Sources & Methods

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Subscribers: 363
Reviews: 6
Episodes: 6

Tim
 Dec 13, 2025
A fantastic glimpse into the world of national security and foreign policy. Concise, accurate, and factual. If you want to know what is discussed in the hallways of the Pentagon, Foggy Bottom, and Langley, listen to Sources and Methods!


 Nov 9, 2025

John R G
 Oct 10, 2025

Avi
 Sep 12, 2025
Great so far! Informative and detailed without being too long. I like their OSInt, kind of a version of "Can't let it go."

Johnny C
 Aug 31, 2025
NPR generally provides high quality analysis, seems like a good addition to the mix given everything going on.

Carol Loves NPR
 Aug 31, 2025
The great Mary Louise Kelly debuts a new podcast about spying - an essential part of our national security infrastructure. The first episode brings in NPR correspondents reporting from Moscow and Kiev. Listen and keep your eyes on things!

Description

National security, unlocked. Each Thursday, host Mary Louise Kelly and a team of NPR correspondents discuss the biggest national security news of the week. With decades of reporting from battlefields and the halls of power, they bring you inside the Pentagon, State Department, and intelligence community to help you understand America's shifting role in the world, and how events in faraway places matter here at home. Additional episodes feature interviews with power players from the NatSec world -- current and former military officials, intelligence experts, diplomatic leaders, and more.


Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.org.


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Episode Date
'Persons of no interest:' embassy wives become spies in new thriller
Feb 10, 2026
Can Iran negotiate its way out of a U.S. attack?
Feb 05, 2026
Is the “president of peace” preparing for war?
Jan 29, 2026
Do we know what’s happening with Greenland?
Jan 22, 2026
Iran in crisis. Trump weighing military action. Here’s what we know
Jan 15, 2026
Introducing Sources & Methods
Aug 25, 2025