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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2026 · 54 MIN

Part One: Richard Marcinko: The Founder of SEAL Team 6

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This week Robert tells Andrew Ti the story of Richard Marcinko, the founder of SEAL Team 6 and patient zero of tacticool "operator" culture. (4 Part Series) Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/07/14/navy-retiree-arms-maker-indicted/e175edc4-e44d-4f4c-ba0f-750f393a9e87/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/us/richard-marcinko-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/19/books/in-short-nonfiction-731592.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://archive.is/F9PY3 https://www.forever-wars.com/teamwork/ https://www.wired.com/2011/02/special-opsforces-could-use-a-breather-commander/?ref=forever-wars.com https://www.badgamehalloffame.com/rogue-warrior/ https://archive.is/UX4bb#selection-1973.0-1973.503 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-different-era-a-different-seal/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/story-richard-marcinko-rejected-marines-144219526.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACuQ4Uwa-deYGH3XjHUkjzLSSNtHqywJJmLzQ6p8IQ47bxUuctt558PTcUjQopVO5YciWUSCa8-Vxb0kWB1ru5BVsttBWLxFZkebdt8pDo925e2bdtxWqLPqTtMuO_lXu-KISzYfRbk351GO4GeoWkNX4ejReU448VUaoAGQwplC https://www.businessinsider.com/6-wild-facts-about-the-deadly-creator-of-seal-team-6-2018-8?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=yahoo.com https://tacticalshit.com/shocking-epstein-files-claim-seal-team-six-founder-richard-marcinko-implicated-in-mexico-child-sex-ring-allegations/ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/epstein-files-mexico-ambassador/ https://www.twz.com/43667/enlisted-seal-team-six-operators-piloted-leased-aircraft-according-to-founder-richard-marcinko https://medium.com/@petraivanigova/performance-vs-trust-why-trust-always-wins-cde97726db2e https://archive.is/gGQVq#selection-3243.0-3261.472 https://archive.is/ZAqW0#selection-6121.0-6125.172 https://calhoun.nps.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/7df2b114-d722-4b5b-b013-29375b27c3af/content https://archive.is/8R1RB#selection-2665.0-2687.182 https://archive.org/details/roguewarrior0000marc_o0n9/page/n375/mode/1upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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