 294 | Pt. 1
Retired Army Sergeant Major and Green Beret Terry Wilson spent 24 years in uniform with the 7th Special Forces Group, racking up 11 combat deployments and…
Mike DropIbogaine, Iran, and the Epstein Files: A Recon Marine Gets Unfiltered | Ep. 293 | Pt. 3
Retired Marine Force Recon Gunnery Sergeant Ryan Kuperus closes out his conversation with Mike Ritland with the kind of honesty that makes people uncomfortable…
Mike DropWhen Leadership Fails in Combat: Lessons from Helmand Province | Ep. 293 | Pt. 2
Retired Marine Force Recon Gunnery Sergeant Ryan Kuperus returns for part two with some of the most harrowing combat accounts you'll hear. From a near-fatal…
Mike DropRecon Marine Exposes the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps for Stolen Valor | Ep. 293 | Pt. 1
Ryan Kuperus is a retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant with 17+ years in infantry, recon, and Force Recon. Medically retired after multiple combat deployments and…
Mike DropLife After SAS & Training America’s SWAT Teams | Ep. 292 | Pt. 3
Former SAS operator Phil Singleton reflects on life after the Regiment. He shares his candid thoughts on the Falklands War, his decision to leave the SAS, and…
Mike DropFrom SAS Selection to Storming the Iranian Embassy | Ep. 292 | Pt. 2
Former British SAS operator Phil Singleton shares hard-earned insights from his distinguished career. He offers a firsthand account of the 1980 Iranian Embassy…
Mike DropSAS vs. P Company: Inside British Tier One Selection | Ep. 292 | Pt. 1
Phil Singleton spent years operating in the shadows — tier one SAS, Operation Nimrod, the Iranian Embassy siege — and then quietly disappeared into a second…