When Malcolm Gladwell presented NPR's ThruLine podcast with a Peabody Award,
he praised it for its historical and moral clarity.
On ThruLine, we take you back in time to the origins of what's in the news,
like presidential power, aging and evangelicalism.
Time travel with us every week on the ThruLine podcast from NPR.
This is Robert at the North Shore Model Railroad Club in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
This podcast was recorded at 12.38 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 9th of 2025.
Things may have changed by the time you hear it, but here, the trains are always on time.
I love that sound!
Chugga, chugga, chugga!
I thought it was drums initially.
Well, hey there.
It's the NPR Politics Podcast.
I'm Asma Khaled.
I cover the White House.
I'm Tamara Keith.
I also cover the White House.
And today on the show, we're joined by NPR's China correspondent, John Ruich.
Hey there, John.
Hey, hey.