I spent a day with EX C.I.A. AGENTS

I spent a day with former CIA agents, aka operatives and officers to learn the truth this highly elusive line of work.
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[@AnthonyPadilla]

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[@user-ih4yp8ry2v]

Cool

[@user-ih4yp8ry2v]

Hi Anthony

[@Times2005]

That's Good.

[@manueltango8785]

Hi anthony can. You see my comment

[@Times2005]

That's Good.

[@SomePersonInTheWorld]

"Guilty until proven innocent" Surprisingly, a really good way to describe trust issues.

[@bearinara]

okay calling me out

[@sheharyarkhan1531]

Pretty much what I use to describe cancel culture

[@shanimeow]

i have to say, and maybe this will sound bad but im from a coutry where the law and people belive youre innocent until proven Guilty and its way worse, so many people who did bad things and everyone knows end up being free and still loved by the media so trust issues are sometimes good

[@SomePersonInTheWorld]

@Jana Matejak Nice

[@Tara-ow1rv]

@@shanimeow I’m happy that my country does it. Ofcourse it’s shit when bad people aren’t in prison but what is worse than that, imagining someone innocent being in prisoned. I cannot believe how horrible that would be. Also you should notice that countries that do it the other way around are mostly not democratic countries. It also has historical reasons why we do that. Powerful people could just put anyone in prison they want to

[@alejandrofernandez4159]

Really wished he had interviewed the disguises lady more. She seemed so nice yet epicly interesting. Kinda like a CIA Dumbledore.

[@graciekay3541]

Right!!

[@kanupriyavaidya1991]

Exactly

[@kanupriyavaidya1991]

@@korneliaholmedal5162 thanks

[@Nyxx_Knight]

tbh only watched cause of her cause i love the other vids i’ve seen of her on the internet

[@jenscornegoor]

She made a few videos on WIRED I believe. Super interesting

[@ZukiTV]

The guy reeeeeeaaally rubbed me the wrong way.

[@agganonnegaard1034]

He is a scammer as well

[@consoleconceptshd6371]

@@agganonnegaard1034 He’s also a trump supporter. Gross.

[@Dysphoric_Danny]

Because of his disgusting shirt?

[@agganonnegaard1034]

@@consoleconceptshd6371 Oh my god he is just a cruel human being huh?

[@consoleconceptshd6371]

@@agganonnegaard1034 Absolutely!

[@kerklay]

Hey Anthony and everyone else, the man that mentioned the book gave out a link to a scam. There is no free book involved, you have to pay money for it, which usually isn't a big deal, but I decided not to buy it. I closed the page and went on my day. That was last week. Today I got charged for the book that I didn't purchase and I'll be talking to my bank to get my money back. My boyfriend has been looking into it and he's found reviews over the site and everything saying that they're scamming money from people. Don't fall for it like I did. I thought I could trust it because he's an ex- CIA agent, but I guess not

[@miyukuchan22]

Yeah I found this page to look really sketchy... It said the payment was for shipping but not worth it. I closed the page too.

[@usernumberinfinity4090]

He’s probably not Cia :p Maybe Anthony got trolled.

[@alexschofield8085]

It looks like Anthony has removed the section where he talks about it!

[@thatweirdmoldycarrot4262]

Jesus fu-

[@clalyrics441]

That's so sketchy!

[@indigoblack8127]

Can we get an episode "I spent a day with the I spent a day with crew" where we see all the members of this channel and get a gist of what they do.

[@treemarie3080]

YES!!! 👏👏👏

[@casaventura]

YESSSSSSS

[@carm2296]

Great idea!!

[@TheNurulaulia]

Good idea👍

[@juliavoytec5407]

Way to think out of the box there

[@arayko4856]

This is a weird request but can you do a video with stock photo actors? I’m really interested in their personal life

[@bjorndabearkhers]

I love this idea!

[@cynthiab4346]

YES!

[@OofCamsBones]

this would be so good

[@hiderikanzaki7313]

YES

[@DEI.DR3AM]

I like this idea

[@gumdrop4869]

anthony needs to edit out that guys "free book" thing !! if u purchase his "free" book it will charge your card 80 bucks

[@hope_elizabeth_rose]

He did! He also took it out of the description.

[@saumyamathur4862]

but he should also change the subtitles, since some folks (like me!) rely on them and wouldn’t otherwise notice!

[@justanobody8010]

Why put your card info in something that says it's free

[@affettatoprosciutto7139]

I don’t even have 80 bucks on my card. The disappointment that website owner will feel. 😔

[@ariellybelly8520]

Name twinn

[@BDTTK9]

The guy gives me Trump-loving conspiracy theorist vibes. The other two ladies seemed more genuine

[@mattwong5403]

If someone is wearing a shirt that depicts guns and the American Flag, there is a very high chance they have reactionary political views

[@noblenova9324]

@@mattwong5403 especially when it says "socialism stopper" lol

[@hayaty9867]

Apparently he is

[@ShidoDraws]

Yeah, and the fact that the two ladies talk about their work space and the dude just talking about his FBI friend coming over. Like bruh, no one can find you if you're hiding from the government.

[@ManuMiAS]

does everybody in youtube are woke or something?

[@cochwithchrist3889]

Anthony, please do a sitting down with psychopaths. I have a friend who is willing to participate and he always complains how the media grossly mis-represents them. Nice vid btw

[@ayashegwynngelapaguirigan-29]

*sits akwardly*

[@suckmysilencer747]

He's interviewing CIA agents so he already is.

[@AmaruCH]

+1

[@jackl5176]

I wanna see that sound interesting

[@ninac1954]

this would be such an interesting video

[@erislin6493]

i wouldn’t be surprised if Anthony was on a government watch list edit: guys this is a joke, no need to take it seriously 😅

[@aus-li]

Why would he be?

[@erislin6493]

@@aus-li cause he must search up some weird things- and contact some weird ppl- like you have to wonder how he got into contact with these agents

[@aus-li]

@@erislin6493 Most of the people are featured on Wired and other KZbin channels, or write books for a living, so it’s definitely not hard to contact them through their agents. And Anthony doesn’t seem too hardcore, lol.

[@erislin6493]

@@aus-li it’s a joke 😅 you don’t have to take it so seriously.

[@aus-li]

@@erislin6493 I get you, lol, I just wanted to explain the process anyway. I've actually been on dozens of rabbit hole adventures, which lead me on many shady websites. And I've never once used a VPN, nor am I ever going to, unless I go to China or any other fascist country that doesn't allow internet access.

[@brandname4379]

we all got bad vibes from that guy and his shirt was just e h as well as his comment about cuban women so like im p sure he's like faking or hiding something, mega sketchy.

[@Wortelloo]

Yeah he was a huge creep AND full of shit in my opinion. Everything he was telling sounded made up.

[@Hailey-qm3lh]

Yeah I got bad vibes from him too and I was reading the comments and some girl said the book he promoted (Anthony took that part of the vid out thank god) was actually a scam and took her money for the book she made a update and said she got her money back but still the guy is really sketchy

[@typennington4756]

More like MAGA sketchy 🤣🤣

[@KJ-fq7tg]

Not me

[@trashash4573]

Can we talk about the fact all the others called themselves intelligence officers because the first woman even said they don't call themselves CIA agents in their line of work, yet he called himself a CIA Agent. Kinda sketchy ngl

[@SallieSalcedo]

The tone that guy used when describing foreign agents in America was off-putting. Like yeah it's no secret that there are foreign agents all over the world, but the way he said "the Chinese," "the Russians," "Cuban women"...idk just felt like he was almost generalizing the people from those places versus the spies themselves, almost insinuating that folks from those places can't be trusted.

[@judythepengu6158]

yup he definitely had a strong opinion on that topic which was weirdchamp, it feels so weird

[@elizabethgonzalez5944]

* *Laughs in Cuban Woman* *

[@uhhohhnico]

x2

[@growingwjennifern9308]

He tried it 😭😂

[@theren2486]

* laugh in the assasination of cheguevara by the CIA *

[@bloodyz_m7762]

Uhhhhh........I don't wanna die

[@timmyda1st191]

I am a cuban man, I can confirm this as my mother would definitely

[@user-kk2fb3dw8h]

Michelle seems so sweet and smart. Wish she was able to tell us more about her experiences

[@michellenelson8489]

Thanks bro.I appreciate it.

[@averykyles2817]

@@michellenelson8489 lmao tf

[@pratikchakraborty6354]

@@michellenelson8489 😭🤣

[@hyperr1092]

Dude ur fly is unzipped!!!!!

[@pratikchakraborty6354]

@@hyperr1092 what?

[@beth-yx2lw]

damn near everything jason said rubbed me the wrong way.

[@c0mpletelynonsens1cal13]

Just look at his shirt

[@lead_sommelier]

@@ignoreme1141 no it's his whole attitude, the way he's talking, his facial expressions and the bulkshit he's saying

[@lead_sommelier]

@@ignoreme1141 I would

[@alicemac89]

I agree. I wasn't even watching (so I didn't notice his shirt or pay any attention to his looks), just listening, and he really felt off.

[@lead_sommelier]

@@ignoreme1141 you give off mad incel vibes

[@Oscar-gt4sj]

I googled Jonna Mendez and holy hell. She's honestly a real life Malory Archer in the retired badass department. Undercover in Asia, Europe and the Middle East during the cold war. Sheeeeesh she must've witnessed some of the most historic moments of the time. God damn, imagine being her grandkids. She's probably the world's greatest hide and seek player ever

[@maddievlogs519]

Grandma? Where’d you go?

[@Kanik_Crow]

@@maddievlogs519 *doesn't come back until 30 years later*

[@mkute4784]

You should do a video with people who were friends with serial killers or personally knew a serial killer. That would be really interesting to watch.

[@sarahm8242]

Oooh I like this one

[@piperwatch3889]

Omg yesssss

[@xeiumi]

YES-

[@raggedyanne9631]

Menendez Brothers friend!!!

[@polyunrhythmicinactiveacco4772]

"i had no idea"

[@Relaxanddo]

The dude's "socialism stopper" shirt is so boomer cringe

[@Nasirrafiq65]

Ryan Brock omg ewww

[@nahueldiaz7572]

I know right, and then he talked about how you cant trust female cubans

[@musicaleyes7187]

It is but you saying boomer cringe is very cringe too

[@pilary.857]

ugh yeah he was so gross

[@Relaxanddo]

@@musicaleyes7187 I'm OK with that. Are you?

[@abiolmos3814]

Even though I like that these interviews are real and talked about depending on every person's situation and experience, I really don't like that the person that got the most screen time is the man with the socialist stopper shirt... I was really hoping to hear more of the older lady...

[@AmericanGirlGymnasts]

She has given multiple ted talks, had a series on wired, and has other interviews online!

[@whitykitty2651]

she has tons of content

[@chaoticsock6929]

@@whitykitty2651 what's her socials

[@sugardiabeatchu4348]

Well we can thank god that no one here was and/or is trying to make you happy huh

[@Idk-fj7kf]

​@@sugardiabeatchu4348 u a really emotional male huh? hes not gonna fck u dude

[@otraynham1]

Anthony, I know that you are keeping it unbiased but Oml I hate that man so much.

[@dasboot4216]

When you live in an echo chamber

[@di3tPepsi]

Me, watching the guy generalize and spread a harmful stereotype about Cuban women:🗿

[@RiinaMary]

What else can you expect from a guy with a "socialism stopper" shirt with a gun on it?

[@TheSiGeLp]

That was obviously a joke

[@lenaotaku5905]

He is talking about the spies in US. Not in general.

[@multijxde1855]

@@lenaotaku5905 it was still kind of ignorant at first he said if you EVER see a Cuban lady you should be suspicious, after Anthony’s comment he kinda back tracked. The same thing with the Chinese statement.

[@lenaotaku5905]

@@multijxde1855 I see. Yeah.

[@angelicacollins1137]

Anthony I think that guy plugging his book was a bad idea cause now people are getting 70$+ taken out of their bank it's super misleading.

[@thineevee7345]

@STUNNA DOLL yea

[@wasup443]

It’s not his fault,don’t attack him for something he didn’t do.thats just sad

[@angelicacollins1137]

@@wasup443 yo wtf. I'm not attacking him. I was trying to warn him and his fans. I was no way in shape or form attacking him.

[@lauraxx8014]

which

[@pokaay3163]

@@wasup443 you thought THAT was an attack? Lmao.

[@zolengeb.7629]

As soon as I saw that guy’s shirt, I knew his vibes were off.

[@princeytron]

Why?

[@joselynhuerta7233]

@@princeytron his shirt says socialism circle

[@browniesnofrownies4843]

The guy doesn’t seem like a former intelligence officer to me... he was the only one who referred to himself as a “former CIA agent” or whatever, he wasn’t dressed nicely like the other two interviewees, he didn’t give a specific part of the CIA that he worked in, and he gave out a link to a book that’s a scam... he is screaming “phony” to me. UPDATE: Well guys, if LinkedIn is telling the truth then that guy really is a former intelligence officer :/ it says he was there from 2003 to 2010.

[@bushyytale736]

I agree with you, I am getting serious fake vibes from him

[@zigzagzagoon]

Exactly. His whole vibe is just _off._

[@SusannaJ]

same.

[@lauraxx8014]

what book

[@lauraxx8014]

@The Demon Under Your Bed ah okay thank you :)

[@jaywilliams4810]

Oooof that guy’s vibe is OFF. I wish you would’ve confronted him more.

[@eatate4]

What vibe did u get?

[@liam_er]

yeah someone else in the comment section was saying the book he promoted scams people for money and he prob wasn’t a CIA agent at all

[@electralee]

Yucky

[@liam_er]

@Guillaume Lpr go tell the other commenter that then

[@bunnix0x217]

YES! I’ve been checking the comments bc I’m like ok has any of these ppl been verified? Idk.. too cannon-ish for me.. like.. all over the place. Bouncy? eff lol idk how to put it into words.

[@kafrink]

I love how the dude said something really sexist and then Anthony’s team edited it to cut to Michelle just groaning and then being a feminist bad ass

[@SanilJadhav711]

It actually seemed like a compliment to Cuban female *spies* lol, note that I have written the word spies in bold because most of the comments over here think that he was collectively talking about Cuban women or something

[@missice6668]

Alright- it might seem sexist but I find it hard to believe that. Isn’t it a fact that most males will relax around a females company? That isn’t sexist, it’s a fact.

[@gabbieo772]

Timestamp?

[@gtanerd1999]

It's not sexist

[@kennedylegacy8849]

How is it sexist to say that people are typically more trusting of women? I’m sure there are studies out there that could easily back that claim up.

[@Daedalussy]

Woman: signs of lieing are like crossing your arms, changing posture, scotting around in chair, or tugging on their collar. Me who does that naturally when telling the truth: **sad potato noises**

[@wscompilations7065]

Same lmao, I'm naturally just a very fidgety person.

[@stefaniadjelebova]

She was just making a comparison based on a stereotype. If you have a fidgety baseline, your tell might be when you freeze up

[@PK-cg5ej]

@@stefaniadjelebova exactly, these people don't know how to listen

[@linhacriativa5277]

"The ageny is only dealing with overseas, its not spying on USA citizens" Foreigners followers: oh wait a damn minute

[@jamesjohnson6309]

Lol they definitely spy on USA citizens. No congressional oversight

[@Big-BossX]

@@jamesjohnson6309 its an international exchange. For example if america spies on germany they sell germany the data while germany spies on america they sell them the data vice versa worldwide

[@sarminder4357]

The NSA is the one who spies on the citizens.

[@Katastrophising]

that guy gives me 'one hair away from domestic terrorism' vibes

[@wheezetube607]

You really captured his essence

[@clalyrics441]

100%

[@lastheavens]

the guy makes me so uncomfortable. a lot of bad takes and the stupid shirt.

[@lustforcris]

yes the shirt-

[@AnthonyPadilla]

yeah the shirt caught me off guard...

[@poxytronpox]

@@AnthonyPadilla dont let anybody fix your house or move furniture for you for at least a couple years. Neurotoxins can be painted on your walls. Look that up a former CIA agent almost got "got" by the agency.

[@aus-li]

@@AnthonyPadillaAnthony, be honest, did you get some weird vibes from this guy, overall?

[@julietorres103]

Careful when getting the book, you have to pay for shipping obviously but I guess I went in unprepared and now I have a membership where I was charged $77, so now I’m trying to get a refund or something

[@flore2243]

imagine your granma being a former cia agent, telling you bedtime stories...

[@susannnaa]

2:30 lol i’m glad he mentioned that, “high value target” sounds so odd and dehumanizing💀

[@honeytea1046]

the guys shirt... felt weird about him the entire video because of that.

[@norahickey6059]

Do you know what it says?

[@izzy8462]

@@norahickey6059 it says “socialism stopper”...

[@rubyy.7374]

As someone from the Deep South, I see those shirts all the time lol

[@greerzzlybear]

I did not like that guy at all....

[@myrasmith3423]

@@greerzzlybear me neither.

[@kendrashore5088]

Does anyone else wonder how the does his entry jump? Like does he stand on the chair then jump WAY up till he's outta frame? Or does he stand on a ledge and jump down...??? Just me...Ok.

[@treemarie3080]

It's edited in lol

[@lizziemccann5596]

There's simply a hole in the ceiling

[@fixit9844]

Highlight him via editing magic, drag him up and away, and then airbrush the hole out. Each frame, move him down more, ta da!

[@hol422]

hes spoken about this before - apparently theres loads of theories about it but its actually super simple

[@gerardsleftsock3946]

He OBVIOUSLY jumps through the hole in the ceiling! Smh...

[@qestratrueheart1542]

jonna is a badass woman and i could only dream of being as cool as her when i’m older

[@victoriamyers6646]

Have you ever considered interviewing women who have gotten abortions? I think it'd be super helpful to break the stigma if people heard our stories on Why.

[@tierefuerimmer9635]

As far as ppl who had abortions idk. But Anthony actually did interview Satanists which was pretty interesting and one of them did say she should not try to get pregnant or she could potentially die and I learned that Satanists are extremely pro choice as it goes with their one of their tenets: One's own body is inviolable and subject to one's own will.

[@tierefuerimmer9635]

I agree! These so called "pro lifers" are so incredibly quick judge people who in some cases may have had to make the toughest decision of their lives and some people have done it either because of rape, incest or because the pregnancy could put their life at risk .No one actually says " Guess what I'm killing my unborn child today 😁!" And these exact same "pro lifers" refuse to wear a mask, refuse to get vaccinated for Covid, and tried to incite a deadly insurrection. Yeah

[@dianeaishamonday9125]

Only if he interviewed women who regretted it, like y'all pretend never happens 🙃🙃🙃🙃

[@dianeaishamonday9125]

Not surprising you're white, btw. Planned Parenthood was founded by a white supremacist who wanted to exterminate all black people. Check your privilege.

[@catsidyisnotcool]

@@dianeaishamonday9125 have you ever gotten an abortion or know someone who has? Of course people don’t want it as a first choice, abortions are never something people want to do

[@maddybee4575]

the comment he made about cuban women was disgusting, the shirt he wore was unprofessional, him referring to things as sexy and unsexy is uncomfortable, him talking about hitting on women is gross

[@QRG707]

Totally agreed. 25% of people in the intelligence community are awful reactionary assholes, so not surprised

[@strawbself]

i completely agree. all of those comments were misogynist

[@matthewstreacker7402]

exactly! I saw the "Socialism stopped shirt with the gun symbolizing a threat" and was like wtf

[@dannygarcia4580]

Thank you 🙏 I was about to say that 😂

[@NerdyOTt]

Yeah he sucked did not like him at all

[@runningwiththewolves8284]

Hey Anthony! Could you please, please do a video about people who suffer with OCD? It is so badly represented in media, and a million times more serious and painful than most people know.

[@user-ih4yp8ry2v]

Hi

[@AverageMfDoomEnjoyer]

He’s going too. He put a post for questions for people with ocd

[@EmEm78]

Good idea. My OCD is absolutely nothing like the stereotype people assume it is.

[@seanyboy2209]

Always listen to a killjoy

[@runningwiththewolves8284]

@@AverageMfDoomEnjoyer where? Was it on Instagram or something?

[@citrus3s]

Anthony: I’ve never heard someone talk about humans as high value targets HxH fans: *smirks*

[@Ariel_is_a_dreamer]

Lol

[@bignig7223]

Leessgo

[@peanutbuttertoast7742]

7:21 He said *what now?* "Passwords, online data, and *furry photos*" I'm dead.

[@jasperray]

Love how he assumes his viewers are furries lmao

[@PinGotStolen]

*furries*

[@EktoAnim]

I wasn’t paying attention to the video and I heard "furry photos" and had to go back and check if he really said that lol

[@Kade-c0gh4]

Thank God it hides my furry photos

[@nikkitne]

He couldn't give them a tshirt because their addresses r hidden

[@bbdumplin9146]

coulda done po boxes

[@bandgeek2361]

Are*

[@tazhienunurbusinezz1703]

@@bbdumplin9146 I'm guessing he already has one because he would have to get mail somewhere so that's very likely to be how.

[@Biawog]

So nobody else weirded out about how naturally they talked about interfering in other countries? Or is that just an American thing?

[@conawa7903]

That’s just an American thing, they call it ✨freedom✨

[@TurnmetoShit]

exactly

[@hayleymarse2853]

Well that’s their job...

[@samh7206]

Yup, but I also think its because they did it so often it starts becoming less weird for them.

[@phantomofthefestival]

absolutely, it was so uncomfortable listening to how casually they spoke about it

[@seriousko9324]

I love the fear-mongering at 16:00 by that dude

[@akioaslan]

Plot twist: They still work to the CIA and their job is this type of interviews

[@PetiteDeRae]

The man feels like the type of guy to slap a woman on the ass, call her sweetheart and then say she's just emotional with her response

[@lillithemew3587]

You just described this guy who tried to hit on me online when I was 12.. 😮

[@schulzscheie4175]

You feel like the type of person to shoot up a school.

[@Pr3ttyP1nkP4thetic]

@@lillithemew3587😰

[@supergabee]

CIA lady: "the smell of burning things in the air" my brain immediately goes: "she was definitely smelling the flesh of people being burned" 😬

[@Christy_G_]

Same lol

[@jsophiamm]

That’s an awful smell tbh.

[@koconut12]

Gotta say, I had the same thought.

[@supergabee]

Right?! I mean she was just being PG and not saying it lol

[@karenjahn9600]

Same

[@-correct-ok2398]

That guy is def not a CIA agent he is just delusional

[@danzl0ldanzl0l99]

Can’t say I haven’t had the same thought

[@desiraemuhlestein1763]

One of my college instructors was an undercover CIA agent. He taught criminal profiling, in essence, the psychology of psychopaths. His guest speaker was someone who diffused bombs for a living. So many great, crazy stories. By far the best class I've ever taken.

[@jasonv6319]

My childhood: pokemon IRL & food battle My adulthood: this How things never change

[@ravenrockidk658]

Ik🥲

[@vincentjosephpanes8678]

It's Food Battle

[@jasonv6319]

@@vincentjosephpanes8678 i know, food wars was a thing my friends did back in the day, kinda got the two mixed up

[@unicornbiomes]

Wish we heard more from Jonna instead of Mr. Socialism Stopper 😒. She’s had such a cool life and career!

[@ryuhayashi97]

Wise people speak less, Mr. Socialism Stopper seems like those people who hype a lot of story they heard from office gossips

[@annaantoinette]

its socialism stopper!! I was wondering what stood on his shirt.

[@jabreezy7454]

Yeah, the guy seemed like a bit of an idiot tbh and I'm not really sure how much he was talking things up. Jonna seems to have had a much deeper career and more important position, so it would have been nice to hear more from her.

[@dalihalle]

Insider has a few episodes with her where she talks about her experience and stuff!

[@shadowcreature7598]

I actually like what the guy has told as I like what the other two have. They also worked in different fields so don’t be like that.

[@camilaguerra95]

Heyyy, I wanted to see more of the grandmaaaaaaa.

[@rawr257]

16:10 me being a Cuban woman:👁👄👁

[@Kade-c0gh4]

Are you gonna slit my throat,😰 (joking)

[@camrynalbano4534]

I love Anthony he immediately called out the “Cuban lady” thing and was like mmmmmmm ya hear that. Catch yoself

[@marypeel5421]

time stamp? ive seen people talking about the cuban lady remark but idk where in the video it is

[@hannahjacobson2169]

@@marypeel5421 16:16 that whole clip was just :|

[@JuliaJacobss]

@@hannahjacobson2169 you could tell by his shirt that he might say something... iffy

[@mcsuzzer]

Well he’s a gringo through and through, honestly no surprise there

[@merchantarthurn]

You've got some low standards for "calling out". The guy barely budged on his statement, he only clarified that it's "just the spies" who'll hurt you but didn't back down on the "be suspicious" part.

[@linchubbard3711]

Jonna: "so I went to europe" Every european: But where

[@Pollicina_db]

I just hate it when people say that, same with Africa, Asia etc. Tanzania isn't same as Benin and vice versa.

[@RatchelRach]

Could be classified

[@pokaay3163]

@@Pollicina_db one word, classified

[@mizakoreia]

Russia, of course

[@Pollicina_db]

@@pokaay3163 Nah I meant it overall when people say that, not just this ex agent stuff

[@kateporter4176]

When I first saw the guy, his vibe felt off and then I saw his shirt. Also the whole thing he said about Cubans and the Chinese rubbed me to wrong way. He definitely wasn’t part of the cia

[@lorenabaca6992]

14:19 "Any position that could give someone power and the ability to acquire more power there will be corruption"

[@ghostteeth881]

I love how Anthony has handled the not great situation with the socialism stopper guy, from kinda calling him out on the comment about Cuban women to liking and responding to comments about how the shirt makes people uncomfortable and how this can be taken as very pro CIA, very glad that he's actually responded to stuff instead of just pretending like it didn't happen like a lot of creators I've seen seem to do in this kind of situation

[@kiranox9695]

whew. i thought i was the only one who saw the shirt, and instantly became uncomfortable. giving ppl like that a platform is dangerous, and im glad hes handling it well.

[@hey_adorable]

I don't think there is necessarily an issue with being pro-CIA, it's an integral part of our defense network. That guy is definitely a fucking tool though.

[@bjornhaforsson2108]

When? Timestamp please? 😊

[@w00ds98]

@@hey_adorable I would recommend the video „The CIA is a terrorist organization“ to you. It lays bare the crimes against humanity commited by the CIA so hard, youtube tried to take down the video and FBI Agents visited the youtuber that made it for „unamerican sentiments“ The CIA is a terrorist Organisation and should be abolished.

[@Krisisnt]

Memento Mori

[@catisadisaster2269]

You should spend a day with Ex Disney Land/World employees. It would be pretty interesting to see what those resorts are hiding and how they treat their workers.

[@nataliemilburn2585]

Oh, and cruise ship employees would be eye opening as well. They get so overworked on cruise ships, it’s really not okay

[@ineen2251]

Yay

[@zakattack1362]

I'm not 100% sure, but I'm pretty confident that he has tried doing that in the past but was unable to due to like legal negotiation reasons.

[@softball2kendylsawesome14]

colleen ballinger reading this

[@louisdead6761]

Im not sure about disney land but the people ive seen that have worked at Disney world have had really good experiences

[@theeverythinglist861]

Anthony: falls through roof Me: 👁👄👁are you oka- Anthony: mY NAmeS aNThoNy PEdiA

[@Calignos]

I have a really hard time trying not look suspicious when answering questions from basically any authority figure. It certainly doesn't help that I'm on the autism spectrum. I had a police officer come to my door a few years ago saying that there was a window smashed across the street, and if I'd heard anything, and I instantly started thinking "okay I need to not look suspicious here". Cue over exaggerated movements and expressions, and then because of that I felt so awkward that I began grinning, while still trying to hold the grin back. She gave me the biggest greezies I've ever seen in my whole life. I was panicking for the whole week that she'd come back and ask more questions.

[@ezra8129]

I like Jonna. Could listen to her all day. Bet she's got some stories.

[@AmericanGirlGymnasts]

She has given multiple ted talks, her most recent one is my favorite!

[@ok-lb6wq]

I think she was also on wired

[@pokaay3163]

There are many videos featuring her on youtube, all very interesting talks.

[@edenkentner]

I love her! She gives me Heddy from NCIS LA vibes!

[@ezra8129]

@@edenkentner oh I definitely see that!!

[@nicholasgeorge1336]

"socialism stopper" i don't think he knows your audience anthony...

[@jenniferjaffa1127]

For some reason I think he does...... I get the vibe he’s not even an ex-CIA agent but just a political fanboy who’s taking advantage of Anthony’s platform. Especially after the scam he linked

[@willfarel3508]

@@jenniferjaffa1127 yeah

[@ilianakaterina5719]

@@jenniferjaffa1127 yes!!! plus the cuban woman thing, the chinese spies thing, the shirt, the informal language(i.e., calling things "sexy"/"not sexy") and the seemingly glorified/fabricated stories

[@nina.robbs565]

@@jenniferjaffa1127 apparently, one of his family members commented. not only is he a scammer and likely sexist/xenophobic, but he's a trump stan! because of course.

[@phoebescott6787]

@@jenniferjaffa1127 lmao thats exactly what he sounds like

[@TheRealFrileye]

00:38 this guy loves crashing through floors

[@reynielsen955]

7:24 _WHATDIDHESAAAYYYYYY_

[@NaomiDollxoxo]

Irony how many times that guy swiveled in his chair answering questions...

[@noneofthekings6501]

👀😳🤭

[@ThirdKillerBruh]

i mean i swivel when i do nothing

[@itsphatpanda5431]

I would trust him less if he didn’t swivel

[@millamya]

That could be his baseline..or a fake one? Lol

[@raniaahmed5894]

It’s funny how the CIA agent that went to Iraq was describing her tragic experience with rockets, but the US military did the same to innocent people in Iraq. Acting all surprised, like damn can’t we steel their oil in peace.

[@viys3261]

So true, and the atrocious war crimes like with what happened in abu ghuraib prison.

[@ohnana18]

The fucking truth. Like boohoo tell that to the 5 million dead Iraqis

[@MoHa98]

As a person watching this from Iraq, I couldn't help myself not to get angry and roll my eyes several times. my childhood memory filled with rockets and explosion and innocent people dying

[@lovelysonico]

@@MoHa98 i’m so sorry D: people are so ignorant, sending love 💗

[@theren2486]

yes. There had been 100 000 to 1 millions iraqi civilians dead during the war and USA had let the ISIS enter iraq. Congrat USA you now ''saved'' the country sucessfully !

[@MommaOsoIrish67]

I remember when I was being stalked, one of the detectives gave me this advice: "If you think a car is following you, make three left turns. If that vehicle stays with you, probably following you. Drive to substation, or where you know help will be. Definitely lots of light and people."

[@Slacksign]

Should be renamed to "C.I.A Agent Michelle gives us Among Us tips"

[@reynaavilaramirez-arellano8468]

I literally had the same thought process as she was talking about it.

[@lilly-ur6rw]

Can you do a video with indigenous peoples, influencers, and content creators? Please. I feel like more people should be educated on indigenous peoples. They are not given the fair treatment that the country has promised them.

[@ticiacalderon264]

I totally agree I wish he can expose us!!

[@ihatekanye1903]

THANK YOU! as an indigenous person i very much agree, and it’d be greatly appreciated as well.❤️

[@gatobuho-]

Ah !!!! this would really be cool.

[@samh7206]

That would be SO great. I havent learned anything about indigenous people from ANYWHERE until I started learning myself and following indigenous people. We even just had one lesson on indigenous people in my country. We have to learn more

[@marissaevans3140]

Yesss!!!!

[@reinafarias5064]

This makes me wonder how many spies I’ve actually ran into throughout my life.

[@Julleo12]

That was so scary, the story about being surrounded by hundreds of men. How did she get out of there if they surrounded her? Imagine what they would've done to her

[@cloudofreverie786]

21:48 LMAO SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE GUY BEFORE HER.

[@jrapp654]

Great subtle transition hahahah

[@typennington4756]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT 🤣🤣

[@ayeshabeautyblog]

Kinda offensive to every Cuban woman who’s just trying to live their life

[@sammartin913]

As a Cuban woman, can confirm

[@katet8639]

He was making a joke

[@Petrichorus-]

@@katet8639 snowflakes are the ones who complain about a joke not being well received 🤭 just move on dude

[@lilliah2114]

@@katet8639 your profile pic gave me higher expectations for you -_-

[@kiraaisling9603]

@@katet8639 when people say the truth you say snowflake that sounds like something a snowflake would do

[@kie6153]

takeaways: wish Jonna was my grandma, Michelle's stories clearly show that maybe the US (and other countries tbf) should just..yknow..leave other countries alone, and that dude just...no.

[@mikayla_collie]

12:46 holy shit. that is crazy. the little detail about the, 3,6,9,12, rockets just solidifies how real this is. honestly these days im super skeptical about what anyone says on the internet, but those little details, about rockets being launched in tri's, im like, ok shes not bs'ing. lol awesome video, as always ^w^

[@ThisIsTori_]

That man is single and is going to be single forever. I hope he’s in therapy. He’s got issues spewing out of him. 🌱

[@RapidStrikerGaming]

How?

[@izzy8462]

That dude gave me bad vibes then I read the shirt.. very immature and unprofessional..

[@aus-li]

Lmao, even the way he talked was very amateurish.

[@aus-li]

@Lauren Co What do you mean?

[@aus-li]

@Lauren Co Well, I do love me some socialist values. Besides whatever graphic shirt he wears, he’s just not professional in any sense, and seems more like a scam artist.

[@aus-li]

@Lauren Co You live in the US, right? Do you know what welfare is? Social workers, social programs, or healthcare? These are all part of socialism? I think you should educate yourself on what it actually means before listening to the news or other people’s assumptions on what these terminologies mean.

[@aus-li]

@Lauren Co I’m genuinely curious on where you get your information from? I keep hearing the same answers every time I bring up the positives of socialism, yet nobody can defend their logic? Is nobody reading from the sources? Are you not looking at how our society functions without aid from our communities and government? If you hate it so much, then why is socialism a major part of our democratic system?

[@nerdyguy1152]

one of the most useful and inspirational videos i can watch on youtube. a big thank you to these ex agents and of course to Anthony who brought them together 🙏

[@barbarakiser5622]

Anthony, you are really a great interviewer! You know when to sit back and listen, and you ask the questions we are all asking, and you do it with compassion. Thank you!

[@heyboo9943]

I pray that Anthony never gets his ceiling fixed so that he can fall through it in the beginning of every video, haha! 😂

[@user-ih4yp8ry2v]

Hello

[@AxxLAfriku]

You dislike my v*deos? Are you just a h8er boi? I say see you l8er boi. Don't watch my stuff anymore. Your dislikes are damaging my good reputation. I am a superstar, dear hey

[@phoenicialove]

@@AxxLAfriku wut

[@fatmambodje2944]

Do you wanna

[@saltylove9501]

@@AxxLAfriku wha-

[@w3bcor3]

i hope y'all know "protecting their country" in USA language just means "invading 3rd world countries".

[@thermalgears5651]

Thats the military

[@starrynight1165]

@@thermalgears5651 its also the cia, look up what a coup is

[@Lore.n]

Yep that’s America.

[@dennist8290]

I mean it's not like the military or any government of any place is that good.

[@starrynight1165]

@@dennist8290 yes but the CIA has held coups which is especially bad. the USA should not be interfering with the endeavors of other countries unless they are actively harming people.

[@valeriaperez9376]

I just read the comments first and I’m only 6 minutes in now I don’t know what to expect from the guy

[@lunatheclown7827]

8:09 for anybody who wants to skip him talking about the sponsor

[@Selene666]

The free book thing requires you to give your details, and now I'm being paranoid thinking I shouldn't do that.

[@fabpanda5961]

someone in replies said they gave their detailes and they charged them 77 $ for membership so better dont do it

[@lunacouer]

@@fabpanda5961 Yeah, apparently he wants you to pay for shipping, and then boom, $77 membership. That's some grifter shit. Makes me wonder if he was even in the CIA.

[@mariel2568]

i used to want to be a CIA agent, but then realized that the U.S. is not the good guy when it comes to interfering with other countries

[@Jaidzeka36]

Immediate thought Those probably aren't their real names

[@deaddumplings5565]

Omg😂😂😂

[@coffeeaddict9605]

Cuban women are so friendly! The Cuban people in general in my opinion. I've spent time in Cuba (Not on resort) and the people there were amazing!

[@noemimoreno9466]

So, are we still getting that maid cafe documentary? 👀

[@griselalmanza738]

I've been wondering about that too.

[@ymjoint]

@@griselalmanza738 SAME

[@AlbinoCrow]

YES.

[@sylviagoodwin7093]

i feel like he's already done that?

[@noemimoreno9466]

@@sylviagoodwin7093 I think he filmed it, but I don't think it's been released

[@ronnie350]

"Its callled a surveilance detection route" Anthony: a circle

[@randywa]

It terrifies me that they have no problems describing all this. Lord only knows what they can do now

[@rararamara8698]

How does he contact these people??? Is it like: hey insta if a cia agent reads this please contact me for a video interview.

[@rainestorme25]

Pretty much yeah He makes community posts on youtube and I think other platforms but idk

[@kianablaze24]

All of these people are already public figures, they have all published books and Jason was on Shark Tank. I’m assuming they all have management teams that Anthony/his crew reached out to. It’s not like these people lead secret lives anymore.

[@1Iceshatter1]

Most of these people as shown at the end of the video have some sort of internet or public presence, for example pretty much all of them in this video wrote a book detailing their experiences. He probably focuses on contacting people who are already comfortable sharing their experiences with these kinds of videos and already have in the past.

[@rararamara8698]

Thank you! :D *The more I know*

[@vivekthampi9589]

Well these people seem to be somewhat public about their profession since they all released books

[@TurtleBugs]

The guy is making me so uncomfortable with what his shirt states and all the things he said.

[@spong266]

What does it say? Socialism stopper?

[@unfortunatepineapple9922]

@@spong266 Yep It does

[@Kristalw98]

What's wrong wanted to stop socialism? I don't understand hahha

[@TurtleBugs]

@@Kristalw98 Do you know what socialism is?

[@Kristalw98]

Mmm What made me leave my country because if I hadn't, I would have died of starvation? Like all the people from countries where their government tried to apply socialism (only socialim) through history ends in exactly the same thing? Oh yes! I definitely know what it is, I used to live in it, well... survived in it...

[@oady2337]

Omg that guy is a Chick-fil-A worker he said my pleasure

[@serene5345]

SMOSH Dude! So wonderful to see you here and all your cool videos!! I LOVE IT - FABULOUS!!!

[@ezra8129]

AHhh the disguises are creeping me out. people do just be walking around with faces that aren't theirs 😭

[@PinGotStolen]

it's there job

[@ezra8129]

@@PinGotStolen no shitt

[@orchidvase_2336]

Why would that guy say that about Cuban woman

[@josie8072]

He's a trump supporter

[@bbdumplin9146]

He's clearly misogynistic

[@blinkforever6279]

oh my gooooddd he said it about cuban female spies, not women in general

[@nahueldiaz7572]

@@blinkforever6279 he said Cuban women at first, till Anthony basically called him out on it.

[@hayleymarse2853]

He didn’t explain it well but he literally dealt with spies as his job. I don’t think he cares you are offended

[@ericar4969]

Great vid as always. Thanks Anthony !

[@gabrielle1015]

Hey, I am a new subscriber and this is one of my favourite channels! I’ve seen some videos and learnt new information from each video. I really enjoy watching your videos because it’s educational and respectful. You’re an excellent and approachable interviewer. The way you ask questions and summarise what they’ve said. It seems like you make them feel that you’re truly listening what they’re saying. I love that! Looking forward to watch more previous videos. 😁👏🏻 Would you consider interviewing deaf people? Maybe consider interviewing all 3 who sign in American Sign Language (or sign in a different sign language) or 1 deaf person who only speaks, 1 deaf person who only signs and 1 deaf person who speaks and signs. Find out more about how their deafness affects them, the barriers and how they feel about society in general.

[@lunasol5981]

that sounds like a good idea, hope he does it! 😆😆

[@catsandmushrooms7551]

"We are only watching you if your overseas so if your an american your safe" Me, not an american:😳😳😳

[@arealisticbeautystandard8920]

Yes but are you overseas?

[@catsandmushrooms7551]

@@arealisticbeautystandard8920 Yes I am in Europe 😂

[@arealisticbeautystandard8920]

@@catsandmushrooms7551 ok then. Be afraid.

[@catsandmushrooms7551]

@@arealisticbeautystandard8920 I have acted out some tik tok povs so hope they enjoyed the show🤣

[@arealisticbeautystandard8920]

@@catsandmushrooms7551 XD I'm just imagining it lol