1A

1A

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1A episodes

  • The Friday News Roundup for July 5, 2019
    Justin Amash says "adios" to his party. The printers start rolling on the new census forms. And the car world loses a legend.

    Around the world, protesters smash up the parliament in Hong Kong. President Trump crosses a line in Korea. And there's change at the top of the European Union and Central Bank.

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    1 hr 33 min
  • A Conversation With Senator Doug Jones
    Sen. Jones is the first Democrat that Alabamians have elected to the Senate in 25 years. But with elections around the corner, can he win again in a largely red state?

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    29 min
  • 50 Years Later: Apollo 11 And The Landing That Almost Wasn't
    This month marks the 50-year anniversary of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong's trip to the moon. That may be old news to us, but it was a moment that gripped the nation and the world, in tense and excited silence.

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    19 min
  • Archaeology From (Way, Way) Far Out
    Archaeologist Sarah Parcak says she's seen satellites that can see up to 100 meters in depth into water. Parcak says space imaging helps to gain data on water movement around ships.

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    31 min
  • Jason Rezaian and George Takei On Two Forms Of Imprisonment
    "As Iranians in this country, we've suffered a lot of backlash since the 1970s," Rezaian told us. "That continues to this day. As I've watched the crisis at the border, I worry that we're descending into similar situations that my father and George dealt with."

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    36 min
  • Dinosaurs Come Back To Life At The Smithsonian
    "It was either beginner's luck or divine intervention ... the bones maybe found me," said Kathy Wankel, about discovering T. rex bones in Montana that are now on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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    37 min
  • The Friday News Roundup for June 28, 2019
    Twenty Democratic presidential candidates debated this week. The Supreme Court ruled on partisan gerrymandering. And Robert Mueller will testify before Congress in July.

    Around the world, President Trump will meet with world leaders at the G20 summit this weekend. Protests in Honduras turn violent. And Jared Kushner tries to make a peace deal with the Middle East.

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    1 hr 33 min
  • 1A Across America: Ten Democrats Debate
    "I think it's kind of a cheap shot at this point, just saying that we need to stop Trump," said Kate Nachazel, a senior at the University of Michigan. She said she appreciated that the candidates didn't talk so much about President Trump.

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    35 min
  • Big Little Lies: The Art Of Being Duped
    Professor Chris Hart says con artists tend to display a personality structure known as the "dark triad:" narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.

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    35 min
  • Foresight 2020: Health Care
    "We have as many people insured in this country as ever before," said Dan Diamond, health reporter for POLITICO. But Diamond noted that some people are under-insured, in hard-to-reach locations and unable to opt in to insurance plans.

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    36 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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