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   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)…

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   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…

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   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) -…

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   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…

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   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…