Randa Abdel-Fattah
speaker
3,221 appearances
41 recordings
9 series
first heard Jan 2025
last heard 8 Sep
Randa Abdel-Fattah’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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First up, this coming Tuesday, how did we end up with that test we all love to hate?
The SAT.
We have an answer.
Don't miss it this Tuesday.
This episode was produced by me.
Fact-checking for this episode was done by Kevin Vogel.
This episode was mixed by Robert Rodriguez.
Music was composed by Ramtin and his band, Drop Electric, which includes Anya Mizani,
And as always, if you have an idea or like something you heard on the show, please write us at throughline at npr.org.
This is America in Pursuit, a limited-run series from NPR and ThruLine.
I'm Randa Dil Fattah.
Each week, we bring you stories about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in the U.S.
that began 250 years ago.
If you listened really closely, you might have noticed, as we did, that there's a song that keeps creeping up in the background of many of our recent stories in this series.
It's a song that has fueled war protests, political protests, and the fight for civil rights.
On this episode, we go deep into the NPR archives to share one of our favorite radio broadcasts.
The story of how this song, We Shall Overcome, was passed down from farm workers to churchgoers to student protesters.
How its lyrics were transformed.
and how it's left a legacy of hope for so many, not only in the U.S., but around the globe.
NPR's Noah Adams reported the story back in 1999 to mark the 70th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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