The Diary Of A CEO

- Sean Ryan came close to interviewing Kamala Harris before the 2024 election, but her campaign withdrew at the last minute. Her team objected to proposed questions, and Ryan even offered to let them choose the topics; Donald Trump, by contrast, accepted an interview without editorial restrictions.

- Ryan supported Trump's election but now believes the president has abandoned his promises and is damaging American interests. He sees no favorable outcome from the Iran conflict and says former military colleagues believe American forces are serving Israel's interests, although he admits he cannot establish Trump's actual motives.

- Ryan suspects powerful interests manipulate podcasts through planted guests and carefully cultivated relationships, but acknowledges having no proof. He has declined White House and other prestigious invitations to avoid appearing politically captured and suspects some guests use lengthy interviews to insert a single message designed to become a viral clip.

- Ryan refused to release a COVID-19 vaccine interview after detecting a potentially misleading distinction in the guest's central allegation. The guest claimed vaccines had been patented before the pandemic but repeatedly referred to earlier SARS vaccines rather than COVID-19 vaccines; Ryan feared viewers could make medical decisions based on unreliable information.

- After leaving CIA contracting, Ryan immersed himself in Medellín's drug networks, describing it as perhaps the most dangerous period of his life. He used cocaine heavily and pursued relationships with dealers for excitement, then fled Colombia within 12 hours after a trusted doorman warned that police were monitoring his apartment.

- Ryan credits his first ibogaine treatment with helping him abandon alcohol and medication use, but his second psychedelic retreat left him convinced he had experienced hell. During a 5-MeO-DMT session, he experienced approximately 90 minutes of overwhelming terror; he subsequently underwent at least five Catholic exorcism sessions, with priests describing his condition as oppression rather than possession.

- Ryan plans to replace much of his political programming with a multiyear series examining every book of the Bible, despite already losing advertising revenue. A longstanding life-insurance advertiser cancelled its relationship over faith-based content shortly after discussing an expanded partnership; Ryan says he will continue the project regardless of commercial consequences.

- Ryan intends to reduce his podcast schedule from two episodes weekly to one so he can spend more time with his family and build businesses he believes in. His latest venture, Glacier, combines a VPN, secure DNS, and disposable telephone numbers; he says the pressure of running a major podcast has made him regret moments of his children's lives he cannot recover.

- Sean Ryan came close to interviewing Kamala Harris before the 2024 election, but her campaign withdrew at the last minute. Her team objected to proposed questions, and Ryan even offered to let them choose the topics; Donald Trump, by contrast, accepted an interview without editorial restrictions.

- Ryan supported Trump's election but now believes the president has abandoned his promises and is damaging American interests. He sees no favorable outcome from the Iran conflict and says former military colleagues believe American forces are serving Israel's interests, although he admits he cannot establish Trump's actual motives.

- Ryan suspects powerful interests manipulate podcasts through planted guests and carefully cultivated relationships, but acknowledges having no proof. He has declined White House and other prestigious invitations to avoid appearing politically captured and suspects some guests use lengthy interviews to insert a single message designed to become a viral clip.

- Ryan refused to release a COVID-19 vaccine interview after detecting a potentially misleading distinction in the guest's central allegation. The guest claimed vaccines had been patented before the pandemic but repeatedly referred to earlier SARS vaccines rather than COVID-19 vaccines; Ryan feared viewers could make medical decisions based on unreliable information.

- After leaving CIA contracting, Ryan immersed himself in Medellín's drug networks, describing it as perhaps the most dangerous period of his life. He used cocaine heavily and pursued relationships with dealers for excitement, then fled Colombia within 12 hours after a trusted doorman warned that police were monitoring his apartment.

- Ryan credits his first ibogaine treatment with helping him abandon alcohol and medication use, but his second psychedelic retreat left him convinced he had experienced hell. During a 5-MeO-DMT session, he experienced approximately 90 minutes of overwhelming terror; he subsequently underwent at least five Catholic exorcism sessions, with priests describing his condition as oppression rather than possession.

- Ryan plans to replace much of his political programming with a multiyear series examining every book of the Bible, despite already losing advertising revenue. A longstanding life-insurance advertiser cancelled its relationship over faith-based content shortly after discussing an expanded partnership; Ryan says he will continue the project regardless of commercial consequences.

- Ryan intends to reduce his podcast schedule from two episodes weekly to one so he can spend more time with his family and build businesses he believes in. His latest venture, Glacier, combines a VPN, secure DNS, and disposable telephone numbers; he says the pressure of running a major podcast has made him regret moments of his children's lives he cannot recover.