More Stories from Langley

Another Glimpse Inside the CIA

By: Edward Mickolus - editor

Narrated by: Steve Menasche, Teri Schnaubelt

Who knew the CIA needed librarians? More Stories from Langley reveals the lesser-known operations of one of the most mysterious government agencies in the United States.

Edward Mickolus is back with more stories to answer the question, "What does a career in the CIA look like?" Advice and anecdotes from both current and former CIA officers provide a look at the side of intelligence operations that is often left out of the movies. What was it like working for the CIA during 9/11? Do only spies get to travel? More Stories from Langley has physicists getting recruited to "the agency" during the Cold War, foreign-language majors getting lucky chances, and quests to "learn by living" turning into sweaty-palmed calls to the U.S. embassy after being detained by Russian intelligence officers.

The world only needs so many suave super spies. More Stories from Langley shows how important academics, retired soldiers, and bilingual nannies can be in preserving the security of our nation.

©2020 Edward Mickolus (P)2022 Tantor

Awkward

As a federal employee, the talk of GS Rank felt like it would bore the non Federal employee and be braggadocio to other Federal employees. As histories of employee experiences with the CIA, it was interesting but some of it was told in a manner that was only really interesting to people who do the exact same thing as the storyteller.
The public affairs type stuff seemed a better tale to tell