Dalton Fischer Podcast

Dalton Fischer

Welcome to DFPI post video 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. Neurosurgeon: Mysteries of the Brain, Consciousness & What Happens After We Die | Dr. Brian Hoeflinger

    12/31/2025

    Neurosurgeon: Mysteries of the Brain, Consciousness & What Happens After We Die | Dr. Brian Hoeflinger

    Dr. Brian Hoeflinger is a board certified Neurosurgeon with over 25 years of experience. In this episode, we discuss brain surgery, the afterlife, dreams, grief, end of life decisions, and the loss of his son Brian. We’re also joined by Dr. Cindy Hoeflinger, a former forensic pathologist. Show Sponsors: Try Tasty Gains Creatine Gummies- https://tastygains.com/dalton Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals.  For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code DALTON at https://www.bubsnaturals.comNot only do you get 10% Off your entire order when you use code DALTON10 at https://stopboxusa.com/DALTON10, but they are also giving you Buy One Get One Free for their StopBox Pro! Brian’s Links: https://www.instagram.com/doctorhoeflinger/ https://www.facebook.com/BrianHoeflingerMD/ https://www.youtube.com/@doctorhoeflinger https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorhoeflinger 00:00 | Intro 12:19 | Panic attacks 23:43 | Flow State 32:35 | Brian’s Mother’s Brain Cancer  35:03 | How to Make Hard End of Life Decisions 46:05 | Ethical Scenario 49:22 | Training & Residency 55:31 | Brain Surgery (Step By Step) 01:22:02 | Compartmentalization 01:27:05 | Brain Aneurysms 01:31:24 | Staying Calm in Chaos 01:36:43 | Average Day in the Life of a Neurosurgeon 01:42:10 | The Wild Reason Brain Surgeons Keep Patients Awake During Surgery 01:46:56 | Brain Mysteries & Consciousness 01:55:27 | Dreams 01:58:27 | Top 3 Tips to Improve Brain Health 02:00:38 | Giving Families Bad News 02:13:59 | What Matters in the End 02:17:07 | Brian’s Death 02:35:00 | Grief 03:03:19 | Brian & Dalton Debate Why Bad Things Happen to Good People 03:14:05 | How to Be Less Afraid of Death 03:17:08 | Afterlife 03:19:03 | Near Death Experiences 03:28:08 | Cindy Hoeflinger 03:45:10 | How to Move On 03:57:16 | Parting Ways With The Life You Imagined 04:00:58 | Insane Forensic Pathology Story 04:08:21 | How to Do an Autopsy 04:13:23 | Outro

    4h 18m
  2. What Is Really Going on With The SIG P320? | Ben Stoeger

    11/30/2025

    What Is Really Going on With The SIG P320? | Ben Stoeger

    Ben Stoeger is a world champion competition shooter and practical shooting instructor. In this episode, we cover the entire timeline of the Sig Sauer P320 controversy, Ben’s cancer diagnosis & USPSA ban, training Tier 1 Units, training with Russian oligarchs, and much more. Show Sponsors: Try Tasty Gains Creatine Gummies- https://tastygains.com/dalton  $200 off of a Covepure Water Filtration System at https://www.covepure.com/DALTON  Not only do you get 10% Off your entire order when you use code DALTON10 at https://stopboxusa.com/DALTON10, but they are also giving you Buy One Get One Free for their StopBox Pro! Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code DALTON at https://www.cowboycolostrum.com  Ben’s Links: Website: https://www.benstoeger.com IG: @benstoeger YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BenStoeger187 00:00 | Intro 03:35 | Childhood & Getting Into Shooting 08:41 | Competitive Shooting 20:22 | Managing Stress 31:52 | USPSA Ban 39:09 | World Championship Win & Cancer Diagnosis 45:22 | How to Compartmentalize 58:13 | Training in Iraq 01:03:04 | Tier 1 Units 01:06:17 | Matt Pranka 01:09:34 | Training a Russian Oligarch 01:14:03 | Most Impressive Units 01:18:50 | How to Tell Which Instructors Aren’t Grifters 01:23:44 | Full Breakdown of P320 Controversy  01:51:56 | Staccato 01:54:18 | Compensators 02:00:55 | Switching From Irons to Red Dots 02:04:39 | How to Get Into Competitive Shooting 02:06:39 | Dry Fire & Trigger Press 02:10:30 | #1 Drill To Improve Skill 02:22:14 | Outro

    2h 26m
  3. Mossad, Terrifying CIA Technology, Blackwater & The Most Secret CIA Unit | John Kiriakou

    08/31/2025

    Mossad, Terrifying CIA Technology, Blackwater & The Most Secret CIA Unit | 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. After his CIA career, he blew the whistle on the CIA's Enhanced Interrogation Program. John’s Links: Substack: https://johnkiriakou.substack.com X: https://x.com/johnkiriakou?lang=en IG: https://www.instagram.com/realjohnkiriakou/ Deep Focus: https://www.youtube.com/@DeepFocuswithJohnKiriakou DeProgram: https://www.youtube.com/@DeProgramShow Previous interview with John: Part 1 | https://youtu.be/P1kOwRMd3o8?si=DozbstsbQWTYjO6p Part 2 | https://youtu.be/ynMg7-QfL10?si=4h-yt_wZuWyFRtNk  Show Sponsor: Find your forever cookware at Hexclad and get 10% off at https://hexclad.com/DALTON ! 00:00 | Intro 03:31 | What is a CIA Operations Officer (Spy)? 17:56 | Recruiting a terrorist bomb maker 25:13 | How to tell if you’re being followed (SDR) 37:50 | Advanced CIA Technology  43:42 | Palantir 45:36 | John Brennan’s Tuesday Morning Kill List 52:44 | Private Intelligence  01:00:03 | Blackwater assassination program 01:07:54 | John’s work on Bruno with Sacha Baron Cohen 01:20:36 | Jordanian Intelligence Service 01:27:45 | CIA Ground Branch/ Special Activities 01:40:06 | CIA’s Infiltration of Podcasts/ Media Propaganda 01:49:27 | The National Endowment for Democracy 01:56:14 | The Craziest Thing John Ever Saw at the CIA 02:09:43 | MK Ultra & Remote Viewing 02:14:32 | Vault 7 Technology 02:17:25 | Manipulating People Psychologically 02:33:05 | Recruiting an Engineer  02:42:25 | The Mossad 03:00:25 | Mossad Dubai Hit 03:17:55 | CIA GRS 03:19:35 | Yemen 03:24:17 | Meeting Anwar al-Awlaki 03:29:53 | The 3 Saudi Princes Who Were in Abu Zubaydah’s Contacts 03:33:52 | Kidnapping and Torture of CIA Officer Bill Buckley 03:36:39 | Mike Spann  03:38:45 | Dasht-i-Leili Massacre 03:44:13 | John Kerry  03:56:42 | Bizarre Meeting with Joe Biden 04:03:53 | John on how to be a great story teller and become more articulate  04:15:57 | Outro

    4h 18m
  4. Undercover FBI Agent Exposes Shocking US Terror Plots, Cartel Operations, Biker Gangs | Scott Payne

    06/19/2025

    Undercover FBI Agent Exposes Shocking US Terror Plots, Cartel Operations, Biker Gangs | Scott Payne

    Scott Payne is a retired FBI Special Agent who spent twenty-eight years in law enforcement investigating cases against drug trafficking organizations, human traffickers, outlaw motorcycle clubs, gangs, public corruption, and domestic terrorists. He was an FBI SWAT team operator and instructor for firearms, tactics, and undercover operations. #fbi #podcast #story  Scott Links: IG: https://www.instagram.com/scottpaynebigcountry/ Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Code-Name-Pale-Horse/Scott-Payne/9781668032909?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacBlsV515eJ-FhJNbutr_sBgDjg_PgNPXO1LQD1Dh-FF1a0fiD4noRFZlfqjQ_aem_T74QDY0A8GPVU60fjPkOyQ Show Sponsors: * Get rid of your khakis and get The Perfect Jean 15% off with code DALTON15 at www.theperfectjean.nyc/DALTON15 * Sleeping Duck Indestruct Bed: https://www.sleepingduck.com 00:00 | Episode Intro 01:44 | What to do in an Active Shooter Scenario  15:32 | Childhood 19:25 |  Scott’s Start in Law Enforcement 29:29 | Ads 31:47 | Going to FBI 38:11 | Psychological Evaluations 41:34 | 9/11 57:40 | Cartels 01:21:30 | FBI Undercover School & Training 01:42:17 | How to make friends & connect to people 01:55:34 | Biker Gangs 01:59:25 | Infiltrating The Outlaws Biker Gang 02:07:46 | What is Entrapment 02:16:31 | Strip Searched While Wearing a Wire 02:31:31 | Crashing Out 02:48:53 | Knoxville Assignment 02:51:07 | Opioid Epidemic  03:02:11 | Undercover Murder For Hire Cases 03:10:22 | The Base (US Extremist Group) 03:22:34 | Murder Plot 03:27:18 | How Good Are They Tactically? 03:52:24 | Goat Sacrifice 03:57:09 | SWAT 04:01:14 | Outro

    4h 3m
  5. Former Taliban Hostage: 3 Months in Captivity & Confronting ISIS Terrorists Who Beheaded His Friend James Foley

    03/30/2025

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

    TIMESTAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW Sean 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. #story #podcast #war  Sean’s Links: https://www.amazon.com/Other-Side-Sean-Langan/dp/B0CW4RTRF4 https://www.filmplatform.net/product/the-hostage-takers/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2637841/ https://x.com/seanlangan2?lang=en Show Sponsors: * Upgrade your wallet today! Get 10% Off Ridge Wallet with code DFP at https://ridge.com/DFP  * Get rid of your khakis and get The Perfect Jean 15% off with code DALTON15 at theperfectjean.nyc/DALTON15 * Sleeping Duck Indestruct Bed: https://www.sleepingduck.com 00:00 | Intro 05:22 | Kashmir 12:03 | First Taliban project 18:41 | Seeing Osama bin Laden 25:39 | Hilarious Executioner Story & Sean’s closest moment to death 33:45 | Taliban public executions 43:11 | Iraq 48:47 | Stepping on an IED 01:00:31 | Firing Squad 01:04:15 | Ads 01:12:07 | Sean’s kidnapping 01:27:06 | Hostage survival techniques 01:40:19 | Feeling connected to loved ones 01:42:23 | Writing a goodbye letter to his sons 01:46:00 | Refusing to give Taliban names of his children 01:52:31 | Letter from Siraj Haqqani 02:15:40 | Execution 02:34:02 | Coming home was harder than captivity 02:43:59 | Hilarious Taliban Story USAID 02:52:08 | The Hostage Takers (ISIS) 02:54:53 | Jihadi John 03:04:03 | El Shafee Elsheikh  03:11:52| Alexanda Kotey 03:12:51 | Kayla Mueller 03:17:57 | James Foley’s goodbye letter to his family 03:32:53 | Ukraine War 03:55:16 | Wagner Group 04:00:06 | Bucha 04:06:04 | Russian Spetsnaz 04:16:50:04946 | Outro

    4h 19m
4.8
out of 5
303 Ratings

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Welcome to DFPI post video 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

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