Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor It seems like everyone is launching a podcast these days — and now comes the Central Intelligence Agency.
But don’t expect any major revelations from CIA’s “The Langley Files,” which is really a PR-outreach initiative to burnish the agency’s image as well as dispel notions that it’s a glamorous line of work as sometimes portrayed in popular entertainment.
As the agency explains, “The mission of ‘The Langley Files: A CIA Podcast’ is to educate and connect with the general public, sharing insight into the Agency’s core mission, capabilities and agility as an intelligence leader…and to share some interesting stories along the way!” The podcast features suspenseful intro music and a narrator explaining that CIA will be “sharing what we can” with stories that go “beyond those of Hollywood scripts and shadowed whispers.” CIA Director Bill Burns is the featured guest on Episode 1 of “The Langley Files.” “We do usually operate in the shadows, out of sight out of mind,” Burns said in the premiere.
However, he continues, “in our democracy, where trust is institutions is in such short supply… it’s important to try to explain ourselves the best we can and to demystify a little bit of what we do.” However, he continues, “where trust is in such short supply, .” According to Burns, one of the biggest misconceptions people have about the CIA is because of Hollywood’s depictions of agents.
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