Bonus: We're Not Broken

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Bonus: We're Not Broken

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Sep 28, 2021

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This week we're featuring an episode from Life Kit that focuses on myths surrounding autism, how to talk about it and how to help your autistic loved one live their most fulfilling life.

Released:

Sep 28, 2021

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The past is never past. Every headline has a history. Join us every week as we go back in time to understand the present. These are stories you can feel and sounds you can see from the moments that shaped our world.

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Resistance Is Futile: From the tractor to talking robots, society has feared innovations. But usefulness usually overcomes resistance. Is today any different from the past? by Throughline
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Introducing Throughline: NPR's new history podcast hosted by Ramtin Arablouei and Rund Abdelfatah. New episodes every Thursday starting February 7th. by Throughline
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The Border: In this week's episode, the history of militarization at the U.S.-Mexico border. by Throughline
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White Nationalism: How has white nationalism shaped U.S. immigration policy in the 20th century? This week, we share an episode we loved from It's Been A Minute with Sam Sanders. by Throughline
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Puerto Rico: In this episode, we look at Puerto Rico's relationship with the mainland U.S. and the key figures who shaped the island's fate. by Throughline
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Nancy Pelosi: Nancy Pelosi is widely seen as the most powerful woman in U.S. politics. Follow her rise from a Baltimore political family to becoming Speaker of the House twice. by Throughline
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High Crimes And Misdemeanors: This week we return to 1868 and the first presidential impeachment in U.S. history — President Andrew Johnson. by Throughline
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The Phoebus Cartel: This week, in a special collaboration with Planet Money, we bring you the history of planned obsolescence – the idea that products are designed to break. by Throughline
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On the Shoulders of Giants: We explore three stories of protest in sports that are often overlooked but essential to understanding the current debate: Jack Johnson, Wilma Rudolph, and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. by Throughline
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Mecca Under Siege by Throughline
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On The Shoulders Of Giants: We explore three stories of protest in sports that are often overlooked but essential to understanding the current debate: Jack Johnson, Wilma Rudolph, and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. by Throughline
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A Dream Of Modern China: China is a world superpower today. But just over a century ago, the country was in complete turmoil. How one man led a movement to reshape China as we know — Sun Yat-sen. by Throughline
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Four Days in August: This week we look back at four days in August 1953, when the CIA orchestrated a coup of Iran's elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. by Throughline
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Outbreak: A deadly smallpox epidemic in the early 1900s and a Boston-area minister who refused mandatory vaccination — how his case ended up in front of the Supreme Court. by Throughline
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Scorched Earth: Colonial powers used concentration camps at the turn of the 19th century to crush rebellions. How a war between Britain and Boers gave rise to some of the first camps. by Throughline
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Strange Fruit: How singing "Strange Fruit" turned Billie Holiday into one of the first victims of the War on Drugs. by Throughline
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Opioids In America: Three stories of opioids that have plagued Americans for more than 150 years. by Throughline
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The Dark Side Of The Moon: This week, the story of how the U.S. space program was made possible by former Nazis. by Throughline
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American Anthem: This week, we share three stories from NPR Music's American Anthem series that highlight the origins of songs that have become ingrained in American culture. by Throughline
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Apocalypse Now: Evangelicals have played an important role in modern day American politics, but what exactly does it means to be an evangelical today and how it has changed over time? by Throughline
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War Of The Worlds: Two sects of Islam, 1400 years of history, and three stories to help us better understand the Sunni-Shia divide. by Throughline
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American Shadows: In this episode, we'll explore how conspiracy theories helped to create the U.S. and how they became the currency of political opportunists. by Throughline
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Mitch McConnell: Mitch McConnell is one of the least popular politicians in the country, so how did he win eight consecutive elections? This week, we share an Embedded ep. that traces his history. by Throughline
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The Electrical Grid: The battle that electrified our world and the extreme measures that were taken to get there. by Throughline
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ZOMBIES: This week, how one of our favorite monsters is a window into Haiti's history and the horrors of slavery. by Throughline
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Before Stonewall: The protests at The Stonewall Inn 50 years ago fueled the gay rights movement. But gay activists were fighting harassment and discrimination years before. by Throughline
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Savarkar's India by Throughline
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High Crimes and Misdemeanors: This week we return to 1868 and the first presidential impeachment in U.S. history — President Andrew Johnson. by Throughline
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