American spy agency CIA launches its own podcast 

Lined Circle

CIA wants to step out and “demystify” its spy work and help US citizens get a better understanding of its role

24  Sept 2022

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The first 18-minute episode features CIA Director William Burns,  

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Misconception

Director William Burnssays the CIA’s work did not resemble spy movies, where individuals drive fast cars and defuse bombs or solve crises-- all on their own. 

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Their work

Burns reveals in the first episode how his wife and daughters find it amusing that his daily routine is unlike the glamorous life of spies from the movies 

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Their reality

Burns reveals for teh first time how the CIA had predicted Russia’s plans to invade Ukraine and even delves into CIA tracking down Al-Qaeda co-founder Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was killed in a US strike last month 

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Right. Wrong 

CIA marks its 75th anniversary this year and Burns says, the podcast is an opportunity fo the organisation to reflect on what they got right and what they got wrong over those years through the Cold War 

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