{"podcast":{"title":"Tier1 Podcast","slug":"tier1-podcast-7554152","podcast_index_feed_id":7554152,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10ac84f78/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://tier1podcast.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44658670/44658670-1761364439643-d9d1bcb236cc3.jpg","author":"Brent Tucker","episode_count":84,"summary":"Hosted by former Delta Force Operator, Brent Tucker, Tier1 Podcast delivers firsthand insight into elite missions, leadership under pressure, and the realities of service. Each episode features in-depth conversations with special operations veterans, first responders, and top-tier individuals operating at the highest levels within their respective fields, breaking down historic operations, global events, and real-world decision making with clarity and credibility. Producer, Drew Tucker","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T14:17:29.400522+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tier1-podcast-7554152"},"episode":{"title":"CIA Black Ops | Ric Prado","slug":"cia-black-ops-ric-prado","published_at":"2026-06-22T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tier1-podcast-7554152/cia-black-ops-ric-prado","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tier1-podcast-7554152","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tier1podcast/episodes/CIA-Black-Ops--Ric-Prado-e3kum3d","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO1989098707.mp3","summary":"Ric Prado joins the Tier1 Podcast with Brent Tucker to share his incredible story! Ric Prado is a paramilitary, counter-terrorism, and clandestine operations specialist with a 24-year career in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations. A seasoned field operative, he spent a decade in the Agency’s Special Activities Division before serving as Deputy Chief of Station of the Bin Laden Task Force and Chief of Operations at the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center on 9/11. From running counter-terrorism missions in Central America, Peru, and the Philippines to coordinating high-stakes operations with our nation’s most elite special mission units, Ric has been at the heart of America’s most critical covert missions. He is the author of BLACK OPS: THE LIFE OF A CIA SHADOW WARRIOR. (https://amzn.to/3DewrYa) Sponsors First Responders Coffee, Cigars, & Cask Company (FRCC) – 15 percent off with code FRCC15 https://frcc.shop Human Performance TRT – 20 percent off with code TIER1 https://hp-trt.com Tasty Gains – 20 percent off with code TIER1 https://tastygains.com Support the Show Patreon, officially sponsored by Cobalt Kinetics https://patreon.com/tier1podcast Official Tier1 Podcast Merchandise https://frcc.shop","meta_description":"Ric Prado joins the Tier1 Podcast with Brent Tucker to share his incredible story! Ric Prado is a paramilitary, counter-terrorism, and clandestine operati…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8086,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tier1-podcast-7554152/episodes/cia-black-ops-ric-prado/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tier1-podcast-7554152/cia-black-ops-ric-prado.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}