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Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan

by IRONCLAD · English · Society & Culture

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

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 52 min
Latest: 9 Jun 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

9 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 53 min

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S1 · E10 · 8 Apr 2026 · 27 min
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…
S1 · E9 · 31 Mar 2026 · 47 min
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)…
S1 · E8 · 24 Mar 2026 · 52 min
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…
S1 · E7 · 17 Mar 2026 · 54 min
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)…
S1 · E6 · 10 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Chapter 6: The Master Plan - Secret PSYOPs That Run the World
PSYOPs are now a critical part of the U.S. military’s defense strategy. But, how did psychological operations evolve – and what happens when they go too far? In this chapter, we look at the origins of American military PSYOPs and examine how cultural figures – ranging from public relations pioneer Edward Bernays to the filmmakers behind the Kony 2012 viral video – have used media to shape geopolitics. Chapters (01:07) - The Story of the ‘Invisible Children’ Project and The Lord’s Resistance Army (09:40) - ‘Kony 2012’ Goes Viral (12:26) - A PSYOP to Take Down Joseph Kony (14:48) - The PSYOPs…
S1 · E5 · 3 Mar 2026 · 50 min
Chapter 5: Are UFOs Government PSYOPs?
In the summer of 1952, strange objects began appearing in the skies over the White House and major military installations. More than 70 years later, “drones” and odd lights were seen hovering over sensitive sights in New Jersey and across the east coast. What were they? Clues might be found in an elaborate PSYOP conducted on an unsuspecting veteran who had been working with intelligence agencies to prevent what he believed was a coming alien invasion. Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan is an IRONCLAD Original Chapters: (01:26) Similarities Between Encounters in 1952 and 2024 (06:57)…
S1 · E4 · 24 Feb 2026 · 57 min
Chapter 4: The Price of Admission - The CIA and Hollywood
The CIA, the military, and foreign countries are now major players in Hollywood. But, how did defense and intelligence agencies get seats in the writers’ rooms that are scripting blockbusters and TV shows? In this chapter, we find out. Chapters: (01:30) Investigating Ben Affleck's Emails (06:43) How the CIA Works in Hollywood (10:15) The Military and the Media in WWII (14:40) Political Films in the 1960s (19:50) Entertainment Liaison Offices and the Military (28:55) Foreign Propaganda in Movies (33:05) The CIA Moves Out of the Shadows (44:00) Military Influence on Reality TV (40:55) When…
S1 · E3 · 17 Feb 2026 · 53 min
Chapter 3: The Engaged Follower
What does it take to turn a normal person into a killer? What’s behind a recent string of assassinations and assassination attempts? In this chapter, we do a deep dive into the psychology of “engaged followership” and a dark experiment that proves just how easy it is to get a seemingly normal person to kill. Chapters: (02:31) - Infiltrating a Mind Control Cult (10:30) - How Mind Control Cults Work (13:15) - Mind Control Techniques in PSYOPs (16:05) - Screens Influence Behavior (23:51) - Creating a Manchurian Candidates? (25:55) - The Milgram Experiment (33:15) - The Crimes of Nazis (38:43) -…
S1 · E2 · 10 Feb 2026 · 52 min
Chapter 2: The Smoke-Filled Room
Traditional PSYOPs try to affect what people think. But, a new kind of warfare – Cognitive Warfare – aims to change how people think. In this chapter, experts like Bill Gertz explain how China is using apps like TikTok to slowly damage users’ cognition and create an environment where truth and fiction become indistinguishable. And Chase Hughes breaks down the psychological experiment that makes in possible. Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan is an IRONCLAD Original. Go to https://thisisironclad.com/ to learn how IRONCLAD can help elevate your brand Chapters: (01:35) The Reality of…
S1 · E1 · 3 Feb 2026 · 51 min
Chapter 1: The Zone
When Frances Haugen worked on Facebook’s counter-espionage team, she uncovered massive PSYOP operations intended to spark violent uprisings. In this chapter, we hear Frances’ story, learn how troll farmers in Russia have evolved, and author Gregg Hurwitz uncovers the methods they use to try to destroy America from within. Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan is an IRONCLAD Original. Go to ⁠https://thisisironclad.com/⁠ to learn how IRONCLAD can help elevate your brand Chapters: (00:52)The Murder of a College Professor (05:13) Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Speaks Out (09:15) The…
26 Jan 2026 · 5 min
Prologue: Who's Really Pulling the Strings?
An introduction to Target Intelligence: PSYOP from Shawn Ryan In each episode, we look at a different method of psychological operations, how they’ve evolved, and how they are being deployed. Here’s why getting to the truth about PSYOPs matters. Sponsors: GHOSTBED: Go to https://www.GhostBed.com/PSYOP and use code PSYOP for an extra 15% off sitewide.

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Language: English
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Typical length: 52 min
Latest episode: 9 Jun 2026
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