Sources & Methods
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- 🇺🇸US · Politics#8330K to 100K
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Six months of Iran war / Gains and losses / CIA Chief in Moscow
Aug 27, 2026
33m 21s
South Korea military drills / Pivot to Asia? / USS Lincoln
Aug 20, 2026
28m 03s
Trump’s AF1 ruse / Military at the polls? / Civilian casualties abroad
Aug 13, 2026
30m 14s
Did Iran hack U.S. water systems? / Cyberwarfare abroad / Ukraine’s air defense gap
Aug 6, 2026
33m 18s
A trip to the world’s frayed edges with Hannah Lucinda Smith’s 'Hinterlands'
Aug 4, 2026
26m 35s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/27/26 |  Six months of Iran war / Gains and losses / CIA Chief in Moscow | It’s been six months since the U.S. and Israel went to war with Iran.Is anyone winning?On the one-year anniversary of this podcast, Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre and two of NPR’s International Correspondents: Daniel Estrin in Tel Aviv and Hadeel Al-Shalchi in Istanbul. They discuss where the war stands – economically, diplomatically and militarily – and who has scored wins during the conflict.Email the show at [email protected] public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include archive access and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 33m 21s | ||||||
| 8/20/26 |  South Korea military drills / Pivot to Asia? / USS Lincoln | This week, President Trump ordered that annual military drills between the U.S. and South Korea be scaled back. He also said he’d like to meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.As Trump closes one door with a key U.S. ally, is he also trying to open one with its northern neighbor?Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR White House Correspondent Emily Feng about whether the U.S. is once again trying to shift its attention to Asia, and how the war with Iran is hanging over that effort. Also, the latest on conditions aboard an aircraft carrier that’s been at sea for more than 260 days.Email the show at [email protected] public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include archive access and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.Clarification: This episode has been updated to remove an imprecise description of the Korean War.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 28m 03s | ||||||
| 8/13/26 |  Trump’s AF1 ruse / Military at the polls? / Civilian casualties abroad | A president is stashed away in a catering truck -- a ruse to escape a threat from Iran. The White House press corps was clueless. Who else remained in the dark and how did this happen? Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Correspondents Kat Lonsdorf and Tom Bowman, who covers the Pentagon, about the threat against President Trump from Iran. They also discuss the future of National Guard deployment and whether troops might be patrolling polling places in November, the human cost of war, and Count Binface. For tickets to a live taping of Sources & Methods visit npr.org/sourcesliveshow.Email the show at [email protected] public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include archive access and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 30m 14s | ||||||
| 8/6/26 |  Did Iran hack U.S. water systems? / Cyberwarfare abroad / Ukraine’s air defense gap | In the past week, seven U.S. states have reported cyberattacks on their water facilities.Some in the cybersecurity industry suspect Iran was responsible. Is this a new element of the war between the two countries? And how big is the risk?Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Cybersecurity Correspondent Jenna McLaughlin and NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre about the role cyberwarfare plays in military conflicts. They also discuss the latest from Ukraine, where a diminishing supply of air defense weapons has been unable to deter Russian missiles.Tickets for our live podcast taping at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., go on sale Tuesday, Aug. 11. Visit this link then: http://npr.org/sourcesliveshow. Email the show at [email protected] public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include archive access and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 33m 18s | ||||||
| 8/4/26 |  A trip to the world’s frayed edges with Hannah Lucinda Smith’s 'Hinterlands' | A new book makes the case that if we look closely at hidden conflicts unfolding around the globe, we can glimpse a new world order taking shape. The book is called Hinterlands: The New Cold War Brewing at the Peripheries of the West and its author is Hannah Lucinda Smith, a veteran correspondent who has spent years reporting from the Middle East and the Balkans for outlets such as The Times of London and The Economist. Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Smith about travelling to and writing about these frayed geopolitical edges of the world and where we should be keeping an eye out for the next brewing conflict.Email the show at [email protected] public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include archive access and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 26m 35s | ||||||
| 7/16/26 | Strait of HormuzU.S.-Iran conflict+4 | Tom BowmanGreg Myre | NPR | United StatesIran+1 | Hormuz blockadeTrump+5 | — | 32m 59s | ||
| 7/9/26 | Iran ceasefireNATO summit+4 | Tom BowmanHadeel Al-Shalchi | NATONPR | TurkeyIran | NATOIran+7 | — | 27m 36s | ||
| 7/2/26 | Ukraine conflictmilitary might+3 | Joanna KakissisGreg Myre | — | UkraineRussia+4 | UkraineRussia+6 | — | 31m 50s | ||
| 6/29/26 | government protection9/11 legacy+3 | Alberto GonzalesJeh Johnson | NPRHomeland Security+1 | World Trade CenterPentagon+2 | governmentprotection+6 | — | 33m 30s | ||
| 6/25/26 | UK politicsUS-UK relations+3 | Lauren FrayerTom Bowman | NPR | United StatesUK+2 | British prime ministerKeir Starmer+5 | — | 26m 58s | ||
| 6/11/26 | Pentagon promotionsNational Guard+3 | Tom BowmanKat Lonsdorf | NPR | WashingtonMiddle East | PentagonNational Guard+3 | — | 31m 46s | ||
| 6/4/26 | TrumpNetanyahu+3 | Greg MyreFranco Ordoñez | NPRNPR Privacy Policy | — | TrumpNetanyahu+5 | — | 28m 25s | ||
| 6/2/26 | Iranian Revolutionsocial justice+4 | Yeganeh Torbati | NPRStolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran | Iran | Iran1979+6 | — | 25m 50s | ||
| 6/1/26 | U.S. foreign policyIran conflict+3 | Jake Sullivan | NPR | IranChina+5 | Jake SullivanIran+5 | — | 39m 35s | ||
| 5/28/26 | U.S.-Iran relationsdiplomatic negotiations+3 | Aya BatrawyTom Bowman | NPR | IranU.S. | IranU.S.+5 | — | 30m 29s | ||
| 5/7/26 | Iran warStrait of Hormuz+4 | Tom BowmanCharles Maynes | — | IranUkraine+2 | IranUkraine+7 | — | 29m 51s | ||
| 4/30/26 | political violenceassassination attempts+3 | Greg MyreRyan Lucas | NPR | U.S. | political violenceassassination attempt+3 | — | 33m 34s | ||
| 4/23/26 | Trump administrationIran conflict+3 | Greg MyreFranco Ordoñez | NPR | IranU.S.+1 | TrumpIran+5 | — | 31m 25s | ||
| 4/16/26 | Iran conflictNATO relations+3 | Greg MyreRob Schmitz | NATONPR | IranHungary+1 | NATOIran+5 | — | 32m 00s | ||
| 4/13/26 | espionagefiction writing+3 | James Wolff | NPRSpies and Other Gods | — | spyintelligence officer+3 | — | 24m 10s | ||
| 4/9/26 | Iran truceUS foreign policy+4 | Tom BowmanDaniel Estrin | United StatesIran+2 | — | Irantruce+5 | — | 29m 17s | ||
| 4/2/26 | warIran+4 | Tom BowmanGreg Myre | NPR | Iran | TrumpIran+5 | — | 25m 27s | ||
| 8/25/25 | national securitypolitics+3 | — | NPRPentagon+3 | — | national securityPentagon+4 | — | 1m 50s | ||
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Peaked at #27 in PH, currently #27 in PH.
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| South Korea | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| Denmark | — | #66 | #66 | — |
| United States | — | #83 | #83 | — |
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| VN | — | #99 | #99 | — |
| Ireland | — | #102 | #102 | — |
| PH | — | #102 | #102 | — |
| TW | — | #104 | #104 | — |
| Norway | — | #114 | #114 | — |
| Brazil | — | #115 | #115 | — |
| Canada | — | #117 | #117 | — |
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| IS | — | #121 | #121 | — |
| RO | — | #123 | #123 | — |
| India | — | #155 | #155 | — |
| Sweden | — | #165 | #165 | — |
Chart Positions
28 placements across 26 markets.
Chart Positions
28 placements across 26 markets.