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  • Iran Protests Explained

    Iran Protests Explained
    Jan 22 2026
    Iran has been here before. For decades the country has gone through cycles of protest and repression at the hands of the Islamic Republic. What makes this cycle different?

    In this episode of Throughline from NPR, we speak to two Iranian experts about their view of the past, present, and future of Iran’s protest movement.

    Guests:
    Ali Alfoneh, senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington DC

    Holly Dagres, senior fellow at the Washington Institute and curator of the Iranist on Substack.

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    47 min
  • The Deadliest Ally | America in Pursuit

    The Deadliest Ally | America in Pursuit
    Jan 20 2026

    Forget guns and generals — the real victor of the Revolution had wings. This week on America in Pursuit the story of how a deadly swarm of mosquitoes shaped the American Revolution and changed the course of history.

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    10 min
  • Ken Burns and the American Revolution

    Ken Burns and the American Revolution
    Jan 15 2026
    Ramtin talks with filmmaker Ken Burns about the revolution that made the U.S., and the surprising lessons he thinks it holds for us today.

    Guests:

    Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker.

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    50 min
  • Your 15-Minute Guide to 250 Years | America in Pursuit

    Your 15-Minute Guide to 250 Years | America in Pursuit
    Jan 13 2026

    The anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is just around the corner. Wanna get up to speed on the past 250 years? Check out our new miniseries, "America in Pursuit." Every Tuesday from now until July 4th, we'll feature a special moment from the last two centuries of U.S. history, from the American Revolution to the AI Revolution. First up, what does U.S. history really mean?To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.

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    15 min
  • El Libertador (Venezuela update)

    El Libertador (Venezuela update)
    Jan 8 2026
    On January 3rd, the U.S. military apprehended Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the U.S. for trial to face federal drug trafficking and weapons charges. Today, we’re bringing you an episode from our archive: the story of two leaders in Venezuela, separated by nearly two centuries, who shaped the country into what it is today. This episode originally ran in 2019 and has been updated.

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    54 min
  • Winter Book Club: Octavia Butler’s Visionary Fiction

    Winter Book Club: Octavia Butler’s Visionary Fiction
    Jan 1 2026
    Octavia Butler gave us a new kind of science fiction: not only as one of the first writers to use history to talk about the future, and not only as one of the first Black women to do it, but by sending, along with her warnings, a message of hope, survival, persistence, and repair.

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    1 h et 3 min
  • Winter Book Club: Why You'll Love 'Dune'

    Winter Book Club: Why You'll Love 'Dune'
    Dec 30 2025
    As a kid, Ramtin fell in love with Frank Herbert's 1965 epic sci-fi novel, Dune. Today, he joins NPR's Books We’ve Loved crew, Andrew Limbong and B.A. Parker, to make the case for why he thinks you'll love it too.

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    31 min
  • Winter Book Club: A Christmas Carol

    Winter Book Club: A Christmas Carol
    Dec 25 2025
    Christmas wasn't always a national shopping spree — or even a day off work. But when Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol in 19th-century London, the holiday went viral.


    Guests:

    Leon Litvack, professor of Victorian Studies at Queen's University in Belfast and editor of the Charles Dickens Letters project.

    Lucinda Dickens Hawksley, author and historian of Victorian England.
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    49 min