Throughline

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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 his...

#11 US · Self-Improvement 463 recordings 46 h 2019 → today Weekly updated 6 days ago

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How two swing states changed American voting 54 min · Ira Glass, Tanya Mosley, Deborah Tice · 6 days ago

How baseball got its beat 36 min · Randa Abdelfattah, Emily Kwong, Erica Barris · 13 days ago

Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance? 19 min · Randa Abdel-Fattah, Marielle Segarra, Terry Gross · 15 days ago

The school report that changed public education 41 min · Randa Abdelfattah, Peter Sagal · 20 days ago

The SAT's 100-year grip on higher ed 21 min · Randa Abdelfattah, Marielle Segarra, Peter Sagal · 22 days ago

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Charts

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#11 Self-Improvement · United States

🇮🇩 #2 · 🇰🇷 #3 · 🇵🇭 #5 · 🇦🇷 #7 · 🇧🇷 #10 · 🇫🇮 #14 · 🇯🇵 #15 · 🇮🇳 #17 · 🇨🇦 #18 · 🇲🇽 #21 · +20 more

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Activity

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6 episodes · last 30 days · avg 36 min

Thu 52Tue 35Wed 1

Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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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 journalist Rund Abdelfatah. Support p...

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Rankings

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As of 2026-09-22, Throughline ranks #196 on Apple Podcasts in Finland, and appears on charts in 1 country.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇫🇮 Finland as of 2026-09-23

🇫🇮 Finland #196 History #30 Apple

Chart records

First charted2025-06-30

Best ever#74 on Apple Podcasts (United States) · 2025-06-30

Days on chart178

Countries now1

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