The Shawn Ryan Show
Hosted by Shawn Ryan · 20 decoded episodes · newest Oct 8, 2026
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.
Episodes 20
- Aug 27, 2026 · 3h 59mSEAL operator reveals the hidden craft behind clandestine missionsClint Emerson connects elite military operations to the less visible costs of secrecy, childhood trauma, institutional conflict, and combat.
- Aug 24, 2026 · 3h 49mGeorge Christie explains why he left the Hells AngelsChristie’s account connects outlaw-club loyalty, institutional failure, violence, and conscience to the personal cost of walking away.
- Aug 20, 2026 · 4h 35mSEAL operator turns combat trauma into a mission of recoveryAlex West connects elite military service, combat loss, suicidal crisis, and sobriety to his later work helping veterans and first responders heal.
- Aug 17, 2026 · 5h 4mFBI undercover agent confronts cartel violence and extremist networksScott Payne’s account shows how undercover investigations expose agents to criminal violence, betrayal, psychological damage, and threats moving through children’s online worlds.
- Aug 13, 2026 · 2h 20mKoniver challenges medicine’s shortcuts with personalized longevity careThe conversation tests where individualized health optimization can offer useful alternatives—and where emerging therapies remain uncertain, experimental, or overpromoted.
- Aug 10, 2026 · 4h 6mFormer Mongols leader traces brotherhood’s cost and his exitJustin DeLoretto’s story shows how identities built on loyalty and conflict can shape a life—and how difficult rebuilding becomes after leaving.
- Aug 6, 2026 · 3h 18mMandia traces China’s cyber campaign from espionage to AIThe conversation connects nation-state hacking, critical-infrastructure risk, surveillance and artificial intelligence to the institutions and systems Americans rely on.
- Aug 3, 2026 · 2h 56mChristianity grows globally as Western belief loses groundThe conversation examines whether Christianity’s future lies less in Western institutions than in its expanding communities across Africa, Asia, and the Global South.