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Andrew Bustamante is a Former CIA Intelligence Officer and a Private Intelligence consultant.
The CIA is one of the world's most advanced, secretive, shadowy organisations. Only 10% of their officers are field agents and actually have spent time undercover, Andrew is one of those agents. He's also been in charge of nuclear missiles and been multiple cover stories.
Expect to learn why an alarm goes off at least once per hour at every nuclear missile silo across America, how the CIA protects itself from undercover agents being turned against them, what is actually in the President's nuclear football, the levels of clearance above Top Secret, what sort of personality traits the CIA look for, why Edward Snowden got Russian citizenship and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) The Two Types of CIA Officers
(04:48) Levels of Seniority in the CIA
(13:50) Different Security Clearances
(22:37) What is the Nuclear Football?
(31:55) Andrew’s Thoughts on Edward Snowden
(45:45) What Skills do the CIA Look For?
(50:10) Would Lex Fridman Make a Good Agent?
(54:24) The Reality of Cover Legends
(1:03:50) Dating Rules within the CIA
(1:08:06) Who is to Blame for Polarisation in the West?
(1:15:16) The Anatomy of Conspiracy
(1:25:11) Ultra-wealthy, Apex Predator Personalities
(1:41:00) How Andrew Deals with Risk
(1:52:06) Where to Find Andrew
Extra Stuff:
Learn more with Andy: https://everydayspy.com/
Find out your Spy Superpower: https://everydayspy.com/quiz
Follow Andy's Podcast here: https://everydayspy.com/podcast/
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
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Andrew Bustamante is a Former CIA Intelligence Officer and a Private Intelligence consultant.
The CIA is one of the world's most advanced, secretive, shadowy organisations. Only 10% of their officers are field agents and actually have spent time undercover, Andrew is one of those agents. He's also been in charge of nuclear missiles and been multiple cover stories.
Expect to learn why an alarm goes off at least once per hour at every nuclear missile silo across America, how the CIA protects itself from undercover agents being turned against them, what is actually in the President's nuclear football, the levels of clearance above Top Secret, what sort of personality traits the CIA look for, why Edward Snowden got Russian citizenship and much more...
Sponsors:
Get 10% discount on all of MASA’s Chips at www.masachips.com/modernwisdom use code MODERNWISDOM)
Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM)
Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied)
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:48) The Two Types of CIA Officers
(04:48) Levels of Seniority in the CIA
(13:50) Different Security Clearances
(22:37) What is the Nuclear Football?
(31:55) Andrew’s Thoughts on Edward Snowden
(45:45) What Skills do the CIA Look For?
(50:10) Would Lex Fridman Make a Good Agent?
(54:24) The Reality of Cover Legends
(1:03:50) Dating Rules within the CIA
(1:08:06) Who is to Blame for Polarisation in the West?
(1:15:16) The Anatomy of Conspiracy
(1:25:11) Ultra-wealthy, Apex Predator Personalities
(1:41:00) How Andrew Deals with Risk
(1:52:06) Where to Find Andrew
Extra Stuff:
Learn more with Andy: https://everydayspy.com/
Find out your Spy Superpower: https://everydayspy.com/quiz
Follow Andy's Podcast here: https://everydayspy.com/podcast/
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
-
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
Get in touch.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast
Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
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