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Start the show, a few words about public media. You've heard a lot about public media this year. It is what makes NPR podcasts like this one unique. Now, we are not thinking about we're not thinking about advertisers. We're thinking about you, what you know, what you're curious about, what you want to understand in a deeper way here in the US. The Public Broadcasting act of 1967 said public media should be responsive to the community it serves. That is what NPR and our member stations still believe in today. And even as paywalls rise everywhere else, our reporting is free. It is accessible, regardless of anyone's ability to pay. These are core commitments of public media. They still guide our work at npr. They always will. But as of this fall, federal funding for public media, including NPR and local NPR stations, it's been eliminated, which means we will rely on your support more than ever to bring you shows like Sources and Methods. Since we launched this year, we have brought you insight and analysis on the war in Ukraine, nuclear tensions with China, the ongoing escalation with Venezuela, the president's use of the National Guard. We'll keep following all those stories and more for you in 2026. Thank you. If you already go the extra mile as an NPR supporter, and if not, you can join the PLUS community. You'll get a bunch of perks like bonus episodes and more from across NPR's podcasts. And you can support public media by signing up for NPR today at plus.NPR.org here's the.
Eleanor Beardsley (2:02)
I think the Europeans keep hoping it's not real or that it was just maybe a mistake, or Trump will backtrack.
Mary Louise Kelly (2:08)
Decaying continent, weak leaders moving in the wrong direction. That's just a few of the insults President Trump has hurled lately at Europe, historically one of the US's closest allies. So where does the transatlantic alliance go from here? This is Sources and Methods from npr. I'm Mary Louise Kelly. Every Thursday on this podcast, we look at some of the week's biggest national security stories with the NPR reporters who are out there covering them this week. Greg Myrey, who of course covers national security with a focus on the spy beat. He's here in the newsroom with me. Howdy, Greg.
Greg Myre (2:47)
Hi, Mary Louise.
Mary Louise Kelly (2:48)
And NPR Paris correspondent Eleanor Beardsley. Eleanor, this is Your first time on Sources and Methods. Welcome. It is.
