S1E21 End Of Times

About this episode

John Kiriakou reflects on the end of his CIA career and the challenges of transitioning to a new life.

THE BLURB: Everything must end - including a CIA career. While John had planned to make a lifetime career of the agency, circumstances dictated otherwise. So, to a large degree, did his new immediate boss-from-hell. In this episode, John begins to suss out a new, post-CIA life just over the horizon. The problem will be getting out of the CIA in one piece. SHOW NOTES For more great podcasts like Dead Drop, please visit https://costardandtouchstone.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: John Kiriakou, Alan Katz

Topics covered

• CIA career
• post-CIA life
• personal experiences
• career transitions
• endings

Keywords

• CIA
• career
• transition
• John Kiriakou
• end of times
• personal story
• life after CIA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIA

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