The pioneering women behind the invisible art of film editing
Film editing is one of the most important aspects of filmmaking, and since the dawn of cinema, women have played a pivotal role in Hollywood as editors.
History
The enduring story for Underground Railroad Quilts
Quilters have been copying patterns believed to have been used as signals for the Underground Railroad even though historians say they can't find any evidence they were used that way.
Removed during protests, Louisville's statue of King Louis XVI is still in limbo
Louisville is wrestling over what to do with a statue of its colonial namesake, French King Louis XVI. Museums and the public are hesitant to put it back on display.
McConnell is stepping down from leadership. Here's how he got there
This week, Mitch McConnell announced he will step down as Republican leader in the Senate. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist and biographer Michael Tackett about McConnell's career.
50 years ago, 'Blazing Saddles' broke wind — and box office expectations
Mel Brooks' satirical Western got mixed reviews when it opened in February 1974, but it became the year's biggest box office hit.
What does the Supreme Court do in the shadows? Find out in Throughline's history quiz
How do Supreme Court decisions really get made? Test your knowledge here.
A tech billionaire is quietly buying up land in Hawaii. No one knows why
A mystery has been brewing in a small ranching town on Hawaii's Big Island. Word has it that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff bought the land, stirring worries about what he plans to do with it.
How gerontology, the study of aging, came to be
NPR's history podcast Throughline tells us the story of the scientist who helped launch gerontology, the study of aging, and how we started viewing aging as a disease.
How the Underground Railroad got its name
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Scott Shane, who traced the naming of the Underground Railroad back to the writings of the little-known 19th century abolitionist Thomas Smallwood.
Pod Corner: 'Landslide' covers how the 1976 presidential election shaped politics
The podcast Landslide is a production of NuanceTales and member station WFAE. It tells the the story of the 1976 presidential race and how it changed U.S. politics.