Throughline
By NPR
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-shifting, time-warping stories you can't get enough of - and you'll unlock access bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/throughline
Episodes (16)
What the banana tells us about US history
Al Capone and the transformation of the IRS
Who gets to be an American citizen?
Will AI destroy us... or save us?
How the US became America
The original clickbait king
Why the wall was built
The billionaires' utopia blueprint
The fight that shook America
Gladiators, real housewives and the pull of reality TV
The origins of the Socialist Party of America
How our memory of war can shape the future
Four voices from the Great Depression
War by remote control, how drones changed modern warfare
Frances Perkins Goes To Washington
Prediction markets are making a 150-year comeback
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