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.
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The Queen of Tupperware (21.08.2025)
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- We the People: The Right to Remain Silent 31.07.2025
- Embedded: The Network 29.07.2025
- We The People: Canary in the Coal Mine 24.07.2025
- Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media 18.07.2025
- Edward Said and the Question of Palestine 17.07.2025
- What Makes Us Free? 10.07.2025
- Does America Need a Hero? 03.07.2025
- Iran and the U.S., Part Three: Soleimani's Iran 29.06.2025
- Iran and the U.S., Part Two: Rules of Engagement 28.06.2025
- What the Supreme Court Does in the Shadows 26.06.2025
- Iran and the U.S., Part One: Four Days in August 24.06.2025
- Abortion Before Roe 19.06.2025
- The First Department of Education 12.06.2025
- The Woman Behind The New Deal 05.06.2025
- We the People: Search and Seizure 29.05.2025
- War Crimes 22.05.2025
- The Tax Collector 15.05.2025
- California's 'Bum Blockade' 08.05.2025
