The NSA is now doing its own podcast. Here’s what it’s all about

The National Security Agency is now doing its own podcast.

The first two episodes of the seven -part season dropped this week .

The hosts and guests, who are past and present NSA officials, speak under their actual identities.

The NSA also apparently sees the podcast as a chance to answer some critics who say the agency is a Big Brother operation.

The NSA finally settled on a classical interview format where a revolving set of four hosts talk with officials about the agency's operations and exploits.

The podcasts were recorded in the NSA ’s own in-house video studio.

As you would expect, there is a lot of vetting to make sure that none of the stories shared on the pod are classified.

There's more signal here than noise from the NSA 's selective spin on its activities.

The NSA undoubtedly operated the most sophisticated snooping operation in the world.

The triple-depth fence surrounding its headquarters was not only a physical barrier but a metaphor for the NSA ’s near-fanatical drive to hide information about itself.