Gag.......more yucky foreigners taking stuff from Americans.......hurl.
Posted on 05/17/2026 10:59:05 AM PDT by Red Badger
Ramtin Arablouei, 43, who has been at NPR since 2015 and co-hosted “Throughline” alongside Rund Abdelfatah, left the broadcaster after a female employee on the show filed a complaint in March.
The employee alleged that Arablouei made her uncomfortable during frequent one-on-one meetings by divulging extensive details of his personal life. She also claimed he made inappropriate remarks during team meetings, including a comment describing a producer as “a case for race mixing” that left staff uncomfortable, according to a report from the New York Post.
Additionally, the employee accused Arablouei of flirting with guests and a contract worker associated with the podcast.
NPR’s senior assistant general counsel, Ali Parker, conducted interviews with multiple “Throughline” staff members over the course of several weeks.
On April 1, Parker informed the complaining employee that many of her allegations had been corroborated. That same day, podcast staff were notified in an internal meeting that Arablouei was leaving NPR, though no specific reason was provided at the time.
NPR has not issued a public announcement about Arablouei’s departure. His official bio page on the NPR website, which previously highlighted his role as co-host of “Throughline,” has been removed, though his archive of past stories remains accessible.
Rund Abdelfatah is currently hosting the show alone.
In a recent internal email to staff, NPR’s vice president of podcast strategy, Yolanda Sangweni, said the network is “working closely with the Throughline team on the show’s future direction” and expressed gratitude to Abdelfatah for continuing as the sole host.
NPR spokesperson Heather Walls issued a general statement on workplace conduct, saying, “Any concerns raised through appropriate channels are reviewed carefully. We take allegations regarding workplace conduct seriously and are committed to maintaining a safe, respectful and professional environment for all employees.”
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Couscous and Baclava don’t make any noises.............
“Ramtin Arablouei”. Naw, I’ll pass, too easy...
Ramtin Arablouei, 43, who has been at NPR since 2015 and Runs Abdelfatah?!?!
Anybody named Bob, Tom or Fred there?
Not unless they are black, gay or trans..............or all three.........
“NPR Voice” seems to have been promoted 20 years ago, but NPR seems to be pushing just the opposite these days — the more non-standard your accent, the better. See, for example:
Ayesha Rascoe
Lakshmi Singh
Maria Hinojosa
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Aya Batrawy
Hadeel Al-Shalchi
... and so on. Diversity in accent appears to be heavily valued on NPR these days, the “midwest accent” being unvalued.
Except when they want to make a clear statement, ie. “ NPR spokesperson Heather Walls”.
Which country's national public radio are we talking about here?
“Anybody named Bob, Tom or Fred there?”
My feelings exactly. I would like to see a few more Smiths, Thomases, and Joneses sprinkled here and there.
They sound like Iranian names.
Gag.......more yucky foreigners taking stuff from Americans.......hurl.
Bill, do you think that is pronounced “Arab-blew-he?”
Yes it’s way past the quota zone now it’s the replacement zone now.
Pick a race any race will do.
??????????????????????
Popular with who??????
Perhaps it was a typo. They meant Popular NPR Hoser
These names… 🤦♂️
What country is this, again?
All of them lusting after American “freebies”.....NOT our freedoms.
Ours, unfortunately............
“left staff uncomfortable” — the highest of all crimes in Liberaldom — making somebody “uncomfortable”
“flirting with guests” — oh, where are my smelling salts? I feel the vapors coming on. He was flirting!
What? You’re thinking they misspelled his first name?
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