Throughline
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You can’t fully understand the moment we’re living in without knowing where we’ve been. On every episode of NPR’s Throughline, we take a story from the news and go back in time to where it started.
Recent episodes
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- How Saudi Arabia shaped Silicon Valley
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- Why is Cuba in crisis?
- The confederates who left the USA
- 3 key moments that led to the U.S.-Iran war
- Everyone should have a voice
- Iran and the Jewish people: An alliance before war
- We the People, Redefined
- Why Super PACs have more power than ever in elections