Throughline
by NPR
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Audience Interest
Estimated Reach: 721K to 2.3M
Listeners across platforms
- history enthusiasts
- cultural insights
seniors
Podcast Focus
Categories: history · society
+2 more
- historical events analysis
- cultural context exploration
Publishing Consistency
Frequency: ~3-4 / Week
400+ episodes since 2019
- weekly episodes
- active for seven years
Platform Reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- NPR affiliated distribution
Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.
Most discussed topics
history
7
american history
5
us history
3
immigration
2
media
2
technology
2
Brands & references
Generic platforms filtered out.
High Confidence
Total monthly reach
721K to 2.3M
Estimated from 38 chart positions in 38 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · History#13300K to 1M
- 🇨🇦CA · History#49100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · History#9030K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · History#9430K to 100K
- 🇰🇷KR · History#7100K to 300K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
216K to 699K🎙 Daily cadence·421 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
721K to 2.3M🇺🇸43%🇨🇦13%🇰🇷13%+35 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
216K to 699K
Market Insights
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Platform Distribution
Reach across major podcast platforms, updated hourly
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On the show
From 34 epsHosts
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Rund Abdelfatah
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Ramtin Arablouei
1 ep
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Sydney Brownstone
1 ep
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Will James
1 ep
Recent guests
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Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
1 ep
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Wayne Gramlich
1 ep
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Dan Girma
1 ep
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Jacob Silverman
1 ep
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Karen Roggenkamp
1 ep
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W. Joseph Campbell
1 ep
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George Zarkadakis
1 ep
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Francis Collins
1 ep
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Stephanie Dick
1 ep
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Meredith Broussard
1 ep
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Joe Thorndike
1 ep
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Paul Camacho
1 ep
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Jason Scott Smith
1 ep
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Lawrence Reed
1 ep
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Goloka Bolte
1 ep
DJ
Dr. Jana Scrivani
1 ep
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Racquel Gates
1 ep
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Dr. J'tia Hart
1 ep
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Jeff Jenkins
1 ep
VT
Viet Thanh Nguyen
1 ep
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Episodes
25
~1.9 per week
Avg length
32m 09s
3m 02s – 53m 40s
Range
Aug 2020 – Apr 2026
Topics
122
american history, history +120
Guests
31
Eileen Otis +30 · last 25 eps
25 of 25
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | American retailChina+3 | Eileen Otis | NPRWalmart | ChinaNortheastern University | WalmartChina+3 | — | 17m 19s | ||
| 7/19/26 | racial justiceinvestigation+3 | — | NPRThe Seattle Times+3 | SeattleGeorge Floyd | Antonio Mays Jr.George Floyd+5 | — | 3m 02s | ||
| 7/16/26 | Route 66American history+3 | Susan Croce Kelly | NPR | Route 66 | Route 66history+5 | — | 50m 15s | ||
| 7/14/26 | disability rightspublic transportation+3 | — | NPR1966 prime-time show | Denver, ColoradoMontgomery, Alabama | wheelchairsresistance+3 | — | 19m 59s | ||
| 7/9/26 | asylumimmigration+5 | Maria Cristina GarciaRuth Wasem | NPR | United StatesStatue of Liberty | asylumrefugees+6 | — | 53m 40s | ||
| 7/7/26 | American historymusic+3 | — | NPRApple Podcasts+2 | — | American historymusic+3 | — | 22m 18s | ||
| 7/2/26 | Declaration of IndependenceJuly 4th+3 | Walter IsaacsonDenise Kiernan | Tulane UniversityThe Greatest Sentence Ever Written+2 | — | July 4thDeclaration of Independence+3 | NPR+CODE | 34m 19s | ||
| 6/30/26 | ConstitutionAmerican history+4 | Heidi Schreck | NPRone-woman play about the Constitution | — | ConstitutionHeidi Schreck+4 | — | 21m 19s | ||
| 6/25/26 | global tradeMiddle East+4 | Alex Von TunzelmannHarold Lee Wise+1 | Chatham HouseBlood and Sand: Suez, Hungary, and Eisenhower's Campaign for Peace+1 | Suez CanalStrait of Hormuz+2 | Suez CanalStrait of Hormuz+5 | — | 50m 31s | ||
| 6/23/26 | prosperity gospelself-improvement+3 | — | NPRThroughline | American dream | prosperity gospelAmerican dream+3 | — | 15m 25s | ||
| 6/11/26 | free speechcriminal threats+4 | David L. Hudson, Jr.Mary Anne Franks | Belmont University Law SchoolThe George Washington Law School+1 | United States | free speechcriminal threat+5 | — | 36m 09s | ||
| 6/9/26 | Vietnam Warmedia coverage+3 | — | NPR | United States | Vietnammedia+6 | — | 17m 50s | ||
| 6/4/26 | World Cuphistory+4 | Jonathan WilsonSimon Kuper | The GuardianFinancial Times | Italy | World Cuphistory+5 | — | 52m 16s | ||
| 6/2/26 | civil rightshistorical figures+3 | — | NPR | — | Bayard RustinMarch on Washington+4 | — | 22m 33s | ||
| 5/28/26 | inflationeconomy+3 | John CochraneMeg Jacobs | Stanford University's Hoover InstitutionPrinceton School of Public and International Affairs | — | inflationeconomy+3 | — | 47m 20s | ||
| 5/26/26 | civil rightssocial justice+4 | — | NPR | — | Yuri Kochiyamaactivism+5 | — | 20m 52s | ||
| 5/21/26 | prediction marketshistory+4 | Koleman StrumpfPaul Rhode+2 | Wake Forest UniversityUniversity of Michigan+3 | Iran | prediction marketsbetting+5 | — | 51m 34s | ||
| 5/19/26 | Frances PerkinsSecretary of Labor+4 | — | NPR | — | Frances PerkinsSecretary of Labor+4 | — | 16m 08s | ||
| 5/14/26 | drone warfaremodern warfare+3 | James Rodgers | NPRDrones: What Everyone Needs to Know | — | droneswarfare+5 | — | 50m 41s | ||
| 5/12/26 | Great Depressionpersonal stories+3 | — | NPR | — | Great Depressionhistory+3 | Throughline+ | 18m 33s | ||
| 5/7/26 | memory of warhistory+3 | Viet Thanh Nguyen | NPR | — | war memoryViet Thanh Nguyen+3 | — | 48m 55s | ||
| 5/5/26 | Socialist Partylabor rights+4 | — | American Socialist PartyNPR | — | Socialist PartyEugene Debs+5 | — | 17m 11s | ||
| 4/30/26 | reality televisionentertainment+4 | Goloka BolteDr. Jana Scrivani+3 | ThroughlineNPR | — | reality TVentertainment+6 | — | 51m 55s | ||
| 4/28/26 | boxingBlack athletes+3 | — | NPRThroughline | — | Jack Johnsonheavyweight champion+3 | — | 15m 03s | ||
| 4/23/26 | private citiesinterstellar colonies+2 | Atossa Araxia AbrahamianWayne Gramlich+2 | NPREmbedded+5 | CaliforniaMars+2 | Elon MuskPeter Thiel+3 | — | 48m 34s |
Showing 25 of 25
421
Episodes
1.4x / wk
Cadence
32m
Avg length
6y
Active
since 2020
721K to 2.3M
Monthly reach
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Audience
seniors
Key insights
What the show covers
- historical events analysis
- cultural context exploration
- storytelling through sound
- connecting past to present
Audience interests
- history enthusiasts
- cultural insights
- societal issues
- documentary storytelling
Platform reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- NPR affiliated distribution
- growing listener base
- potential for sponsor-free content
Publishing consistency
- weekly episodes
- active for seven years
- 421 total episodes
- reliable release schedule
Chart history for Throughline
Peaked at #7 in South Korea, top 10 in 1 of 38 tracked markets, currently #7 in South Korea.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| United States | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| VN | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| PE | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| PH | — | #35 | #35 | — |
| India | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| NG | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| HK | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| TH | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| Canada | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| GR | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| Japan | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| South Africa | — | #58 | #58 | — |
| Ireland | — | #62 | #62 | — |
| IL | — | #63 | #63 | — |
| KE | — | #65 | #65 | — |
| SG | — | #66 | #66 | — |
| Denmark | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| AE | — | #70 | #70 | — |
| HU | — | #71 | #71 | — |
Chart Positions
38 placements across 38 markets.
Chart Positions
38 placements across 38 markets.