Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan

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Explore the dark world of real psychological operations In this 10-episode docuseries, former Navy SEAL, CIA contractor, and host of The Shawn Ryan Show, Shawn Ryan, takes listeners inside the real PSYOPs being conducted across the world. Discover how secret PSYOPs have shaped nations, manipulated minds, and continue to wage silent wars on the unsuspecting public. From paramilitary Russian troll farms and the Chinese Communist Party's cognitive warfare operations to intelligence agency infiltrations of Hollywood, social media influence campaigns, and even futuristic direct energy weapons, the series explores how sophisticated psychological operations have become. Featuring insights from whistleblowers, insiders, military officials, tech innovators, and intelligence experts, each episode takes us deeper into the rabbit hole to discover where these operations are headed—and how we can stop them. Who’s really pulling the strings? NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan is an IRONCLAD Original Sponsor: SBIR Advisors: If you’re serious about selling to the military, visit https://www.sbiradvisors.com Mention PSYOP and get your first month free.

Recent Episodes

JUN 9, 2026
Real Disclosure About UFOs, UAP, Reverse Engineering Programs and Secret Military Black Projects?
NOTE: If you like Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan check out this IRONCLAD Original documentary about UAP Disclosure, "Change Agents: BLACK PROJECT: Disclosure, the Truth About UFOs & Secret Programs" Who is hiding the truth about UFOs? Are UAP actually secret government weapon programs? In this full length documentary (created from a supercut of our IRONCLAD Original series, Black Project), Andy Stumpf talks with experts, whistleblowers, and insiders including Dr. Garry Nolan, Rep. Tim Burchett, Chrissy Newton, Richard Dolan, and others to get to the bottom of the mystery. Chapters (00:00:16) - Part 1 - NAZI Origins? (00:02:50) The Strange 'Foo Fighters' of WWII (Nick Cook and Richard Dolan) (00:05:31) Nazi Flying Saucers and the Nazi Bell (00:09:21) Nazi Secret Weapons Programs (00:13:37) Roswell and UFOs Show Up America in the 1940s (00:18:28) A Connection Between UFOs and Nuclear Sites (00:20:25) Anti-Gravity Breakthroughs by the U.S. Military? (Vinnie Adams) (00:31:48) Part 2 - ORBS (00:31:52) The Mosul Orb (00:34:49) Military Encounters with UAP and UFOs (00:44:06) The Ryan Graves Encounter (00:49:09) Journalist Chrissy Newton's UFO Observation (00:54:12) Underwater Encounters and USOs (00:56:04) The Phoenix Lights and Black Triangle Craft (01:01:52) Part 3 - Military Black Projects (01:02:05) What Were the New Jersey Drones? (01:07:31 Skunk Works and the History of Military Black Projects (01:17:13) UFO Misinformation Efforts (01:25:58) - Part 4 Reverse Engineering Programs (01:26:07) - Dr. Garry Nolan's Gets Visited By Pentagon Officials (01:35:20) Secret Dark Money Programs (01:38:24) Lockheed Martin's Secret Materials (01:45:330 Reverse Engineering Programs WATCH FULL INTERVIEWS FROM THE FILM: Dr. Garry Nolan: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HAY_MUYcrI⁠ Dr. Richard Dolan: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufZVg0TcE1Q⁠ Rep. Tim Burchett: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aR2l88iFEU⁠ Luis Elizondo: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5i7PeRl5ME⁠ Annie Jacobsen:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8TjmpLNN1k⁠ Change Agents: Black Project is an IRONCLAD Original Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at ⁠https://firecracker.farm/⁠ Hollow Socks For a limited time Hollow Socks is having a Buy 2 , Get 2 Free Sale. Head to ⁠http://Hollowsocks.com⁠ today to check it out. #HollowSockspod Mizzen and Main Get 20% off your first purchase at ⁠https://www.mizzenandmain.com⁠ with promo code IRONCLAD20 Delete Me Go to ⁠https://www.joindeleteme.com/IRONCLAD ⁠and use coupon code IRONCLAD, or scan the QR code
113 MIN
APR 8, 2026
Chapter 10: Combatting the PSYOPs That Are Trying to Manipulate Your Behavior(with Chase Hughes)
In this special episode of Target Intelligence: PSYOP, we are joined by psychological operations insider, human behavior expert, and NCI University founder Chase Hughes. Chase’s insights are featured through the 8-episode narrative series, and in the final two episodes of the season, Chase explains how PSYOPs work — and how we can avoid being manipulated by them. More from Chase: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUBj_5pwQZaoXfBrEQQbADw⁠ NCI University: ⁠https://chasehughes.com/⁠ About Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan, an IRONCLAD Original: Chapters (01:20) Cognitive Warfare techniques in app design (04:24) Recognizing what manipulation looks like (07:24) What is “Tactical uncertainty” (11:07) The Flat earth “PSYOP” (15:45) Operation Mockingbird and intelligence agency PSYOPs (21:03) The Reason for Violence and Tribalism Sponsors: SBIR Advisors: If you’re serious about selling to the military, visit ⁠https://www.sbiradvisors.com⁠ Mention PSYOP and get your first month free. GHOSTBED Take an extra 15% off sitewide with code PSYOP and that’s on top of their already amazing prices. Visit ⁠https://www.ghostbed.com/PSYOP⁠ and use code PSYOP at checkout for this exclusive offer. Terms and conditions may apply, see site for details. MAREK HEALTH: Take control of your health today! Head to ⁠http://marekhealth.com⁠ and use code PSYOP for 10% off at checkout. SPARTAN FORGE: Go to ⁠http://spartanforge.ai/PSYOP ⁠and use code “PSYOP” to save 40% on an annual subscription (Discount automatically applied at checkout.)
26 MIN
MAR 31, 2026
Chapter 9: The PSYOP Wars (with Chase Hughes)
In this special episode of Target Intelligence: PSYOP, we are joined by psychological operations insider, human behavior expert, and NCI University founder Chase Hughes. Chase’s insights are featured through the 8-episode narrative series, and in the final two episodes of the season, Chase explains how PSYOPs work — and how we can avoid being manipulated by them. More from Chase: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUBj_5pwQZaoXfBrEQQbADw NCI University: https://chasehughes.com/ About Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan, an IRONCLAD Original: Chapters: (01:17) - What Is a PSYOP? (04:45) - The Legacy of Edward Bernays (08:01) - The Smoke-Filled Room and Other Experiments (23:15) - How PSYOPs can cause destabilization (32:56) - How Our Brains Get Hacked (42:50) - The Cult-like Tactics That Isolate People Sponsors: SBIR Advisors: If you’re serious about selling to the military, visit ⁠https://www.sbiradvisors.com⁠ Mention PSYOP and get your first month free. GHOSTBED Take an extra 15% off sitewide with code PSYOP and that’s on top of their already amazing prices. Visit ⁠https://www.ghostbed.com/PSYOP⁠ and use code PSYOP at checkout for this exclusive offer. Terms and conditions may apply, see site for details. MAREK HEALTH: Take control of your health today! Head to ⁠http://marekhealth.com⁠ and use code PSYOP for 10% off at checkout. SPARTAN FORGE: Go to ⁠http://spartanforge.ai/PSYOP ⁠and use code “PSYOP” to save 40% on an annual subscription (Discount automatically applied at checkout.)
46 MIN
MAR 24, 2026
Episode 8: Gray Matters: PSYOPs that Could End the World
In the narrative episode finale, Shawn Ryan looks at the future of psychological operations and cognitive warfare: direct energy weapons, brain-to–weapon interfaces, the Havana Syndrome attacks, “biological dominance”, and strategies that target your brain. We're is this all headed? Chapters: (00:47) What is “biological dominance” (04:25) The Havana Syndrome Attacks (09:15) How exotic new direct energy weapons (13:50) The Chinese end game with new technologies (22:53) The build up of military forces in adversarial countries (24:42) Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (30:13) Agroterrorism attacks (35:44) Nanoweapons and beyond (39:46) Brain to weapon interfaces (45:15) Defending from PSYOPs Sponsors: SBIR Advisors: If you’re serious about selling to the military, visit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.sbiradvisors.com⁠⁠⁠ Mention PSYOP and get your first month free. GHOSTBED Take an extra 15% off sitewide with code PSYOP and that’s on top of their already amazing prices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.ghostbed.com/PSYOP⁠⁠⁠ and use code PSYOP at checkout for this exclusive offer. Terms and conditions may apply, see site for details. MAREK HEALTH: Take control of your health today! Head to ⁠⁠⁠http://marekhealth.com⁠⁠⁠ and use code PSYOP for 10% off at checkout. SPARTAN FORGE: Go to ⁠⁠⁠http://spartanforge.ai/PSYOP ⁠⁠⁠and use code “PSYOP” to save 40% on an annual subscription (Discount automatically applied at checkout.)
51 MIN
MAR 17, 2026
Chapter 7: The Uncanny Valley: PSYOPs That Blur Reality Itself
What happens when you can no longer distinguish between what is real and what is artificial intelligence? In this chapter, we uncover the technological breakthroughs that are reshaping PSYOPs, and find out why facial recognition advancements, big tech influences, and deepfake abilities have insiders very concerned. Chapters: (00:53) A Deepfake targeting Marco Rubio (04:27) Detecting Deepfakes (07:11) The Concept of the Uncanny Valley (13:36) Deepfake Political PSYOPs (20:41) Cognitive Warfare Evolution (27:18) Mass Surveillance Efforts in China and Facial Recognition Technologies (29:39) Palantir Data Consolidation (36:16) China’s Interest in Taiwan (42:11) Defense Against Deepfake PSYOPs (47:00) AI-Powered Cognitive Warfare Weapons Sponsors: SBIR Advisors: If you’re serious about selling to the military, visit ⁠⁠https://www.sbiradvisors.com⁠⁠ Mention PSYOP and get your first month free. GHOSTBED Take an extra 15% off sitewide with code PSYOP and that’s on top of their already amazing prices. Visit ⁠⁠https://www.ghostbed.com/PSYOP⁠⁠ and use code PSYOP at checkout for this exclusive offer. Terms and conditions may apply, see site for details. MAREK HEALTH: Take control of your health today! Head to ⁠⁠http://marekhealth.com⁠⁠ and use code PSYOP for 10% off at checkout. SPARTAN FORGE: Go to ⁠⁠http://spartanforge.ai/PSYOP ⁠⁠and use code “PSYOP” to save 40% on an annual subscription (Discount automatically applied at checkout.)
54 MIN