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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Kevin McCorry takes us to Camden, New Jersey to examine the city’s record homicide rate and a group that’s trying to find a solution. Looking for a puzzler? Dave Heller and Derek Pitts discover the equation of time doesn’t really make a 24 hour day. And a look back into history to determine if James Monroe crossed the Delaware with George Washington on that snowy Christmas Eve. Chris Satullo relives memories of a departed friend.
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