Excellent interview! Great background, fantastic hits on current events and outlooks for the future. Great format for future interviews. Thank you Buck, and thank you, again, Bryan!
As a daily listener, I noticed with your interview with Buck Sexton on Friday, and today’s episode, that it seems to be rushed deliberately. Your tone is different. is this AI? Is this you? Are you trying to speed up your presentation to fit into a time slot?
I really enjoyed your conversation. I have enjoyed Buck since he began cohosting in the Rush time slot. You have different perspectives. It was great. Do it again.
Most excellent. Very complementary insights that warrant further episodes.
As for the most pressing threat in America, consider this: I don't read much fiction (no time.) But I do read "reality-based fiction," if that is a genre, from authors like Matt Bracken (Enemies Foreign and Domestic series) and most recently, Kurt Schlicter. Kurt's latest is "The Attack," a scary reality scenario based on the very real threat of some 4, 5, or 6 million military age males who are now in our country illegally via our porous border. They are deployed in the CONUS as autonomous cells with marching orders akin to the October 7 assault. This is plausible, head on a swivel stuff. We should all be talking about this, unlike the way we didn't before 9/11.
I very much enjoyed the interview with Buck and hope for more. A couple of truth tellers can't go wrong. I have no suggestions for a 'better' podcsst, but I hold the position that podcast success is part lucky break along with the hard work. May your lucky break come soon!
I laughed out loud imagining Buck killing the volume on the James Bond soundtrack while driving up to the guard shack. To the point of the request for feedback… yes: more deep conversations among people like Bryan and Buck who were once ‘in the system’ or ‘behind the scenes’ are of significant value. I would even recommend that expansion to former members of other agencies is warranted - a retained commitment to the principles espoused in the American Constitution is always a litmus test to apply - beyond that we can, if necessary, agree to disagree.
Buck mentioned a desire for a NATO model to be repeated for Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, etc. That's notionally what SEATO was years ago. However, the NATO comment made the hair on my neck stand up because, according to the very plausible arguments laid out by former State Department insider and founder of Foundation for Freedom Online Mike Benz , the Internet morphed into something that needed to be censored the moment NATO and the globalist elite decided that the rising populism they were witnessing around the globe could and should be repressed through information control and election meddling.
According to Benz’s storyline as I understand it, after the color revolution in Ukraine there was an unexpected counter coup where Crimea and the Donbas broke away with essentially a military backstop that surprised a highly unprepared NATO. The people of Crimea voted in 2014 to join the Russian Federation. That unintended consequence caused NATO to start backpedaling from their enthusiasm for free speech on the Internet.
Information control and election meddling are basically things the intelligence community has been doing for 70+ years. Free speech on the fledgling Internet in the 1990’s accelerated that activity, and supercharged it after social media got traction over fifteen years ago. Freedom of speech led (is leading) to a slow realization by the masses that they were (are) at the losing end of globalization controlled by a self-interested ruling class. It wasn’t an instantaneous event or single cause, but if one were to pick a single watershed moment around which to discuss NATO’s evolving worldview and perceived mission, Mike Benz offers the Brexit referendum in June 2016 when the United Kingdom voted to withdraw from the European Union.
Sorry for waxing philosophical, but the truth sets us free because sunlight disinfects. Facts, data, and acknowledgement of uncertainties and assumptions surrounding that information is the sunlight that disinfects the moral and ethical practices of any group of people. The American Experiment in self-government to distribute power in such a manner as to sustain that delicate but necessary balancing act between the tyranny of a majority and the tyranny of a ruling class requires a never-ending pursuit of that sunlight and truth. I tend to view Buck, Bryan, and many others like rays of sunshine from an otherwise setting sun; as always it’s the quality of our choices going forward that will determine how long the darkness now enfolding humanity will last.
Bryan, enjoyed the interview with Buck. It’s been awhile but I learned a long time ago that James Bond rarely needed an analyst but real collectors cannot do their job effectively without one. I could see more visits as a good thing. I would request that in lieu of one over the world discussions about China for example you might consider educating the audience on what dangers these illegal immigrants pose. I read somewhere that someone was concerned about them conducting cyber attacks. Probably a common assumption but they don’t have to be on US soil to execute cyber attacks. Having said that someone like china having undeclared boots on the ground has much more value. It’s all about access to targets inaccessible from a hackers computer in China. Think Stuxnet! Not sure what you’re comfortable discussing but it would be very interesting for the audience to understand why it’s so dangerous to have these illegals operating in the country. Recruiting, coordination and support operations come to mind. Thoughts?
Just now catching up with the podcast and am surprised that the assertion that "a full scale war...is a contest of resources and technology..." seemed to ignore what has been missing lately. By that I mean political will; I'd say that is a foundational factor, without which all the tech and resources are mute.
Excellent interview! Great background, fantastic hits on current events and outlooks for the future. Great format for future interviews. Thank you Buck, and thank you, again, Bryan!
Hi Bryan 🙋🏻♀️
I think your podcast with Buck was absolutely delightful, and I welcome more of these get togethers in the future
I loved this podcast with Buck. Bring him back again so we can gain more knowledge for you both. Loved it.
I enjoyed the interaction between you and Buck. I thought it was a very nice mix of Operational and Analytical knowledge.
Get together again soon.
I do have to say that I appreciate the way YOU offer actionable solutions even when the solution is painful.
Keep up the great work.
More Bryan and Buck… every now and then! Love the spy guy talk from different perspectives.
As a daily listener, I noticed with your interview with Buck Sexton on Friday, and today’s episode, that it seems to be rushed deliberately. Your tone is different. is this AI? Is this you? Are you trying to speed up your presentation to fit into a time slot?
Hmm. Check your settings to ensure you’re not on 1.5 speed.
That aside, the speed of my delivery will flex depending on the day and my fatigue. I record at 11 or 12 hours of my 14 hour days.
I really enjoyed your conversation. I have enjoyed Buck since he began cohosting in the Rush time slot. You have different perspectives. It was great. Do it again.
I actually enjoyed this show more than I thought I would, based on the times I have listened to the Buck and Clay show.
That was really interesting. I would like to hear more of what Buck has to say about the current state of the CIA.
Most excellent. Very complementary insights that warrant further episodes.
As for the most pressing threat in America, consider this: I don't read much fiction (no time.) But I do read "reality-based fiction," if that is a genre, from authors like Matt Bracken (Enemies Foreign and Domestic series) and most recently, Kurt Schlicter. Kurt's latest is "The Attack," a scary reality scenario based on the very real threat of some 4, 5, or 6 million military age males who are now in our country illegally via our porous border. They are deployed in the CONUS as autonomous cells with marching orders akin to the October 7 assault. This is plausible, head on a swivel stuff. We should all be talking about this, unlike the way we didn't before 9/11.
If you havent seen this. It might be interesting.
https://archive.org/details/the-count-1
I very much enjoyed the interview with Buck and hope for more. A couple of truth tellers can't go wrong. I have no suggestions for a 'better' podcsst, but I hold the position that podcast success is part lucky break along with the hard work. May your lucky break come soon!
I laughed out loud imagining Buck killing the volume on the James Bond soundtrack while driving up to the guard shack. To the point of the request for feedback… yes: more deep conversations among people like Bryan and Buck who were once ‘in the system’ or ‘behind the scenes’ are of significant value. I would even recommend that expansion to former members of other agencies is warranted - a retained commitment to the principles espoused in the American Constitution is always a litmus test to apply - beyond that we can, if necessary, agree to disagree.
Buck mentioned a desire for a NATO model to be repeated for Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, etc. That's notionally what SEATO was years ago. However, the NATO comment made the hair on my neck stand up because, according to the very plausible arguments laid out by former State Department insider and founder of Foundation for Freedom Online Mike Benz , the Internet morphed into something that needed to be censored the moment NATO and the globalist elite decided that the rising populism they were witnessing around the globe could and should be repressed through information control and election meddling.
According to Benz’s storyline as I understand it, after the color revolution in Ukraine there was an unexpected counter coup where Crimea and the Donbas broke away with essentially a military backstop that surprised a highly unprepared NATO. The people of Crimea voted in 2014 to join the Russian Federation. That unintended consequence caused NATO to start backpedaling from their enthusiasm for free speech on the Internet.
Information control and election meddling are basically things the intelligence community has been doing for 70+ years. Free speech on the fledgling Internet in the 1990’s accelerated that activity, and supercharged it after social media got traction over fifteen years ago. Freedom of speech led (is leading) to a slow realization by the masses that they were (are) at the losing end of globalization controlled by a self-interested ruling class. It wasn’t an instantaneous event or single cause, but if one were to pick a single watershed moment around which to discuss NATO’s evolving worldview and perceived mission, Mike Benz offers the Brexit referendum in June 2016 when the United Kingdom voted to withdraw from the European Union.
Sorry for waxing philosophical, but the truth sets us free because sunlight disinfects. Facts, data, and acknowledgement of uncertainties and assumptions surrounding that information is the sunlight that disinfects the moral and ethical practices of any group of people. The American Experiment in self-government to distribute power in such a manner as to sustain that delicate but necessary balancing act between the tyranny of a majority and the tyranny of a ruling class requires a never-ending pursuit of that sunlight and truth. I tend to view Buck, Bryan, and many others like rays of sunshine from an otherwise setting sun; as always it’s the quality of our choices going forward that will determine how long the darkness now enfolding humanity will last.
Bryan, enjoyed the interview with Buck. It’s been awhile but I learned a long time ago that James Bond rarely needed an analyst but real collectors cannot do their job effectively without one. I could see more visits as a good thing. I would request that in lieu of one over the world discussions about China for example you might consider educating the audience on what dangers these illegal immigrants pose. I read somewhere that someone was concerned about them conducting cyber attacks. Probably a common assumption but they don’t have to be on US soil to execute cyber attacks. Having said that someone like china having undeclared boots on the ground has much more value. It’s all about access to targets inaccessible from a hackers computer in China. Think Stuxnet! Not sure what you’re comfortable discussing but it would be very interesting for the audience to understand why it’s so dangerous to have these illegals operating in the country. Recruiting, coordination and support operations come to mind. Thoughts?
Just now catching up with the podcast and am surprised that the assertion that "a full scale war...is a contest of resources and technology..." seemed to ignore what has been missing lately. By that I mean political will; I'd say that is a foundational factor, without which all the tech and resources are mute.
Bring Buck and others like him back and call it “Spooky Friday “ 😎