Former Counterterrorism Officer Drew Berquist | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 117

Shop https://www.mikeritlandco.com for Performance Dog Food, Treats, Apparel & more! #chokeyourself Drew Berquist is a complicated guy. Between his military work as a former U.S. Intelligence Officer in Afghanistan, his media work as a former CRTV and BlazeTV correspondent and current host of “This is My Show” w/Drew Berquist. What's not complicated is just how dedicated Drew is to his country, his friends, and his sources, even when things get hairy. Enjoy this episode of Mike Drop as host Mike Ritland unpacks his career in the Intelligence Community. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:00 - CIA Orientation 04:00 - Kids in the 80's 12:00 - Football in Minnesota 19:00 - Making My Own Degree 23:30 - How to Apply for the CIA 31:00 - An Arabic-Speaking NSA Employee 41:30 - Language Barriers 45:30 - Navy-Adjacent Iraq Interpretation 50:30 - You Have to Protect Your Source 1:01:30 - A Human Intel Collector 1:11:30 - CIA-Certified Training 1:22:00 - War Dogs & Arms Dealers 1:27:00 - Interrogations 1:32:00 - Pul-e-Charkhi Prison 1:47:00 - You Son of a Gun, I'm In 2:00:00 - Definancing ISIS 2:11:00 - Extracting Shafi 2:33:00 - Getting Into Digital Media 2:38:00 - This is My Show with Drew Berquist Support Drew Berquist: Website: https://www.drewberquist.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrewBerquistThisIsMyShow Rumble: https://rumble.com/DrewBerquist Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uj7eNLZLHQIoDUzlazu8A Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drewtberquist -------------- Sponsors: Athletic Greens Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE Travel Packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit https://www.athleticgreens.com/MIKEDROP ------------ Fueled by TeamDog | www.mikeritlandco.com | @Teamdog.pet ALL THINGS MIKE RITLAND: SHOP for Fueled By Team Dog Performance Dog Food, Treats, Apparel, Accessories, and Protection dogs - MikeRitlandCo.com - https://www.MikeRitlandCo.com Team Dog Online dog training - TeamDog.pet - https://www.TeamDog.pet This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5531509/advertisement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices