The Team House

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The Team House is a long-form, fiercely apolitical national security podcast hosted by Jack Murphy, featuring special operations veterans, intelligence professionals, frontline reporters, and guests who have never spoken publicly before. It delivers deep-dive conversations on conflict, tradecraft, and the forces shaping the world, alongside the sister show Eyes On Geopolitics hosted by Mick Mulroy, Andy Milburn, and Jason Lyons, focused on breaking down current geopolitical events and what they mean for national security. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

  1. 2d ago

    What Nuking Iran Would Actually Be Like | Eyes On Geopolitics

    We break down Tucker Carlson’s claim that the U.S. could use a nuclear weapon against Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain facility, what tactical nukes can actually do, and why the idea is far less straightforward than it sounds. We also discuss the risks of radioactive fallout, whether the leak itself could be strategic signaling, the limits of another air campaign, and whether diplomacy with Iran is starting to become the only realistic path forward. VAER Watches ⬇️ https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse  get a free watch roll with your purchase. 20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders  Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here:  Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations 00:00 – Start 00:01 – Tucker Carlson Claims the U.S. Could Nuke Iran 00:58 – Why Pickaxe Mountain Is at the Center of the Story 02:32 – How Plausible Is a Nuclear Strike? 04:13 – Can Any Weapon Actually Reach the Tunnels? 04:43 – Why a Tactical Nuke Wouldn’t Solve the Problem 06:44 – Netanyahu, Hegseth & Pressure for Another Strike 08:18 – Has U.S. Nuclear Doctrine Changed? 09:16 – There Is No Such Thing as a “Small” Nuclear War 10:00 – What Happens to Enriched Uranium If the Site Is Hit? 11:11 – How Presidents Are Briefed on Extreme Military Options 12:58 – What Tactical Nuclear Weapons Does the U.S. Actually Have? 14:39 – B-2s, Diego Garcia & Delivery Options 16:04 – Hiroshima vs. Modern Tactical Nuclear Yields 17:07 – How Much Force Would It Take to Penetrate Pickaxe Mountain? 18:56 – Was Iran’s Nuclear Program Ever Really “Obliterated”? 19:02 – The Risk of Radioactive Material Going Airborne 20:22 – What Aerosolized Nuclear Material Could Do to Civilians 21:08 – Considering the Source: Tucker Carlson 22:20 – Could the Leak Be Deliberate Signaling to Iran? 24:06 – Why Tucker Could Be the Perfect Conduit for a Leak 25:51 – Why Another Short Air Campaign Probably Won’t Work 27:53 – Pickaxe Mountain, Fordow & Natanz 29:45 – Iran Has Far More Nuclear Sites Than Just One Mountain 31:30 – Why Pickaxe Mountain Was Chosen in the First Place 33:27 – Would Even a Nuclear Weapon Be Enough? 33:47 – Why Repeated Penetrator Strikes Have Limits 35:01 – How Blast Energy Actually Moves Through Rock 36:03 – The Limits of Nuclear Penetrators 36:40 – Tucker Carlson’s Recent Track Record 38:31 – Netanyahu’s Long History of Nuclear Warnings 39:35 – Why Nuclear Weapons Haven’t Been Used in 80 Years 41:16 – Could a New Iran Deal Be Taking Shape? 43:18 – Netanyahu’s Political Clock Is Running 45:10 – Eight Months of War & the Same Unanswered Questions 47:09 – When Would the U.S. Actually Resume Strikes? 47:54 – Elections, Timing & What Happens Next 48:49 – Is Tucker Being Used as a “Useful Idiot”? 49:16 – MAGA, Anti-Israel Influencers & the Strange Coalition 50:11 – The Left-Right Convergence on Israel & Ukraine 51:16 – Russian & Iranian Influence in Alternative Media 51:56 – Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

    What Nuking Iran Would Actually Be Like | Eyes On Geopolitics

  2. 3d ago

    Ukraine, Iran & America’s Strategy Problem | Eyes On Geopolitics

    We break down the delayed Patriot sale to Ukraine, Washington’s increasingly contradictory Russia policy, and what that dysfunction looks like to U.S. allies and partners. We also examine the possible paths forward with Iran, including renewed strikes, economic pressure, negotiations, the risks of retaliation, and why no option offers an easy route to victory. VAER Watches ⬇️ https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse  get a free watch roll with your purchase. 20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders  Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here:  Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations 00:00 – Start 00:37 – Patriot Missiles for Ukraine… in 2030? 01:30 – Why the Announcement Does Nothing for Ukraine This Winter 03:02 – Is the Patriot Deal Really About U.S. Domestic Politics? 04:07 – Europe, Canada & Norway Help Fund the Sale 05:00 – Russia Escalates Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure 05:30 – U.S. Diesel Deals With Russia & Sanctions Waivers 06:27 – Washington Pressures Ukraine to Stop Striking Russian Oil 07:00 – Starlink & Starshield Disruptions 08:27 – Is U.S. Policy Quietly Shifting Toward Russia? 09:00 – CIA Targeting Support vs. White House Policy 10:09 – Why the National Security Process Is Breaking Down 12:04 – America’s Grand Strategy Problem 12:35 – The National Security Council Isn’t Working 14:09 – What U.S. Policy Confusion Looks Like to Our Allies 15:00 – How Ukrainian Troops View Washington 16:19 – Why Britain Is Seen Differently in Ukraine 17:00 – The Importance of Consistent Support to Allies 18:00 – What Saudi Arabia Is Seeing From the U.S. 19:05 – America’s Relationship With Arab Partners 20:19 – Marc’s Story About the Kurds & U.S. Betrayal 21:34 – Turning Our Back on the SDF 22:21 – Why Allies Compare Their Support to Israel’s 23:33 – Is This Specifically a Trump Administration Problem? 24:38 – Iran War Depletes U.S. Air Defense Stockpiles 24:47 – Shifting to Iran 25:53 – Five Possible U.S. Courses of Action Against Iran 27:31 – Are U.S.-Iran Negotiations Actually Different This Time? 28:39 – Economic Pressure vs. Renewed Military Action 29:25 – The Escalation Ladder With Iran 30:16 – The Missing Question: What Is the Objective? 32:07 – Why Escalation Without an End State Is Dangerous 33:26 – The NSC’s Binary Approach to Iran 34:07 – Option 1: Make a Deal 34:30 – Option 2: Continue Economic Warfare 35:00 – Option 3: Limited Strikes Around Hormuz 35:30 – Option 4: Major Strikes on Iran 36:01 – Can Another Air Campaign Actually Change Iran’s Position? 36:30 – Option 5: Strikes Aimed at Regime Collapse 37:40 – Predictions: What Happens After the Midterms? 38:04 – Jonathan Predicts Broader Infrastructure Strikes 38:56 – Andy Predicts a Short, Sharp Campaign 39:36 – Could Election Results Push Trump Toward Escalation? 41:30 – Is a Deal With Iran Still Possible? 41:59 – What Would Jim Mattis Tell Trump? 42:20 – Iranian Retaliation & Risks to U.S. Forces 42:57 – What Has the War Actually Achieved? 44:00 – The Doomsday Prepping Panic 45:13 – Costco Runs, Generators & Cyberattack Fears 46:11 – Why Dee Didn’t Prep 46:46 – Why Oil Is Still So Expensive 47:03 – Risk Premiums, Insurance & Shipping Through Hormuz 48:55 – Why Brent Crude Doesn’t Reflect Today’s Conditions 50:01 – What’s Going on in Poland? 50:09 – Poland’s Political Crisis Explained 51:33 – Midterm Election Predictions 52:09 – What Would Dee Buy for Doomsday Prepping? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

    Ukraine, Iran & America’s Strategy Problem | Eyes On Geopolitics

  3. 5d ago

    Green Beret & SOF Operator | Alex Dekker

    Alex Dekker looks back on his path from conventional infantry in Ramadi to 5th Special Forces Group, combat in Afghanistan, the Special Forces Combat Diver course, the fight against ISIS, and his final decade in a more specialized Army special operations unit. We also discuss his transition out of the military and how his experiences in Special Forces, intelligence, archaeology, and the Middle East shaped his debut novel, Desert Heist. Grab Alex's book here: https://a.co/d/00h03vHa Find Alex here: https://www.alexdekkerofficial.com/ Today's Sponsors: VAER Watches ⬇️ https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse  get a free watch roll with your purchase. 20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders  GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off!  BaerSkin Tactical ⬇️ Text 'HOUSE' to 39612 to get a free rain jacket when you purchase 2 hoodies! Mars Men⬇️ For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off for life plus Free Shipping AND 3 Free Gifts at Men Go To Mars dot com. That’s MenGoToMars.com for 50% Off AND 3 Free Gifts when you checkout. For ad free video and audio and access to live streams... Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN"  ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 00:53 – Alex Dekker’s Interest in Archaeology 02:17 – Growing Up as an Army Brat 03:43 – His Father’s Career in Military Intelligence 04:00 – Why Special Operations Was Always the Goal 05:29 – Starting Out in the Conventional Army 06:39 – Deploying to Ramadi With 1st Infantry Division 07:20 – Seeing Special Forces in Iraq for the First Time 08:52 – What Conventional Infantry Life Was Really Like 10:32 – Leaving the Army & Going Back to College 11:00 – Returning on an 18X Contract 12:48 – Passing SFAS & Starting the Q Course 13:58 – Learning Arabic for 5th Special Forces Group 14:41 – Joining a Combat Dive Team 16:28 – Deploying to Afghanistan Six Weeks After Arriving 17:00 – His First Special Forces Deployment 18:16 – The Taliban Ambush That Nearly Killed Him 20:34 – Taking Over After the Team Was Wounded 22:53 – Fighting Through the Ambush With Shrapnel in His Leg 24:44 – Recovering & Returning to Afghanistan With a Cane 26:54 – Preparing for Combat Diver School After Being Wounded 29:06 – Inside the Special Forces Combat Diver Course 31:13 – Drown Proofing & Learning Not to Panic Underwater 32:26 – The 5th Group Guys Watching Everyone Else Deploy Somewhere Nice 33:41 – Sitting in Kuwait as the ISIS War Begins 35:30 – The Early U.S. Response to ISIS in Iraq 36:53 – Training While Waiting for the Mission to Expand 38:28 – Returning Home & Preparing for the Next Deployment 39:10 – Becoming an 18 Fox Intelligence Sergeant 41:15 – Targeting, Intelligence & Building the Battlefield Picture 43:04 – Working the Syria Problem as an 18 Fox 44:41 – Training Partner Forces Against ISIS 46:17 – Why ISIS Struggled Against Professional Forces 48:48 – What Special Forces Is Actually Designed to Do 50:15 – Looking for the Next Step Beyond 5th Group 52:03 – Moving Into a More Specialized Army Special Operations Unit 53:13 – What He Can Say About the Final Decade of His Career 54:48 – Retiring From the Secret Side of the Military 56:39 – The Honor Foundation & Transitioning Special Operators 57:34 – Why Networking Matters More Than Blind Job Applications 59:28 – Meeting His Wife, a Former CIA Operations Officer 1:00:09 – Leaving Two Secretive Careers Behind 1:01:52 – Why Intelligence Officers Struggle With Transition Too 1:03:34 – Writing Desert Heist in Three Months 1:05:32 – Finding a Literary Agent 1:08:00 – Combining Indiana Jones, Special Forces & Real History 1:09:22 – Building Characters From Real ODA Personalities 1:11:06 – Why Veterans Sometimes Miss the Chaos 1:13:03 – The Lost City at the Center of Desert Heist 1:14:28 – Green Berets, Russian Mercenaries & the Bigger Conspiracy 1:16:21 – Turning Desert Heist Into a Series 1:17:25 – What to Expect From the Next Nate Wilde Book 1:19:07 – Where to Find Alex & Desert Heist 1:20:21 – Jack & Alex Compare the Fiction Publishing Process 1:22:27 – Planning Storylines Several Books in Advance 1:23:31 – What Comes Next for Both Series 1:24:07 – Keeping Survival & Combat Realistic in Fiction 1:25:23 – Closing Thoughts   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

    Green Beret & SOF Operator | Alex Dekker

  4. 6d ago

    Israeli Elections, & the VetBro Industrial Complex | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS

    We break down Israel’s deadlocked election and coalition fight, what a possible change in government could mean for Iran policy, and the growing counterintelligence concerns around foreign influence, personnel cuts, and recent Iran-linked activity in Europe. We also discuss whether America has lost the initiative in the Middle East, the debate over restrictive rules of engagement during the War on Terror, and what lessons the U.S. military should actually take from 20 years of war. VAER Watches ⬇️ https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse  get a free watch roll with your purchase. 20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders  Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here:  Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations 00:00 – Start 00:58 – Israel’s Election Ends in a Deadlock 02:18 – How Israel’s Coalition System Works 03:27 – Could Israel Be Headed for Another Election? 04:16 – Arab Parties Suddenly Hold Major Bargaining Power 05:03 – What Arab Israelis Actually Want From the Government 06:19 – Israel’s Basic Law & the Question of Equality 07:16 – Can Either Side Build a 61-Seat Coalition? 08:48 – What Would an Eisenkot Government Actually Change? 09:37 – Netanyahu vs. Eisenkot on Iran 10:08 – Jared Kushner’s Role in Middle East Policy 11:04 – Inside the U.S. Security Relationship With the Palestinians 12:06 – Netanyahu’s Relationship With Kushner 12:42 – U.S. Military Officers & Foreign Influence Concerns 14:06 – How Does This Happen Without Counterintelligence Scrutiny? 14:27 – Strava, Wearables & Modern OPSEC Failures 17:33 – What Happens When FBI Counterintelligence Teams Get Cut? 18:04 – Offensive vs. Defensive Counterintelligence 19:14 – How Technology Has Changed Counterintelligence Operations 20:32 – Cutting Personnel With a Machete Instead of a Scalpel 21:30 – Losing Mandarin Speakers Inside the Government 22:41 – Iranian-Americans & the Failure to Use Native Expertise 24:14 – Why the U.S. Struggles to Identify Real Regional Experts 24:45 – The Books Intelligence Analysts Should Actually Be Reading 26:44 – What a New Iran Analyst Should Learn First 27:18 – Why Analysts Need to Read the Other Side’s Literature 29:02 – The Ugly American & Understanding Foreign Cultures 30:00 – The RAF Fairford Plot Returns to the News 30:21 – Suspects Go on Trial in the UK 31:16 – The Wider Network Behind the Fairford Case 32:04 – Iran-Linked Operations Across Europe 32:28 – Did a New IRGC Handler Rush the Operation? 33:36 – How the UK Network Was Structured 34:18 – Has Iran Lost Too Many Experienced Intelligence Officers? 34:59 – Sometimes Just Breaching the Base Is the Victory 35:24 – What World War I German Sabotage Can Teach Us 35:57 – Immigration, Brain Drain & America’s Talent Problem 37:05 – Why the U.S. Should Keep Iranian Scientists Here 37:43 – Operation Paperclip & Recruiting Enemy Talent 38:38 – Has America Lost the Initiative in the Middle East? 39:02 – The USS Abraham Lincoln as a Symbol of Strategic Failure 39:31 – “Escalate to Deescalate” & the Failure of Policy 40:14 – The New York Times on Special Operations Podcasts 40:58 – Why The Team House Avoids the Culture-War Trap 41:52 – Did America Lose Because We “Didn’t Take the Gloves Off”? 43:00 – When Rules of Engagement Really Were Too Restrictive 44:04 – The Eight-Hour Targeting Soak 45:01 – From Extremely Loose ROE to Extremely Restrictive ROE 45:50 – Why Different Battlefields Needed Different Rules 47:05 – When a Missed Drone Strike Reset the Entire Targeting Cycle 47:34 – “Restrike Authorized” 48:04 – Why Rules of Engagement Changed During the War 48:29 – McChrystal, F3EAD & the SOCOM Targeting Model 49:00 – Jessica Lynch & Early Iraq War Training Failures 50:36 – Army vs. Marine Corps Marksmanship Training 55:47 – Are We Learning the Right Lessons From 20 Years of War? 57:13 – Jack’s Upcoming High Side Story on Sudan 58:18 – Jonathan’s Next Writing Project 59:15 – Sanctions, Pistachios, Carpets & Iranian Saffron 1:00:35 – Is “Spanish Saffron” Actually Iranian? 1:01:26 – Syrian Aleppo Pepper & Sanctions Workarounds 1:02:12 – American Insurgent & the December 1 Deadline 1:03:14 – Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

    Israeli Elections, & the VetBro Industrial Complex | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS

  5. Oct 29

    Delta Force & Ranger Regiment Commander | Pete Blaber (throwback ep)

    original airdate 11-3-23 Pete Blaber looks back on his path from the Ranger Regiment to Delta Force, including operations in Panama, Colombia, Somalia, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and the leadership lessons he carried from each. We also dig into his reconstruction of the Pat Tillman friendly-fire incident, the command failures that set the conditions for it, and why accountability and common-sense leadership matter so much in combat. VAER Watches ⬇️ https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse  get a free watch roll with your purchase. 20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders  Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here:  Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations 00:00 – Start 01:09 – Growing Up Outside Chicago 02:48 – Cross Country, Endurance & Learning to Push Through Pain 05:45 – Desert One Inspires Him to Join the Military 07:07 – Trying to Figure Out How to Get Into the Army 08:38 – “I Want to Join Delta Force” 09:04 – OCS & Becoming an Infantry Officer 10:16 – The Fastest Route to Ranger Regiment 10:36 – First Assignment in Korea 11:56 – Joining 2nd Ranger Battalion 12:22 – The Ranger Battalion Commander Who Shaped His Leadership 13:28 – What a Healthy Command Climate Looks Like 15:12 – “The Best Welfare for the Troops Is Getting Them Home” 16:09 – Learning to Stay Calm on the Radio 17:52 – Company Command in the 7th Infantry Division 18:14 – Invading Panama 19:48 – The Friendly Firefight That Changed His Thinking 22:15 – Realizing They Had Been Shooting at Another U.S. Unit 25:21 – Learning Leadership as a Young Lieutenant 27:18 – The Sergeant Major Who Taught Him “Don’t Be in a Hurry to Die” 29:31 – Learning From Bad Leaders 31:07 – Preparing for Delta Selection 32:45 – Passing Selection & Joining the Unit 34:10 – Delta Force in the Early 1990s 35:54 – Counternarcotics Becomes a Major Mission 36:35 – Hunting Pablo Escobar in Colombia 38:17 – Building Teams Around Skills & Personality 39:08 – Learning How to Find People Who Don’t Want to Be Found 40:36 – From Colombia to Mogadishu 41:16 – Why He Distrusted Helicopter-Centric Assaults 42:24 – Black Hawks vs. Little Birds 43:16 – The Low-Visibility Approach He Wanted in Somalia 46:10 – The Hunt for Pablo Escobar 48:27 – How Colombian Forces Ultimately Found Escobar 49:25 – Arriving in Mogadishu After the Battle 49:53 – Searching for Mike Durant 52:00 – What Happened After Black Hawk Down 53:52 – Personality Conflicts & Interoperability Problems 57:51 – Somalia Becomes the Final Nail on Helicopter Assaults 58:48 – How Somalia Changed CQB & Special Operations 1:00:21 – Taking the Fight to the Enemy Instead of Sitting Still 1:02:20 – Bosnia: The “Living Laboratory” for Human Hunting 1:04:58 – Learning Low-Visibility Operations in Bosnia 1:07:11 – Humor, Creativity & Problem Solving in Combat 1:10:01 – Brainstorming Unconventional Ways to Stop a Target 1:19:52 – Transitioning From Career Stories to Common Sense Leadership Matters 1:20:41 – Why Pete Wrote the New Book 1:21:00 – Commanding Delta in Iraq 1:22:34 – Four Operators Wounded on a Baghdad Target 1:27:22 – A Ranger Asks Pete for Help 1:37:15 – Getting Access to the Pat Tillman Investigation 1:40:00 – Discovering the Pattern of Toxic Leadership 1:42:50 – Reconstructing the Pat Tillman Mission 1:43:15 – The Terrain Where Tillman Was Killed 1:45:02 – Why Pete Considered the Area Extremely Dangerous 1:50:00 – The Sync Matrix & Pressure From Higher Headquarters 1:59:59 – The Order to Split the Platoon 2:00:32 – The Platoon Leader Explains Why the Order Makes No Sense 2:02:06 – How Splitting the Platoon Broke Up Organic Teams 2:04:05 – Sending Troops Out Without Reliable Communications 2:09:57 – Why Rangers Are a “National Treasure” 2:14:49 – Who Pat Tillman Really Was as a Soldier 2:16:25 – How Toxic Leadership Set the Conditions for Disaster 2:16:54 – Reconstructing the Day Tillman Was Killed 2:17:29 – Entering the Canyon 2:18:49 – Serial 2 Struggles Through the Terrain 2:26:41 – Crossfire Begins Raining Into the Canyon 2:28:45 – Tillman Moves Into Position on the Spur 2:29:57 – Tillman Takes Fire From the South 2:31:30 – The Position That Became the Most Dangerous Place on the Battlefield 2:35:25 – Serial 2 Opens Fire Toward Tillman’s Position 2:35:42 – Pat Tillman Is Killed 2:36:03 – Why the Rangers Couldn’t Hear Him Yelling 2:38:08 – Could They Actually See Tillman’s Position? 2:40:02 – How the Investigation Judged the Rangers 2:43:40 – Why Pete Believes the Shooters Were Put in an Impossible Situation 2:45:19 – Accountability for Senior Leaders 2:47:04 – “The Cover-Up Was Worse Than the Incident” 2:47:51 – The Decision Not to Tell Kevin Tillman the Truth 2:49:57 – What Leadership Should Have Told the Tillman Family 2:53:54 – What Happened to the Senior Officers? 2:55:14 – Promotions Instead of Accountability 2:56:05 – Why Pat Tillman Was Revered by His Platoon 2:57:40 – Are Senior Officers Protected From Consequences? 3:02:09 – Audience Questions 3:05:44 – Lost Platoons & Conventional Wisdom 3:08:08 – Were Delta Snipers Involved in Escobar’s Death? 3:09:27 – Where Advanced Force Operations Came From 3:13:16 – Other Innovations From the Special Operations Community 3:19:58 – Military Working Dogs & the Evolution of the Program 3:21:49 – How Intelligence Support to Operators Has Evolved 3:22:40 – Could Pack Mules Still Have a Place in Modern Warfare? 3:24:11 – Closing Thoughts 3:24:30 – Pete’s Books & Leadership Trilogy 3:25:43 – Where to Find Pete’s Maps, Photos & Firefight Reconstruction Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

    Delta Force & Ranger Regiment Commander | Pete Blaber (throwback ep)

  6. Oct 26

    Will More Strikes on Iran Accomplish Anything? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS

    We break down the mounting signs of another U.S.-Israel confrontation with Iran, including embassy drawdowns, renewed strike planning, Houthi attacks, and the growing vulnerability of Gulf infrastructure. We also discuss Israel’s elections, the war in Ukraine, Russia’s continuing losses, and the controversy over Starlink and Starshield being restricted while Russian attacks continue. VAER Watches ⬇️ https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse  get a free watch roll with your purchase. 20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders  Support the show on Patreon:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Jack's news outlet:⬇️ https://thehighside.substack.com/ Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️ Jon's Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Jon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Jon's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackett Twitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackett Find Marc P here: https://x.com/Mpolymer Find Andy Milburn here:  Twitter ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8 LinkedIn ⬇️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023 Substack ⬇️ https://amilburn.substack.com/ Andy’s book ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations 00:00 – Start 00:30 – U.S. & Israel Prepare Options for New Iran Strikes 01:16 – Embassy Evacuations Across the Gulf 02:18 – Houthis Keep Hitting Saudi Arabia 02:49 – What Open-Source Intelligence Is Showing 04:26 – Ordered Departure From Saudi Arabia 06:42 – International Air Defense Help for the Saudis 07:18 – U.S. & Israeli Strike Planning Accelerates 08:33 – Why Hitting Iran’s Energy Infrastructure Could Backfire 09:15 – Can the U.S. Reach Iran’s Deep Nuclear Facilities? 10:20 – Deadly Attack in Jordan 10:45 – Why the Jordan Attack Is Such a Big Deal 12:13 – Could Iran Be Connected to the Jordan Attack? 13:06 – What Embassy Drawdowns Mean for Intelligence Collection 14:09 – Ordered Departure vs. Restricted Staffing 15:30 – The Signals Pointing Toward Another Escalation 16:04 – Iran Using the Houthis to Keep Pressure on the Region 17:08 – IRGC Moving Operations Into Civilian Infrastructure 18:08 – Why a “Three-Day War” With Iran Is Probably Fantasy 19:49 – Iran’s Remaining Missile & Drone Arsenal 21:52 – Hormuz, Mines & Attacks on Gulf Infrastructure 23:23 – Houthis, Iraqi Militias & Cyberattacks 24:24 – Is the U.S. Security Guarantee in the Gulf Disappearing? 25:58 – Gulf States May Start Looking to China & Russia 27:55 – Why Chinese Weapons Are Becoming More Attractive 28:34 – China Supplying Both Sides of the Conflict 30:07 – Could Economic Pressure Work Better Than Airstrikes? 32:14 – What a New U.S. Air Campaign Against Iran Might Look Like 34:00 – Has Iran Successfully Changed America’s War Aims? 36:13 – Could the U.S. Refocus on Iran’s Nuclear Program? 37:51 – Israeli Elections & the Timing of a Strike on Iran 39:20 – Israel’s Political Shift to the Right 40:33 – Support for a Two-State Solution Collapses 42:05 – Ultra-Orthodox Israelis & the IDF Draft Fight 43:50 – Israel Appears Ready for Another Iran Strike 45:27 – What an Eisenkot Government Could Mean 47:43 – Ukraine, Russia & the Starlink Controversy 48:30 – Zelensky Signals Openness to Freezing the Front Line 50:06 – The Debate Over Ukrainian Elections During Wartime 51:18 – Russia Talks Peace While Bombing Ukraine 53:52 – Moscow’s Demands Haven’t Changed 54:44 – Why Ukraine’s Refinery Strikes Matter 56:09 – Starlink & Starshield Restricted During Russian Attacks 57:22 – Is Washington Pressuring Zelensky More Than Putin? 58:17 – Can Russia Sustain These Casualty Rates? 59:05 – Russia Losing 1,200–1,500 Troops a Day 1:01:00 – Why Russia Still Has Room to Keep Fighting 1:01:58 – How Much Power Should SpaceX Have Over a War? 1:03:59 – Can Shareholders or Courts Restrain SpaceX? 1:05:18 – “Terms of Service” as a Wartime Excuse 1:06:11 – Russia Providing Targeting Data to Iran 1:06:55 – “Russia Is Our Adversary” 1:08:13 – Closing Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

    Will More Strikes on Iran Accomplish Anything? | EYES ON GEOPOLITICS

  7. Oct 24

    11 Months as a POW in North Korea | Steven Woelk

    Steven Woelk recounts his service aboard the USS Pueblo, its 1968 capture by North Korea, and the brutal 11 months he and his shipmates spent as prisoners. We also discuss the crew’s resistance inside captivity, the injuries and abuse he endured, their eventual release, and why he wrote Pig Fat Soup to keep the Pueblo story from being forgotten. Get Steve's book here: https://a.co/d/0j4rcW1x Today's Sponsors: VAER Watches ⬇️ https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse  get a free watch roll with your purchase. 20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders  GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off!  Blue Chew ⬇️ https://bluechew.com/ Get 1 month free when you buy 2 of BlueChew Gold with code "HOUSECALL" Ultra Pouches ⬇️ Don’t sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code HOUSE at https://takeultra.com/  #ultrapouches #ad   For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON!  https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions  -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN"  ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 – Start 01:01 – Stephen Joins the Navy 01:50 – Assigned to the USS Pueblo 03:02 – The Pueblo’s Intelligence Mission 04:09 – The Blue House Raid & the Road to the Pueblo Crisis 06:36 – USS Liberty & the Vulnerability of Spy Ships 08:00 – How Poorly Armed Was the Pueblo? 09:09 – The North Koreans Close In 10:52 – General Quarters 11:34 – Trying to Destroy Classified Material 13:03 – Why the Pueblo Couldn’t Destroy Its Secrets Fast Enough 14:42 – North Korea Opens Fire 17:11 – Stephen Is Hit by a 57mm Round 19:01 – Losing His Friend During the Attack 20:15 – North Korean Forces Board the Pueblo 21:47 – Being Taken Off the Ship 24:37 – The Crew Enters North Korean Captivity 26:04 – Wounds Become Severely Infected 27:02 – Surgery Without Anesthesia 31:04 – Transferred to a North Korean Hospital 32:18 – The North Korean Doctor Who Treated Him 35:35 – Forced Propaganda & Confessions 36:46 – Commander Bucher Refuses to Sign 38:05 – Life Inside the POW Camp 40:16 – How the Crew Resisted Their Captors 42:23 – Giving North Korea the Middle Finger 43:47 – The North Koreans Discover What It Means 44:42 – “Hell Week” Begins 47:23 – The Worst Beatings of His Captivity 47:41 – Did North Korea Try to Brainwash the Crew? 48:49 – Leadership Inside the Prison Camp 50:54 – Planning an Escape From Pyongyang 53:38 – Was U.S. Intelligence Watching the Prisoners? 54:47 – Signs That Release Might Be Coming 56:21 – Crossing the Bridge of No Return 57:31 – Fear of Returning Home to Face the Navy 58:42 – 11 Months in North Korean Captivity 58:57 – The Negotiations That Finally Freed the Crew 1:01:34 – Returning to the United States 1:04:00 – Telling His Father What Happened in North Korea 1:05:30 – The NSA Debriefing 1:06:42 – Leaving the Navy 1:08:05 – Building a Life After the Pueblo 1:08:31 – Why Stephen Wrote Pig Fat Soup 1:10:47 – Why the Pueblo Story Has Been Forgotten 1:12:04 – The Meaning Behind “Pig Fat Soup” 1:13:41 – Losing 55 Pounds in Captivity 1:14:00 – Life Today & Helping Other Veterans 1:16:57 – The Painting of the Pueblo Attack 1:19:14 – Final Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

    11 Months as a POW in North Korea | Steven Woelk

  8. Oct 22

    Former CIA Officer & Torture Program Whistleblower | John Kiriakou

    John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer who worked as both an analyst and operations officer, serving on the Iraq portfolio, in Greece, and in Pakistan, where he helped lead the capture of Abu Zubaydah. He later became a prominent whistleblower on the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program, was prosecuted under the Espionage Act, served time in federal prison, and has since worked as an author, commentator, and lecturer. VAER Watches ⬇️ https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse  get a free watch roll with your purchase. 20% off for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders  For ad free episdoes subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️  https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse 00:00 – Start 01:01 – John Kiriakou’s Upbringing & Greek-American Family 06:29 – Studying Middle Eastern Affairs & an Early Interest in Espionage 09:15 – The CIA Officer Posing as His College Professor 12:29 – Joining the CIA as an Analyst 14:53 – Briefing President George H.W. Bush During the Gulf War 16:58 – Working the Gulf War From CIA Headquarters 20:06 – Life After the Gulf War & Getting Burned Out on Iraq 22:30 – Writing a National Intelligence Estimate on Saddam Hussein 22:53 – Deciding to Leave Analysis for Operations 25:06 – Going Through CIA Operational Training 28:37 – Weapons, Explosives & Recruiting Spies 29:45 – Arriving in Athens as a CIA Case Officer 33:46 – Walk-Ins, Probes & Embassy Security 37:52 – CIA Disguises & Fooling the U.S. Ambassador 42:40 – The Terrorist Group 17 November 45:12 – The Assassination of British Defense Attaché Stephen Saunders 48:38 – 17 November Names Kiriakou in Its Manifesto 51:26 – Who Was Really Behind 17 November? 55:09 – How the Group Was Finally Unmasked 1:01:24 – Interrogating Carlos the Jackal 1:03:32 – 9/11 Changes Everything 1:04:44 – Watching the Second Plane Hit From CIA Headquarters 1:07:41 – Volunteering for the War on Terror 1:08:34 – Pakistan After 9/11: “The Wild West” 1:11:38 – Pakistan, the Taliban & the War Next Door 1:14:02 – The Two Faces of Pakistani Intelligence 1:15:51 – Capturing Abu Zubaydah 1:16:42 – Inside the CIA’s Torture Program 1:18:09 – Why Kiriakou Refused Torture Training 1:18:43 – Going Public About CIA Torture 1:21:17 – John Brennan Reopens the Case Against Him 1:21:40 – Charged Under the Espionage Act 1:22:34 – Facing 45 Years & Taking the Plea Deal 1:23:08 – Why John Brennan Wanted Him Prosecuted 1:23:32 – Obama’s Crackdown on National Security Leaks 1:25:57 – Heading to Federal Prison 1:26:24 – The Prison Assignment That Wasn’t What the Judge Ordered 1:29:21 – Learning How to Survive Federal Prison 1:31:30 – Becoming the Prisonhouse Appeal Writer 1:32:36 – Race, Gangs & the Social Structure of Prison 1:36:47 – How the Mafia Ran Prison Rackets 1:43:10 – Using CIA Tradecraft Behind Bars 1:46:18 – A Prisoner Puts a Contract on Kiriakou 1:48:19 – Getting Out of Prison & Starting Over 1:50:05 – Anger at the System & the People Who Were Never Prosecuted 1:53:13 – Where Is the Line Between Interrogation & Torture? 1:57:26 – Waterboarding, War Crimes & the Torture Debate 1:59:11 – Why Did the U.S. Invade Iraq? 2:02:03 – The WMD Intelligence Fight Inside Washington 2:04:00 – Did Overthrowing Saddam Hand Iraq to Iran? 2:05:45 – Why Kiriakou Went to Work for Sputnik 2:06:48 – Criticizing Russia While Working for Russian Media 2:12:50 – Life After Sputnik & What He’s Doing Now 2:15:43 – CIA Declassified & Digging Through Old Intelligence Files 2:18:16 – MKUltra & CIA History 2:18:25 – Audience Questions 2:29:47 – Would He Blow the Whistle Again? 2:42:48 – Public Trust, the CIA & Government Accountability 2:51:38 – Why John Brennan Avoided More Scrutiny 3:01:22 – Would a Presidential Pardon Restore His Pension? 3:02:18 – How Close Trump Came to Pardoning Him 3:04:52 – Thoughts on Trump Returning to Office 3:06:23 – How American Politics Has Flipped 3:07:36 – Final Thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

    Former CIA Officer & Torture Program Whistleblower | John Kiriakou
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The Team House is a long-form, fiercely apolitical national security podcast hosted by Jack Murphy, featuring special operations veterans, intelligence professionals, frontline reporters, and guests who have never spoken publicly before. It delivers deep-dive conversations on conflict, tradecraft, and the forces shaping the world, alongside the sister show Eyes On Geopolitics hosted by Mick Mulroy, Andy Milburn, and Jason Lyons, focused on breaking down current geopolitical events and what they mean for national security. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

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