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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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Politics & Policy

Trump defends Elon Musk as ‘terrific’ during Super Bowl interview

President Trump calls federal courts blocking Elon Musk "crazy," and predicted the Kansas City Chiefs would win Super Bowl LIX.

4 months ago

Saquon Barkley
Community

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley sets the NFL’s season rushing record, including the playoffs

Barkley had reason to feel festive Sunday, not only setting the record and playing in his first Super Bowl in his first season with the Eagles, he also turned 28.

4 months ago

Actors Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith reprise their Jay and Silent Bob roles in a Dunkin' Super Bowl commercial.
Arts & Entertainment

The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials this year

the ads featured in this year's Super Bowl mostly touch on safe subjects we traditionally expect in Big Game commercials: Nostalgia. Comedy. Celebrities. Patriotism.

4 months ago

Jared Solomon and Gary Barbera at the tailgate
Community

Neighbors of the Roosevelt Mall plane crash treated to Super Bowl tailgate

A free pre-game tailgate was arranged in the wake of the deadly crash.

4 months ago

Brandon Graham with Eloise Brown
Community
6abc

102-year-old Eagles diehard fan excited to be attending Super Bowl 59

South Philadelphia native Eloise Brown, 102, hasn't missed an Eagles game since the 60s.

4 months ago

Donald Trump shakes hands with Herschel Walker
Politics & Policy

A presidential first: Trump at the Super Bowl, latest chapter in a complicated legacy with football

Donald Trump is set to make history as the first president to attend the Super Bowl while in office.

4 months ago

wreckage from the plane crash in the river
Community

Recent aviation disasters like Northeast Philly plane crash cause fears about the safety of flying

Despite incidents over the past month or so, statistics show that flying remains the safest form of transportation compared with driving or even riding on a train.

4 months ago

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts speaks
Community

What to watch for in the Super Bowl if you don’t know anything about football

If a Chiefs–Eagles Super Bowl sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Here's everything you need to know to get caught up on Sunday's big game.

4 months ago

PATCO's Franklin Square Station
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

South Jersey commuters want more reliable public transit, Rutgers researchers say

Researchers surveyed hundreds of public transportation riders about their experiences to help shape future transit infrastructure decisions.

4 months ago

Jennifer, on the left, and Midline, on the right, from La Esperanza presents findings from the Thriving Newcomers Project at Delaware Technical Community College. Their work focuses on addressing the unique challenges faced by Latino and Haitian communities in Sussex County. (Johnny Perez-González/WHYY)
Community

Haitian and Latino immigrants in rural Delaware confront housing, employment and child care challenges

A new report shows how Haitian and Latino immigrants in southern Delaware are often caught in an economic divide.

4 months ago

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2024 Millennium Medical Women in Science and Medicine Scholarship recipient Abbigail Turco (center) besides staff from Millennium Medical. (Courtesy of Bucks County Foundation)
Education

Bucks County Foundation offers nearly $400,000 in higher education scholarships

The scholarships fund students for everything from grades and financial need to athletic or artistic talent and career interests.

4 months ago

Listen 1:00
President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Nov. 19. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP)
Courts & Law

Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive U.S. Treasury Department material

The case alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk’s team access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system in violation of federal law.

4 months ago

Lang Lang playing the piano
Education

Lang Lang Foundation brings piano lessons to elementary students in 10 Philadelphia schools

Thanks to the renowned concert pianist's foundations Philly second- and third-graders are discovering the piano.

4 months ago

Listen 1:19
A farmer worker stacking crates of vegetables
Community

New Jersey doesn’t have enough farmers. A lawmaker wants to change that

Proposed legislation in N.J. would create a program to help beginner farmers pay for equipment and buy land to grow their crops.

4 months ago

Listen 1:05
Josh Shapiro speaks in front of Joanna McClinton and Austin Davis
Money

‘Cruel and punishing’: Pennsylvania legislator wants to put the kibosh on taxes on Holocaust reparations

Pennsylvania is only one of four states that still taxes Holocaust reparations payments. A news bill seeks to fix that and honor survivors’ legacy.

4 months ago

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