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Throughline

338 Episodes • By NPR • www.npr.org/podcasts/510333/thro...
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 sh ...more
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The Anti-Vaccine Movement
The alleged link between vaccines and autism was fir... more
Feb 13 2025 48m
Celebrity Opposition to Vaccines
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Birthright Citizenship
Wong Kim Ark was born in the U.S. and lived his whol... more
Feb 6 2025 57m
Citizenship Determination and Constitutional Cases
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The Kingdom Behind Glass
Who owns stolen art? Today on the show, the bloody j... more
Jan 30 2025 48m
Return of the Bronze Rooster
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We The People: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
The Eighth Amendment. What is cruel and unusual puni... more
Jan 23 2025 47m
Debates on Cruel & Unusual Punishment
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Ralph Nader, Consumer Crusader (Throwback)
Whether it's pesticides in your cereal or the door p... more
Jan 16 2025 46m
Ralph Nader
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History of the Self: Dreams
Our dreams can haunt us. But what are we to make of ... more
Jan 9 2025 49m
The Evolution of Dreams and Science
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History of the Self: Aging
Defeating old age? In 1899, Elie Metchnikoff woke up... more
Jan 2 2025 49m
Metchnikoff's Early Career and Discoveries
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History of the Self: Love
How did love – this thing that's supposed to be beau... more
Dec 26 2024 53m
Quantifying the Ideal of Love
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Embedded: The Black Gate
In the Xinjiang region of western China, the governm... more
Dec 24 2024 27m
Desperate Search for Uyghur Family
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History of the Self: Smell and Memory
"History" can seem big and imposing. But it's always... more
Dec 19 2024 51m
Uncovering Power Dynamics Through Smell
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Going to the Source of L.A.'s Water
Throughline associate producer Anya Steinberg talks ... more
Dec 16 2024 26m
Meeting Noah Williams in Owens Valley
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When Christmas Went Viral
Christmas wasn't always a national shopping spree — ... more
Dec 12 2024 49m
Rise to Fame
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Seeking Asylum in the U.S.
The U.S. has long professed to be a country where pe... more
Dec 5 2024 52m
Immigration Policy Shift in 1996
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The Lord Of Misrule (Throwback)
By the time his book went to press in London, on Nov... more
Nov 28 2024 49m
Legal Battles and Life Reset
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The Mother of Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving story most of us hear is about frie... more
Nov 21 2024 50m
Thanksgiving and Native American History
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Behind the Scenes of Throughline
Today on the show, we're taking you behind the scene... more
Nov 14 2024 51m
Political Dynasty in the Philippines
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The Electoral College (Throwback)
What is it, why do we have it, and why hasn't it cha... more
Nov 7 2024 47m
End of Electoral College Momentum
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A History of Settlements
The question of settlements has loomed over the Isra... more
Oct 31 2024 54m
Oslo Accords and Palestinian Self-Government
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The Swing State Power Brokers
Today on the show, two stories of building power in ... more
Oct 24 2024 50m
The Complex Legacy of William Rehnquist
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How We Vote (Throwback)
Drunken brawls, coercion, and lace curtains: believe... more
Oct 17 2024 54m
Evolution of American Voting System
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A History of Christian Nationalism
References to God and Christianity are sprinkled thr... more
Oct 10 2024 51m
White Christian Nationalism and American Politics
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The Battle For Jerusalem
Today, the city of Jerusalem is seen as so important... more
Oct 3 2024 50m
Salah Al-Din
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A History of Hezbollah (Throwback)
Hezbollah is a Lebanese paramilitary organization an... more
Sep 26 2024 49m
Hezbollah's Rise in Power
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When Things Fall Apart (Throwback)
Climate change, political unrest, random violence - ... more
Sep 19 2024 49m
Veneer Theory in Modern Society
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The Conspiracy Files
9/11 was an inside job. Aliens have already made con... more
Sep 12 2024 55m
Investigating the Origins of COVID-19
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