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Episodes: 6
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10k-100k
Gender skew: Unknown
Location: USA
Instagram: 8.0M followers
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Mary Louise Kelly - NPR journalist and experienced national security reporter who has covered U.S. foreign policy, defense, intelligence, and international affairs.
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AI hacks are already here / U.S.-China race dynamics / Global guardrails
September 17, 2026
All a sudden everyone is talking about the risk of an AI catastrophe or, in the case of President Trump, an AI "hoax."Host Mary Louise Kelly talks with NPR Cybersecurity Correspondent Jenna McLaughlin about the risks cyber experts are worried about already. And NPR White House Correspondent Emily Feng explains why a global agreement on AI guardrails to protect against future existential risks looks elusive.Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.orgSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy per...
How Sept. 11 reshaped national security
September 09, 2026
It’s been 25 years since al-Qaida attacked the United States by hijacking airplanes and crashing them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, with a fourth plane crashing into a field in Pennsylvania.Sept. 11 represented a new kind of national security threat, and a new national security architecture was created to confront it.Before a live audience at NPR, host Mary Louise Kelly discussed how that day changed the country and its spy agencies, with people who worked on the frontlines of...
Trump's oil deal / A year of boat strikes / Could Iran become a forever war?
September 03, 2026
The U.S. military is blowing up boats again. And it is taking a stake in the Venezuelan oil business. What is the administration trying to achieve in the Western Hemisphere?Guest host Scott Detrow talks with NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre and international reporter John Otis about how the Trump administration's "Donroe Doctrine" is playing out. They also discuss parallels between the Iran war and the post-9/11 conflicts that eventually became quagmires.Tune in for a live stream...
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