Outside the Secret Service Podcast
Jun 23, 2026 · 2 hr 33 min · 13 segments
Retired Assistant Special Agent in Charge Mike Nason walks us through his 27-year Secret Service career, from small‑town resident agent assignments and protective details to counter surveillance…
Mike NasonGuestJim HolcombHostYou mentioned that the position, you know, I'm working in now, very law enforcement facing.
And, you know, I would have, you know, I've been there a couple weeks, I'm like, Hey, do we have a challenge coin? You know, and, and there's a little bit of puzzlement, like, well, I mean, no, like, not on the ready.
And, you know, challenge coins are not inexpensive, you know, and they're anywhere, you know.
But as I'm explaining, I said... you know, listen, we can't pay local law enforcement for their assistance.
I said, but I'm telling you, these challenge coins, these $5 to $8 coins, and I use the example as it happened to me as well, like I have gotten cars for this $5 token.
You know, like, I could get a helicopter in Saudi Arabia for this coin, you know? Exactly.
You mentioned that the position, you know, I'm working in now, very law enforcement facing.
And, you know, I would have, you know, I've been there a couple weeks, I'm like, Hey, do we have a challenge coin? You know, and, and there's a little bit of puzzlement, like, well, I mean, no, like, not on the ready.
And, you know, challenge coins are not inexpensive, you know, and they're anywhere, you know.
But as I'm explaining, I said... you know, listen, we can't pay local law enforcement for their assistance.
I said, but I'm telling you, these challenge coins, these $5 to $8 coins, and I use the example as it happened to me as well, like I have gotten cars for this $5 token.
You know, like, I could get a helicopter in Saudi Arabia for this coin, you know? Exactly.
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