My Unredacted Interview With the Leah Files (Video)

In this 19 October 2026 published video, host Shawn Ryan talks with Leah.  She operates under the pseudonym/middle name Leah and has a background in federal consulting and project management, including past work with firms like Northrop Grumman and Booz Allen Hamilton. Her work investigates political influence, corporate networks, and dark money in politics—such as tracking congressional voting records, surveillance measures, and financial entities.

Shawn Ryan initially chose not to release the episode featuring Leah, the corporate intelligence CEO and creator of The Leah Files Substack. He stated that he had serious concerns about the truthfulness of her statements. However, following mounting public friction and accusations, Ryan published the full, unredacted 1-hour and 44-minute interview across major podcast platforms and the Shawn Ryan Show YouTube Channel so that viewers could “draw their own conclusions”. 

Alongside questioning Leah’s credibility, Ryan addressed allegations regarding his personal financial interests. He explicitly confirmed that he publicly invests in defense tech firms Shield AI and Anduril to support and protect the American warfighter, refuting any clandestine or malicious motives behind blocking the episode. Via a public response on her Substack Note, Leah claimed she was originally booked to expose the financial backers of the modern “surveillance state” (specifically naming funds like Andreessen Horowitz and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund). She alleged that right before filming, she was told “not to name names” because Ryan had personal investments tied to those very entities. She also pushed back against online rumors from Ryan’s network that falsely identified her as his controversial “CIA woman” interview subject.

https://youtu.be/uBfOIZJTw2E

Chapter Markers

00:00:00 – Introduction to Leah Files
00:15:00 – Escaping Childhood Trauma and Finding Forgiveness
00:30:33 – Corporate Intelligence, Fraud, and Political Investigations
00:45:40 – Turning Point USA’s Finances and Charlie Kirk’s Requested Audit
01:01:06 – Political Influencers and Foreign Influence Operations
01:16:22 – Flock Cameras, License Plate Tracking, and Surveillance Abuse
01:31:42 – Digital Surveillance and U.S.-Israel Military Technology Integrationly for myself and for my listeners. For the sake of transparency, here’s the full interview so everyone can watch and draw their own conclusions.