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The "Shawn Ryan Show" is hosted by Shawn Ryan, former U.S. Navy SEAL, CIA Contractor, and Founder of Vigilance Elite. We tell REAL stories about REAL people from all walks of life. We discuss the ups and downs, wins and losses, successes and struggles, the good and bad in a respectful but candid way with our guest. We're better than entertainment, we're the REAL thing. Please enjoy the show.

Latest episodes

#347 Pierogi - Shawn Ryan and Scammer Payback Troll Scammers LIVE

Pierogi is the creator and host of Scammer Payback, one of the largest scam-baiting platforms online. After leaving a career in cybersecurity, he began exposing scam operations by infiltrating their systems, disrupting fraudulent networks, and educating the public on how scammers manipulate victims. Through his videos and investigations, Pierogi and his team have helped stop millions of dollars in

12 Oct 2026 · 3 h 49 min
#346 James Lechner - Army Ranger Recounts the Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down

Lt. Col. James Lechner (Ret.) is a 27-year U.S. Army veteran and former Army Ranger whose deployments span Somalia, Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. As a young Ranger officer, he fought with Task Force Ranger in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, where he was wounded in combat and awarded the Purple Heart. He later served as deputy brigade commander during the Battle of Ramadi and held assignmen

8 Oct 2026 · 3 h 20 min
#345 Wynonna Judd - Dolly Parton, Naomi Judd's Death & Finding Her Biological Father

Wynonna Judd is a five-time Grammy Award-winning country artist who rose to fame alongside her mother, Naomi, as The Judds, one of the most successful duos in country music history. After The Judds ended their original run, Wynonna launched a major solo career while navigating family challenges, personal loss, and the death of her mother in 2022. Now, more than four decades into her career, she is

5 Oct 2026 · 4 h 57 min
#344 Dusty Slay - Moon Landing Conspiracies, Flat Earth, Aliens and the Nephilim

Dusty Slay is a stand-up comedian known for his Southern, working-class observational humor and is currently touring nationwide on his Neighborhood Guy Tour. Raised in a trailer park in Opelika, Alabama, he went from working regular jobs to appearances on The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central, and Netflix. He is also a regular performer at the Grand Ole Opry and the author of We’re H

1 Oct 2026 · 2 h 51 min
#343 Jimmy Watson - John McAfee's Bodyguard Reveals the Dead Man's Switch

Jimmy Watson is a former Marine, Blackwater contractor, Navy SEAL, and former head of security, CEO, and close confidant to John McAfee. He joined McAfee’s inner circle in 2017 and experienced firsthand the legal turmoil, paranoia, and instability surrounding him. After leaving that world and battling addiction and personal loss, Watson returned to his Christian faith and now speaks about faith, p

28 Sep 2026 · 4 h 55 min
#342 Garand Thumb - SERE Specialist on Surviving the Most Dangerous Places on Earth

Mike Jones, also known as Garand Thumb, is a U.S. Air Force veteran, firearms instructor, and one of the most recognizable voices in the firearms and tactical community. Through his platform, he tests weapons and gear, breaks down tactics and training, and explores survival, preparedness, and what it takes to operate in extreme environments. Privacy Isn't Paranoia. It's Protection. Download Glacie

24 Sep 2026 · 3 h 6 min
Shawn Ryan's Everyday Carry: 2026 Edition

Shawn Ryan breaks down his complete everyday carry, from the gear, tools, technology, and sentimental items he’s carried throughout his career to the essentials he still relies on today. He also walks through the evolution of his concealed carry setup, from the Glock 17 and Glock 19 to the SIG P365 platform, before revealing his newest everyday carry firearm for the first time. Get Your Own Dolphi

23 Sep 2026 · 59 min
#341 Katarina Szulc - Cartels Are Recruiting Drone Operators From the Ukraine War

Katarina Szulc is a Canadian investigative journalist based in Mexico, known for her on-the-ground reporting on cartel violence, organized crime, political corruption, and security issues. After beginning her career in traditional newsrooms with outlets including CBC and CityNews Vancouver, she shifted toward independent field reporting to get closer to the stories unfolding on the ground. Through

21 Sep 2026 · 2 h 2 min
#340 Byron Tau - The Government Doesn't Just Spy on You. It Buys You.

Byron Tau is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at ProPublica and the author of "Means of Control." He spent five years tracing how the surveillance apparatus built after 9/11 came home and found Border Patrol monitoring millions of American drivers through hidden cameras and a secret algorithm. Shawn and Byron get into who built these tools, how buying data legally sidesteps the Four

17 Sep 2026 · 1 h 49 min
#339 Christian Craighead - The Uncensored Story of the Nairobi DusitD2 Attack

Christian Craighead is a former British SAS operator who served with the Parachute Regiment, Pathfinder Platoon, and 22 SAS during a career focused on counterterrorism and high-risk operations. In 2019, while in Kenya, he responded to the al-Shabaab attack at Nairobi’s DusitD2 complex, helping rescue civilians and engage the attackers, actions that later earned him the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross.

14 Sep 2026 · 5 h 20 min
#338 Cardinal Burke - The New Testament

Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke is an American cardinal, canon lawyer, and one of the Catholic Church’s most prominent defenders of traditional doctrine and liturgy. He previously served as Archbishop of St. Louis and as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, the Church’s highest judicial court, before being elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. He is also the founder of the S

10 Sep 2026 · 2 h 43 min
#337 Cardinal Burke - The Old Testament

Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke is an American cardinal, canon lawyer, and one of the Catholic Church’s most prominent defenders of traditional doctrine and liturgy. He previously served as Archbishop of St. Louis and as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, the Church’s highest judicial court, before being elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. He is also the founder of the S

8 Sep 2026 · 2 h 7 min
#336 Byron Boots - He Turned a Polaris RZR Into a Self-Driving Military Vehicle

Professor Byron Boots is the co-founder and CEO of Overland AI and a leading expert in machine learning, robotics, and autonomous systems. A full professor at the University of Washington with a PhD from Carnegie Mellon, he previously held research roles at NVIDIA and Google and led the University of Washington's DARPA RACER team to victory. Through Overland AI, Byron is developing autonomous grou

3 Sep 2026 · 2 h 12 min
#335 Ed Barnhart - The Amazon Rainforest is Hiding a Lost Civilization?

Dr. Edwin Barnhart is an archaeologist and explorer known for his work mapping ancient Maya cities and studying the civilizations of Mesoamerica and South America. In this episode, he breaks down the Maya, Aztec and Inca empires, the revolutionary use of LiDAR to uncover lost cities beneath the jungle, the mystery of the first people in the Americas, and what modern archaeology may still be missin

31 Aug 2026 · 2 h 36 min
#334 Clint Emerson - Inside SEAL Team 6's Spy Unit: Black Squadron

Clint Emerson is a retired Navy SEAL who spent more than two decades in Naval Special Warfare, including time with SEAL Team 6. During his career, he specialized in intelligence collection, physical and technical surveillance, and operations against high-value targets in hostile and denied areas around the world. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of 100 Deadly Skills, the founder of

27 Aug 2026 · 3 h 59 min
#333 George Christie - Surviving 40 Years in the Hells Angels

George Christie is the former longtime president of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club's Ventura, California chapter, where he spent decades leading one of the country's most well-known outlaw motorcycle clubs. After leaving the club, he became an author, speaker, and commentator, sharing insights on leadership, loyalty, the justice system, and personal accountability. His memoir, Exile on Front Str

24 Aug 2026 · 3 h 46 min
#332 Alex West - SEAL Team 6 Operator on Crashing a Black Hawk Into Bin Laden's Backyard

Alex West is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL who served 20 years, completed 15 combat deployments, including 13 with DEVGRU, and served as an assault team leader during Operation Neptune Spear. After years of combat, personal loss, and the Extortion 17 tragedy, he confronted the psychological toll of service, found a path toward healing, founded One More Wave, and became a mental health therapist focused

20 Aug 2026 · 4 h 35 min
#331 Scott Payne - FBI Undercover Agent Reveals the Most Disturbing Cases of His Career

Scott Payne is a retired FBI Special Agent who spent twenty-eight years in law enforcement investigating drug trafficking organizations, human traffickers, outlaw motorcycle clubs, gangs, public corruption, and domestic terrorists. He served as the primary undercover agent on dozens of operations, including infiltrations of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club and The Base, a violent neo-Nazi accelerationi

17 Aug 2026 · 5 h 4 min
#330 Dr. Craig Koniver - The Godfather of Peptides

Dr. Craig Koniver is a physician who rebuilt his entire practice after a near-fatal portal vein thrombosis at age 46 exposed the failures of conventional medicine. A former Old World Archaeology and Art major, he pairs ancient healing traditions with modern precision medicine and with over 50,000 peptide treatments administered, he has more direct clinical experience in biological optimization tha

13 Aug 2026 · 2 h 19 min
#329 Justin DeLoretto - Ex-Mongols President Reveals What Really Happens Inside a 1% Club

Justin "Mooch" DeLoretto is a former president of the Oregon and Missouri chapters of the Mongols Motorcycle Club and a founding member of its Portland charter. After years immersed in motorcycle club culture, he retired from the Mongols in 2021 and transitioned into a career as a social worker focused on youth violence prevention and at-risk children. He is the author of The Ride of My Life: From

10 Aug 2026 · 4 h 6 min