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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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Illustrious life of Penn Museum artist no open-and-shut case

The University of Pennsylvania Museum received a mysterious package last week — a small suitcase that once belonged to an artist who tr ...

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Members of Found Theater Company rehearse a new play by a young playwright

Experimental Holocaust drama by teen playwright staged in Philly

This weekend, a new play debuts in Philadelphia that relates the Holocaust of World War II to political events today. The abstract, exper ...

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Review: Tangling with concepts in ‘The Enchanted’

In “The Enchanted,” an adaptation of a strange play written by Jean Giraudoux in 1933, life battles with death. And the real ...

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Delaware man’s hobby strikes the right chord [video]

After suffering four heart attacks, Thom Allen retired from his stressful sales job and started making cigar box guitars.

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 Erik Weihenmayer, author of 'No Barriers: A Blind Man’s Journey to Kayak the Grand Canyon,' visits WHYY studios Tuesday. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

From the Grand Canyon to Mt. Everest, blind adventurer talks new book on Radio Times

Erik Weihenmayer has mental visions of riding his bike when he was young; he watches himself chase neighborhood kids in the woods and swi ...

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African American Museum features photographs exploring mosaic of Philly neighborhoods

Great cities often have iconic symbols that represent them.  Paris has the Eiffel Tower, London has Big Ben, and, of course, Philade ...

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Philadanco performs during PIFA 2015 (Photo by Creative Outfit/Kimmel Center/)

9 ways to celebrate black culture in the Philly area this month

It’s impossible to fully capture centuries of black history in one month, but each year for Black History Month, opportunities abou ...

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Perri Gafney (left) as Sadie Delany and Cherene Snow as Bessie Delany in Philadelphia Theatre Company's production of 'Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years.' (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater

Review: Simply ‘Having Our Say’

When the Delany sisters speak, you listen. You have to. Between them, they have more than two centuries of recollections and wisdom. So i ...

9 years ago

Perri Gafney (left) as Sadie Delany and Cherene Snow as Bessie Delany in Philadelphia Theatre Company's production of 'Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years.' (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater

Review: Simply ‘Having Our Say’

When the Delany sisters speak, you listen. You have to. Between them, they have more than two centuries of recollections and wisdom. So i ...

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Ai Weiwei coming to Philadelphia for major public art collaboration project

Next fall, some of the most provocative artists in the world will come to Philadelphia to create public sculptures and installations. ...

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Philly pit mix makes starting lineup in Puppy Bowl XIII

Forget the Falcons. Super Bowl Sunday is all about the puppies. Animal Planet’s ...

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Louise Calloway holds a slave collar embelished with the name of an Atlanta, Georgia company that traded in tobacco and slaves. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Underground Railroad Museum to open in South Jersey’s Smithville Park [photos]

When people describe the Underground Railroad to newcomers to American history, they usually have to explain that it was not literally un ...

9 years ago

Tin Angel owner Donal McCoy and booker Larry Goldfarb say the venue will move to a new

Old City loses Tin Angel, final shows this weekend

The Tin Angel, a Philadelphia musical institution for a quarter-century, will close this weekend after two final shows on Saturday night. ...

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West Philly’s Paul Robeson House endures after founder’s passing

The house where noted singer, actor and Civil Rights activist Paul Robeson lived his final years is getting a second chance after the fou ...

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The Down Home Diner’s chef, Jack McDavid, demonstrates how to prepare collard greens at the Reading Terminal Market meal for Syrian refugees and Mayfair residents. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Refugees share kibbah, collard greens and a side of bridge-building at Reading Terminal Market

In English, you say “break bread” when you commune with friends over food. In Arabic, you say “have salt and bread.R ...

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