Introducing Sources & Methods

About this episode

The episode introduces the podcast focusing on national security news and insights from experts.

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 . NPR+ supporters hear every episode sponsor-free and can access our complete archive. Learn more and support public media 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

People in this episode

Host: Mary Louise Kelly

Topics covered

• national security
• politics
• intelligence
• military
• diplomacy

Keywords

• national security
• Pentagon
• State Department
• intelligence
• military officials
• diplomatic leaders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR, Pentagon, State Department, intelligence community, NatSec

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