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...

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Why the wall was built 14 min · Unknown, Rachel St. John, Randa Abdel-Fattah · Apr 21
The original clickbait king 49 min · Apr 16
How the US became America 16 min · Apr 14
Will AI destroy us... or save us? 52 min · George Zarkadakis, Unknown, Meredith Broussard · Apr 9
Who gets to be an American citizen? 16 min · Apr 7
Al Capone and the transformation of the IRS 53 min · Randa Abdelfattah and Ramteen Arablui, Joe Thorndike, Lawrence Reed · Apr 2
What the banana tells us about US history 15 min · Mar 31
How Saudi Arabia shaped Silicon Valley 50 min · Mar 26
The Ojibwe Nation 17 min · Anton Troyer, Sequoia Carrillo, Brenda Child · Mar 24
Why is Cuba in crisis? 49 min · Mar 19
The confederates who left the USA 17 min · Mar 17
3 key moments that led to the U.S.-Iran war 50 min · Mar 12
Everyone should have a voice 23 min · Mar 10
Iran and the Jewish people: An alliance before war 52 min · Mar 5
We the People, Redefined 20 min · Mar 3
Why Super PACs have more power than ever in elections 51 min · Ramtin Arablui and Randa Abdelfattah, Unknown, Michael Kang · Feb 26
How the Civil War changed how we vote 16 min · Richard Carwardine, Ramtin Arablui, Rand Abdel-Fattah · Feb 24
Who profits from migrant detention? 51 min · Brianna Nofil, Ramtin Arablui, Randa Abdel-Fattah · Feb 19
The lasting legacy of the slave patrols 18 min · Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Rand Abdel-Fattah, Unknown · Feb 17
How Bad Bunny took Puerto Rican independence mainstream 49 min · Ramtin Arablui, Unknown, Jorell Meléndez-Badillo · Feb 12
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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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As of 2026-09-22, Throughline ranks #196 on Apple Podcasts in Finland, and appears on charts in 1 country.

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

🇫🇮 Finland #196 History #45 Apple
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First charted2025-06-30
Best ever#74 on Apple Podcasts (United States) · 2025-06-30
Days on chart178
Countries now1
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