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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 DropSEAL Team 6 Jailed in Serbia Daniel Corbett | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 194
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropDaniel Corbett provides unique…
Mike DropSEAL Team 5 Sunga Life Founder Jeff Gum | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 193
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropJeff Gum has a complicated career…
Mike DropSEAL Team Seven Defense Strategies Group Zack Ferguson | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 192
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropZack Ferguson is a former Navy SEAL…
Mike DropGreen Beret Chronicles Founder Jay Dorleus | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 191
Jay Dorleus has seen more than his fair share of explosive engagements. With 2 Iraq and 4 Afghanistan Deployments under his belt, he's served 14 years in…
Mike DropVietnam Green Beret Col. Rich Wall | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 190
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropThe United States Special Forces are a…
Mike DropPrimal Canine Trainer Mike Jones | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 189
Mike Jones is the owner and head trainer at Primal Canine, a dog training service for all breeds, sizes, and age that specializes in severe behavior…
Mike DropPro MMA Fighter Navy SEAL Mitch Aguiar | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 188
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropMitch "Smashin' Frog" Aguiar…
Mike DropNight Stalker Master Aviator Author Alan C. Mack | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 187
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropCW5 Alan C. Mack is an elite aviator…
Mike DropRet. Blackwater Operator Author Morgan Lerette | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 186
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropThe world of private military…
Mike DropNavy Trauma Nurse Jab Lab Co-Owner Nikki Selby | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 185
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropWorking in a military hospital is no…
Mike DropFit Body Bootcamp Owner Bedros Keuilian | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 184
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropBedros Keuilian believes that you can…
Mike DropNavy SEAL Blackwater Team McAfee CEO Jimmy Watson | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 183
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropJimmy Watson has got one hell of a…
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Air Force Pararescueman Brandon Daugherty Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 182
Air Force Pararescuemen, also known as PJ's, are the only elite combat force in the Department of Defense that are trained and equipped to perform personnel…
Mike DropAstronaut Rescue Air Force PJ Brandon Daugherty Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 181
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropBrandon Daugherty rescues Astronauts…
Mike DropFormer Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 180
Subscribe to the Mike Drop Patreon Page to see Ad-Free Episodes Early + Bonus Content at https://www.patreon.com/mikedropYou might not know it, but the United…
Mike DropFormer Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 179
The United States Secret Service is one of our nation's most important federal agencies. Serving under the Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service…
Mike DropSEAL Team Eight Sniper Sam Mackey | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 178
Sam Mackey retired from the U.S. Navy with over 20 years of service in SEAL Teams, having served first as a Sniper at SEAL Team Eight before pivoting to SEAL…
Mike DropArizona Border Sheriff Matthew Thomas Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 177
The crisis at the southern border is a hotly-contested topic among Americans, but few have seen the realities of the situation quite like Arizona Chief Deputy…
Mike DropArizona Border Sheriff Matthew Thomas | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 176
Matthew Thomas is an active-duty Chief Deputy Sheriff in Pinal County, Arizona - one of the fastest growing counties in the country, in no small part due to…
Mike DropSEAL Team Seven Defense Strategies Group Mike O'Dowd | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 175
Anyone can be Special Operations - or at least, that's what Mike O'Dowd thinks. To him, Special Operations is a mindset - one about never accepting failure and…
Mike DropSEAL Team Ten Canine Handler Chris Cappa Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 174
Training an animal to move, obey, and communicate effectively is no easy feat - especially when you're serving at the Tip of the Spear. That's where SEAL Team…
Mike DropSEAL Team Ten Canine Handler Chris Cappa Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 173
Every warrior has a different reason for going over the wire. For Chris Cappa, it was almost destiny; a chance encounter at a local gym turned into a series of…
Mike DropMarjah Marine Infantry Squad Leader Ryan Rogers Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 172
There's more to being a Marine Squad Infantry Leader than simply telling other Marines what to do. You're not only responsible for your squad's successes, but…
Mike DropMarjah Marine Infantry Squad Leader Ryan Rogers Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 171
The Battle of Marjah. A knock-down, drag-out, world class brawl. Featuring over 15,000 soldiers from all over the world, it was the largest joint operation in…
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Ret. CIA Security Officer Ryan Fugit Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 170
After 7 years of flying as an Apache Helicopter Pilot for the Army, Ryan Fugit knew it was time to settle down. So naturally, he moved back to the States…
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Army Apache Helicopter Pilot Ryan Fugit Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 169
Ryan Fugit is pretty good at seeing the bigger picture. Nowadays, he's a podcast host - hosting 'Combat Stories,' a weekly interview series dedicated to…
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Top Gun Fighter Pilot Instructor Jack Stewart Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 166
Wait a minute, TOPGUN only trains students to become instructors? Turns out, there's quite a few details the Tom Cruise movies missed when it comes to the most…
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Dog Training Q&A with Navy SEAL Teamdog Founder Mike Ritland | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 167
Why's my dog so aggressive? How can I start to train them more effectively? And what's the secret to getting any dog to truly obey your commands? There may be…
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Top Gun Fighter Pilot Instructor Jack Stewart Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 166
Jack Stewart always wanted to fly. Following in his pilot father's footsteps, he pursued a career in aviation at the U.S. Naval Academy before serving 23 years…
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French Foreign Legion Navy SEAL Taylor Cavanaugh | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 165
The French Foreign Legion - a unique corps of the French Army that, unlike nearly any other army in the world, allows foregin nationals to enlist at will. It's…
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Knife-Forging SEAL Nomad Shane Hiatt Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 164
Mike Ritland and Shane Hiatt have been friends for a long time. Which is a surprisingly rare thing in the veteran community - the odds that two SEAL Team guys…
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Knife-Forging SEAL Nomad Shane Hiatt Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 163
It takes all sorts to make the world, but only a select few are chosen to lead. Just ask Shane Hiatt - he's a former Point Man for SEAL Team 3, where he met…
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Navy SEAL Immigrant Drago Dzieran Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 162
Retired Navy SEAL Drago Dzieran has a complicated past. Before serving twenty years at the Tip of the Spear, he was a political prisoner in his home country of…
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Navy SEAL Immigrant Drago Dzieran Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 161
Drago Dzieran was born in Poland while under Communist rule. After spending time in a Communist prison (also known as a Gulag) as a political prisoner for his…
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Ranger BORSTAR Actor Vince 'Rocco' Vargas Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 160
Nobody understands the border crisis quite like Vince 'Rocco' Vargas. Though most know him now as the actor behind Gilly Lopez on FX's 'Mayans M.C.', Vince is…
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Ranger BORSTAR Actor Vince 'Rocco' Vargas Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 159
'Going Hollywood'. It's a phrase that's all too familiar to Vince 'Rocco' Vargas - a veteran turned actor, Vinny's appeared in FX's Mayans M.C. along with a…
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Retired CIA Operative Instructor Jason Hanson | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 158
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…
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Recon Marine Fox Special Forces Host Rudy Reyes Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 157
Retired Recon Marine Rudy Reyes has got quite the resumé. He's a wildly popular Call of Duty character, he played himself on HBO's Generation Kill, he hosts…
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Recon Marine Fox Special Forces Host Rudy Reyes Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 156
Call of Duty. Generation Kill. Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test. For Rudy Reyes, it's all in a days work, but Hollywood's far from his only priority…
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Navy SEAL Crossfit King Dave Castro | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 155
Every year, CrossFit's toughest athletes enroll to compete in The CrossFit Games, a three-week global competition designed to find the Fittest Man and Fittest…
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Functional Medicine Nutritionist Rachel Scheer | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 154
Chronic pain. Adrenal Fatigue. Veteran Care. When it comes to meeting the needs of the average American, western medicine has a lot to answer for. Doctors…
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Black Hawk Down Delta Force Operator Tom Satterly | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 153
As a senior non-commissioned officer of Delta Force, the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the U.S. military, Command Sergeant Major Tom…
Mike DropMARSOC Raider Government Hacker Michael Bloch | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 152
MARSOC. Intelligence Hacking. Dagger Ops. For Staff Sergeant Michael Bloch, doing rad stuff is all in a days work. And after 12 years of service to our country…
Mike DropArmy Ranger K9 Police Officer Jon Lindsey Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 151
After only 18 months at Savannah PD, Officer Jon Lindsey made the jump to SWAT - partly due to his Army experiencing serving on The 75th Ranger Regiment, but…
Mike DropArmy Ranger K9 Police Officer Jon Lindsey Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 150
Officer Jon Lindsey is what you'd call a 'dog guy'. He's also a husband, a father, and a veteran - he served as a Multi-Purpose Canine Handler while a member…
Mike DropAir Force PJ Jason Sweet - Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 149
Jason Sweet's darkest days seem to be behind him now, but last we heard he still had a ways to go. In his most dangerous engagement yet, Jason digs into…
Mike DropAir Force PJ Jason Sweet - Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 148
Jason Sweet isn't like other PJ's. As a members of Air Force Special Warfare, Pararescue Specialists (PJ's) are directly responsible for the rescue and medical…
Mike DropNavy SEAL Filmmaker Remi Adeleke | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 147
Remi Adeleke has a lot on his plate. Between writing, directing, acting, producing, and even authoring his new book 'Chameleon: A Black Box Thriller', it's…
Mike DropBORTAC Spec Ops Marine Erin 'Jammer' Switzer - Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 146
BORTAC: Border Patrol Tactical Unit. An elite arm of the United States Border Patrol, BORTAC works in conjunction with other law enforcement departments to…
Mike DropBORTAC Spec Ops Marine Erin 'Jammer' Switzer - Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 145
Call of Duty. The Terminal List. In the entertainment world, Erin 'Jammer' Switzer is already a stud - and that's without mentioning his service record…
Mike DropHuman Traffic SEAL Jeremy Mahugh | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 144
The word 'Caim' is Gaelic for 'Protection'. It's at the center of everything Jeremy Mahugh's doing at Caim Technology, an organization dedicated to preventing…
Mike DropMARSOC SERE Instructor Christian Holloway - Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 143
MARSOC - an elite component command of the United States Special Operations Command that comprises the Marine Corps' contribution to SOCOM. Just take it from…
Mike DropMARSOC SERE Instructor Christian Holloway - Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 142
Christian Holloway was just a mild mannered, all-American, belt-fed marine, right up until he found himself being deployed as infantry to the second battle of…
Mike DropRet. Army Ranger Police Officer Greg Anderson - Part Two | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 141
Last week on the podcast, Mike talked to Greg Anderson about his background and military service - after a turn as an Army Ranger with 14 overseas deployments…
Mike DropRet. Army Ranger Police Officer Greg Anderson - Part One | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 140
'No one is coming to save you.' It's not quite as dour as it sounds - to Greg Andseron, it's a phrase that he says all the time at his Electric North Jiu Jitsu…
Mike DropRet. Green Beret Zach Garner - Part 2 | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 139
Zach Garner's career as a Green Beret was on thin ice. Following his first seizure, he quickly discovered that something deeper was beginning to rise to the…
Mike DropRet. Green Beret Zach Garner - Part 1 | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 138
Resilience is a word that gets thrown around a lot when it comes to describing the warriors and veterans that fight for our freedom, but few embody the term…
Mike DropHeroes & Horses Ret. Navy SEAL Micah Fink - Part 2 | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 137
Know thyself - that's what Micah Fink says. And out on his Double-H Ranch deep in the backcountry of Montana, that's exactly what he's teaching combat veterans…
Mike DropHeroes & Horses Ret. Navy SEAL Micah Fink - Part 1 | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 136
Micah Fink is on a mission - to un-program the programmed. Deep in the backcountry of Montana, out on the Double-H Ranch, that's exactly what's happening -…
Mike DropRet. Green Beret Storyteller Scott Mann - Part 2 | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 135
On Episode 134, Scott Mann talked about his humble beginnings - enlisting in the Army, working his way up to Special Ops, and discovering some of the most…