{"podcast":{"title":"The Opportunist","slug":"the-opportunist-1382518","podcast_index_feed_id":1382518,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/79e854/podcastone.com/podcast?categoryID2=2345","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/the-opportunist","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/32/5c/b4/9e/325cb49e-e040-4960-a623-50f819cbe938/9b81947a94ef170b4ae43bd7856a5f18792429d303eb6bbf53da1a081ed1b539c8016b742b003c0e21bc5617bf5b5302c4a2073f4e7a498b9acab0768a4c3b48.jpeg","author":"PodcastOne","episode_count":87,"summary":"The Opportunist tells true stories of regular people who turn sinister by embracing opportunity. How does an everyday person turn into a thief, a scammer or a cult leader? Perhaps the most dangerous person is the one who appears the most normal. Perhaps there is a dark potential lurking inside all of us that is just waiting for the right opportunity to emerge. The Opportunist is an original podcast hosted by Sarah James McLaughlin.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opportunist-1382518"},"episode":{"title":"Kyle Norton Riester: Lieutenant LSD","slug":"kyle-norton-riester-lieutenant-lsd","published_at":"2025-08-11T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opportunist-1382518/kyle-norton-riester-lieutenant-lsd","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opportunist-1382518","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/PDPN1/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.art19.com/episodes/6f256e1f-a8fd-4814-bd11-d9a709162d27.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/PDPN1/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.art19.com/episodes/6f256e1f-a8fd-4814-bd11-d9a709162d27.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Kyle Norton Riester was an active duty Army pilot who used LSD on the weekends and sold psychedelics on the dark web. On this episode of  The Opportunist , we examine how his double life led to federal charges and a stunning fall from grace. Thank you to our sponsors: Quince: Go to Quince.com/OPPORTUNIST for free shipping on your order and 65-day returns. Betterhelp: The podcast is supported by Better Help. Get 10% off your first month at  BetterHelp.com/OPPORTUNIST Simplisafe: Get 50% off your new SimpliSafe system with professional monitoring and your first month free at  SimpliSafe.com/OPPORTUNIST Earnin: Download EarnIn today. When you download the EarnIn app, type in The Opportunist under PODCAST when you sign up. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Kyle Norton Riester was an active duty Army pilot who used LSD on the weekends and sold psychedelics on the dark web. On this episode of The Opportu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2164,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-opportunist-1382518/episodes/kyle-norton-riester-lieutenant-lsd/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opportunist-1382518/kyle-norton-riester-lieutenant-lsd.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}