373 Episodes

  1. Bush v. Gore and Why It Matters in 2020

    Published: 11/5/2020
  2. The Most Sacred Right

    Published: 10/29/2020
  3. How We Vote

    Published: 10/22/2020
  4. The Electoral College

    Published: 10/15/2020
  5. (mis)Representative Democracy, A New Series From Throughline

    Published: 10/8/2020
  6. The United States vs. Billie Holiday

    Published: 10/8/2020
  7. The Everlasting Problem

    Published: 10/1/2020
  8. The Evangelical Vote

    Published: 9/24/2020
  9. James Baldwin's Fire

    Published: 9/17/2020
  10. The Postal Service

    Published: 9/10/2020
  11. Reframing History: Mass Incarceration

    Published: 9/3/2020
  12. Reframing History: Bananas

    Published: 8/27/2020
  13. Reframing History: The Commentator

    Published: 8/20/2020
  14. Reframing History: The Litter Myth

    Published: 8/13/2020
  15. America's Caste System

    Published: 8/6/2020
  16. A.D.A. Now!

    Published: 7/30/2020
  17. Lives Of The Great Depression

    Published: 7/23/2020
  18. Borinquén

    Published: 7/16/2020
  19. The Long Hot Summer

    Published: 7/9/2020
  20. Mecca Under Siege

    Published: 7/2/2020

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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