Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

mike@trikos.com

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Booking Overview

Interview show focused on military experience, combat, resilience, and high achievement, with external guests including special operations veterans, senior military experts, elite athletes, authors, and other prominent thought leaders. Agencies could credibly pitch decorated veterans, defense and security experts, elite performers, bestselling authors, and leaders with compelling firsthand adversity or achievement stories; booking difficulty is high because guests are generally accomplished specialists or recognized public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 409

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: >100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 418.0k subscribers

Instagram: 64.0k followers

Contact Information

mike@trikos.com

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Host

Mike Ritland - Former U.S. Navy SEAL and bestselling author known for his work on special operations, leadership, resilience, and high-performance training.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior military or special operations experience, recognized expertise in defense or security, elite athletic or high-performance credentials, bestselling authorship, or a prominent record of overcoming significant adversity.
Required Achievements:  
Combat or special operations service, Senior military command, Recognized subject-matter expertise, Bestselling books, Elite athletic achievement

Recent Guest Discussions

John Spencer - Urban Warfare, Underground Combat, Military Command, Combat Leadership, And Strategic Analysis Of Conflict Involving Iran.

John Spencer - Combat Leadership, Rebuilding A Unit After A Devastating Attack, Command Under Pressure, And The Development Of Urban Warfare Expertise.

John Spencer - Conflict Strategy, Escalation Analysis, Urban Warfare, And The Human And Political Dimensions Of War.

Recent Topics

Special Operations, Military, Veterans, Resilience, Leadership

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Mike Drop
:

WAR BENEATH THE SURFACE: Tunnels, Sub-Terra Combat, and the Next Battlefield | Ep. 301 | Pt. 3

July 24, 2026

In the final part of this conversation, Major John Spencer breaks down the discipline he's built his career on: urban warfare. He explains why cities are the most complex environment any military can fight in, why the U.S. lacks real expertise in fighting underground, and how history's most costly urban battles keep repeating the same avoidable mistakes. He closes by discussing what he sees as the next frontier of warfare — the world beneath our feet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

THE COST OF COMMAND: 150 Lives, Zero Sleep, and the Making of an Urban Warfare Expert | Ep. 301 | Pt. 2

July 23, 2026

Major John Spencer is a retired U.S. Army officer who served 25 years in uniform, including two combat tours in Iraq as an infantry platoon leader and later as a company commander during the Battle of Sadr City. In this part 2, he describes taking command of a company hours after it was devastated by an Iranian-backed rocket attack, and explains how he rebuilt a broken, stop-lossed unit into one of the most requested companies in his battalion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

TOP WAR STRATEGIST: Why the Iran Escalation Theory Left Out What Mattered Most | Ep. 301 | Pt. 1

July 21, 2026

Major John Spencer is a retired U.S. Army officer with more than 25 years of service and is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on urban warfare. In this conversation, he breaks down the conflict with Iran, challenges popular predictions about escalation, and explains why war remains inherently human, political, and unpredictable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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