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From prison to art gallery, former inmates take center stage

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From prison to art gallery, former inmates take center stage

June 7, 2023 • A look inside the Ford Foundation Gallery's exhibition "No Justice Without Love" featuring art by former inmates

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From prison to art gallery, former inmates take center stage

June 7, 2023 • A look inside the Ford Foundation Gallery's exhibition "No Justice Without Love" featuring art by former inmates

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How businesses are using designated areas to help lactating mothers

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How businesses are using designated areas to help lactating mothers

May 12, 2023 • The recently enacted PUMP Act requires most employers to provide private lactation spaces, but does not provide monetary support to do so.

How businesses are using designated areas to help lactating mothers

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VanVan, 4, raps about her ABCs and 123s

May 11, 2023 • Meet VanVan, the four-year-old rapper who is giving Nicki Minaj and Doja Cat a run for their money. She's getting millions of views on TikTok and Instagram.

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A Sudanese-American journalist recounts his experience fleeing Khartoum

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A Sudanese-American journalist recounts his experience fleeing Khartoum

May 3, 2023 • NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Sudanese-American journalist Isma'il Kushkush about fleeing the violence in Khartoum.

A Sudanese-American journalist recounts his experience fleeing Khartoum

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One way to prevent suicides: limit access to guns

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One way to prevent suicides: limit access to guns

April 28, 2023 • Mass shootings and car jackings are terrifying, but suicides actually account for most gun deaths in America. Here's how some people are working to change that.

One way to prevent suicides: limit access to guns

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Of Rats and Men (2022)

February 23, 2023 • Rats. Love 'em or hate 'em, (though you probably hate 'em), they're part of our world. And they've been out in full force: In New York City, health data show rat sightings doubled in the past year. It turns out they're a lot like us: They've colonized the whole planet; they're incredibly adaptable; they go wherever the resources are. And, they share one-fourth of our genome—meaning that when you look in the mirror, you're kinda seeing a rat staring back at you. So for this episode, we dove into the history of our rodent doppelgängers. What we found was a story that spans thousands of years and nearly every continent on Earth, from the fields of ancient Mongolia to the palaces of Victorian England to the laboratories of 20th century Maryland... and probably to a burrow near you.

Of Rats and Men (2022)

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The New Gilded Age (2022)

December 29, 2022 • Philanthropic foundations are a fundamental part of our society: they support media, the arts, education, medical research, and more. NPR, and even this show, is supported by many personal and family foundations. But it wasn't always that way. In this episode, we go back to the beginning — the Gilded Age. We trace the birth and evolution of what many today call "big philanthropy," and ask what all this private wealth means for the public good.

The New Gilded Age (2022)

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Have a pesky crush? What to do in 4 common scenarios

July 12, 2022 • Having a crush is natural - they're a part of human biology. Sometimes, acting on it is a great, healthy step — or it can create a lot more trouble than it needs to. Certified dating coach Damona Hoffman walks us through how to handle a crush in several common scenarios.

Have a pesky crush? What to do in 4 common scenarios

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6 tips to help you overcome your fear of flying

June 13, 2022 • Whether you're a nervous flyer, you'll do almost anything to avoid flying or you have an actual flying phobia, these tips from associate professor of psychiatry Luana Marques, Ph.D. can help you overcome a fear of flying.

6 tips to help you overcome your fear of flying

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13 small ways to ditch your phone and live more in the moment

June 11, 2022 • From downgrading your technology to leaving your phone on silent, Life Kit listeners share their best tips for taking a break from the internet.

What to consider about contraception and pregnancy after Roe v. Wade is overturned

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What to consider about contraception and pregnancy after Roe v. Wade is overturned

June 9, 2022 • For decades, the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision protected abortion access and reproductive health decisions. Now, that has been overturned. Here's what you need to know about birth control, emergency contraception and terminating a pregnancy.

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How to find joy in activism

June 7, 2022 • Activism can look like big gestures of protest, but it can also look like baking cupcakes for a charity bake sale or reading at an after school program. These tips will help you find joy in activism while avoiding burnout.

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What might life look like in a post-Roe America?

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What might life look like in a post-Roe America?

June 4, 2022 • If Roe V. Wade is overturned, reproductive healthcare in this country will change drastically. Here are some insights that might help in preparation for that possibility.

What might life look like in a post-Roe America?

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How to get ready for what reproductive care could look like if Roe is overturned

June 3, 2022 • NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosely, CEO of Power to Decide, and Robin Marty, author of Handbook for a Post-Roe America, about how Americans can prepare if Roe is overturned.

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Grilling is easier than you think. Here's how to start

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Grilling is easier than you think. Here's how to start

May 24, 2022 • Intimidated by grilling? Cooking over an open flame can do that! In this guide, learn the basics from which type of grill to choose, to how to maintain a fire and create different temperature zones, to tips on tools and safety.

Grilling is easier than you think. Here's how to start

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Capitalism: What Makes Us Free? (2021)

April 7, 2022 • What's the role of government in society? What do we mean when we talk about individual responsibility? What makes us free? 'Neoliberalism' might feel like a squishy term that's hard to define and understand. But this ideology, founded by a group of men in the Swiss Alps, is a political project that has dominated our economic system for decades. In the name of free-market fundamentals, the forces behind neoliberalism act like an invisible hand, shaping almost every aspect of our lives.

Capitalism: What Makes Us Free? (2021)

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The Land of the Fee (2021)

March 31, 2022 • Tipping is a norm in the United States—and it's always been controversial. The practice took off after the Civil War, as employers sought cheap labor from formerly enslaved people: if tips were expected, companies could get away with paying laughably low wages. But the practice was always controversial, and has been vehemently challenged since it first came to the U.S. from Europe. We speak with Nina Martyris, a journalist who's written about the history of tipping in the United States, to find out how tipping—once deemed a "cancer in the breast of democracy"— went from being considered wholly un-American to becoming a deeply American custom.

The Land of the Fee (2021)

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All Wars Are Fought Twice

March 24, 2022 • "All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory," writes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. This week on Throughline, we want to pause the news cycle to think about not just how war is experienced or consumed, but how it's remembered. A refugee from the Vietnam War, Nguyen calls himself a scholar of memory — someone who studies how we remember events of the past, both as people and as nations. As the world watches the war in Ukraine — and with the U.S. departure from Afghanistan still fresh — we speak with Nguyen about national memory, selective forgetting, and the refugee stories that might ultimately help us move forward.

All Wars Are Fought Twice

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Our Own People (2021)

March 17, 2022 • A Japanese American activist whose early political awakenings came while incarcerated in the concentration camps of World War II America, Kochiyama dedicated her life to social justice and liberation movements. One year after the spa shootings that killed eight people in Atlanta, Georgia — including six women of Asian descent — Throughline reflects on Kochiyama's ideas around the Asian American struggle, and what solidarity and intersectionality can mean for all struggles.

Our Own People (2021)

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KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 05: A member of a Territorial Defence unit guards a barricade next to writing saying " Glory To Ukraine" close to the eastern frontline on March 05, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia continues assault on Ukraine's major cities, including the capital Kyiv, more than a week after launching a large-scale invasion of the country. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine's Dangerous Independence

March 10, 2022 • Months before Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, he published an essay on the Kremlin website called "On The Historical Unity of Russia and Ukraine." In it, he suggested that Ukrainians don't really have their own identity — and that they never have. Historian Serhii Plokhii says that couldn't be further from the truth. The histories of the two countries are deeply intertwined, but Ukrainian identity is unique. Today, we explore that identity: how it formed, its relationship to Russia, and how it helps us understand what's happening now.

Ukraine's Dangerous Independence

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Of Rats and Men

March 3, 2022 • Rats. Love 'em or hate 'em, (though you probably hate 'em), they're part of our world. And during the pandemic, they've been out in full force: fewer humans outdoors means more space for rats. And it turns out, they're a lot like us: They've colonized the whole planet; they're incredibly adaptable; they go wherever the resources are. And, they share one-fourth of our genome—so when you're looking in the mirror, you're kinda seeing a rat staring back at you. So for this episode, we dove into the history of our rodent doppelgängers. What we found was a story that spans thousands of years and nearly every continent on Earth, from the fields of ancient Mongolia to the palaces of Victorian England to the laboratories of 20th century Maryland... and probably to a burrow near you.

Of Rats and Men

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February 24, 2022 • It may seem bleak, but Robin D.G Kelley's view of the world says there is no promise of liberation, only struggle. Kelley has spent his career bringing to life the stories of the Black labor organizers and anti-capitalists who are often left out of history books, from radical farmers in the South to Black unions during the Gilded Age. And he's come to a provocative conclusion: that the secret to capitalism's survival is racism. His scholarship uses historical connections between race and labor to directly challenge the premise that there can be any justice within America's current economic system — and to ask what that means for the people who seek it. This week on Throughline, a view of Black history you don't often hear in February.

There Are No Utopias

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Marcus Garvey: Pan-Africanist (2021)

February 17, 2022 • Black people deserve nothing less than everything: This was Marcus Garvey's simple, uncompromising message. His speeches on Pan-Africanism — the vision of a world where all people of African origin, on every continent, were united, self-sufficient, and proud — made him a powerful Black voice in the 20th century. His steamship company, the Black Star Line, was supposed to take his followers to Africa, where he said they would find true liberation. His message resonated with leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcom X. But the civil rights establishment viewed Garvey with deep suspicion. And the Black Star Line never sailed. In today's episode, we examine Marcus Garvey's life and legacy, and how he became the towering, often-misunderstood figure that he is.

Marcus Garvey: Pan-Africanist (2021)

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Mansee Khurana

Wednesday June 7, 2023

From prison to art gallery, former inmates take center stage

From prison to art gallery, former inmates take center stage

Friday May 12, 2023

How businesses are using designated areas to help lactating mothers

Thursday May 11, 2023

VanVan, 4, raps about her ABCs and 123s

Wednesday May 3, 2023

A Sudanese-American journalist recounts his experience fleeing Khartoum

Friday April 28, 2023

One way to prevent suicides: limit access to guns

Thursday February 23, 2023

Of Rats and Men (2022)

Thursday December 29, 2022

The New Gilded Age (2022)

Tuesday July 12, 2022

Have a pesky crush? What to do in 4 common scenarios

Monday June 13, 2022

6 tips to help you overcome your fear of flying

Saturday June 11, 2022

Thursday June 9, 2022

What to consider about contraception and pregnancy after Roe v. Wade is overturned

Tuesday June 7, 2022

How to find joy in activism

Saturday June 4, 2022

What might life look like in a post-Roe America?

Friday June 3, 2022

How to get ready for what reproductive care could look like if Roe is overturned

Tuesday May 24, 2022

Grilling is easier than you think. Here's how to start

Thursday April 7, 2022

Capitalism: What Makes Us Free? (2021)

Thursday March 31, 2022

The Land of the Fee (2021)

Thursday March 24, 2022

All Wars Are Fought Twice

Thursday March 17, 2022

Our Own People (2021)

Thursday March 10, 2022

Ukraine's Dangerous Independence

Thursday March 3, 2022

Of Rats and Men

Thursday February 24, 2022

There Are No Utopias

Thursday February 17, 2022

Marcus Garvey: Pan-Africanist (2021)