This episode, Mary Louise Kelly sits down with ex-CIA analyst-turned novelist David McCloskey to discuss tradecraft and the blurry line between truth and fiction -- when the truth is classified. David McCloskey's new book is called The Persian. We're back with a new episode on Thursday. Email the show at <a href="mailto:sourcesandmethods@npr.org"target="_blank" >sourcesandmethods@npr.org</a> NPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

This episode, Mary Louise Kelly sits down with ex-CIA analyst-turned novelist David McCloskey to discuss tradecraft and the blurry line between truth and fiction -- when the truth is classified. David McCloskey's new book is called The Persian. We're back with a new episode on Thursday. Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.org NPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

This episode, Mary Louise Kelly sits down with ex-CIA analyst-turned novelist David McCloskey to discuss tradecraft and the blurry line between truth and fiction -- when the truth is classified. David McCloskey's new book is called The Persian. We're back with a new episode on Thursday. Email the show at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:sourcesandmethods@npr.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">sourcesandmethods@npr.org</a> NPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at&nbsp;<a href="http://plus.npr.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">plus.npr.org</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy" rel="noopener noreferrer">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

Tradecraft and secrets of a CIA analyst-turned novelist

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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.

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 <a href="mailto: sourcesandmethods@npr.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">sourcesandmethods@npr.org</a>. NPR+ supporters hear every episode sponsor-free and can access our complete archive. Learn more and support public media at <a href="https://plus.npr.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">plus.npr.org</a>.

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