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Dalton Fischer Podcast

ByDalton Fischer
13 episodes

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Welcome to DFP! I post interviews that are completely focused on documenting the stories of fascinating guests. My job is to ask insightful, well informed questions and then SHUT UP and let the guest tell their story. Thank you for your support and enjoy the show! @daltonfischerpodcast on all social media

#1

CIA, Mossad, Epstein, MK Ultra, Cults & Secret Societies | Rick Spence

TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOWRick Spence is a historian and retired University of Idaho professor specializing in espionage, true crime, the occult, and secret societies. Rick’s Links: Sponsors:* Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off Ridge Wallet with code DFP at * Get rid of your khakis and get The Perfect Jean 15% off with code DALTON15 at theperfectjean.nyc/DALTON15* Get $10 Off at BRUNT with code DALTON at Sleeping Duck Indestruct Bed: | Intro02:43 | Scientology10:07 | Misinformation vs. Disinformation14:58 | Do CIA Officers Kill?20:16 | Private Intelligence25:27 | Ads27:32 | Money, Ideology, Coercion, Ego32:11 | The Most Capable Intelligence Agency38:37 | Do Agencies Burn Their Own Agents?48:56 | Blackmail 58:00 | Epstein01:53:18 | Charles Manson, Manson Murders02:34:03 | MK Ultra02:53:45 | Bohemian Club03:11:07 | Skull & Bones Society03:21:16 | Bilderbergers03:31:25 | The Occult03:51:29 | Outro

2025-04-30•3hr 53mins
#2

Former Taliban Hostage: 3 Months in Captivity & Confronting ISIS Terrorists Who Beheaded His Friend James Foley

TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOWSean Langan is an award-winning British war journalist and documentary filmmaker, best known for his work in dangerous and volatile environments. In 2008, he was kidnapped by the Taliban for 3 months when making a film about their training camps. In this interview, we dive deep into his kidnapping, and other projects including ‘The Hostage Takers’ where he goes to Syria to sit down with 2 ISIS members that held captive and beheaded his good friend James Foley. This interview is incredibly intense, hilarious, and heavy. Enjoy. Sean’s Links: Sponsors:* Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off Ridge Wallet with code DFP at * Get rid of your khakis and get The Perfect Jean 15% off with code DALTON15 at theperfectjean.nyc/DALTON15* Sleeping Duck Indestruct Bed: | Intro05:22 | Kashmir12:03 | First Taliban project18:41 | Seeing Osama bin Laden25:39 | Hilarious Executioner Story & Sean’s closest moment to death33:45 | Taliban public executions43:11 | Iraq48:47 | Stepping on an IED01:00:31 | Firing Squad01:04:15 | Ads01:12:07 | Sean’s kidnapping01:27:06 | Hostage survival techniques01:40:19 | Feeling connected to loved ones01:42:23 | Writing a goodbye letter to his sons01:46:00 | Refusing to give Taliban names of his children01:52:31 | Letter from Siraj Haqqani02:15:40 | Execution02:34:02 | Coming home was harder than captivity02:43:59 | Hilarious Taliban Story USAID02:52:08 | The Hostage Takers (ISIS)02:54:53 | Jihadi John03:04:03 | El Shafee Elsheikh 03:11:52| Alexanda Kotey03:12:51 | Kayla Mueller03:17:57 | James Foley’s goodbye letter to his family03:32:53 | Ukraine War03:55:16 | Wagner Group04:00:06 | Bucha04:06:04 | Russian Spetsnaz04:16:50:04946 | Outro

2025-03-30•4hr 18mins
#3

Cartels Have Invaded America: US Government Corruption, Illegal Immigrant Smuggling, Deadly Fake Pharmaceuticals

TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOWMariana van Zeller is an award-winning correspondent and investigative journalist, and the host & executive producer of National Geographic’s Emmy Award-winning series Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller. The show, now in its fifth season, is an unprecedented and nuanced look at global black markets and trafficking networks. Mariana’s LinksWatch all 4 seasons of Trafficked on Hulu - & X - @marianavzFacebook - Mariana Van Zeller Sponsors:Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with Mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo DALTON at StopBox Pro AND 10% off StopBoxUSA with code DALTON at for up to 50% off and use code DALTON at checkout for an additional 15% offSleeping Duck Indestruct Bed: | Episode Preview02:00 | China 10:22 | 9/11 22:19 | Fentanyl33:51 | The Cartel Presence in America50:21 | Fake Pharmaceuticals01:09:48 | Black Thursday01:16:20 | Watching Fentanyl Cross the Border01:28:43 | Stuck In Niger During A Military Coup01:51:53 | Terror02:01:00 | Migrant Smuggling02:09:49 | Dirty Bombs02:18:28 | Gangs In US02:28:06 | Interviewing a Hitman02:38:35 | The New Wave of the Fentanyl Crisis02:52:20 | Rehab Industry Corruption

2025-03-01•3hr 4mins
#4

Former CIA Officer: Shocking Email Exposes Identities of UNDERCOVER CIA Operatives | John Kiriakou

John Kiriakou served 15 years in the CIA as a Case Officer and as CIA's Head of Counterterrorism Operations in Pakistan, where he lead the raid that captured Abu Zubaydah. In this interview, we discuss 2 things: the latest on the government buyouts that have been offered to the entirety of the CIA workforce, and the unclassified email sent by CIA to the White House revealing the names of all new CIA hires in the past several years. John’s Substack:

2025-02-24•19mins
#5

Ex-KGB Agent: Brainwashing Tactics, Russian Special Forces, Putin | Jack Barsky

TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW Jack Barsky is a former KGB Sleeper Agent who spied on the United States from 1978 to 1988. Exposed after the Cold War, he became a resource for U.S. Counterintelligence Agencies and was allowed to remain in the United States. Jack's Links: Show Sponsors: - Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with Mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo DALTON at shopmando.com - Qualialife.com/DALTON for up to 50% off and use code DALTON at checkout for an additional 15% off - Sleeping Duck Indestruct Bed: 00:00 | Intro 02:34 | Childhood 10:30 | Tough Love and Suppressing Emotions 13:01 | Concentration Camp 22:28 | Contacted by KGB 38:25 | Tasks During Interview Process 48:13 | Tradecraft- Surveillance Detection 59:36 | Dead Drops 1:06:36 | In Person Meeting Tactics 1:18:29 | Lona and Morris Cohen 1:27:46 | Lying 1:52:30 | Sneaking into the US 2:36:14 | Communication with KGB 2:40:59 | Secret Writing 3:01:53 | IDing a Dead Drop Site for Aldrich Ames (Most Damaging Spy in American History) 3:10:41 | Having 2 Families 3:31:32| Threatened by KGB 3:39:47 | How to See if Your Mail is Being Opened 3:47:52 | How to Tell if Someone has Been in Your Home 3:51:20 | Order of the Red Banner 3:54:06 | Caught by FBI 3:59:47 | Russian Disinformation & Yuriy Bezmenov 04:25:55 | Russian Special Forces 04:27:56 | Putin 04:32:49 | The Most Capable Intelligence Agency 04:37:13 | Red Sparrow 04:59:15 | How to Handle Loneliness 05:04:57 | Meaning of Life

2025-01-27•5hr 9mins
#6

Ex-Arms Dealer Exposes Government Corruption, CIA Black Budget, Dick Cheney | David Packouz

TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW David Packouz was Arms Dealer during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He was a partner at AEY, a major weapons contractor for the US. Government, where he and his partner Efraim Diveroli won a $300m government contract to arm the Afghan National Army. At the time, David was just 24 years old, and Efraim was 21. The 2016 film War Dogs was made about David's story, where he is portrayed by Miles Teller. David's Links: Show Sponsors: 00:00 | Episode Preview 02:12 | Childhood 04:12 | Funny Pranks 07:06 | Miami Massage Therapist 10:52 | Selling SD Cards & Bed Sheets 12:55 | Efraim Diveroli 21:28 | Dick Cheney & Halliburton 25:14 | CIA Black Budget 27:20 | AEY 37:35 | Real Life Efraim Crazier than in Movie 40:00 | Xbox Deal 51:11 | Finding out about Afghan Contract 54:48 | Henry Thomet (Bradley Cooper character) 1:00:37 | Sketchy Deals 1:05:18 | Afghan Contract 1:25:34 | Afghanistan Pullout/ Taliban 1:42:57 | Chinese Ammo 1:58:59 | Albanian Mafia 2:08:01 | Cut out of deal 2:17:12 | Lawyering up 2:21:22 | NY Times Article 2:31:17 | Charges and Sentencing 2:55:18 | How to Deal with Stress 3:15:14 | War Dogs Movie 3:28:42 | War Dogs Academy 3:45:14 | Ukraine & Israel 3:49:04 | Meaning of Life 3:58:01 | Outro

2024-12-09•3hr 59mins
#7

Delta Force Operator: Presidential Mission, Snatching Terrorists, Hunting Sex Traffickers - Jeff Tiegs | Part 2

*TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW* Jeff Tiegs is a retired Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency expert with over 26 years of experience in US Army Special Operations. His time in service includes 12 combat deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Panama as an Army Ranger, Green Beret, Delta Force Operator, and Delta Force Troop Commander. He is now President of Skull Games, a nonprofit organization he founded to combat human trafficking via identifying and hunting down sex traffickers. Jeff’s links: SkG Online courses: Leadership Protect Your Family Coupon code: skgtf2024 00:00 | Surge Delta Force in Iraq 09:57 | Presidential Mission 20:30 | Shoot Around the Kids 32:10 | Afghanistan Pullout 35:46 | Avenging Marines at Delta Force 52:35 | Snatch & Grab Mission- Staging a Drive-By Shooting 01:11:59 | Mission that earned Jeff the Silver Star 01:45:15 | Getting out of the Unit 01:51:05 | The emotional reason Jeff Used to leave at night for deployments 02:20:42 | Skull Games 02:27:07 | The diabolical nature of traffickers Link to Part 1 of this 2 part interview:

2024-09-16•3hr 4mins
#8

Ex-Delta Force Commander is Now Hunting Sex Traffickers With No Mercy - Jeff Tiegs | Part 1

*TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW* Jeff Tiegs is a retired Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency expert with over 26 years of experience in US Army Special Operations. His time in service includes 12 combat deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Panama as an Army Ranger, Green Beret, Delta Force Operator, and Delta Force Troop Commander. He is now President of Skull Games, a nonprofit organization he founded to identify and hunt down predators. Jeff’s links: SkG Online courses: Leadership - Protect Your Family - Coupon code: skgtf2024 00:00 | Intro03:43 | Childhood17:39 | Combat in slow motion 30:05 | Terrorism is like digging a trench 33:37 | Ranger Selection & Training44:00 | Harvey Moore52:06 | Trauma Unraveling 59:43 | Hilarious Army Ranger Story01:30:03 | Combat in Panama, Noriega01:57:05 | War is chaotic02:01:16 | First engagement02:14:10 | Sparing a man’s life02:17:44 | CQB 02:23:02 | Different types of engagements02:31:44 | Neutralizing a man in front of his son02:51:01 | How Special Forces turns their enemies against each other02:56:27 | 1v1 Standoff with Terrorist03:08:02 | War was my life03:14:50 | First time hearing about CAG03:22:49 | Delta Force Selection03:27:32 | The Right Guy for Delta Force03:41:38 | OTC

2024-09-09•3hr 58mins

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#9

9/11 Survivor Describes Losing All of His Friends in One Day | FDNY Firefighter Tim Brown

Tim Brown is a 20 year decorated FDNY Firefighter who was a first responder to the 9/11 attack where he lost 93 of his friends including several of his best friends. 00:00 - Episode preview 02:00 - Intro 04:00 - Childhood 10:27 - Importance of strong role models and mentorship 15:00 - Taking the oath 25:07 - Average day as a NYC firefighter 30:07 - Compartmentalizing seeing bad things/ bleeding into personal life 37:29 - First traumatic day 45:31 - Death is part of the job 50:53 - Special Operations Rescue 3 01:04:41 - 9/11 start 01:15:29 - Chris Blackwell 01:23:50 - Terry Hatton 01:33:38 - Mike Lynch 02:02:24 - Capt Patrick “Paddy” Brown 02:13:56 - 9/12 and days after 02:30:22 - Impact to faith 02:39:29 - Conspiracies 02:42:22 - Proudest moment of Tim’s life 02:46:50 - What does death teach you about life? 02:50:42 - Tunnel to Towers 02:56:09 - Navy SEAL Chris Chambers 02:58:00 - Outro

2024-06-09•3hr 2mins
#10

Delta Force Operator Engages 4 Enemies ALONE in Intense 4v1 Gunfight - Brent Tucker | Part 2

**TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW** Brent Tucker served 20 years in US Army Special Operations as both a Green Beret and a Delta Force Operator. He is a purple heart recipient with 13 combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Brent has an incredible story and in Part 2, we cover his time at Delta Force, the HVT operation where he got shot and blown up by a grenade, combat in Syria, and much more. Get a 14-day free trial of Aura, sponsor of the podcast, and see where your personal information has been leaked online: 00:00 - Showing up at Delta Force 14:32 - Thank you/ Channel Announcement 16:26 - HVT Mission 36:42 - Squirter control 42:53 - Sneaking up on terrorists 55:46 - Engaging 4 enemy combatants solo 59:22 - Getting shot 1:04:08 - Blown up by grenade 1:17:16 - Saved by Nightstalkers 01:27:23 - The H&K 416 01:31:33 - Rehab 1:38:25 - Syria 1:55:26 - Sniper 1:59:23 - Wagner Group 02:13:46- The price of being a Delta Force Operator 02:19:01- FRCC

2024-03-03•2hr 30mins
#11

Delta Force Assaulter/ Sniper - Brent Tucker | Part 1

Brent Tucker served 20 years in US Army Special Operations as both a Green Beret and a Delta Force Operator. He is a purple heart recipient with 13 combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Brent has an incredible story and in Part 1 of this 2 Part interview, we cover his upbringing, his time as a Green Beret, and how he became a member of the most elite special operations unit in the world. 00:00 - Intro 03:10 - 9/10/2001 15:17 - Becoming a Green Beret 29:03 - SOPC 41:57 - Q Course 49:56 - Intense Mind Games at SERE School 01:02:09 - Chris Robinson 01:12:56 - Dealing with loss of teammates/ PTS/ mental health 1:26:13 - Wild first mission story 01:47:22 - Brent’s time in Ukraine/ Russian war crimes 1:50:20 - First Kill 1:58:54 - Delta Force Selection 2:23:05 - What kind of person does Delta Force Select for? 2:29:39 - CQB 2:31:56 - Delta Force OTC 02:43:05 - Part 2 preview

2024-02-25•2hr 43mins
#12

CIA Spy - 9/11, Enhanced Interrogation, AI, and Jeffrey Epstein | John Kiriakou | Part 2

*TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW* John Kiriakou served 15 years in the CIA as a Case Officer and later as CIA's Head of Counterterrorism Operations in Pakistan where he lead the raid that captured Abu Zubaydah. After his CIA career, he blew the whistle on the CIA's Enhanced Interrogation Program (Torture Program.) 00:00 - 9/11 08:35 - Cofer Black 16:12 - Billy Waugh 22:57 - Complicated US Relationship with Pakistan 28:20- CIA Head Of Counterterrorism in Pakistan 38:09 - Abu Zubaydah Raid 1:01:15 - Sitting with AZ at the Hospital 1:21:16 - Iraq War 1:46:22 - Enhanced Interrogation Program 2:02:30 - ABC News Interview 2:21:20 - Prison 2:42:55 - Artificial Intelligence 2:46:48 - Jeffrey Epstein 2:50:33 - Closing

2023-11-19•2hr 55mins
#13

John Kiriakou - CIA Spy Recounts Insane Covert Operations and Assassination Attempts | Part 1

*TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW* John Kiriakou served 15 years in the CIA as a Case Officer and later as CIA's Head of Counterterrorism Operations in Pakistan where he lead the raid that captured Abu Zubaydah. After his CIA career, he blew the whistle on the CIA's Enhanced Interrogation Program (Torture Program.) In part 1, we cover everything from the process of joining the CIA to manipulating people, breaking into houses, assassination attempts on John's life while deployed overseas, and much more. 00:00 - Introduction 03:36 - Childhood 08:43 - Recruited to CIA 16:57 - Interview and Polygraph 41:47 - Training at The Farm 58:03 - What is a CIA Spy? 1:05:02 - Breaking Into Apartment Story 1:13:24 - Are the Relationships Real or Fake? 1:29:05 - First Case Officer Deployment 1:31:50 - Assassination Attempt 1:47:06 - "This is One of Those Incidents That Leads to PTSD" 1:52:35 - Dick Welch Assassination 2:01:56 - Bill and Hillary Clinton 2:07:26 - John's Favorite Agent 2:23:27 - Recruiting an Enemy Agent to Spy for the US 2:32:43 - Double Agent Story 2:50:18 - Part 2 Preview If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a review and tell me what you liked! Thank you for your support and enjoy the show!

2023-11-12•2hr 51mins