Inside the FBI: Eric Robinson on SWAT Raids, Polygraphs, and Real Investigations

Inside The Polygraph with David Goldberg · Apr 3, 2026 · 1h 3m

In this episode of Inside the Polygraph, David Goldberg sits down with retired FBI Special Agent Eric Robinson to break down what life inside the Bureau is really like. With over 24 years of service, Eric brings firsthand experience from major investigations, counterterrorism, counterintelligence, informant recruitment, financial crimes, and sexual child exploitation cases, along with time spent on an elite FBI SWAT team. Eric walks listeners through the FBI hiring process step by step, from application and background investigation to interviews, physical fitness testing, the polygraph, and…