The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast podcast

The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast

You might have heard a thing or two about the CIA, but have you ever heard from the CIA? In the Central Intelligence Agency's first public podcast, you will. Let us be your guides around the corridors of CIA Headquarters in Langley, as you step beyond the Hollywood scripts and shadowed whispers to hear directly from the people serving each day as America's first line of defense. These are their stories. This is The Langley Files.

You might have heard a thing or two about the CIA, but have you ever heard from the CIA? In the Central Intelligence Agency's first public podcast, you will. Let us be your guides around the corridors of CIA Headquarters in Langley, as you step beyond the Hollywood scripts and shadowed whispers to hear directly from the people serving each day as America's first line of defense. These are their stories. This is The Langley Files.

 

#26

FILE 020 - Anything, Anywhere, Secretly: Supporting CIA's Global Mission

If you’ve been listening to The Langley Files, you’ve heard about CIA operations, faciliti... more

26 Nov 2024

32 MINS

32:01

26 Nov 2024


#25

FILE 019: CIA x FBI

How well do you know the difference between the CIA and FBI? Who undertakes which national... more

14 Nov 2024

41 MINS

41:35

14 Nov 2024


#24

Halloween Bonus Episode - Tales from the SCIF

To keep Americans and others around the world safe, CIA operates around the clock—and for ... more

30 Oct 2024

23 MINS

23:19

30 Oct 2024


#23

FILE 018: PART III - The 9/11 Survivor Turned CIA Usama Bin Laden Tracker - Finding Bin Laden

PART THREE: FINDING BIN LADEN. On May 2, 2011, officials with a “need to know” monitored t... more

13 Sep 2024

30 MINS

30:32

13 Sep 2024


#22

FILE 018: PART II - The 9/11 Survivor Turned CIA Usama Bin Laden Tracker - Joining CIA's Manhunt

PART TWO: JOINING CIA'S MANHUNT. On May 2, 2011, officials with a “need to know” monitored... more

12 Sep 2024

37 MINS

37:20

12 Sep 2024


#21

FILE 018: PART I - The 9/11 Survivor Turned CIA Usama Bin Laden Tracker - Surviving 9/11

PART ONE: SURVIVING 9/11. On May 2, 2011, officials with a “need to know” monitored the hi... more

11 Sep 2024

43 MINS

43:24

11 Sep 2024


#20

FILE 017 - CIA Cyber Safety 101

CIA’s digital systems need to process some of the most sensitive data in the world—intelli... more

22 Aug 2024

38 MINS

38:03

22 Aug 2024


#19

FILE 016: PART II - Meet the Legendary Black CIA Officer who Made Cold War History

PART TWO: CIA OPERATIONS. In Part One of this special two-part episode, George E. Hocker, ... more

24 May 2024

38 MINS

38:17

24 May 2024


#18

FILE 016: PART I - Meet the Legendary Black CIA Officer who Made Cold War History

PART ONE: CIA TRAINING. George E. Hocker, Jr. joined CIA in the 1950s, as one of just a fe... more

24 May 2024

34 MINS

34:36

24 May 2024


#17

FILE 015 - Spies Supercharged: Talking AI and Digital Innovation at CIA

As part of The Langley Files’ ongoing focus on tech at CIA, Dee and Walter sit down with C... more

28 Mar 2024

42 MINS

42:16

28 Mar 2024


#16

FILE 014 - A Conversation with CIA's Spymaster in Chief

From glittering capitals to active warzones, CIA operations officers work across the world... more

28 Feb 2024

45 MINS

45:19

28 Feb 2024


#15

FILE 013: PART II - The Side of the Argo Mission You’ve Never Heard – Exfiltration

PART TWO: EXFILTRATION. In this conclusion to the two-part finale of The Langley Files Sea... more

14 Sep 2023

38 MINS

38:46

14 Sep 2023


#14

FILE 013: PART I - The Side of the Argo Mission You’ve Never Heard - Infiltration

PART ONE: INFILTRATION. In this two-part finale of the second season of The Langley Files,... more

14 Sep 2023

36 MINS

36:35

14 Sep 2023


#13

FILE 012 - The Art of Deception: CIA’s Disguise Experts Take You Behind the Scenes

You might’ve seen spies use disguises in movies, but for real-life CIA officers, masks, wi... more

13 Jul 2023

37 MINS

37:19

13 Jul 2023


#12

FILE 011 - How an Ops Officer and an Industry Expert Drove a New Focus on Wellbeing at CIA

CIA’s workforce has a mission unlike any other, where mental and physical resiliency are o... more

15 Jun 2023

37 MINS

37:21

15 Jun 2023


#11

FILE 010: CIA Travel Safety 101

How do CIA officers stay safe while traveling to some of the most dangerous places in the ... more

18 May 2023

33 MINS

33:15

18 May 2023


#10

FILE 009 - CIA's First Line of Defense: Security Protective Officers

CIA is known as America's first line of defense - but who protects CIA? On this episode, D... more

20 Apr 2023

30 MINS

30:04

20 Apr 2023


#9

FILE 008 - CIA's Analytic Chief on the Tradecraft Behind the Agency's Assessments

In this episode of The Langley Files, Deputy Director of CIA for Analysis, Linda Weissgold... more

29 Mar 2023

37 MINS

37:22

29 Mar 2023


#8

FILE 007 - CIA's First Chief Technology Officer Talks Start-Up Culture vs. Spy Culture

In 2022, CIA announced its first-ever Chief Technology Officer: Nand Mulchandani, a Silico... more

09 Mar 2023

35 MINS

35:57

09 Mar 2023


#7

Episode 6 - Reel vs. Real: CIA's Second in Command Sorts Spy Fact from Fiction

Rogue operatives. Off the books programs. Hood-sliding CIA officers single-handedly saving... more

19 Dec 2022

31 MINS

31:59

19 Dec 2022


#6

Episode 5 - The Greatest Museum You'll Never See

A top secret mission to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. A legendary CIA officer who postp... more

01 Dec 2022

30 MINS

30:28

01 Dec 2022


#5

Episode 4 - Into the Archives: Why Does CIA Have Historians?

On this episode of The Langley Files, CIA's Chief Historian joins Walter and Dee to talk a... more

10 Nov 2022

31 MINS

31:59

10 Nov 2022


#4

Episode 3 - The Recruiter: What Does it Take to Join CIA?

On this episode, Dee and Walter sit down with an Agency recruitment leader to learn what c... more

13 Oct 2022

27 MINS

27:43

13 Oct 2022


#3

Episode 2 - CIA: 75 Years and Counting

2022 marks the Central Intelligence Agency's 75th Anniversary. On this episode, our hosts ... more

29 Sep 2022

21 MINS

21:45

29 Sep 2022


#2

Episode 1 - CIA Director Bill Burns Brings the Agency Out from the Shadows

On this debut episode of The Langley Files, CIA Director Bill Burns joins our hosts, Dee a... more

22 Sep 2022

18 MINS

18:19

22 Sep 2022


#1

The Langley Files: A CIA Podcast (Trailer)

At the Central Intelligence Agency, there are truths we can share, and stories we can tell... more

19 Sep 2022

00 MINS

00:53

19 Sep 2022