#661 - John Kiriakou
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
John Kiriakou is a former CIA counter-terrorism officer, author and speaker. His new book “The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics and Techniques” is available August 4th.
John joins Theo to talk about how he was recruited into the CIA, his decision to speak up about the agency’s torture programs, and why there are more spies in America than we might think.
John Kiriakou: @JohnKiriakou
The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics and Techniques: amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Skills-Tact...
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<p>John Kiriakou is a former CIA counter-terrorism officer, author and speaker. His new book “The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics and Techniques” is available August 4th. </p> <p>John joins Theo to talk about how he was recruited into the CIA, his decision to speak up about the agency’s torture programs, and why there are more spies in America than we might think. </p> <p>John Kiriakou: <a href="https://x.com/JohnKiriakou"><u>https://x.com/JohnKiriakou</u></a> </p> <p>The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics and Techniques: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Skills-Tactics-Techniques/dp/168358550X"><u>https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Skills-Tactics-Techniques</u></a></p> <p>-------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Tour Dates!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDNHME11V1k2c3BmbFc2Zzg0eGszLXVHT0dlZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuLXFFSENBakR3ZzJnWEhrODRySFJRaFpwOHJib0c5R3BLYlM3TEtFYmNLbmF1YTBtWUpIYzlWVUJQa2hmWEFQT3lFaFFOSUZhYjMwQXhtRHZUWjRqX1MxS3ZlSFpmM2x1bVpCZm1zc2JPdHV3NkpNbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheovon.com%2Ftour&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://theovon.com/tour</u></a></p> <p>New Merch:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=product_shelf&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGNidE50NTM5dnQzSzI0OThnTnVVLXBWZFd2Z3xBQ3Jtc0trMG9BdE5mbWlrd29WdHd2RW1Fd1lJYmVGbGxmQXVGMUtoQkY4WG9PS1IwZmhsZ0FhdmdYMFV2bERFajUwZDJZdVZfWVllQm10VkkzVUtFekNacFR2bWxocWFyMzQ0U0g0b0x1Nk1reDd1clBPUmF5cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theovonstore.com%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dproduct_shelf%26utm_source%3Dyoutube%26utm_content%3DYT-ACV0V022yNU_86ayo78afHH_28LSx2bqbVn4ei2bTiZMGH6PlxXDi01PbBuCmwWuB41RnxGfaFWG_JCLxbKy8B-nP7_uAdwiOfxlePeG3lCiPChVbCgv7qyGySkcKxoWS630hhrcvHNVCeXlF8TSC5-dZoToxw7t2h7kVOfGe5k-T80hDRCLA528&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://www.theovonstore.com</u></a></p> <p>-------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Sponsored By:</p> <p>Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit <a href="https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ"><u>https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ</u></a> </p> <p>Perplexity AI: Ask anything at <a href="https://pplx.ai/theo"><u>https://pplx.ai/theo</u></a> </p> <p>Morgan and Morgan: Visit <a href="https://forthepeople.com/THEO"><u>https://forthepeople.com/THEO</u></a> to see if you might have a case. Morgan and Morgan. America's Largest Injury Law Firm.</p> <p>Carshield: Go to<a href="http://carshield.com/"> <u>http://carshield.com</u></a> and use code THEO for 20% off.</p> <p>Saily: Download SAILY's app and use code THEO at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For more details go to<a href="https://saily.com/theo"> <u>https://saily.com/theo</u></a> ⛵</p> <p>Better Help: Sign up and get 10% off at<a href="http://betterhelp.com/theo"> <u>http://BetterHelp.com/theo</u></a> </p> <p>Watch on Spotify. Spotify subscribers get fewer ads on our episodes. </p> <p>-------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3A_coTcUek"><u> </u></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3A_coTcUek"><u>Bishop Gunn - Shine</u></a></p> <p>------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: tpwproducer@gmail.com</p> <p>Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503</p> <p>Video Hotline for Theo Upload here:<a href="https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload"><u> https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload</u></a></p> <p>------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Find Theo:</p> <p>Website:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGtibVFWWkpyRnJjeUU2ZTNwQWt1Vl9zamRqZ3xBQ3Jtc0trcVJ1WlQ2OExLYzA4enIzYmVYeXBtMk1NR1VfUkZWN3ZQUmlYYWYwUDgzUGIxS0F1LS01Vm9TUFdjZnA0VEZVRGJvVVVNVXoyQUY3OU1RbnVpNnV4Nk9ETjhuWVIxSzgxZ2tXdnhLU2RJTkE5MzZHVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheovon.com%2F&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://theovon.com</u></a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU9BRURlakF3VFVjLXBvRk1rT0hwUlVZZlUtZ3xBQ3Jtc0tramNqNmhCLXdYdlhDR09MclI0SHFkdHFHck9oZ19BVjBIOGhIb0NwaDVuV3M5OHpyZlRrd0NreVdfc2cwaGRZMnYwZHRlTThxQS1iSWEzZGdVSWdRN25MamtWSFl6SkppYWlDeHU0SkFoSDgtWHoxaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Ftheovon&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://instagram.com/theovon</u></a></p> <p>Facebook:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXU1RTE5X0NlSFlQcUVJVHAwVkowV2ZvU2k3Z3xBQ3Jtc0tscl95RGc1RVE2M3ZMaWlrZm5mVFZrT2tVdmsxQjVuSUF3RTlOdHZONXcxWVVCRzRSdWNFUzVxYXBkM2VTT21Vd05sSkVYLWN3X0VXWGp3ZkxyWUpQOXRaNFBHUG1EOHhaWUJaQ3FVdkNKZm5FOEdsYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2Ftheovon&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://facebook.com/theovon</u></a></p> <p>Facebook Group:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend"><u> https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend</u></a></p> <p>Twitter:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU9KTjZ6NWZQNHIxMzFzV2tfdFZtUnFFZnVNUXxBQ3Jtc0tudG41RWhCQWkybWtuUUdKRXRGR3BXdTc0YmlLam5Pam5UbjJvWmlhTUtoSmI5UzRrRkRyUDl0SXE4WFhNbXdVMlEzZERQUjJ1V0hUSFM2OGhZMndKZV9LYlp2T1NRZ0N5WGFYaGYxdXlVZl9WUmR1Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ftheovon&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://twitter.com/theovon</u></a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://youtube.com/theovon"><u> https://youtube.com/theovon</u></a></p> <p>Clips Channel:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips"><u> https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips</u></a></p> <p>Shorts Channel:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjkyZXVOVENGal9ZTzNKOXlCcGRRZ3BuZDBYQXxBQ3Jtc0tuNzdldHZrN1VqSzlqTmhPS0xaZW5RM1JxdEZIMTFYOUUwNHRNeHY2dVNNM0tNclViNkJ1SW1ER0sybk80VTkzNUdfdWtad2pmcDNYS2V2UUR5TkMwRWhkcGdKUHlpMmdUNkRfQ01nWnZPWURCaW42cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3ClUj8z&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z</u></a></p> <p>------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Producer: Zach<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers/"><u> </u></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers"><u>https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers</u></a></p> <p>Producer: Trevyn <a href="https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/</u></a> </p> <p>Producer: Nick<a href="https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/"><u> https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/</u></a></p> <p>Producer: Andrew <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bleachmediaofficial/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/bleachmediaofficial/</u></a> </p> <p>Producer: Halston <a href="https://www.instagram.com/halstonrays/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/halstonrays/</u></a> </p> <p><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. 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Show Notes
John Kiriakou is a former CIA counter-terrorism officer, author and speaker. His new book “The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics and Techniques” is available August 4th.
John joins Theo to talk about how he was recruited into the CIA, his decision to speak up about the agency’s torture programs, and why there are more spies in America than we might think.
John Kiriakou: @JohnKiriakou
The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics and Techniques: amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Skills-Tact...
Tour Dates
New Merch:theovonstore.com
Sponsored By:
Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit amzn.to/3HbAtPJ
Perplexity AI: Ask anything at pplx.ai/theo
Morgan and Morgan: Visit forthepeople.com/THEO to see if you might have a case. Morgan and Morgan. America's Largest Injury Law Firm.
Carshield: Go tocarshield.com and use code THEO for 20% off.
Saily: Download SAILY's app and use code THEO at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For more details go tosaily.com/theo ⛵
Better Help: Sign up and get 10% off atBetterHelp.com/theo
Watch on Spotify. Spotify subscribers get fewer ads on our episodes.
Music: “Shine” by Bishop GunnBishop Gunn - Shine
Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: tpwproducer@gmail.com
Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503
Video Hotline for Theo Upload here:theovon.com/fan-upload
Find Theo:
Website:theovon.com
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Facebook:facebook.com/theovon
Facebook Group:facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend
Twitter:@theovon
YouTube:youtube.com/theovon
Clips Channel:@TheoVonClips
Shorts Channel:bit.ly/3ClUj8z
Producer: Zach@zachdpowers
Producer: Trevyn @trevyn.s
Producer: Nick@realnickdavis
Producer: Andrew @bleachmediaofficial
Producer: Halston @halstonrays
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Raw Description
<p>John Kiriakou is a former CIA counter-terrorism officer, author and speaker. His new book “The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics and Techniques” is available August 4th. </p> <p>John joins Theo to talk about how he was recruited into the CIA, his decision to speak up about the agency’s torture programs, and why there are more spies in America than we might think. </p> <p>John Kiriakou: <a href="https://x.com/JohnKiriakou"><u>https://x.com/JohnKiriakou</u></a> </p> <p>The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics and Techniques: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Skills-Tactics-Techniques/dp/168358550X"><u>https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Skills-Tactics-Techniques</u></a></p> <p>-------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Tour Dates!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDNHME11V1k2c3BmbFc2Zzg0eGszLXVHT0dlZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuLXFFSENBakR3ZzJnWEhrODRySFJRaFpwOHJib0c5R3BLYlM3TEtFYmNLbmF1YTBtWUpIYzlWVUJQa2hmWEFQT3lFaFFOSUZhYjMwQXhtRHZUWjRqX1MxS3ZlSFpmM2x1bVpCZm1zc2JPdHV3NkpNbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheovon.com%2Ftour&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://theovon.com/tour</u></a></p> <p>New Merch:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=product_shelf&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGNidE50NTM5dnQzSzI0OThnTnVVLXBWZFd2Z3xBQ3Jtc0trMG9BdE5mbWlrd29WdHd2RW1Fd1lJYmVGbGxmQXVGMUtoQkY4WG9PS1IwZmhsZ0FhdmdYMFV2bERFajUwZDJZdVZfWVllQm10VkkzVUtFekNacFR2bWxocWFyMzQ0U0g0b0x1Nk1reDd1clBPUmF5cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theovonstore.com%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dproduct_shelf%26utm_source%3Dyoutube%26utm_content%3DYT-ACV0V022yNU_86ayo78afHH_28LSx2bqbVn4ei2bTiZMGH6PlxXDi01PbBuCmwWuB41RnxGfaFWG_JCLxbKy8B-nP7_uAdwiOfxlePeG3lCiPChVbCgv7qyGySkcKxoWS630hhrcvHNVCeXlF8TSC5-dZoToxw7t2h7kVOfGe5k-T80hDRCLA528&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://www.theovonstore.com</u></a></p> <p>-------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Sponsored By:</p> <p>Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit <a href="https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ"><u>https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ</u></a> </p> <p>Perplexity AI: Ask anything at <a href="https://pplx.ai/theo"><u>https://pplx.ai/theo</u></a> </p> <p>Morgan and Morgan: Visit <a href="https://forthepeople.com/THEO"><u>https://forthepeople.com/THEO</u></a> to see if you might have a case. Morgan and Morgan. America's Largest Injury Law Firm.</p> <p>Carshield: Go to<a href="http://carshield.com/"> <u>http://carshield.com</u></a> and use code THEO for 20% off.</p> <p>Saily: Download SAILY's app and use code THEO at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For more details go to<a href="https://saily.com/theo"> <u>https://saily.com/theo</u></a> ⛵</p> <p>Better Help: Sign up and get 10% off at<a href="http://betterhelp.com/theo"> <u>http://BetterHelp.com/theo</u></a> </p> <p>Watch on Spotify. Spotify subscribers get fewer ads on our episodes. </p> <p>-------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3A_coTcUek"><u> </u></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3A_coTcUek"><u>Bishop Gunn - Shine</u></a></p> <p>------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: tpwproducer@gmail.com</p> <p>Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503</p> <p>Video Hotline for Theo Upload here:<a href="https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload"><u> https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload</u></a></p> <p>------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Find Theo:</p> <p>Website:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGtibVFWWkpyRnJjeUU2ZTNwQWt1Vl9zamRqZ3xBQ3Jtc0trcVJ1WlQ2OExLYzA4enIzYmVYeXBtMk1NR1VfUkZWN3ZQUmlYYWYwUDgzUGIxS0F1LS01Vm9TUFdjZnA0VEZVRGJvVVVNVXoyQUY3OU1RbnVpNnV4Nk9ETjhuWVIxSzgxZ2tXdnhLU2RJTkE5MzZHVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheovon.com%2F&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://theovon.com</u></a></p> <p>Instagram:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU9BRURlakF3VFVjLXBvRk1rT0hwUlVZZlUtZ3xBQ3Jtc0tramNqNmhCLXdYdlhDR09MclI0SHFkdHFHck9oZ19BVjBIOGhIb0NwaDVuV3M5OHpyZlRrd0NreVdfc2cwaGRZMnYwZHRlTThxQS1iSWEzZGdVSWdRN25MamtWSFl6SkppYWlDeHU0SkFoSDgtWHoxaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Ftheovon&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://instagram.com/theovon</u></a></p> <p>Facebook:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXU1RTE5X0NlSFlQcUVJVHAwVkowV2ZvU2k3Z3xBQ3Jtc0tscl95RGc1RVE2M3ZMaWlrZm5mVFZrT2tVdmsxQjVuSUF3RTlOdHZONXcxWVVCRzRSdWNFUzVxYXBkM2VTT21Vd05sSkVYLWN3X0VXWGp3ZkxyWUpQOXRaNFBHUG1EOHhaWUJaQ3FVdkNKZm5FOEdsYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2Ftheovon&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://facebook.com/theovon</u></a></p> <p>Facebook Group:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend"><u> https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend</u></a></p> <p>Twitter:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU9KTjZ6NWZQNHIxMzFzV2tfdFZtUnFFZnVNUXxBQ3Jtc0tudG41RWhCQWkybWtuUUdKRXRGR3BXdTc0YmlLam5Pam5UbjJvWmlhTUtoSmI5UzRrRkRyUDl0SXE4WFhNbXdVMlEzZERQUjJ1V0hUSFM2OGhZMndKZV9LYlp2T1NRZ0N5WGFYaGYxdXlVZl9WUmR1Zw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ftheovon&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://twitter.com/theovon</u></a></p> <p>YouTube:<a href="https://youtube.com/theovon"><u> https://youtube.com/theovon</u></a></p> <p>Clips Channel:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips"><u> https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips</u></a></p> <p>Shorts Channel:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjkyZXVOVENGal9ZTzNKOXlCcGRRZ3BuZDBYQXxBQ3Jtc0tuNzdldHZrN1VqSzlqTmhPS0xaZW5RM1JxdEZIMTFYOUUwNHRNeHY2dVNNM0tNclViNkJ1SW1ER0sybk80VTkzNUdfdWtad2pmcDNYS2V2UUR5TkMwRWhkcGdKUHlpMmdUNkRfQ01nWnZPWURCaW42cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3ClUj8z&v=gcCo9eBGi5o"><u> https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z</u></a></p> <p>------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Producer: Zach<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers/"><u> </u></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers"><u>https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers</u></a></p> <p>Producer: Trevyn <a href="https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/</u></a> </p> <p>Producer: Nick<a href="https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/"><u> https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/</u></a></p> <p>Producer: Andrew <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bleachmediaofficial/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/bleachmediaofficial/</u></a> </p> <p>Producer: Halston <a href="https://www.instagram.com/halstonrays/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/halstonrays/</u></a> </p> <p><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. 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