1A

1A

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1A episodes

  • The News Roundup For January 17, 2020
    President Trump's impeachment trial begins while candidates debate in Iowa. A Russian cabinet resigns. And protests continue in Iran over a downed flight.

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    1 hr 32 min
  • Decrypting The Decryption Dilemma
    Recode's Kara Swisher on the clash between Apple and the Department of Justice: "If you want a surveillance state, that's where this is headed."

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    35 min
  • 1A Across America: 2020, The View From Michigan
    "Democrats are shooting themselves in the foot," says Kathleen VanPopplen, a former Republican who left the party because of President Trump. "If you don't want Trump getting reelected, you have to give us somebody that we can vote for."

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    36 min
  • Calling The Shots In The Year Of The Nurse And Midwife
    "When we have less acute conditions, most of the public can get care quickly and economically," one of our guests says. "Clinics are an important part of addressing that, but nurses can provide a variety of primary care."

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    36 min
  • Two Wheels, Lots Of Controversy: Electric Scooters And Urban Space
    "Any time that a physical environment in a city is not set up to allow for a new type of vehicle, you're in trouble," journalist Clive Thompson. "If you want that vehicle there, you've got to change the shape of the city."

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    36 min
  • The 1A Movie Club Sees 'Little Women'
    One listener said he went to see 'Little Women' without his wife. "I was happy to be a single male alone in the movie, and it was great."

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    36 min
  • The News Roundup For January 10, 2020
    The Senate Majority Leader takes impeachment into his own hands. Fires continue to rage in Australia. And fallout continues over the assassination of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani.

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    1 hr 32 min
  • Unplugged: When Governments Cut Internet Access
    "Internet blackouts are more like a hammer, they don't take that much sophistication, but there are other censorship techniques that are more like a scalpel," says cyber security policy expert Justin Sherman.

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    36 min
  • On The Trail: It's An Election Year, Charlie Brown
    "It is clear in polling that Democrats believe [former Vice President Joe] Biden is the candidate can beat Trump. It is not clear in fundraising standards," says The Hill's Reid Wilson.

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    36 min
  • The Iranian American Perspective On The U.S. And Iran
    "Were these U.S. citizens, sleeping on the floor of the detention center in Washington state, free to leave? It doesn't sound like it. This was a detention," says immigration attorney David Leopold.

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    48 min

About 1A

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Listening to the news can feel like a journey. But 1A guides you beyond the headlines – and cuts through the noise. Let's get to the heart of the story, together – on 1A.

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