Cristina Kim

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Articles

The Alien Enemies Act : Throughline

1 week ago | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Lawrence Wu |Julie Caine |Casey Miner |Cristina Kim | +2 more

In March 2025, President Trump issued an executive order invoking a centuries-old law: the Alien Enemies Act. The Act allows a president to detain or deport citizens of foreign adversaries to the United States, but only in the case of a "declared war" or "invasion." Now, the Trump administration and the courts are locked in a battle over whether the president's use of the Act, under which people have already been deported, is legal.
When Things Fall Apart : Throughline

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Julie Caine |Casey Miner |Devin Katayama |Lawrence Wu | +6 more

Climate disaster, political unrest, random violence: Western society can often feel like what the filmmaker Werner Herzog calls "a thin layer of ice on top of an ocean of chaos and darkness." But is that actually true — or the way it has to be? Today on the show, what really happens when things fall apart. This episode originally published in 2023.
Get Rich Quick: The American Lottery : Throughline

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Lawrence Wu |Julie Caine |Casey Miner |Devin Katayama | +3 more

Get Rich Quick: The American Lottery Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242489340/1268826246" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Want to get rich quick? You're not alone. Right now, Americans spend over $100 billion, yes billion, every year on lottery tickets.
We the People: The Right to Remain Silent : Throughline

4 weeks ago | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Lawrence Wu |Casey Miner |Anya Steinberg |Julie Caine | +2 more

We the People: The Right to Remain Silent Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1241163687/1268492593" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images The Fifth Amendment. You have the right to remain silent when you're being questioned in police custody, thanks to the Fifth's protection against self-incrimination.
Sesame Street : Throughline

1 month ago | npr.org | Ramtin Arablouei |Rund Abdelfatah |Devin Katayama |Julie Caine |Casey Miner |Lawrence Wu | +2 more

Sesame Street Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1239646567/1268124374" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Big Bird, politics, and the ABCs: how a television show made to represent New York City neighborhoods like Harlem and the Bronx became beloved by families around a divided country.
Sesame Street : Throughline

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ramtin Arablouei |Rund Abdelfatah |Devin Katayama |Julie Caine |Casey Miner |Lawrence Wu | +2 more

Jennifer Garner’s Body Language at Recent Soccer Match Speaks Volumes About How She Treats Her FansBody language can tell you a lot about a celebrity, whether they’re fidgeting due to nerves or learning how to do CPR. And Jennifer Garner is no …
Winter is Coming : Throughline

1 month ago | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Lawrence Wu |Julie Caine |Anya Steinberg |Casey Miner | +2 more

Dinosaurs, Carl Sagan, and nuclear war. There was a moment in the not-so-distant past when we learned what drove the dinosaurs extinct — and that discovery, made during the Cold War, may have helped save humans from the same fate. In this episode, we'll take a journey from prehistoric times to the nuclear age and explore how humans contend with fears of the end. David Sepkoski, Thomas M.
We the People: Succession of Power : Throughline

1 month ago | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Lawrence Wu |Julie Caine |Casey Miner |Devin Katayama | +2 more

We the People: Succession of Power Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1236242665/1267491757" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The 25th amendment. A few years before JFK was shot, an idealistic young lawyer set out on a mission to convince people something essential was missing from the Constitution: clear instructions for what should happen if a U.S. president was no longer able to serve.
The Evolution of Presidential Power : Throughline

2 months ago | npr.org | Ramtin Arablouei |Rund Abdelfatah |Devin Katayama |Julie Caine |Cristina Kim |Anya Steinberg | +2 more

The Evolution of Presidential Power Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1232637594/1266733632" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images What can and can't the president do — and how do we know?
The Anti-Vaccine Movement : Throughline

2 months ago | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Casey Miner |Anya Steinberg |Julie Caine |Devin Katayama | +3 more

The Anti-Vaccine Movement Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1231104444/1266379017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The alleged link between vaccines and autism was first published in 1998, in a since-retracted study in medical journal The Lancet. The claim has been repeatedly disproven: there is no evidence that vaccines and autism are related.