# @newsnation on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=14a3T9bkOOc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27393697-newsnation-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-15T23:00:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NewsNation (@newsnation) — https://gondola.cc/newsnation

## Caption

Former CIA officer and FBI Special Agent Tracy Walder built a career bucking expectations, partly by taking advantage of the tendency others had of underestimating her. She went from being a Delta Gamma sorority member and history major at USC to interviewing terrorists on the ground in the Middle East, becoming an expert in Al Qaeda. 
 
In an interview with NewsNation’s Natasha Zouves, Walder discloses real-world rapport-building techniques she used with captured international terrorists, as well as practical knowledge — from the first thing you should do if you feel like you’re being followed to the best language you can learn today. Walder also opens up about the bullying and escalating harassment she endured at the FBI and the final straw that ultimately caused her to turn away from the agency.

NewsNation’s series “The Truth of the Matter goes beyond the headlines to uncover the hidden stories shaping our world. Each Saturday, Zouves brings viewers in-depth, thought-provoking conversations and storytelling that delve into evidence often overlooked. 
 
Connect with host Natasha Zouves: http://instagram.com/natashazouves/

#CIA #FBI #quantico 

Chapters 

0:00-0:36 INTRODUCTION
0:40-2:18 FROM A USC SORORITY TO THE CIA
2:19-6:29 INTERROGATING TERRORISTS
6:30-10:35 BUILDING RAPPORT WITH BLUE M&MS
10:36-13:33 THE POWER OF BEING UNDERESTIMATED
13:34-15:38 HARASSMENT BEGINS AT THE FBI
15:39-17:07 THE SUIT INCIDENT
17:08-19:05 THE SHOWER INCIDENT
19:06-21:07 THE FINAL STRAW
21:08-24:29 MENTAL HEALTH AT CIA AND FBI
24:50-29:02 PRIVATE LIFE AND DATING AT THE CIA AND FBI
29:03 THE ROLE OF RESILIENCE 
30:27-32:38 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: HOW TO BE SAFE IN PUBLIC
32:39-33:45 BEST LANGUAGE TO LEARN TODAY
33:46 FINAL THOUGHTS

## Stats

- **Views:** 4,008
- **Likes:** 203
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 32

## Tags

fbi, cia, quantico

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