Mike Ritland

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝟏 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝? 𝐉𝐨𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐈𝐒𝐀 (𝐓𝐅 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞) | 𝐄𝐩. 𝟐𝟖𝟕 Joe England—aka Stoic Viking—shares his incredible story of survival, resilience, and purpose. After a near-fatal car accident that changed everything, Joe opens up about rebuilding mentally and physically, his drive to serve, and the mindset forged through adversity. The conversation also dives into hard geopolitical realities, including a raw discussion on Iran, global conflict, and what many are missing about the threat landscape. 𝐉𝐨𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟖𝟕 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?𝐯=𝐇𝐞𝐉𝐓𝐫𝐆𝐦𝐲𝐢𝐈𝐐

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐅𝐋 𝐓𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 & 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 | 𝐄𝐩. 𝟐𝟖𝟔 Clint Bruce, former NFL linebacker who walked away from the league to become a Navy SEAL, completed multiple combat deployments, and now leads Trident Response Group while co-founding Carry The Load to honor our fallen, sits down for a powerful conversation on leadership and resilience. From the intensity of competing in the NFL to the unforgiving demands of SEAL training, Clint shares hard-earned lessons on conviction, discipline, and doing what’s difficult when it matters most. This is a raw, unfiltered discussion about mindset, purpose, and what it truly takes to earn your place among the elite. 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟖𝟔 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?𝐯=𝐮𝐔𝐂𝐣𝐅𝐈𝐘𝐔𝐈𝟖𝐈

𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐫 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 | 𝐄𝐩. 𝟐𝟖𝟓 @HestonRussell, former Major with Australia’s 2nd Commando Regiment, multiple combat deployments. We’re going deep on what commando selection actually does to your mind and body, how he built and led teams through Afghanistan and Iraq, and why he’s now on a mission to fix veteran support back home. We also discuss the Iran war and Australia's stance in the midst of the the conflict. 𝐇𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟖𝟓 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?𝐯=𝐊𝐈𝐄𝐲-𝟎𝐁𝐙𝐃𝐢𝐔

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐪… | 𝐄𝐩. 𝟐𝟖𝟒 Former intelligence officer, NGA Chief Technology Officer, and author of The Fourth Intelligence Revolution Dr. @anthonyjvinci joins Mike Ritland on Mike Drop to unpack America’s high-stakes Iran moves. As deception returns, ships reposition, and Marines surge into the region, Vinci draws hard lessons from Iraq: boots on the ground may deliver victory but at the brutal price of prolonged insurgent warfare that Iran is already incentivized to drag out and amplify. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟖𝟒 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?𝐯=𝐣𝐁𝐔𝐙𝟏𝟗𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐠

𝐈𝐬 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬? | 𝐄𝐩. 𝟐𝟖𝟑 Marine Raider and combat vet @NickKoumalatsos breaks down the current U.S. strikes in Iran and answers the hard question: are these precision attacks the opening moves of a real regime-change campaign, or just the latest massive distraction timed perfectly with the Epstein file drops and the sudden mainstream “aliens are real” push? We dig into the first torpedo sinking of an enemy ship since World War II, the recurring accusations of Israeli influence, and whether America is once again being played as a proxy in someone else’s game—while the bigger upstream truths stay buried. 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐊𝐨𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐬 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟖𝟑 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?𝐯=𝟖𝐡𝐣𝟔𝐈𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐋𝐃𝐀

𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧, 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐚 & 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Trump says Cuba might be next, oil prices are spiking after Iran, China is building submarines, and Russia is feeding intel to Iran. In this episode, I break down what’s actually going on behind the headlines—why Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba might all be connected, how energy and the petrodollar play into global power, and why transparency from our leaders matters. 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟖𝟐 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡?𝐯=𝐀𝐚𝐛𝐧𝐞𝐥𝟑𝐀_𝐧𝐰

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 "𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫" 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? | 𝐄𝐩. 𝟐𝟖𝟏 Retired Green Beret, Mark Grdovic shares the largely untold story of what came to be known as "Operation Viking Hammer", a 2003 U.S. Army Special Forces mission in northern Iraq that targeted the terrorist group Ansar al-Islam prior to the main invasion. Working alongside Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, 10th Special Forces Group conducted a coordinated assault on entrenched enemy positions in mountainous terrain near Halabja, following Tomahawk strikes. The operation dismantled Ansar al-Islam’s stronghold and secured the Kurdish region, enabling follow-on coalition operations deeper into Iraq. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐆𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐜 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟖𝟏 youtube.com/watch?v=Bse2V1…

How the U.S. and Israel Got Here — And What Happens Next youtu.be/m-blMPNv3-0

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐤 | 𝐄𝐩. 𝟐𝟖𝟎 Ted Shirley, a former British Army sniper with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and author of Afghanistan Sniper: Trauma on the Frontline and Beyond, recounts his two brutal tours in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, where he became one of the UK’s deadliest snipers. He opens up about the psychological toll of combat, including PTSD, addiction to the kill, substance abuse, and suicide attempts, and shares his perspective on the assassination of Charlie Kirk through the lens of his experience with political violence. Shirley ultimately reflects on his journey toward healing through therapy, plant medicine, and deep self-reflection, offering a raw but hopeful message about recovery after war. 𝐓𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐲 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟖𝟎 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮.𝐛𝐞/𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐇𝟖𝐧𝐲𝐍𝐉𝐧𝟒

𝐃𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 | 𝐄𝐩. 𝟐𝟕𝟗 @DanCrenshawTX sits down with Mike Ritland on the Mike Drop Podcast for a raw conversation. The former Navy SEAL and Texas Congressman opens up about his journey into politics, major policy fights (border security, cartels, flood mitigation, energy dominance), and directly addresses insider trading allegations, campaign finance, and the heated drama with Shawn Ryan and Eddie Gallagher —sharing receipts and his unfiltered side of the story. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐰 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟕𝟗 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮.𝐛𝐞/𝟑𝟏𝐔_𝐎𝐳𝐢𝐝𝐄_𝐈

@dave4572 @juliandorey 😂😂

@MRitland @juliandorey

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐲: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐄𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐎𝐩 | 𝐄𝐩. 𝟐𝟕𝟖 In this episode of the Mike Drop podcast, host Mike Ritland welcomes @juliandorey, the host of the wildly successful Julian Dorey Podcast. Diving straight into one of the darkest ongoing mysteries, they unpack Jeffrey Epstein’s sick blackmail tactics and his rumored role as an intelligence asset—touching on the infamous Epstein files that continue to fuel speculation about elite corruption and hidden operations. From there, the conversation ranges across Dorey’s Wall Street-to-podcast journey, parallels between modern society and ancient Rome, the crisis of purpose in young men, gun rights debates, New York politics, and his own brutal health battles while building a media empire. Raw, unfiltered, and packed with insight—this is a must-listen. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐲 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟕𝟖 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮.𝐛𝐞/𝟖𝐭𝟖𝐮𝐧_𝐢𝟓𝐯𝐌𝐰

@PaulSavageNZ Custom made for us by the legendary guitarist from Breaking Benjamin, Jasen Rauch @jasenrauch

@MRitland the intro music to your podcast that plays after that clanging/dropping metal sound, was that custom made, or is it from an actual song? Love it.

@ChuckD1448211 Love it!

@MRitland he knows what day it is

@JaxxVonKaiser Thank you!!

Mike Ritland is a good dude and his foundation is top notch! Good page to follow.

@BlastingThrough Thank you Mike! An honor to have you on.

Thanks to Mike Ritland and his crew for this interview. And it was helpful to be interviewed remotely. youtu.be/6IcFegAypZY

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝 | 𝐄𝐩. 𝟐𝟕𝟕 It was truly an honor to sit down with retired Sergeant Major Mike Vining, a Vietnam veteran, EOD expert, and founding member of Delta Force. With a career spanning 26 years and involvement in pivotal operations like the Cambodian incursion and Khobar Towers investigation, Vining shares riveting tales from the front lines, his reflections on war, and insights from his upcoming book Blasting Through, set for release in August 2026. @BlastingThrough 𝐒𝐆𝐌 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 | 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟕𝟕 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮.𝐛𝐞/𝟔𝐈𝐜𝐅𝐞𝐠𝐀𝐲𝐩𝐙𝐘

@RealTheAC @BlastingThrough Yes sir - it will be on YouTube on Tuesday

Over 4 hours with the OG Delta Legend, SGM Mike Vining @BlastingThrough. Ad-free now on Patreon. #delta #EOD #patreon #mikevining Patreon.com/mikedrop