In the summer of 1952, strange objects began appearing in the skies over the White House and major military installations. More than 70 years later, “drones” and odd lights were seen hovering over sensitive sights in New Jersey and across the east coast. What were they? Clues might be found in an elaborate PSYOP conducted on an unsuspecting veteran who had been working with intelligence agencies to prevent what he believed was a coming alien invasion. 

Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan is an IRONCLAD Original

Chapters:

(01:26) Similarities Between Encounters in 1952 and 2024

(06:57) UFOs Over the White House in 1952

(09:15) The Formation of the Robertson Panel

(11:50) The Kenneth Arnold Sightings and Real Life ‘Men in Black’

(18:34) The Story of Paul Bennewitz’s UFO Encounters at Kirtland Airfare Base

(30:00) The PSYOP Claims of Leon Davidson

(36:46) The New Jersey Drone Incident: A PSYOP 

(45:39) Chase Hughes Explains How to Tell if You Are in a PSYOP

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The CIA, the military, and foreign countries are now major players in Hollywood. But, how did defense and intelligence agencies get seats in the writers’ rooms that are scripting blockbusters and TV shows? In this chapter, we find out. 

Chapters:

(01:30) Investigating Ben Affleck's Emails

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What does it take to turn a normal person into a killer? What’s behind a recent string of assassinations and assassination attempts? In this chapter, we do a deep dive into the psychology of “engaged followership” and a dark experiment that proves just how easy it is to get a seemingly normal person to kill.

Chapters:

(02:31) - Infiltrating a Mind Control Cult

(10:30) - How Mind Control Cults Work

(13:15) - Mind Control Techniques in PSYOPs

(16:05) - Screens Influence Behavior 

(23:51) - Creating a Manchurian Candidates?

(25:55) - The Milgram Experiment 

(33:15) - The Crimes of Nazis

(38:43) - Chase Hughes on the 4 Core Aspects of a PSYOP

(46:12) - Sparking Political Violence 

(50:15) - The Lesson of the Milgram Experiment 

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Traditional PSYOPs try to affect what people think. But, a new kind of warfare – Cognitive Warfare – aims to change how people think. In this chapter, experts like Bill Gertz explain how China is using apps like TikTok to slowly damage users’ cognition and create an environment where truth and fiction become indistinguishable. And Chase Hughes breaks down the psychological experiment that makes in possible. 

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Chapters:

(01:35) The Reality of Cognitive Warfare

(06:44) The Growing Threat of China

(08:15) Chase Hughes Explained the Smoke-Filled Room Experiment 

(13:11) The Danger of TikTok

(24:00) Drugs, Cartels, and a “Smokeless War”

(32:02) Individualized Social Media PSYOPs

(35:02) The Tartaria Conspiracy 

(44:47) The Warning from Yuri Bezmenov

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When Frances Haugen worked on Facebook’s counter-espionage team, she uncovered massive PSYOP operations intended to spark violent uprisings. In this chapter, we hear Frances’ story, learn how troll farmers in Russia have evolved, and author Gregg Hurwitz uncovers the methods they use to try to destroy America from within.

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Chapters:

(00:52)The Murder of a College Professor

(05:13) Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Speaks Out

(09:15) The Birth of Unrestricted Warfare

(10:40) Lessons From ‘The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street’

(15:42) Vladislav Surkov and a New Approach to PSYOPs

(24:50) Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Rise of the Internet Research Agency

(29:51) Uncovering PSYOPs on Facebook

(42:57) A PSYOP Unfolds in Real Time

(47:59) The Algorithm Effect

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An introduction to Target Intelligence: PSYOP from Shawn Ryan

In each episode, we look at a different method of psychological operations, how they’ve evolved, and how they are being deployed. Here’s why getting to the truth about PSYOPs matters.

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