# Throughline

A podcast by NPR. 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 public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for Throughline.

Feed: https://feeds.npr.org/510333/podcast.xml

## Latest episodes

- [The dramatic race to discover Insulin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/0eec29c78328) (2026-10-22, 38 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/c95b6d58-ca73-4de6-a239-e54476c4b6c5/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=c95b6d58-ca73-4de6-a239-e54476c4b6c5&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-6010539&p=510333&d=2228&size=35648661
- [Can the polygraph test really spot a lie?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/4280f9aa4268) (2026-10-20, 20 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/1d013747-aada-481d-9a18-9635af119b4d/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=1d013747-aada-481d-9a18-9635af119b4d&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-6005367&p=510333&d=1174&size=18797801
- [Is the death penalty cruel and unusual?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/aa0b02bd5b35) (2026-10-15, 48 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/b719183b-fe9d-493c-aece-3bed581e03c6/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=b719183b-fe9d-493c-aece-3bed581e03c6&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-6001602&p=510333&d=2871&size=45951773
- [Why does everything get a standing ovation now?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/5eb86d75934a) (2026-10-13, 17 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/7ef15288-0016-4b3b-99c3-62d842415faa/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=7ef15288-0016-4b3b-99c3-62d842415faa&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5991819&p=510333&d=982&size=15728728
- [Four Seasons of Ceasefire in Gaza](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/0f8d41b691da) (2026-10-08, 44 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/3d6cd694-3bce-47af-8bdd-8e26372a0fc6/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=3d6cd694-3bce-47af-8bdd-8e26372a0fc6&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5993984&p=510333&d=2597&size=41565292
- [How To Avoid The End of the World](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/5529d04d2e34) (2026-10-01, 53 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/a9921e9a-e4d6-45ac-ad28-499554598a86/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=a9921e9a-e4d6-45ac-ad28-499554598a86&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5986020&p=510333&d=3127&size=50038997
- [Forty years of what if](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/9105d9ea11cb) (2026-09-29, 22 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/3c68f8b5-4c86-44d4-836a-b47713a58d0a/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=3c68f8b5-4c86-44d4-836a-b47713a58d0a&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5983667&p=510333&d=1278&size=20461278
- [Democratic Socialism. Hope or Hopeless?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/deeb58a9c13a) (2026-09-24, 51 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/98858045-183d-40f1-b0ed-d6c54ec519fb/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=98858045-183d-40f1-b0ed-d6c54ec519fb&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5979087&p=510333&d=3018&size=48299033
- [How two swing states changed American voting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/b7d8e983fb2a) (2026-09-17, 51 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/cb3f7918-5f43-46b9-b184-2f54869542df/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=cb3f7918-5f43-46b9-b184-2f54869542df&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5969824&p=510333&d=3011&size=48184930
- [How baseball got its beat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/3d36c3ab5bd5) (2026-09-10, 33 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/d1ff5e25-9121-496d-8504-6149b9c5d8de/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=d1ff5e25-9121-496d-8504-6149b9c5d8de&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5963513&p=510333&d=1923&size=30781528
- [Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/d841a6c6524e) (2026-09-08, 17 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/fda6bc75-3e08-4ff3-8347-ebce90e2a8bc/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=fda6bc75-3e08-4ff3-8347-ebce90e2a8bc&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5955618&p=510333&d=1006&size=16101546
- [The school report that changed public education](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/0d761632fe6c) (2026-09-03, 37 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/51b3166a-ef4f-4315-be9e-b5a588d7cbc1/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=51b3166a-ef4f-4315-be9e-b5a588d7cbc1&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5954563&p=510333&d=2209&size=35354418
- [The SAT's 100-year grip on higher ed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/09a1d88208e9) (2026-09-01, 19 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/5b2f3ea8-ba7b-4e1b-9362-6d2b30d057cb/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=5b2f3ea8-ba7b-4e1b-9362-6d2b30d057cb&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5950035&p=510333&d=1136&size=18177967
- [The pillage that fueled America's tech booms](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/79bb62f563ec) (2026-08-27, 53 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/5ac2b309-e385-4fdc-84dc-13796aa86ad9/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=5ac2b309-e385-4fdc-84dc-13796aa86ad9&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5945758&p=510333&d=3138&size=50214121
- [How Korean culture went global](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/e9533a3fe659) (2026-08-20, 49 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/15e18f98-f2b9-4671-9df3-c1d5ffa1af68/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=15e18f98-f2b9-4671-9df3-c1d5ffa1af68&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5937957&p=510333&d=2888&size=46223448
- [The blatant betrayal that erased the Tupperware queen from history](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/19d22bd8cb49) (2026-08-13, 50 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/4a87635d-0604-4b71-ab7e-18b882e6ecba/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=4a87635d-0604-4b71-ab7e-18b882e6ecba&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5928374&p=510333&d=2951&size=47226131
- [Lies, theft, and cover-up: the history of Monopoly you've never heard](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/f3a9b7a2ca35) (2026-08-06, 50 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/23b82aef-150d-46e6-a845-2300fdb8b72d/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=23b82aef-150d-46e6-a845-2300fdb8b72d&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5922414&p=510333&d=2989&size=47824649
- [The song that fueled protests and a legacy of hope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/b03aac544214) (2026-08-04, 20 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/6be8346c-3fb2-47af-ab54-4456e61afcf6/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=6be8346c-3fb2-47af-ab54-4456e61afcf6&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5915829&p=510333&d=1166&size=18668234
- [The lightbulb conspiracy is both real and everywhere](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/bc8d31669d49) (2026-07-30, 32 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/21561105-b580-4b42-ad27-2d20876da0a4/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=21561105-b580-4b42-ad27-2d20876da0a4&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5912207&p=510333&d=1909&size=30551232
- [The license to be funny in America](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/236fc9051d73) (2026-07-28, 21 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/55acc81e-3f78-4794-bb72-30fadcec7d78/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=55acc81e-3f78-4794-bb72-30fadcec7d78&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5909653&p=510333&d=1201&size=19218686
- [The architect of modern China](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/f04e694703a3) (2026-07-23, 38 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/f0ed506a-077a-42ce-8db8-9c9cda6fe6c8/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=f0ed506a-077a-42ce-8db8-9c9cda6fe6c8&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5903219&p=510333&d=2261&size=36181977
- [The Chinafication of Walmart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/72e8d9064663) (2026-07-21, 18 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/e68a3cd4-c353-4f8d-bf87-2e2b990c894d/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=e68a3cd4-c353-4f8d-bf87-2e2b990c894d&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5888726&p=510333&d=1039&size=16637370
- [Listen to "We Keep Us Safe" on NPR's Embedded podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/29b9a1932f7d) (2026-07-19, 4 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/throughline/2026/07/20260719_throughline_listen_to_we_keep_us_safe_on_npr_s_embedded_podcast_trailer.mp3?t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5896484&p=510333&d=182&size=2916606
- [Route 66 and the quest to connect America](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/e70fa03cfef3) (2026-07-16, 51 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/2d107c89-1d5a-4fa8-a2e9-d3810de1b187/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=2d107c89-1d5a-4fa8-a2e9-d3810de1b187&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5895140&p=510333&d=3015&size=48250549
- [How wheelchairs, a river, and a spaceship challenged the status quo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/eebf839b2487) (2026-07-14, 20 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/8371d719-7598-4af5-b6e2-16c0d76485c7/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=8371d719-7598-4af5-b6e2-16c0d76485c7&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5892497&p=510333&d=1199&size=19194026
- [The ongoing battle over asylum in America](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/f1fbd8e20386) (2026-07-09, 54 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/0ea605a1-3da2-411a-8e52-3c9d587ad7c5/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=0ea605a1-3da2-411a-8e52-3c9d587ad7c5&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5886313&p=510333&d=3220&size=51524423
- [American history through song](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/126bc371feeb) (2026-07-07, 23 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/7083de21-a712-49e3-855a-b962fe34cfb8/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=7083de21-a712-49e3-855a-b962fe34cfb8&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5884079&p=510333&d=1338&size=21412554
- [The story of July 4th is messier than you remember](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/d33573a7c53e) (2026-07-02, 35 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/7bebe136-1977-46a1-a02b-9781341c7f3d/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=7bebe136-1977-46a1-a02b-9781341c7f3d&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5877813&p=510333&d=2059&size=32945302
- [The genius and murkiness of the Constitution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/d3278bfb63ea) (2026-06-30, 22 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/d5ac0aa7-93ba-41b2-8b38-d2c4785b0eb0/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=d5ac0aa7-93ba-41b2-8b38-d2c4785b0eb0&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5875451&p=510333&d=1279&size=20475072
- [From Hormuz to Suez: the chokepoints of global power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/d486db3d1e48) (2026-06-25, 51 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/826d61c4-38b5-4a99-9831-49dc2931a006/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=826d61c4-38b5-4a99-9831-49dc2931a006&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5869752&p=510333&d=3031&size=48496727
- [Prosperity gospel and the American dream](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/ab1b0bb00307) (2026-06-23, 16 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/1f448a41-a41d-4c15-b493-bb7f92584114/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=1f448a41-a41d-4c15-b493-bb7f92584114&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5866803&p=510333&d=925&size=14808798
- [How the Supreme Court claimed supreme power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/82ed87da3be6) (2026-06-18, 54 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/de9b4a14-8190-46c4-b0f1-d1290d92223a/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=de9b4a14-8190-46c4-b0f1-d1290d92223a&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5861801&p=510333&d=3238&size=51813651
- [Captain America and the nation's conscience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/ea86cfda1d85) (2026-06-16, 14 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/c81c6622-c2ba-4279-93ea-6d1a71cd28ba/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=c81c6622-c2ba-4279-93ea-6d1a71cd28ba&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5859452&p=510333&d=781&size=12502919
- [The shifting line between free speech and a criminal threat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/7ca43fcd2f5d) (2026-06-11, 37 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/68a8a782-50cb-45fb-9074-57c48114adcd/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=68a8a782-50cb-45fb-9074-57c48114adcd&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5853482&p=510333&d=2169&size=34714941
- [The uncensored war](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/f28e84442316) (2026-06-09, 18 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/1ff1a77b-3726-4307-8f88-b8406e077ff9/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=1ff1a77b-3726-4307-8f88-b8406e077ff9&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5850734&p=510333&d=1070&size=17131817
- [The World Cup was supposed to bring world peace](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/e99dd24b4f22) (2026-06-04, 53 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/cbcd66de-5b2f-457a-960c-ac7dbe5304a7/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=cbcd66de-5b2f-457a-960c-ac7dbe5304a7&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5845050&p=510333&d=3136&size=50180685
- [Bayard Rustin and the March on Washington](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/a03e8563e8e1) (2026-06-02, 23 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/a3450be5-6981-431c-92d3-29a738755ef2/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=a3450be5-6981-431c-92d3-29a738755ef2&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5843347&p=510333&d=1353&size=21662494
- [History's playbook for taming the beast of inflation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/ec63bffa6a49) (2026-05-28, 48 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/fda304a9-2eb5-4fdd-ae07-c15f68bc7f92/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=fda304a9-2eb5-4fdd-ae07-c15f68bc7f92&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5836471&p=510333&d=2840&size=45449805
- [Yuri Kochiyamas’s lifetime of activism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/64241de48548) (2026-05-26, 21 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/be358281-74e7-489d-80d9-4f9bd25b4096/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=be358281-74e7-489d-80d9-4f9bd25b4096&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5834334&p=510333&d=1252&size=20034961
- [Prediction markets are making a 150-year comeback](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/1c72e71798ab) (2026-05-21, 52 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/bc2370b1-41b9-4d23-ac2c-9b16b568ecc1/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=bc2370b1-41b9-4d23-ac2c-9b16b568ecc1&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5828906&p=510333&d=3094&size=49506935
- [Frances Perkins Goes To Washington](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/7062ffd1877a) (2026-05-19, 17 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/153139dc-284f-41ab-a090-106b0846cff6/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=153139dc-284f-41ab-a090-106b0846cff6&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5826026&p=510333&d=968&size=15494670
- [War by remote control, how drones changed modern warfare](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/a46c0386e91c) (2026-05-14, 51 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/fc17939f-6ff3-4877-9001-cd61256ac2bf/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=fc17939f-6ff3-4877-9001-cd61256ac2bf&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5818570&p=510333&d=3041&size=48661821
- [Four voices from the Great Depression](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/4895c1817a43) (2026-05-12, 19 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/de3211fa-4584-483b-b8b8-abe205fb9f5c/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=de3211fa-4584-483b-b8b8-abe205fb9f5c&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5818655&p=510333&d=1113&size=17812672
- [How our memory of war can shape the future](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/6eeccbd2bf93) (2026-05-07, 49 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/c9b0d4a0-91ad-4455-a96b-ce541dd47651/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=c9b0d4a0-91ad-4455-a96b-ce541dd47651&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5813565&p=510333&d=2935&size=46965325
- [The origins of the Socialist Party of America](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/fca3ea9ce365) (2026-05-05, 18 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/3a580870-81d1-453a-8ac5-bc88af44579e/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=3a580870-81d1-453a-8ac5-bc88af44579e&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5810923&p=510333&d=1031&size=16509893
- [Gladiators, real housewives and the pull of reality TV](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/0495ddc63cb4) (2026-04-30, 52 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/b6e861ee-d575-4b15-919a-79c4944520e5/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=b6e861ee-d575-4b15-919a-79c4944520e5&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5804508&p=510333&d=3115&size=49848825
- [The fight that shook America](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/99e86370be0c) (2026-04-28, 16 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/366b93e0-bb49-4a32-898d-f3cc7b5586bb/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=366b93e0-bb49-4a32-898d-f3cc7b5586bb&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5801444&p=510333&d=903&size=14454788
- [The billionaires' utopia blueprint](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/2c7b96835293) (2026-04-23, 49 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/b250f500-a925-4bcd-aa3a-2f5fb24b443d/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=b250f500-a925-4bcd-aa3a-2f5fb24b443d&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5795800&p=510333&d=2914&size=46624688
- [Why the wall was built](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/2a6635031ef4) (2026-04-21, 14 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/81d5ea85-b20b-4573-86b5-d0f46db54f75/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=81d5ea85-b20b-4573-86b5-d0f46db54f75&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5792899&p=510333&d=793&size=12693508
- [The original clickbait king](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1451109634/09b7ef5b7654) (2026-04-16, 49 min): audio https://tracking.swap.fm/track/XvDEoI11TR00olTUO8US/prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-510333/npr.simplecastaudio.com/923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3/episodes/450e0b3b-d6cb-4ba1-a66e-52d8144209a2/audio/128/default.mp3?awCollectionId=923a8c19-6266-45f0-88de-3997479f3ca3&awEpisodeId=450e0b3b-d6cb-4ba1-a66e-52d8144209a2&feed=gvAZ3nqF&t=podcast&e=nx-s1-5786610&p=510333&d=2891&size=46265661

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