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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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 MaryAnn Dakkak, a doctor in a hospital and mother of two, escaped to upstate New York to unplug and let her mind and body unwind. (Courtesy of MaryAnn Dakkak)
The Pulse

Why vacations might make you a better worker

There are science-based reasons to take all your vacation days. Each Labor Day, we acknowledge workers for their contributions to ...

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 The smokestacks of the former Lucas paint factory loom over the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund site in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. Contamination at the site stems from improper paint disposal by Lucas Paint Works and its successor, Sherwin Williams Inc. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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South Jersey paint factory caused ‘cancer cluster,’ lawsuit alleges

Several current and former Camden County residents have developed cancer and other illnesses as a result of toxic contamination emanating ...

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 New Jersey Attorney General Chris Porrino showing one of the cameras the office lends out to those wishing to keep tabs on those caring for elderly relatives (New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs)
Aging
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New Jersey offers ‘Care Cam’ to nursing home patients, families

A state-run program employing hidden cameras to prevent and catch elder abuse in New Jersey is reaching new territory. Attorney Ge ...

9 years ago

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K-12
Philadelphia

Philadelphia students get dirt under their nails producing fresh fruit for their neighborhoods

In a city where far too many lack access to fresh fruits and vegetables, opportunities for communities to create their own sources of hea ...

9 years ago

a grumpy man
Voices in the Family
Mental Health

Find the positive in feeling negative

When you’re feeling grumpy, or irritated, or sad – the best remedy might be to embrace those negative feelings – that ...

Air Date: August 22, 2017

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Environment
New Jersey

Panic is the biggest enemy for those caught in a rip current

“Don’t Panic.” In Douglas Adam’s brilliant sci-fi comedy “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ...

9 years ago

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New Jersey
Public Health

Trenton Water Works alerts homeowners of high lead levels, warns against drinking water

Dangerously high lead levels have been discovered in water at more than a dozen of nearly 120 homes and buildings tested recently by the ...

9 years ago

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Delaware
Medicine
National

First Person: Dr. Kara Odom Walker

First Person this week is the head of Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Kara Odom Walker. We discuss t ...

9 years ago

 Under the 2nd street bridge in El Campamento, Kensington/Fairhill section of Philadelphia. (Photo by Jeffrey Stockbridge, https://kensingtonblues.com/)
The Pulse
Homelessness
Infrastructure
Public Health

The story behind Philly’s heroin encampment

As the controversial spot closes down, we take a tour of its history. There’s a part of Philadelphia, just a few miles north ...

9 years ago

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 New Jersey is trying to lure more psychiatrists to underserved rural areas. (Bigstock)
Behavioral Health
Mental Health
New Jersey

New Jersey offers incentives for psychiatrists to set up shop in rural, low-income areas

Amid a national shortage of psychiatrists, residents of rural and low-income areas feel are feeling the  pinch more strongly. Ech ...

9 years ago

This Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo)
Behavioral Health
Medicine
Philadelphia

Study finds one in three Philadelphia residents used an opioid last year

One third of adults in Philadelphia have used an opioid in the last year, and the majority of those drugs came directly from a doctor. Th ...

9 years ago

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Delaware
Medicine
Public Health

Delaware horse infected with West Nile

A horse in Delaware was euthanized after it was infected with West Nile Virus. This is the first time this year a horse has been i ...

9 years ago

 Tobacco plots at the University of Kentucky. Researchers are growing Burley plants, the most common tobacco variety in the United States. (Morgane Fouse of Prismatic Radio LLC./for WHYY)
The Pulse
Food & Drink
National
Public Health

As Americans quit smoking, farmers give up tobacco

Shifting public opinion and smoking habits have changed Kentucky farming. I’m in northern Kentucky with University of Kentuc ...

9 years ago

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doctor's office
Voices in the Family

Are obese people treated differently at the doctor’s office?

Being judged for your weight in a doctor’s office can have serious side effects. That’s according to a new review of research ...

Air Date: August 14, 2017

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Donald Trump
Radio Times
Mental Health
Race & Ethnicity

The Violence in Charlottesville / Debating ‘The Goldwater Rule’

Guests: Peter Simi, John Gartner, Christine Aschwanden We start this hour discussing the violence in Charlottesvi ...

Air Date: August 14, 2017

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