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Getting to Sesame Street
In American history, schools have not just been places to learn the ABCs – they're places where socialization happens and cultural norms are developed. Arguments over how and what those norms are and…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
How Korean Culture Went Global
From BTS to Squid Game to high-end beauty standards, South Korea reigns as a global exporter of pop culture and entertainment. How does a country go from a war-decimated state just 70 years ago, to a…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
American Socialist (2020)
It's been over a century since a self-described socialist was a viable candidate for president of the United States. And that first socialist candidate, Eugene V. Debs, didn't just capture significan…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Drone Wars (2021)
Unseen, they stalk their targets from thousands of feet in the air. Operators are piloting them from military bases halfway across the world. At any moment, they could launch a strike that comes with…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Afghanistan: The Rise of the Taliban (2021)
How did a small group of Islamic students go from local vigilantes to one of the most infamous and enigmatic forces in the world? The Taliban is a name that has haunted the American imagination since…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Afghanistan: The Center of the World (2021)
Afghanistan has, for centuries, been at the center of the world. Long before the U.S. invasion — before the U.S. was even a nation — countless civilizations intersected there, weaving together a colo…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Mystery of Inflation
Gas. Meat. Flights. Houses. The price of things have gone up by as much as nine percent since last year. The same amount of money gets you less stuff. It's inflation: a concept that's easy to feel bu…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Nikole Hannah-Jones and the Country We Have (2021)
Is history always political? Who gets to decide? What happens when you challenge common narratives? In this episode, Throughline's Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei explore these questions with Ni…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Student Loans: The Fund-Eating Dragon
At the start of the 20th century, only the most privileged could afford to go to college. Today, millions of students pursue higher ed — and owe $1.7 trillion in debt.
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Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
The Long Hot Summer (2020)
Things in the U.S. feel tense right now. Two years after a police officer killed George Floyd outside a Minneapolis corner store, videos of police violence still appear regularly – and protests follo…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago