Ramtin Arablouei
Stories
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'Throughline': The battle over the filibuster's future is a battle over its past
The filibuster can stop bills from reaching the Senate floor and lead to hours-long speeches. It can be hard to understand what a filibuster is, why we have it and how it impacts the country.
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'Throughline': The history of understanding our dreams
Our dreams can haunt us. Recurring dreams about failing tests or running late are a common occurrence, but what are we to make of them? And are there hidden meanings in our dreams?
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'Throughline': 2 decades later have we caught up to Radiohead's prophetic vision?
The team of the NPR history podcast Throughline talks to singer Thom Yorke and art designer Stanley Donwood about two Radiohead albums that captured the anxieties and dread of the early 2000s.
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Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood on the dread at the heart of 'Kid A'
At the turn of the millennium, Radiohead turned creeping melancholy and desolation into two albums that changed the band's career. Two decades later, maybe we've caught up to their prophetic vision.
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Who Can Vote In The U.S? The Answer Has Changed A Lot Throughout History
NPR's history podcast Throughline gives us insight onto the ongoing battle for the right to vote.
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The History Of How We Vote: From Drunken Parties To Private Booths
As next month's elections near, the NPR podcast Throughline dives into the history of voting in the United States, and asks why the process went from a public affair to a private one.
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VIDEO: History Of Policing: How Did We Get Here?
Historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad argues that the history of policing in America is intertwined with systemic racism.
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'Throughline': The Origins Of Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani
The U.S.-Iran relationship has been shaped by a shadow branch of the Iranian military, led by a general that the U.S. killed earlier this month. The NPR podcast Throughline examine his legacy.
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The Complicated Relationship Between Puerto Rico And U.S. Mainland
In the latest episode of NPR's history podcast, Throughline, the hosts explore Puerto Rico's relationship with the U.S. mainland, and the key figures who shaped the island's fate.
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You Can't Hit Unsend: How A Social Media Scandal Unfolded At Harvard
Social media sites offer quick and easy ways to share ideas, crack jokes, find old friends. They can make us feel part of something big and wonderful and fast-moving. But the things we post don't go away. And they can come back to haunt us. This week, we explore how one teenager's social media posts destroyed a golden opportunity he'd worked for all his life.
