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1A is home to the national conversation. Joshua Johnson hosts with great guests and frames the best debate in ways to make you think, share and engage.

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05.17.2021 Re-entering Another New Normal The CDC updated its guidance, allowing vaccinated Americans to go largely maskless. That's left a lot of people with questions, and some with 're-entry anxiety'. As plans are made, social agendas fill up, and workplaces adjust, fears about what that ...
05.14.2021 The News Roundup For May 14, 2021 The Biden administration is pushing to at least partially vaccinate 70 percent of the American population by July 4. A hacking group known as DarkSide conducted a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline and national security experts are investigating whether ...
05.13.2021 Why Is Everyone Talking About Newsletters? In the last ten years, it seems like newsletters have replaced blogs as the platform du jour. And Substack helps writers profit off their own work. But the platform's success isn't without controversy. The main criticism being who they allow ...
05.12.2021 A 'Ton' Of Fun With Mahjong Mahjong came to America from China in the early 1920s. It was marketed as an ancient Chinese game, but it was actually created in the mid to late 1800s. After World War II, the game became popular among Jewish American ...
05.11.2021 Susan Page On Pelosi, Trump And The Washington Establishment House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has cast a long and influential shadow over Washington and Democratic politics for decades. As the first female Speaker of the House, Pelosi initially took on the establishment; now she is the establishment. Until Donald Trump ...
05.10.2021 Strike A 'Pose:' A Conversation With Angelica Ross We talk with Pose star Angelica Ross about the end of the series, her own work around trans representation in the tech industry, and what's next for queer people of color onscreen. Want to support 1A? Give to your local ...
05.07.2021 The News Roundup For May 7, 2021 Now that the supply has outstripped the demand, President Joe Biden is shifting the country's vaccine priorities. He wants to move vaccinations from designated sites to local stores or communal centers with a goal of getting at least 70 percent ...
05.06.2021 Going Medieval On White Supremacists When most Americans think about Medieval times, our brains either go to a chain restaurant or an all-white version of Medieval Europe that never really existed. The myth is so pernicious, white supremacists have used it to draw people to ...
05.05.2021 From Awareness To Acceptance: Changing How We Understand Autism The Autism Society of America decided to change the branding of the month of April from, "Autism Awareness Month" to "Autism Acceptance Month." The change represents a long-held belief by autistic advocates that in order to create a more inclusive ...
05.04.2021 What We Talk About When We Talk About Fat Acceptance It's 2021, the Fat Acceptance Movement has moved far beyond its original fight for more inclusive policies. The average weight of Ameircans has increased in the last two decades. And anti-fat bias has increased too: by nearly 40 percent according ...
05.03.2021 NPR: The Next 50 Years NPR is celebrating its 50th anniversary, so we're spending some time thinking about what the next 50 years have in store. Journalists at NPR headquarters and at member stations are grappling with a lot of questions: why public radio sounds ...
04.30.2021 The News Roundup For April 29, 2021 President Joe Biden delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress this week, during which he outlined his plan for an aggressive expansion of social spending. Three men in Georgia were indicted on federal hate crime charges related ...
04.29.2021 The 1A Movie Klub: 'Mortal Kombat' Video games are good. Movies are good. But can video game movies be good? We talked about it for the latest edition of 1A Movie Club. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to ...
04.28.2021 Vaccination Nation: Masks Off? Not Quite Yet. Millions of Americans are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. And as summer approaches, the behavior of many will change drastically. The CDC has released new guidelines for fully vaccinated adults, but what do they mean? We break down the latest ...
04.27.2021 Slow Your Scroll: Fighting The Urge To Doomscroll Many of us are afraid we might miss something important, but what do you do when it feels like something important is happening all the time? How do we slow the doomscroll? Want to support 1A? Give to your local ...
04.26.2021 Food And Plants: Conversations About How We Cope How do food and plants help us make sense of the world? Musician Michelle Zauner talks about her latest project, — a memoir, Crying In H Mart — that tells the story of her mother's death. In it, Zauner writes ...
04.23.2021 The News Roundup For April 23, 2021 Former police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of killing George Floyd by kneeling on his neck, was found guilty on three counts, including murder and manslaughter, this week. President Biden announced that in its first 100 days of his term, the ...
04.22.2021 Bassnectar And Grappling With Allegations Against Our Favorite Artists Allegations against EDM star Bassnectar, or Lorin Ashton, have left fans to grapple with those accusations. Debates like these have surfaced more and more since the #MeToo movement since it took off in 2017. We talk about Bassnectar's alleged victims ...
04.21.2021 A Jury Found Derek Chauvin Guilty. What Now? Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck, was found guilty of murder on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter on Tuesday afternoon. It's a historic verdict, but what does it mean ...
04.20.2021 The Jury Is Out On The Derek Chauvin Trial UPDATE, 5:30 p.m: Former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all counts of manslaughter and murder. Millions of Americans have lost faith in a system that too often appears to allow police to commit acts of violence with ...
04.19.2021 How Policing Works In The Suburbs Against the backdrop of the trial of Derek Chauvin, criticism of the criminal justice system in America is once again under scrutiny. How are police and local officials responding to changing demographics in the suburbs? Have police been able to ...
04.16.2021 The News Roundup For April 16, 2021 The U.S. paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Protests broke out in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, after a white police officer, Kim Potter, shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden voiced ...
04.15.2021 What's Changed After The Insurrection At The U.S. Capitol? While a lot has changed since the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. capitol, a lot hasn't. We talk about what changes have been implemented and what's been forgotten. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station ...
04.14.2021 How Gun Violence Affects American Children "The truth is that this crisis affects not thousands of children, but millions of children. The idea is that because these kids aren't being wounded, they aren't being affected by it, and that's just not true," says author Jon Woodrow ...
04.13.2021 It's Infrastructure Week Somewhere President Biden is looking to redefine infrastructure by adding funding for social services to his $2 trillion dollar infrastructure proposal. We discuss the ins and outs of the bill and what kind of impact it could have on Americans. Want ...
04.12.2021 The Impact Of The Pandemic In Prisons Some 492,000 cases have been confirmed among people in prison and prison staff. And that number is likely an undercount. We discuss the ways the pandemic has changed life inside prisons and what support incarcerated people and corrections staff need ...
04.09.2021 The News Roundup For April 9, 2021 The United States is averaging 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations a day across many age and employment categories. COVID-related deaths are at their lowest point since last March, but the gross number of cases in the U.S. is increasing. Leaders begin ...
04.08.2021 The Writers' Room: Millennial Fiction Millennials include anyone born between 1981 and 1996, making them between the ages of 25 and 40. While the generation isn't monolithic, there are certain cultural touchstones that have come to shape the millennial experience and they're showing up in ...
04.07.2021 'Oh Baby': The Bugs And The Birds Brood X cicadas are on their way. Our home, Washington D.C., is set to be the epicenter of the swarm. We discuss the basics and what to expect with a bug expert and then fly into the basics of birdwatching ...
04.06.2021 The Past, Present And Future Of Black Farmers In The U.S. We talk about the history of Black farmers in the United States, the impact of the American Rescue Act and what it means to reclaim the land. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe ...
04.05.2021 Unbanked: What It Means To Be Outside Of The Banking System Bank accounts can be used for a lot of things, including to help you build credit. But almost 63 million Americans are either unbanked or underbanked. That means they don't use banks to make financial transactions like cashing checks, saving ...
04.02.2021 The News Roundup For April 2, 2021 COVID-19 surges are reappearing around the country after spring breakers flocked to the nation's beaches. The CDC also issues new travel guidelines. The murder trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of killing George Floyd by kneeling on ...
04.01.2021 Vaccination Nation: The Kids Will Be Alright More than a dozen states are opening up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all adults this week. Meanwhile, Pfizer's vaccine has been deemed safe for kids. We answer your questions about vaccines and the pandemic. Want to support 1A? Give to ...
03.31.2021 What's Happening To Migrant Children At The Southern Border Border Patrol facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border are overwhelmed with the record number of unaccompanied minors arriving at border. Agencies say they need more help. We discuss what situation at the border and what options the U.S. government has for ...
03.30.2021 Across America: When the Economy 'Bounces Back,' Who Actually Recovers? Unemployment claims are down, consumer confidence is up and U.S. jobless claims have fallen to the the lowest level since the pandemic began over a year ago. But these numbers aren't always good indicators of how Americans are faring during ...
03.29.2021 What Does Intersectionality Mean? The Atlanta spa shootings brought attention to the long history of hate against Asians and Asian Americans, but it was also a tragedy at the intersection of gender, race and class. The idea that our identities don't exist in a ...
03.26.2021 The News Roundup For March 26, 2021 President Biden is pushing Congress to pass comprehensive gun control legislation after two mass shootings in under a week, while the Senate debates voting rights measures. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, worldwide, while AstraZeneca faces questions about ...
03.25.2021 What You Need To Know About Air Travel Right Now According to TSA screening numbers, more Americans are traveling since the start of the pandemic. Some are hopping on flights to see family, while others are jet-setting on vacation. But is it too soon to get on a plane? What ...
03.24.2021 Where Does The United States Fit Into The Global Vaccination Effort? Wealthy countries make up just a fifth of the global adult population. But they've already snatched up more than half of the world's vaccine supply. Some critics say these countries should share vaccine supplies in order to help end the ...
03.23.2021 When Is Racial Harassment Considered A Hate Crime? The shooter in the deadly attack at three Atlanta spas, in which six Asian women were among the eight people killed, is charged with murder. But the shooting isn't currently being prosecuted as a hate crime, despite a wave of ...
03.22.2021 What The Non-Fungible Token? NFTs are a type of cryptocurrency that represent a unique digital asset, like a piece of art or digital item. We dive into the basics and answer some of your questions. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public ...
03.19.2021 The News Roundup For March 19, 2021 Investigators and the public are still learning more about the spa shootings in the Atlanta area. Six Asian women were among the eight people killed. Moderna begins testing its vaccine on children below the age of 12 and infants as ...
03.18.2021 The Intersection Of Race, Misogyny And The Experiences Of Asian Americans Atlanta police have charged a suspect in the spa shootings, which comes amid a wave of violence against Asian Americans, spurred in part by racist and xenophobic rhetoric surrounding the pandemic. But the suspect claims the shootings were motived by ...
03.17.2021 Through The Cracks: Was Relisha Rudd's Disappearance Unpreventable? In 2014, 8-year-old Relisha Rudd disappeared from the Washington, D.C. homeless shelter where she lived. She was only officially declared missing after she hadn't been seen for 18 days. She hasn't been found. "Through The Cracks" is a podcast about ...
03.16.2021 Ask A Public Defender Public defenders are attorneys who are appointed to work on behalf of defendants who can't afford to hire their own representation. But they aren't always supported in the ways that maybe they should be. We talked to three professionals in ...
03.15.2021 What's Driving The Spate Of Anti-Transgender State Legislation? In 2021 alone, 25 states have introduced over 70 bills targeting transgender people. Trans youth are especially affected by this recent legislative push, with a significant number of these bills focused on children specifically. We talked about what this legislation ...
03.12.2021 The News Roundup For March 12, 2021 The world reflects on a year since the WHO declared a global pandemic. The U.S. passes a new COVID-19 relief bill and Hawaii is in a state of emergency as floods rip through the state. Meanwhile, protests continue in Senegal. ...
03.11.2021 Biden At the Border A growing number of migrants are arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico every day. We talked about the steps President Biden has promised to take to manage immigration at the southern border. Want to support 1A? Give to your ...
03.10.2021 The Rise In Anti-Asian Attacks During The COVID-19 Pandemic In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, racism and harassment toward Asian Americans have increased. But anti-Asian racism isn't new and this uptick of violence forces us to examine the centuries of hate that has led to this moment. We ...
03.09.2021 Deb Haaland And The Future Of The Department Of The Interior Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., is President Joe Biden's choice to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior. If confirmed, she'd make history as the first Native American to lead the department responsible for maintaining and conserving federal lands. We talked ...

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Re-entering Another New Normal

The News Roundup For May 14, 2021

Why Is Everyone Talking About Newsletters?

A 'Ton' Of Fun With Mahjong

Susan Page On Pelosi, Trump And The Washington Establishment

Strike A 'Pose:' A Conversation With Angelica Ross

The News Roundup For May 7, 2021

Going Medieval On White Supremacists

From Awareness To Acceptance: Changing How We Understand Autism

What We Talk About When We Talk About Fat Acceptance

NPR: The Next 50 Years

The News Roundup For April 29, 2021

The 1A Movie Klub: 'Mortal Kombat'

Vaccination Nation: Masks Off? Not Quite Yet.

Slow Your Scroll: Fighting The Urge To Doomscroll

Food And Plants: Conversations About How We Cope

The News Roundup For April 23, 2021

Bassnectar And Grappling With Allegations Against Our Favorite Artists

A Jury Found Derek Chauvin Guilty. What Now?

The Jury Is Out On The Derek Chauvin Trial

How Policing Works In The Suburbs

The News Roundup For April 16, 2021

What's Changed After The Insurrection At The U.S. Capitol?

How Gun Violence Affects American Children

It's Infrastructure Week Somewhere

The Impact Of The Pandemic In Prisons

The News Roundup For April 9, 2021

The Writers' Room: Millennial Fiction

'Oh Baby': The Bugs And The Birds

The Past, Present And Future Of Black Farmers In The U.S.

Unbanked: What It Means To Be Outside Of The Banking System

The News Roundup For April 2, 2021

Vaccination Nation: The Kids Will Be Alright

What's Happening To Migrant Children At The Southern Border

Across America: When the Economy 'Bounces Back,' Who Actually Recovers?

What Does Intersectionality Mean?

The News Roundup For March 26, 2021

What You Need To Know About Air Travel Right Now

Where Does The United States Fit Into The Global Vaccination Effort?

When Is Racial Harassment Considered A Hate Crime?

What The Non-Fungible Token?

The News Roundup For March 19, 2021

The Intersection Of Race, Misogyny And The Experiences Of Asian Americans

Through The Cracks: Was Relisha Rudd's Disappearance Unpreventable?

Ask A Public Defender

What's Driving The Spate Of Anti-Transgender State Legislation?

The News Roundup For March 12, 2021

Biden At the Border

The Rise In Anti-Asian Attacks During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Deb Haaland And The Future Of The Department Of The Interior

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