Joseph Donovan's guest appearances

Joseph Donovan

The Wholesome Show

Brew Chatt

Tennessee Valley StoryCorps

Donnie Marsh

Stephen King

Jeremy Howard

Paul Revere

Shawn Ryan

Michael Miller

Mari Smith

Sam Young

Scott Phillips

Justin Lewis

Josh Davis

John Eldridge

Walter Williams

Brandon Jones

Heather Jackson

OwlTail

William Joseph Donovan

William Joseph

Is your workplace overrun with unqualified managers, red tape and bureaucracy?   Are you asked to sit in on arduous meetings with no real consequence when you’ve got deadlines coming out of your ears?   Maybe that’s just office politics.   Or maybe, just maybe, it’s a deliberate ploy against you, decades-long in the making with deep roots in espionage and sabotage. Welcome, friends, to the world of citizen saboteurs.    It all dates back to 1883 to the father of American intelligence, William Joseph Donovan. “Wild Bill” they called him and oh was he wild. After studying military strategy and combat tactics, Donovan formed his own troop known as the Silk Stocking Boys (you had to be there).    He chased down Mexican bandits and rallied men to commit feats of bravery - sometimes under orders, sometimes off his own bat. With a bullet in his knee, Donovan lead his men through German fire, refusing to turn back when even the American tanks were retreating. A heavily decorated war hero, Wild Bill was a badass.   But, not everything he did was obvious to the untrained eye.    Working for a private secret organisation, Donovan started gathering intelligence on the developments throughout Europe leading up to World War 2. This attracted the attention of MI6, and that’s when Wild Bill started playing with the elites - Churchill, Roosevelt, movie stars and aristocrats - they all loved him. Heading up the Office of Strategic Services, which was the precursor to the CIA, Donovan was instrumental in a colossal number of acts of sabotage.     Eventually, he got his people to build a manual centred around the idea that sabotage is a game that anyone can play. You don’t need guns, bombs and aeroplanes. Sometimes all you need is to be annoying.    With instructions for managers and workers alike, Donovan’s book was filled with genius ideas to piss your enemy off - just enough to discombobulate them, but not get yourself caught.   I’ll be damned. We’re under attack. SOURCES:  Vanity Fair - Spymaster General: The adventures of Wild Bill Donovan and the “Oh So Social” O.S.S. Simple Sabotage - The Simple Sabotage Field Manual - Strategic Services Field Manual No.3 (1944) Central Intelligence Agency - The Office of Strategic Services: America's First Intelligence Agency Britannica - William J. Donovan - United States diplomat and general Fandom - William J. Donovan  Support sources:  The Business Insider - The 16 best ways to sabotage your organization's productivity, from a CIA manual published in 1944 Corporate Rebels - Advice From The CIA: How To Sabotage Your Workplace Wikipedia - William J. Donovan National Park Service - William J. Donovan Irish America Magazine - “Wild Bill” Donovan: Irish-American War Hero and Superspy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is your workplace overrun with unqualified managers, red tape and bureaucracy? Are you asked to sit in on arduous meetings with no real consequence when you’ve got deadlines coming out of your ears? Maybe that’s just office politics. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s a deliberate ploy against you, decades-long in the making with deep roots in espionage and sabotage. Welcome, friends, to the world of citizen saboteurs.  It all dates back to 1883 to the father of American intelligence, William Joseph Donovan. “Wild Bill” they called him and oh was he wild. After studying military strategy and combat tactics, Donovan formed his own troop known as the Silk Stocking Boys (you had to be there).  He chased down Mexican bandits and rallied men to commit feats of bravery - sometimes under orders, sometimes off his own bat. With a bullet in his knee, Donovan lead his men through German fire, refusing to turn back when even the American tanks were retreating. A heavily decorated war hero, Wild Bill was a badass. But, not everything he did was obvious to the untrained eye.  Working for a private secret organisation, Donovan started gathering intelligence on the developments throughout Europe leading up to World War 2. This attracted the attention of MI6, and that’s when Wild Bill started playing with the elites - Churchill, Roosevelt, movie stars and aristocrats - they all loved him. Heading up the Office of Strategic Services, which was the precursor to the CIA, Donovan was instrumental in a colossal number of acts of sabotage.   Eventually, he got his people to build a manual centred around the idea that sabotage is a game that anyone can play. You don’t need guns, bombs and aeroplanes. Sometimes all you need is to be annoying.  With instructions for managers and workers alike, Donovan’s book was filled with genius ideas to piss your enemy off - just enough to discombobulate them, but not get yourself caught.  I’ll be damned. We’re under attack. SOURCES: <ul> <li>Vanity Fair - <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2011/03/wild-bill-donovan201103" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spymaster General: The adventures of Wild Bill Donovan and the “Oh So Social” O.S.S.</a></li> <li>Simple Sabotage - <a href="http://www.simplesabotage.com/the-book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Simple Sabotage Field Manual - Strategic Services Field Manual No.3 (1944)</a></li> <li>Central Intelligence Agency -<a href="https://www.cia.gov/legacy/museum/exhibit/the-office-of-strategic-services-n-americas-first-intelligence-agency/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Office of Strategic Services: America's First Intelligence Agency</a></li> <li>Britannica - <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-J-Donovan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William J. Donovan - United States diplomat and general</a></li> <li>Fandom - <a href="https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/William_J._Donovan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William J. Donovan</a></li> </ul> Support sources: <ul> <li>The Business Insider - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oss-manual-sabotage-productivity-2015-11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The 16 best ways to sabotage your organization's productivity, from a CIA manual published in 1944</a></li> <li>Corporate Rebels - <a href="https://corporate-rebels.com/cia-field-manual/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Advice From The CIA: How To Sabotage Your Workplace</a></li> <li>Wikipedia - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Donovan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William J. Donovan</a></li> <li>National Park Service - <a href="https://www.nps.gov/prwi/learn/historyculture/donovan.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William J. Donovan</a></li> <li>Irish America Magazine - <a href="https://www.irishamerica.com/2019/05/wild-bill-donovan-irish-american-war-hero-and-superspy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Wild Bill” Donovan: Irish-American War Hero and Superspy</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

How To Sabotage Your Workplace with OG Spy William Joseph Donovan

Today, friends, Donnie Marsh and Joseph Donovan talk about their faith, then and now. Tennessee Valley StoryCorps brings you conversations from people who went to the StoryCorps recording booth in Chattanooga's Miller Park in the spring of 2019. You can subscribe to the Tennessee Valley StoryCorps podcast on iTunes or Google Podcasts and never miss an episode. This series is produced and edited by Will Davis and made possible, in part, by EPB Fiber Optics.

Tennessee Valley StoryCorps: Joseph Donovan and Donnie Marsh

Joseph Donovan joins this week to drink one hell of a crazy beer that turns tongues blue. He’s also giving a bit of insight into his new podcast coming down the pipe, as well as discussing some of the more shady business practices around Chattanooga. Other than that they’re drinking some Bearded Iris and Wiseacre beers.

Joseph Donovan joins this week to drink one hell of a crazy beer that turns tongues blue. He’s also giving a bit of insight into his new podcast coming down the pipe, as well as discussing some of the more shady business practices around Chattanooga. Other than that they’re drinking some Bearded Iris and Wiseacre beers.

Episode 203 - Joseph Donovan