Rund Abdelfatah
Rund Abdelfatah is the co-host and producer of Throughline, a podcast that explores the history of current events. In that role, she's responsible for all aspects of the podcast's production, including development of episode concepts, interviewing guests, and sound design.
Abdelfatah joined NPR in 2014 as an intern and went on to become a producer on a number of NPR's most popular podcasts, including How I Built This, TED Radio Hour, NPR Politics Podcast, Code Switch, and Pop Culture Happy Hour.
The concept for Throughline, launched in February 2019, was developed by Abdelfatah and her co-host, Ramtin Arablouei.
Abdelfatah got her start in journalism covering local and domestic politics at the Washington bureau of the BBC. She previously earned a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology, with a minor in Spanish, from Princeton University.
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Abortion wasn't always controversial. In fact, in colonial America it would have been considered a fairly common practice. But in the mid-1800s, a small group of physicians set out to change that.
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Cinco de Mayo has come to stand for a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. On May 5, 1862, an epic battle was fought and won by Mexicans, which helped shape the future of Mexico and the U.S.
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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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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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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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The book associated with The New York Times Magazine initiative, The 1619 Project, has been a best seller. The project aims to reframe the scope of American history through the lens of slavery.
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The attack drone was supposed to be a symbol of the era of precision warfare. But are drones precise enough? Do they desensitize us to the casualties of civilians caught up between warring parties?
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How did a small group of Islamic students go from local vigilantes to the Taliban? It is one of the most infamous and enigmatic forces in the world.
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NPR's history podcast Throughline bring us the story of why the Uyghur people have become the target of what many are calling a genocide in China.
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From NPR's history podcast Throughline comes this profile of the visionary, orator, and champion of Black empowerment and Pan-Africanism, Marcus Garvey.