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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.

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From left to right: Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kathy Jennings, Patty Rickman and Dwayne Bensing.
Politics & Policy

Delaware election 2026: Your Democratic primary voter guide for attorney general

The incumbent is seeking a third four-year term. Her opponents say the office needs new leadership. Here’s what you need to know.

5 hours ago

Several rowhouses in Wilmington, Delaware near a traffic light
Politics & Policy

‘You fix it, you get paid’: Wilmington starts rent escrow program to prod landlords into providing water, heat, electricity

Tenants whose repairs are not completed within 48 hours can put two-thirds of their rent into an account managed by a social service agency.

5 hours ago

Campers place their arms around one another
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia photographer shows girls’ experiences at Jewish summer camp in new book

Rachel Wisniewski‘s “L’dor Vador” highlights campers’ experiences over three summers at a 102-year-old Jewish summer camp in the Poconos.

6 hours ago

Pat McMullen, president of the Knights of Columbus Regina Coeli Home Association in Northeast Philadelphia, stood next to skill game terminals in the organization’s bar.
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia social clubs and small businesses plead for legalization of skill game machines before October deadline

Clubs, bars and nonprofits say revenue from the machines helps keep their doors open as lawmakers weigh regulation.

15 hours ago

Surveillance footage of a masked man
Courts & Law

‘Who’s running now?’: Philly DA announces charges against masked man accused of chasing women in Center City

Zymire Hughes, 22, is already on probation for a crime in Montgomery County.

15 hours ago

Fresh Air host Terry Gross
Community

‘Too good to be true?’: No, WHYY’s Terry Gross did not personally email you to be a guest on ‘Fresh Air’

AI-fueled scammers are asking people to appear on WHYY’s “Fresh Air” and other popular shows and podcasts in exchange for money.

17 hours ago

Listen 1:05
Activists hold up signs in council chambers that say 'ICE Out'
Community

‘ICE Out’ in Philly: Advocates are filling in the gaps where they say the city has fallen short

Immigrant advocacy groups say many residents don’t fully understand what protections the legislation provides or how the city is enforcing the new laws.

21 hours ago

The skyline in Philadelphia is seen on Feb. 21, 2024
Politics & Policy

Democrats narrow list of 2028 DNC convention sites to Philadelphia, Boston and Denver

Philadelphia last hosted the convention in 2016, Denver in 2008 and Boston in 2004.

1 day ago

A woman with the phrase 'Free To Be Naked' written across her bare chest.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Naked Bike Ride, ‘National Treasure’ weekend and a citywide indie bookstore crawl in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Aug. 20–23: The sidewalk becomes a canvas during the Delco Chalk Fest and women’s equality is celebrated in South Jersey.

1 day ago

Listen 5:41
a graphic rendering of the apartment building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

North Philly development will bring 129 affordable rentals to Temple University area

The six-story project represents the final phase of a yearslong effort to redevelop Norris Homes, a traditional public housing site that was demolished between 2011 and 2019.

1 day ago

Listen 1:04
The Meantime on Market building
Community

Pop-up shops in Philadelphia’s Market East will stick around through December

The temporary storefronts brought in by the “Meantime on Market” initiative have drawn thousands of visitors this summer to a struggling block.

1 day ago

Listen 1:26
A sign above the bright red door marks the entrance to Kensington High School
Education

After asbestos shutters Kensington High School, parents of students with autism worry about long commute

Kensington High School students will travel to a building 7 miles away on shuttle buses after an asbestos issue shuttered their school.

2 days ago

Listen 1:14
Scott Presler with his phone
Politics & Policy

Complaint accuses conservative activist Scott Presler of violating Pennsylvania campaign finance law

Public Citizen alleges Presler’s Early Vote Action failed to report spending on its unsuccessful campaign to remove three Democratic justices in 2025.

2 days ago

Listen 1:05
a silo on the Ard Na Gréine farm
Community

Sussex County Land Trust celebrates preserving 88-acre farm in Lewes

The Ard Na Gréine farm was owned by the same family in Lewes for decades. Now, it will be protected from development and, eventually, made open for public recreation.

2 days ago

Listen 0:59
Brett Mapp and Theresa Rose look on
Community

After a 10-year hiatus, a Philly microgranting project comes back to the table for community fundraising

Philly Stake, a luncheon in the style of “Shark Tank,” will raise and distribute grants to community-improvement projects.

2 days ago

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