Throughline
Throughline is a time machine. Each episode, we travel beyond the headlines to answer the question, "How did we get here?" We use sound and stories to bring history to life and put you into the middle of it. From ancient civilizations to forgotten figures, we take you directly to the moments that shaped our world. Throughline is hosted by Peabody Award-winning journalists Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei.Subscribe to Throughline+. You'll be supporting the history-reframing, perspective-shift...
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Episodes (462)
The Contradictions of Abraham Lincoln
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Two Miles Down The Road
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Tenochtitlán: A Retelling of the Conquest (2021)
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David v Goliath
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A Tale of Two Tribal Nations
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Silicon Island (2022)
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How Korean Culture Went Global (2022)
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By Accident of Birth (2022)
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The Characters That Built China (2022)
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The Lavender Scare
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Getting to Sesame Street (2022)
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The Hidden War
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All Wars Are Fought Twice (2022)
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No Bad Ideas?
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The Legacy of Henry Kissinger
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After Roe: A New Battlefield (2022)
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The Labor Of Love
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Affirmative Action
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Before Roe: The Physicians' Crusade (2022)
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The Ghost in Your Phone
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The Freedom of Speech
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History Is Over (2021)
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Mythos and Melodrama in the Philippines
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What's Your Worth?
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Cinco de Mayo and the Rise of Modern Mexico (2022)
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The Way Back
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Past is Prologue: Talking Taxes
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Student Loans: The Fund-Eating Dragon (2022)
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Throughline Presents: Louder Than A Riot
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The Mystery of Inflation (2022)
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Everyone Everywhere All At Once
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Meltdown (2020)
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A More Perfect Human
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Dance Yourself Free
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Of Rats and Men (2022)
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Throughline Presents: White Lies
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The Whiteness Myth
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The Real Black Panthers (2021)
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When Things Fall Apart
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Extremist Futures
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Do Not Pass Go (2022)
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Nancy Pelosi (2019)
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The Monster of We (2021)
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The New Gilded Age (2022)
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God Wants You To Be Rich (2021)
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Road to Partition
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400 Years of Sweetness
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The Nostalgia Bone (2021)
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La Última Copa: El sueño del pibe
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The Last Cup: The Kid's Dream
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