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EPISODE · Nov 17, 2025 · 13 MIN

A Fork In the Road - The FBI

from The Long Cut · host Ben Grande

In this episode, I tell a story I’ve never shared publicly — the time I applied to become an FBI Special Agent, got surprisingly far into the process, and then derailed it with one stupid mistake. It’s a story about ambition, anxiety, honesty, and the unexpected forks in the road that end up shaping our lives.

In this episode, I tell a story I’ve never shared publicly — the time I applied to become an FBI Special Agent, got surprisingly far into the process, and then derailed it with one stupid mistake. It’s a story about ambition, anxiety, honesty, and the unexpected forks in the road that end up shaping our lives.

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