Throughline

315 episodes · 10 with AI analysis

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 journalist Rund Abdelfatah. 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 sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/throughline

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People · top 20

Companies · top 18

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Topics · top 10

Declaration of Independence 250th AnniversaryAmerican Revolutionary History1619 Project and Slavery as Foundational American Institution1776 Commission and Patriotic EducationNative American History and Pre-Colonial North AmericaFounding Fathers and Signers of DeclarationHistorical Narratives and Political FramingMuseum Curation and Public HistoryDemocracy and Self-Governance IdealsMartin Luther King Jr. and Civil Rights Movement

Analyzed Episodes

Jan 13, 2026

Your 15-Minute Guide to 250 Years | America in Pursuit

Declaration of Independence 250th AnniversaryAmerican Revolutionary History1619 Project and Slavery as Foundational American Institution

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Jan 15, 2026

Ken Burns and the American Revolution

American Revolutionary War history and global contextDemocratic ideals and constitutional principlesPolitical division and national unity

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Jan 20, 2026

The Deadliest Ally | America in Pursuit

American Revolutionary War - Southern Campaign StrategyMalaria and Disease in Military HistoryGeneral Cornwallis's Yorktown Campaign

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Jan 22, 2026

Iran Protests Explained

Iran Economic Crisis and Currency CollapseIranian Protest Movements and Civil UnrestRevolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Structure and Power

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Jan 27, 2026

Signed, Sealed & Delivered | America in Pursuit

U.S. Postal Service history and foundingBenjamin Franklin's role as Postmaster GeneralCommittees of Correspondence and underground revolutionary networks

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Jan 29, 2026

James Baldwin's Fire

James Baldwin's Philosophy and LegacyAmerican Racism and White SupremacyPersonal Transformation and Social Change

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Feb 3, 2026

Becoming Supreme | America in Pursuit

Judicial Review DoctrineSeparation of Powers and Checks and BalancesSupreme Court History and Evolution

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Feb 5, 2026

The Man Who Took On The Klan

Ku Klux Klan organization and conspiracy prosecutionReconstruction Era federal enforcement mechanisms14th Amendment civil rights interpretation and application

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Feb 10, 2026

The right to free speech

First Amendment constitutional interpretation and legal doctrineFree speech protections and limitationsHate speech definition and regulation

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Feb 12, 2026

How Bad Bunny took Puerto Rican independence mainstream

Puerto Rican Colonial Status and U.S. Citizenship RightsSection 936 Tax Code Elimination and Economic CollapsePROMESA Fiscal Oversight Board and Austerity Policy

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