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)
Octavia Butler: Visionary Fiction
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Marcus Garvey: Pan-Africanist
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The Lasting Power Of Whitney Houston's National Anthem
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What Happened After Civilization Collapsed
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The Anatomy Of Autocracy: Masha Gessen
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The Anatomy of Autocracy: Timothy Snyder
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Impeachment
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Outside/In: Everybody Knows Somebody
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Outside/In: War of the Worlds
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Outside/In: The Dark Side Of The Moon
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Outside/In: Rules of Engagement
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Supreme
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The Modern White Power Movement
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The Spotted Owl
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The Invention of Race
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BONUS: Louder Than A Riot
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The Shadows of the Constitution
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Bush v. Gore and Why It Matters in 2020
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The Most Sacred Right
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How We Vote
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The Electoral College
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(mis)Representative Democracy, A New Series From Throughline
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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The Everlasting Problem
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The Evangelical Vote
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James Baldwin's Fire
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The Postal Service
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Reframing History: Mass Incarceration
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Reframing History: Bananas
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Reframing History: The Commentator
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Reframing History: The Litter Myth
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America's Caste System
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A.D.A. Now!
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Lives Of The Great Depression
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Borinquén
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The Long Hot Summer
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Mecca Under Siege
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There's Something About Mary
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Why 2020 Isn't Quite 1968
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Presidential Power
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American Police
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Hong Kong
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Conspiracy
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The Mask
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Endless War
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Meltdown
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Aftermath
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Buzzkill
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Throughline Presents: Code Switch
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A Race To Know
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