1A is a show for a changing America, now airing on more than 230 stations.
Every day, host Joshua Johnson convenes a conversation about the most important issues of our time.
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 the audience to join in.The show regularly posts questions and requests for feedback on this page. And you can engage on Twitter, Facebook, or by texting 1A to 63735.
1A is produced by WAMU 88.5, and distributed by NPR.
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The story reimagines the metaphorical underground railroad as an actual underground railroad, with train tracks, stations, and so on. -
How is a decades-old academic concept leading to new legislation across the nation? -
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued an order that says the drilling lease moratorium is because of "multiple legal deficiencies." But Alaska Republicans are calling it an overreach. -
In 2013, she came out as a transgender woman. Now she fights for gender equity and LGBTQ rights. -
With COVID restrictions lifting across the country, more and more companies are rolling out their "back to work" plans. -
More than $4 billion dollars from the American Rescue Plan have been allocated for the program. -
They're here, and loud, and randy. -
What does this move — and the response — say about the red meat's role in the U.S. diet and psyche? -
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that there will likely be 13 to 20 named storms. -
Belarus kidnaps a journalist from a commercial flight. Secretary Blinken flies to Israel.
