1A is a show for a changing America.
Every day, host Joshua Johnson convenes a conversation about the most important issues of our time. The show takes a deep and unflinching look at America, bringing context and insight to stories unfolding across the country and the world.
With a name inspired by the First Amendment*, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports and humor. 1A’s goal is to act as a national mirror — taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
The conversation isn’t just on air. 1A invites you to join in. We’ll regularly post questions and requests for feedback on this page. And you can talk to us on Twitter, Facebook, or by texting 1A to 63735.
1A is produced by WAMU 88.5, and distributed by NPR.
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We remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We also talk about the latest on the upcoming Senate fight to confirm a new justice, just weeks before an election. -
How many Americans are going to vote by mail in the election? And how can they make sure their votes count?
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Scientists discover signs of life on Venus. Israel signs diplomatic accords with two Arab nations.
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President Trump flies to California and blames only forest management for the damage instead of climate change. A whistleblower says some detainees in ICE custody are forced to have hysterectomies.
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More than 190,000 people have died of COVID-19 throughout the United States, leaving the Trump administration under heavy scrutiny. But Joe Biden, along with the former surgeon general, is capitalizing on a coronavirus strategy that would ramp up vaccine distributions in January.
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The amount of shootings and killings has increased. But overall crime is going down. We explore what's going on.
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When schools face financial struggles, music and arts programs are often the first to get cut. For the principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic, it's time for that to change.
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People fought and died for the right to vote. Some are still fighting to this day. And you even get a sticker for voting. So why do nearly 100 million Americans not vote?
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The family's lawyer believes it's the largest settlement ever in the wrongful death of a Black woman.
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The lockdown lasts until at least October 11th, stretching through the Jewish High Holidays.
