Today’s guest is Mark Owen.
Mark is an author, television producer, and former Navy SEAL.
Following September 11th 2001, Mark made continuous deployments in support of the Global War on Terror, participating in hundreds of special operations missions around the world, including the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips during the Maersk Alabama hijackin ... Show More
Sep 23
Danger Close | Annie Jacobsen
Today on the Danger Close Podcast, Jack is joined by Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen. Her latest book, BIOLOGICAL WAR, is the September 2026 Jack Carr Book Club selection. In this episode, they discuss biological warfare, how quickly a ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 16
Danger Close | Ben Macintyre
In this episode of the Danger Close Podcast, I sit down with Ben Macintyre to discuss his latest book, REDWOOD, a true Cold War story of Soviet, Iranian and British intrigue, espionage, and a double agent who changed the course of history. REDWOOD is on shelves now. Buy REDWOOD o ... Show More
1h 2m
Jan 2023
01/29/2023: Killing Bin Laden
A former member of SEAL Team 6, Mark Owen, recounts the raid that killed the world's most wanted man: Osama bin Laden. Owen, now retired, says the SEALs trained for the mission using a full-size replica of the bin Laden compound, and that a dress rehearsal was held for military t ... Show More
41m 47s
Sep 2021
Rob O’Neill: Reflecting On 9/11, The Mission To Kill Usama bin Laden & Afghanistan, 20 Years Later
Jason is joined by former U.S. Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill, who discusses the lessons he learned growing up in Montana, his experience with SEAL Team Six, and being part of the 2011 mission that killed Usama bin Laden. In part two of the conversation, Jason asks Rob for his opinion on ... Show More
1h 43m
Feb 2022
Conversations with a Navy Seal
At first glance, you might not think a Navy Seal and Olivia Jade have anything in common. But as we look deeper, Olivia has so much to learn from former Navy Seal, Mark Divine's extraordinary life. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss. Learn more about your ad-choices at ... Show More
23m 21s
Aug 2020
#5 Mike Ritland - Navy SEAL / K9 Dog Trainer (Part 1)
In episode #005 of "The Shawn Ryan Show" (a 2 part series), Shawn sits down with Mike Ritland. Mike is a former Navy SEAL who responded to the USS Cole, participated in one of the largest SEAL Team operations that has ever occurred with SEAL Team 3, and kicked off the initial inv ... Show More
3h 36m
Jan 2020
#2 Travis Kennedy - Navy SEAL / BUDS Instructor
In this episode Shawn Ryan sits down with Travis Kennedy, a former Navy SEAL, BUD/S instructor, and currently the CEO of KDS (Kennedy Defensive Shooting). We start off discussing the tension and unrest within the United States in regards to the president's response of an attack o ... Show More
3h 5m