ANDREW BUSTAMANTE former CIA intelligence officer spills the beans and gets put to the test!

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Chapters & Sections (128)

0:11 Introduction and Storytelling chapter 5
0:11 Identifying a Person in the Area
0:45 Language and Cultural Differences
1:15 Checking for Bugs and Surveillance
1:45 CIA Experience and Full Disclosure
2:16 Debunking CIA Movie Stereotypes
4:21 Boring Jobs and Realities chapter 3
4:21 Unexciting Work Environments
5:23 CIA Agent's Discreet Appearance
6:26 Racial Issues and Personal Experiences
7:29 Situational Awareness and Reading People chapter 3
7:29 Learning Situational Awareness and Broad Strokes
8:01 Analyzing Energy and Projection
8:31 Consistency in Energy and Speech Patterns
10:37 Initial Conversation and Observations chapter 2
10:37 Meeting People and Aura Readings
11:09 Intelligence and Social Perception
12:42 CIA Recruitment and Unconventional Behavior chapter 1
12:42 CIA Recruitment and Unconventional Behavior
13:46 Security Layers and Biomechanical Advantage chapter 3
13:46 Concentric Bubbles of Protection and Cover Identity
14:17 Defense of Presence and Cover for Action
15:20 Biomechanical Advantage in Self-Defense
16:53 Physical Defense and Biomechanical Advantage chapter 5
16:53 Using Weight and Momentum in Defense
17:24 Confronting Violence and Biomechanical Advantage
17:55 Undercover Operations and Gun Use
18:55 Violence in Covert Missions and Crimes of Opportunity
19:27 Biomechanical Advantage in Self-Defense Scenarios
19:58 Oxygenarian and Ageism chapter 1
19:58 Defining Oxygenarian
20:30 Breaking Down Categories chapter 2
20:30 Ageism and Stereotypes
21:01 Breaking Down Categories (Continued)
22:34 Food and Advertising chapter 2
22:34 Crunch and Munch
23:36 Confronting Criminals
24:07 Assault and Knife Description chapter 3
24:07 Initial Encounter with Multiple People
24:38 Description of Knife and Assault
25:08 Location and Circumstances of Attack
27:12 Confrontation with a Robber chapter 3
27:12 Initial Confrontation and Knife Presentation
27:43 Robber's Demands and Deception
28:46 Defusing the Situation with Calmness
30:18 Deescalation Strategies chapter 2
30:18 Avoiding Escalation
30:49 Deescalation Techniques on an Escalator
31:50 Personal Experience with Killing and Responsibility chapter 3
31:50 Ratcheting Up the Situation
32:22 Killing and Responsibility in CIA Operations
32:54 Intimate vs. Non-Intimate Killing
33:55 The Psychological Impact of Killing chapter 4
33:55 The Aftermath of Non-Intimate Killing
34:25 Commercial Break and Game Day Essentials
36:30 Separating Targets from Human Beings
37:00 Defining Kinetic Strikes and Death
38:04 Terrorist Activity and Military Operation chapter 3
38:04 Planning and Surveillance of Terrorist Activity
39:36 Executing the Military Operation
40:36 Dehumanization and Intimate Killing
41:38 Psychological Insights and Observations chapter 6
41:38 Andrew's Reaction to a Trigger and the Goal of Calmness
42:09 Deflection and the Perception of Death and Hatred
42:42 The CIA and Bureaucracy, Feeling Like a Game
43:14 Maturity and Self-Consciousness
43:44 Escaping the Feeling of Not Being Sufficient Enough
44:47 The Nature of Human Conflict and Competition
45:18 The Impermanence and Significance of Human Existence chapter 3
45:18 The Impermanence of Human Existence and the Illusion of Significance
46:20 The Dark Side of Humanity and the Impact on Human Relationships
46:52 Mixed Feelings towards Human Beings and the Complexity of Human Nature
48:55 The Potential in Humanity chapter 3
48:55 Everyone Has Beautiful Stuff, But Not Everyone Can Access It
49:25 The Difficulty of Finding One's Beautiful Stuff
51:00 Finding Solace in Nature and Human Connection
52:03 The Dark Underbelly of Human Nature chapter 6
52:03 The Disappointment and the Dark Underbelly of CIA
52:34 Justification of Darkness as Light
53:04 Manipulation and Lies in Everyday Life
53:34 The Binary Experience of Doing Good vs. Self-Interest
54:06 Rising Above the Dark Underbelly and Finding Hope
55:08 Coping with Darkness and Finding Light
55:40 The Importance of Effort in Keeping the Dirt Off chapter 4
55:40 Don't Let the Dirt Consume You, Pursue the Light
56:12 The World is Like a Never-Ending Story, Fight to Keep the Dirt Off
56:43 The Importance of Escaping and Finding Paradise
57:13 Finding Light in the World, a Beautiful Place
58:48 LA Sunset and Personal Story chapter
58:48 CIA Memoir and Undercover Mission chapter 3
58:48 LA Sunset and Personal Story Introduction
59:49 CIA Memoir and Undercover Mission Explanation
1:01:21 Jihi's Name and Autocorrect Issues
1:01:53 The CIA and Autistic People chapter 4
1:01:53 CIA's Diverse Population and Autistic Agents
1:02:24 Competition for Wife's Affection at the CIA
1:02:54 Jealousy and Competition in Relationships
1:03:58 Book 'Shadow Cell' and CIA Operations
1:05:01 CIA's Attempt to Suppress a Book chapter 4
1:05:01 CIA's Attempt to Reject the Book
1:05:32 Concerns about CIA Retaliation
1:06:03 The Mole's Capture and the Operation's Success
1:07:38 Reflections on Trust in Government Agencies
1:08:08 Collection Priorities Shifted Overnight chapter 4
1:08:08 New Congressman's Power to Change Collection Priorities
1:08:39 Realization of Serving the Government, Not the People
1:09:10 National Security Priorities vs. Serving the People
1:10:44 Psychology Test with Four Personal Experiences
1:11:14 Lying Exercise and Analysis chapter 4
1:11:14 Introduction to the Lying Exercise and Rules
1:11:45 Presenting False Statements and Request for Analysis
1:12:15 Analysis of the Provided Statements and Conclusion
1:13:16 Discussion on Challenges in Lying Detection and Personal Experience
1:14:50 Nonverbal Communication and Limiting Anchor Points chapter 1
1:14:50 Limiting Anchor Points for Truthfulness
1:15:23 Personal Story and Experimentation chapter 4
1:15:23 Personal Experience with Nature and Experimentation
1:16:27 Eating Like a Wolf and Guilt
1:16:57 Experimentation and Social Norms
1:17:28 Dating App Story Trigger
1:18:00 Dating Apps and CIA Policies chapter 4
1:18:00 CIA Agent's Dating App Experience
1:18:32 Security Measures on Dating Apps
1:19:34 CIA App Idea
1:20:39 Bug Reveal and Patreon Promotion
1:21:40 Introduction and Promotion chapter 2
1:21:40 Promoting Cameo and Social Media
1:22:12 Everyday Spy and Book Promotion

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