A.D.A. Now!
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which is considered th...
Lives Of The Great Depression
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Great Depression was a revolutionary spark for all kinds of things — health insurance, social ...
Borinquén
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898 and for much of the next fifty years Puerto Ricans fough...
The Long Hot Summer
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Starting in 1965, summer after summer, America's cities burned. There was civil unrest in more than ...
Mecca Under Siege
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, is effectively canceled this year, due to concerns arou...
There's Something About Mary
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a cook who carried typhoid fever refused to stop working, despite showing no symptoms, the auth...
Why 2020 Isn't Quite 1968
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Protests, racial divisions, political polarization, and a law-and-order president – it's easy to d...
Presidential Power
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can and can't the president do, and how do we know? When the framers of the U.S. constitution l...
American Police
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Black Americans being victimized and killed by the police is an epidemic. A truth many Americans are...
Hong Kong
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, the Chinese government made the latest and perhaps the most serious move yet to crack dow...
Conspiracy
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Since the beginning of the pandemic, conspiracy theories about the coronavirus have exploded. But co...
The Mask
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The N95 respirator has become one of the most coveted items in the world, especially by medical pro...
Endless War
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
North Korea's famous for being a black box, one of the most secretive and authoritarian countries in...
Meltdown
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the early hours of March 28, 1979, a system malfunction began what would become the worst nuclear...
Aftermath
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1927, the most destructive river flood in U.S. history inundated seven states, displaced more tha...
Buzzkill
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the whole of human history, no predator has killed more of us than the lowly mosquito. And this k...
Throughline Presents: Code Switch
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation told his people to stay strong during this pandemic, and to r...
A Race To Know
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For nearly as long as there has been a United States there has been a census, it is in some ways how...
1918 Flu
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic it's tempting to draw comparisons to the most severe pandem...
American Socialist
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been over a century since a self-described socialist was a viable candidate for President of th...
Savarkar And India
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the past few weeks Delhi has become the latest place in India convulsed with religious violence a...
Public Universal Friend
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
America in the run-up to the Revolutionary War wasn't just a period of dramatic political change, it...
The Invisible Border
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the border that divides Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is "soft", in most place...
The Stars
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Astrology has existed for thousands of years and has roots that span the globe. But is it a science ...
Becoming America
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When the United States of America was founded, it was only a union of a small number of states. By t...
She Got Next
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are more female candidates in this presidential campaign cycle than at any other time in Ameri...
Vaccination
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a longstanding fight in the U.S., whether people can opt out of vaccination if that means jeopa...
Soleimani's Iran
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Qassem Soleimani was assassinated by the United States on January 3rd, the Iranian Revolutionar...
Everybody Knows Somebody
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the mid-1980's a woman who didn't consider herself a feminist was asked to solve perhaps the bigg...
There Will Be Bananas
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The banana is a staple of the American diet and has been for generations. But how did this exotic tr...
Fear of Technology
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence, gene modification, and self-driving cars are causing fear and uncertainty a...
Russia's Vladimir Putin
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vladimir Putin has been running Russia since 2000 when he was first elected as President. How did a ...
Planned Obsolescence
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered why your smartphone or toaster oven doesn't seem to last very long, even thou...
America's Opioid Epidemic
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A record number of Americans have died from opioid overdoses in recent years. But how did we get her...
The Electrical Grid
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, electricity in the U.S. is a utility we notice only when it's suddenly unavailable. But over ...
Conspiracy Theories
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes about one of our favorite topics: Conspiracy...
A Year Of Wonders
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As extreme weather wreaks havoc around the globe we look at a natural disaster more than 200 hundred...
The Siege of Mecca
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On November 20th, 1979, a group of Islamic militants seized Islam's holiest site — the Masjid al-H...
Throughline Presents: Short Wave
09 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel shares the story of Nazi Germany's attempt to build a nucle...
No Friend But The Mountains
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Over the decades the Kurds have been inspired by, allied with, relied upon and betrayed by the Unite...
ZOMBIES
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zombies have become a global phenomenon — there have been at least ten zombie movies so far this y...
The Dark Side Of The Moon
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
50 years ago the world watched as man first landed on the moon, an incredible accomplishment by the ...
A Borrowed Time
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past six months, demonstrations in Hong Kong have increasingly become more violent and more...
The Commentator
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today the foundations of philosophy are seen as a straight line from Western antiquity, built on thi...
High Crimes And Misdemeanors
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Andrew Johnson became president in 1865, the United States was in the middle of one of its most...
American Exile
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For centuries, the United States has been a prime destination for migrants hoping for better economi...
Puerto Rico
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898 and for much of the next fifty years Puerto Ricans fough...
Three Chords And The Truth
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Lil Nas X released his viral hit "Old Town Road" last year, he sparked a conversation about wha...
The Litter Myth
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There is more waste in the world today than at any time in history, and the responsibility for keepi...
On The Shoulders Of Giants
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Colin Kaepernick stopped standing for the national anthem at NFL games it sparked a nationwide ...
Strange Fruit
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Billie Holiday helped shape American popular music with her voice and unique style. But, her legacy ...
Mass Incarceration
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The United States imprisons more people than any other country in the world, and a disproportionate ...
Scorched Earth
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The term "concentration camp" is most associated with Nazi Germany and the systematic killing of Jew...
Huey Long Vs. The Media
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Huey Pierce Long: you either loved him, or hated him. He combined progressive economic ideas with an...
Milliken v. Bradley
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, public schools across the country were s...
Rules Of Engagement
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After Iran shot down an American surveillance drone in June, tensions between the two countries have...
Four Days In August
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. and Iran have had a tense relationship for decades — but when did that begin? This week, ...
American Anthem
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Star-Spangled Banner is the official anthem for the United States, but there are plenty of songs...
Before Stonewall
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fifty years ago, a gay bar in New York City called The Stonewall Inn was raided by police, and what ...
The X On The Map
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1965, Jimmie Lee Jackson was an unarmed black civil rights activist who was murdered in Marion, A...
Apocalypse Now
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Evangelicals have played an important role in modern day American politics - from supporting Preside...
Mitch McConnell
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch McConnell has been described as "opaque," "drab," and even "dull." He is one of the least popu...
Savarkar's India
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Right-wing Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi has won reelection as India's Prime Minister. As the poli...
A Dream Of Modern China
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
China is a world superpower today. But just over a century ago, the country was in complete turmoil ...
El Libertador
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Venezuela is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis as extreme poverty and violence have forced ...
White Nationalism
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The white nationalist ideas of Madison Grant influenced Congress in the 1920s, leaders in Nazi Germa...
Outbreak
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
More than 700 measles cases have been recorded in the U.S. in the recent outbreak, the worst being i...
Resistance Is Futile
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence, gene modification, and self-driving cars are causing fear and uncertainty a...
War Of The Worlds
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Sunni-Shia divide is a conflict that most people have heard about - two sects with Sunni Islam b...
Nancy Pelosi
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Pelosi is the highest-ranking woman in American politics. She made her first run for public of...
Opioids In America
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A record number of Americans have died from opioid overdoses in recent years. But how did we get her...
The Phoebus Cartel
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered why your smartphone or toaster oven doesn't seem to last very long, even thou...
The Border
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In February, President Trump declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border. Last year, he or...
The Moth
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Vladimir Putin has been running Russia since 2000 when he was first elected as President. How did a ...
American Shadows
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Conspiracy theories are a feature of today's news and politics. But they've really been a part of Am...
High Crimes And Misdemeanors
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Andrew Johnson became president in 1865, the United States was in the middle of one of its most...
The Forgotten War
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un are preparing to meet for a second nuclear summi...
On the Shoulders of Giants
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Colin Kaepernick stopped standing for the national anthem at NFL games it sparked a nationwide ...
Four Days in August
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's no secret that Iran and the U.S. have a history of animosity toward each other. But when and ho...
Introducing Throughline
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NPR's new history podcast hosted by Ramtin Arablouei and Rund Abdelfatah. New episodes every Thursda...