Throughline - Introducing Throughline

Episode Date: January 30, 2019

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What happens when a tornado sweeps through? History happens. You're not afraid of what you see, you're afraid of what you can't see. Even when we're not looking. Argentina today invaded and seized the Falkland Islands. What might or might not be there. Stories told and forgotten. You go to the cellar and you cling to the pillars. A lot of folks around here used to whisper about it. Or never told and forgotten. You go to the cellar and you cling to the pillars.

A lot of folks around here used to whisper it up. Or never told at all. And that history was being forgotten. Until the tornado passes. I'm Ramtin Arablui. I'm Rand Abdel-Fattah. And this is ThruLine. History like you've never heard it before.

The first Marine air wing pilots slammed their rockets right into those dug-in commies. About moments that changed everything. Then suddenly, the radio crackled on. Attention is focused once again on the Middle East, where events in Iran have taken a dramatic double twist. Surprising stories about the past. That'll help you make sense of the present. And here is where it begins.

She realized at that same moment. A passion story that is equal in power. Would you consider escaping from? Her whole life had been a lie. Equal in power. Russia. To the passion of the Christ. If you're like us and you've wondered,

What in the world is this? How did we get here? Why didn't I know about this? Then join us every week as we answer these questions. By going back in time. To the moments that shaped our world. In the most unexpected ways. He's appointed the head of the new intelligence service in Russia,

the FSB. Also known as Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti Rosyoskoye Federatsi. How do you do? Honestly, not that bad, but I wouldn't say great either. You know what I mean? I would say...

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