Laine Kaplan-Levenson

1 month ago | npr.org | Ramtin Arablouei |Rund Abdelfatah |Julie Caine |Laine Kaplan-Levenson |Lawrence Wu |Victor Yvellez

Health Insurance in America Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1234145475/1267097621" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Millions of Americans depend on their jobs for health insurance. But that's not the case in many other wealthy countries. How did the U.S. end up with a system that's so expensive, yet leaves so many people vulnerable?

Jan 9, 2025 | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Lawrence Wu |Laine Kaplan-Levenson |Julie Caine |Victor Yvellez | +3 more

Our dreams can haunt us. But what are we to make of them? From omens and art to modern science, we tell the story of dreams and the surprising role they may play in our lives. (Originally ran as The Way We Dream) To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline.

Oct 17, 2024 | npr.org | Ramtin Arablouei |Rund Abdelfatah |Laine Kaplan-Levenson |Julie Caine |Lawrence Wu |Parth Shah | +3 more

Drunken brawls, coercion, and lace curtains: believe it or not, how regular people vote was not something the Founding Fathers thought much about. Americans went from casting votes at wild parties in the town square to doing so in private booths, behind a drawn curtain. In this episode, the process of voting: how it was designed, who it was meant for, and the moments when we reimagined it altogether.

Apr 4, 2024 | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Lawrence Wu |Julie Caine |Laine Kaplan-Levenson |Jamie York | +2 more

The Land of the Fee (Throwback) Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1198908679/1242540765" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Illustration of Luxurious Early American Railway Pullman Dining Car, 1877. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Illustration of Luxurious Early American Railway Pullman Dining Car, 1877.

Mar 14, 2024 | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Jamie York |Julie Caine |Laine Kaplan-Levenson |Lawrence Wu | +1 more

A Symphony of Resistance (Throwback) Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1198908629/1238291491" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> An anti-government protester is carried on shoulders in Tahrir Square in the afternoon before a speech by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square February 10, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.