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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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Two city blocks of rowhouses are left in ruin following the worst fire in the city's history, May 15, 1985 in West Philadelphia. The blaze was caused accidently when police attempted to remove a radical group called MOVE from their house by dropping a satchel bomb on the structure a gun battle. (AP Photo)
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Studio 2 Extra: Investigative journalist reflects on MOVE bombing

Investigative reporter Linn Washington remembers the MOVE bombing 40 years later .

Air Date: May 13, 2025 3:00 pm

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Hannah Roemer-Block, Ishtar El, Ella Adams, David Bannister and Nigel Carter pose with the MOVE bombing historical marker during its unveiling ceremony on June 24, 2017
History
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

How a group of middle school students memorialized the MOVE bombing

A West Philly school founder shares the story of how students led a campaign to install a historical marker at the site of the 1985 MOVE bombing.

1 year ago

A hybrid Ford Maverick truck towing the tram car on the Wildwood Boardwalk
New Jersey
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6abc

A hybrid Ford Maverick truck hits the Wildwood Boardwalk, towing the iconic tram car

The vehicle replaces one of the boardwalk's nine tram car towing units. The replacement is a test, officials said, and it's not clear if the pickup will stay.

1 year ago

A first printing of the United States Constitution is displayed at Sotheby's auction house
History
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Ken Griffin will loan his copies of the Constitution and Bill of Rights to Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center

The Citadel CEO's first-edition copies will be placed in a new public exhibit, marking the center’s largest renovation since it opened in 2003.

1 year ago

Whitemarsh Township's 2024 Fourth of July parade
Community Events
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Whitemarsh cancels Fourth of July parade over security concerns

There is no definitive threat facing the Montgomery County township. Township officials cited tragedies in New Orleans and Vancouver. Residents aren’t happy.

1 year ago

Listen 1:02
Mark Ciccone sits in a helicopter
History
Philadelphia
Social Justice

MOVE at 40: ‘You don’t have to drop a bomb,’ helicopter pilot warned city in lead-up to deadly Philly attack

Exclusive: WHYY News' Tom MacDonald uncovers new details from the helicopter pilot who flew above the MOVE compound in 1985

1 year ago

Listen 5:45
Brandon Edelman
Business
Philadelphia
Technology
Billy Penn

How the Influencer Economy is shifting Philly’s creative landscape

It’s not LA or NYC, but examples abound of how creatives can thrive here — one TikTok at a time! Here are two.

1 year ago

Varda Ben Baruch holds a picture of her grandson Edan Alexander near the Gaza border in Kibbutz Nir Oz
International
Military
New Jersey

Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?

Hamas released Alexander, who grew up in New Jersey and was the last living American hostage in Gaza, ahead of President Trump’s visit to the region this week.

1 year ago

Annie Chi, Jack Chen, Mark Prinzinger and Kenny Poon at Lion Sports Bar on Arch Street
Business
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Philly’s Chinatown business community works to maintain, grow and innovate

Local entrepreneurs stay in the neighborhood when opening businesses, amid rising tariffs and anti-immigrant sentiment.

1 year ago

A worker transports the remains of a body found within the debris of the house of the MOVE compound in West Philadelphia
History
Philadelphia
Preservation
Social Justice

MOVE at 40: Looking back at the 1985 commission and its ‘unconscionable’ findings

After five weeks of hearings with more than 90 witnesses, the MOVE Commission determined the city’s bombing was an “unconscionable” act.

1 year ago

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Hundreds gathered at Love Park on Mother’s Day
Philadelphia
Politics
Protests
Race & Ethnicity

‘Time to stand up’: Mother’s Day march rallies for peace, children caught in international conflict

More than 30 local advocacy organizations demanded “protections and rights for all children, everywhere,” at LOVE Park on Sunday.

1 year ago

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Delco Gives Day volunteers hold signs for the event
Community Events
Pennsylvania

Second annual Delco Gives raises nearly $2M for local nonprofits

The second annual Delco Gives has already eclipsed the inaugural benchmark of $1.7 million in 2024.

1 year ago

WHYY's pop-up newsroom at Princeton Public Library. Madhu Bora and P. Kenneth Burns speak with an attendee
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New Jersey

A ‘pop-up’ newsroom in Mercer County, N.J. offers a chance for community members to share concerns, story ideas

Another WHYY “pop-up” newsroom will offer the New Jersey community a chance to share story ideas and issues impacting their daily lives.

1 year ago

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Robert Francis Prevost
International
Pennsylvania
Religion

Villanova students take break from finals to celebrate the selection of Pope Leo XIV, class of ‘77

Students were surprised an American — especially a Villanova grad — was chosen as the next pope. Some hope he’ll be their next commencement speaker.

1 year ago

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Frances Sheehan at Delco Gives Day
Community Events
Pennsylvania

Delco Gives kicks off second annual charitable-giving marathon with community tailgates

The online portal to donate to participating nonprofits is open. The Foundation for Delaware County wants community members to blitz local nonprofits with generosity.

1 year ago

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