Dalton Fischer Podcast

Josh Burton spent 23 years in U.S. Army Special Operations, serving in the 75th Ranger Regiment, Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment (RRD), and as a Delta Force Operator. Today, he’s the founder of Elevated Operator, which makes organic wellness products focused on enhancing mental well-being. In this interview, we cover the psychology of taking life and how it changed his outlook on humanity, the Maduro raid in Venezuela, Billy Lavigne, Syria, and the personal cost of war — including trauma, mental health, and what it takes to move forward.

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Josh’s Links:
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IG: https://www.instagram.com/theelevatedoperator/

00:00 | Intro
02:00 | Shooting
06:10 | Pistols
08:22 | Funny Brent Tucker Story
10:42 | Childhood
29:17 | Profile The Unit Looks For
31:01 | Ability to Switch Gears Mentally
37:52 | Killing
58:39 | RRD
01:12:13 | First Kill
01:33:55 | SEAL Team 6
01:45:32 | Big Missions in the News
01:50:47 | Delta Selection
02:06:02 | OTC
02:18:13 | Skull & Brain When Shot
02:22:14 | Hand to Hand
02:25:46 | Intuition on Target
02:31:21 | Dogs
02:36:15 | Billy Lavigne
03:05:15 | Venezuela/ Maduro Operation
03:10:19 | Delta Revealed in the News Immidiately
03:16:45 | CIA Intel
03:24:20 | NY Post Article on Energy Weapon Used by Delta Force in Maduro Raid
03:29:56 | Regime Change Implications
03:41:52 | Syria
03:51:41 | Mental Health
04:18:36 | Elevated Operator
04:26:18 | Outro

Dr. Brian Hoeflinger is a board certified Neurosurgeon with over 25 years of experience. In this episode, we discuss brain surgery, the afterlife, dreams, grief, end of life decisions, and the loss of his son Brian. We’re also joined by Dr. Cindy Hoeflinger, a former forensic pathologist.

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Brian’s Links:
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00:00 | Intro
12:19 | Panic attacks
23:43 | Flow State
32:35 | Brian’s Mother’s Brain Cancer 
35:03 | How to Make Hard End of Life Decisions
46:05 | Ethical Scenario
49:22 | Training & Residency
55:31 | Brain Surgery (Step By Step)
01:22:02 | Compartmentalization
01:27:05 | Brain Aneurysms
01:31:24 | Staying Calm in Chaos
01:36:43 | Average Day in the Life of a Neurosurgeon
01:42:10 | The Wild Reason Brain Surgeons Keep Patients Awake During Surgery
01:46:56 | Brain Mysteries & Consciousness
01:55:27 | Dreams
01:58:27 | Top 3 Tips to Improve Brain Health
02:00:38 | Giving Families Bad News
02:13:59 | What Matters in the End
02:17:07 | Brian’s Death
02:35:00 | Grief
03:03:19 | Brian & Dalton Debate Why Bad Things Happen to Good People
03:14:05 | How to Be Less Afraid of Death
03:17:08 | Afterlife
03:19:03 | Near Death Experiences
03:28:08 | Cindy Hoeflinger
03:45:10 | How to Move On
03:57:16 | Parting Ways With The Life You Imagined
04:00:58 | Insane Forensic Pathology Story
04:08:21 | How to Do an Autopsy
04:13:23 | Outro

Ben Stoeger is a world champion competition shooter and practical shooting instructor. In this episode, we cover the entire timeline of the Sig Sauer P320 controversy, Ben’s cancer diagnosis & USPSA ban, training Tier 1 Units, training with Russian oligarchs, and much more.

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Ben’s Links:
Website: https://www.benstoeger.com
IG: @benstoeger
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BenStoeger187

00:00 | Intro
03:35 | Childhood & Getting Into Shooting
08:41 | Competitive Shooting
20:22 | Managing Stress
31:52 | USPSA Ban
39:09 | World Championship Win & Cancer Diagnosis
45:22 | How to Compartmentalize
58:13 | Training in Iraq
01:03:04 | Tier 1 Units
01:06:17 | Matt Pranka
01:09:34 | Training a Russian Oligarch
01:14:03 | Most Impressive Units
01:18:50 | How to Tell Which Instructors Aren’t Grifters
01:23:44 | Full Breakdown of P320 Controversy 
01:51:56 | Staccato
01:54:18 | Compensators
02:00:55 | Switching From Irons to Red Dots
02:04:39 | How to Get Into Competitive Shooting
02:06:39 | Dry Fire & Trigger Press
02:10:30 | #1 Drill To Improve Skill
02:22:14 | Outro

Lisa Phillips is a survivor of the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking network. Today, she uses her platform to advocate for change, support other survivors, and bring transparency to how the network operated.

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Lisa’s Links:
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From Now On Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@fromnowonpod

00:00 | Intro
02:37 | Modeling
13:44 | Oliver Stone
23:17 | The Island
52:15 | Jean-Luc Brunel
01:06:50 | Reconnecting with Epstein
01:18:14 | Trafficked
01:49:43 | Final Meeting
01:58:40 | Girls in Box Truck Story
02:02:25 | Richest Person in the World
02:25:40 | Intelligence
02:29:48 | The List
02:33:13 | Trump
02:39:41 | Epstein’s Death
02:51:29 | Trafficked To A-List Movie Star
03:00:54 | Outro

John Kiriakou served 15 years in the CIA as a Case Officer and as CIA's Head of Counterterrorism Operations in Pakistan where he lead the raid that captured Abu Zubaydah. After his CIA career, he blew the whistle on the CIA's Enhanced Interrogation Program.

John’s Links:
Substack: https://johnkiriakou.substack.com
X: https://x.com/johnkiriakou?lang=en
IG: https://www.instagram.com/realjohnkiriakou/
Deep Focus: https://www.youtube.com/@DeepFocuswithJohnKiriakou
DeProgram: https://www.youtube.com/@DeProgramShow

Previous interview with John:
Part 1 | https://youtu.be/P1kOwRMd3o8?si=DozbstsbQWTYjO6p
Part 2 | https://youtu.be/ynMg7-QfL10?si=4h-yt_wZuWyFRtNk 

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00:00 | Intro
03:31 | What is a CIA Operations Officer (Spy)?
17:56 | Recruiting a terrorist bomb maker
25:13 | How to tell if you’re being followed (SDR)
37:50 | Advanced CIA Technology 
43:42 | Palantir
45:36 | John Brennan’s Tuesday Morning Kill List
52:44 | Private Intelligence 
01:00:03 | Blackwater assassination program
01:07:54 | John’s work on Bruno with Sacha Baron Cohen
01:20:36 | Jordanian Intelligence Service
01:27:45 | CIA Ground Branch/ Special Activities
01:40:06 | CIA’s Infiltration of Podcasts/ Media Propaganda
01:49:27 | The National Endowment for Democracy
01:56:14 | The Craziest Thing John Ever Saw at the CIA
02:09:43 | MK Ultra & Remote Viewing
02:14:32 | Vault 7 Technology
02:17:25 | Manipulating People Psychologically
02:33:05 | Recruiting an Engineer 
02:42:25 | The Mossad
03:00:25 | Mossad Dubai Hit
03:17:55 | CIA GRS
03:19:35 | Yemen
03:24:17 | Meeting Anwar al-Awlaki
03:29:53 | The 3 Saudi Princes Who Were in Abu Zubaydah’s Contacts
03:33:52 | Kidnapping and Torture of CIA Officer Bill Buckley
03:36:39 | Mike Spann 
03:38:45 | Dasht-i-Leili Massacre
03:44:13 | John Kerry 
03:56:42 | Bizarre Meeting with Joe Biden
04:03:53 | John on how to be a great story teller and become more articulate 
04:15:57 | Outro