💬 Quoted: “[It] just might surprise you!”

In a surprising turn of events, the NSA is allowing Americans to listen in on them for a change. Last Thursday, the agency published the first two episodes of its inaugural podcast called No Such Podcast – a play on the agency’s nickname, No Such Agency, from back when its existence was still a secret.

• The NSA says its new show will feature declassified stories from agency experts, with a goal of highlighting the expertise of employees who represent “the world’s best codemakers and codebreakers.”
• The pilot episode includes a declassified story of the NSA’s contributions to the takedown of Osama bin Laden following the September 11 terrorist attacks, along with interviews from leaders on cybersecurity, AI, advanced research, and more.

👀 Looking ahead… No Such Podcast will publish six additional new episodes on a weekly basis through mid-October.

⛰️🥤 Stat of the Day: As part of a new contest, Mountain Dew is giving five people willing to move anywhere within the Mountain Time Zone, aka "the official, unofficial time zone of Mountain Dew," up to $10,000 to cover moving costs. The contest is being held exclusively via TikTok, with entrants required to post a video explaining their reasoning and plans for the move. Mountain Dew is also offering a free 20-ounce soda to registered participants who enter the Mountain Time Zone – via plane, train, automobile, on foot, or otherwise – through the end of this year. And now that they’ve attempted to conquer time, space must be next (Moontain Dew, coming soon).

🤔 Did You Know? The average American eats an estimated 42 pounds of cheese each year – more than butter, ice cream, and yogurt combined. That figure has more than doubled since the US government first started tracking dairy consumption in 1975.

📰 Worth a Read: Nobody Was Reading Him. Now He’s the World’s Best Spy Writer → (Wall Street Journal)