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Listening to the news can feel like a journey. But 1A guides you beyond the headlines – and cuts through the noise. Let's get to the heart of the story, together – on 1A.
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Episodes
1AThe Problems With Prediction Markets
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have seen explosive growth over the last year. These platforms allow people to put money on the outcomes of…
1AThe 2026 Munich Security Conference
European leaders, national security policymakers, and reporters convened at a historic hotel in Munich, Germany, over the weekend for the annual national…
1AAmerica’s School Boards In 2026
Most Americans know who the president is. Many people also know the names of their senators and representatives in Congress. But what about the people who run…
1A'If You Can Keep It': A.I. And Our Democracy
Most Americans now get at least some of their news from social media. But these days, the internet can seem less a place for humans to connect and more a…
1AThe News Roundup For February 13, 2026
Border czar Tom Homan announced the end of the ICE operation in Minnesota in the coming days following weeks of operations by federal law enforcement in the…
1AICYMI: Trump Threatens To Close A New Bridge Between Michigan And Ontario
In his latest round of verbal attacks against Canada, Donald Trump says the country is trying to “take advantage of America.” The comments come as the…
1AReligious Leaders' Response To Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Thousands of people protested the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota last month, including hundreds of religious leaders. At least a…
1ALocal Spotlight: The Carpet Capital’s Chemical Problem
Northwest Georgia is a picturesque place, with rolling hills and open farmland. Its creeks and rivers have sustained families for generations. On the surface…
1A'If You Can Keep It': Election Integrity And The Upcoming Midterms
We’re just a few weeks out from the very first state primary elections of the year. And President Donald Trump and the GOP are, at the moment, unpopular. As…
1AThe News Roundup For February 6, 2026
The Trump administration now says a “softer touch” might be required when it comes to their immigration agenda in Minnesota. Tom Homan, President Donald…
1AThe ICE ‘Conveyor Belt’ In Texas
Immigration enforcement is arresting a growing number of refugees and detaining them in Texas. It’s a strategy immigration lawyers call a conveyor belt. The…
1AHaitian Immigrants Almost Lost Their Temporary Protections. What Now?
This week, 330,000 Haitian immigrants who’ve lived and worked in the U.S. legally, sometimes for decades, were set to lose their immigration protections…
1AICE And The ICE Watchers
Thousands of people have signed up to document and protest the actions of immigration agents in Minnesota. They say they are legal observers, exercising their…
1A'If You Can Keep It': The Future Of The Free Press
The biggest news stories, the ones that shape our democracy, don’t just play out in Washington. They unfold in neighborhoods, on street corners, and around the…
1AThe News Roundup For January 30, 2026
A man rushed towards Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar during an event in her home state on Tuesday, spraying the congresswoman with a liquid authorities later…
1A'If You Can Keep It': ICE’s Latest Minnesota Killing
On Saturday, Border Patrol and ICE agents deployed to Minneapolis wrestled a member of the public to the ground and then shot him multiple times. Alex Pretti…
1AThe News Roundup For January 23, 2026
ICE is continuing its Minnesota crackdown. This week, agents were reportedly targeting members of the public based on race. Now, state officials are asking…
1ABest Of: Who Gets To Decide What School Means For Students?
What's your most vivid school memory? Do you remember it as a time of exploration? Was it a place where you could figure out who you were and what you wanted…
1AIn Good Health: What We Know About ADHD
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, affects tens of millions of people in the U.S. About one in nine children and one in 16 adults have ADHD…
1AElliot Williams On New York City, Race, And The ‘Subway Vigilante’
On Dec. 22, 1984, Bernard Goetz, a white man, shot and seriously wounded four Black teenagers in a New York City subway car. Their names were were Barry Allen…
1AThe News Roundup For January 16, 2026
The Trump administration sent hundreds more ICE agents to Minnesota this week as protests continue. President Donald Trump referred to the demonstrators as…
1AHow Change Affects Our Brains And Identities
Life can bring major, unexpected changes without warning. How can we adapt when our best-laid plans are suddenly upended? Maya Shankar is a cognitive…
1ATrump, Greenland, And The Future Of The Arctic
The Trump administration’s recent evisceration of Venezuela’s government has leaders in Washington wondering where else they can meddle. And President Donald…
1AOn The Ground In Minneapolis
Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration on Monday in order to end the surge of immigration enforcement officers in the state. A thousand more ICE…
1A'If You Can Keep It': American Intervention Abroad
In the space of just one week, President Donald Trump ordered the seizure and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, asserted control over the…
1AThe News Roundup For January 9, 2026
We start the week in Minneapolis where a 37-year-old woman was shot and killed by an ICE officer on Wednesday. Authorities claim the woman attacked officers…
1AThe Outstanding Cases Against The Trump Administration
In the first year of President Donald Trump’s new term, he issued hundreds of executive actions and his administration implemented sweeping changes to the…
1AICYMI: The New Interim Leader Of Venezuela
Last night, President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela would start sending the U.S. oil. He’s voiced his desire to exploit the country’s vast reserves…
1AThe Fifth Anniversary Of The Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Five years ago today, thousands of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. A number of them assaulted police officers with weapons and even looted the building. They…
1A'If You Can Keep It': Democracy In 2026
After a year of new leadership, court fights, dramatic change to the federal government, and deep political division, where does American democracy stand as we…
1ABest Of: The Science And Stories Of Time Travel
Have you ever fantasized about going back in time to relive a moment — or change it? Maybe you’re more interested in traveling to the future where cars fly and…
1ABest Of: Finding Agency In Chaos
If you've been following the news lately — including with 1A — it can be a lot to take in. We've heard from many of you about how the news makes you feel. But…
1ABest Of: Birding To Help Revitalize Conservation Efforts
Some of the best songs you can hear this spring aren't on the radio. Hundreds of millions of birds make their annual migration back into North America in early…
1ABest Of: How Spending Time In Nature Helps Our Health
Many of us know that being outside feels good. Maybe it’s for a short walk to the store. Maybe for a hike at a nearby mountain. Or maybe spending time at the…
1ABest Of: The Map Men On Missing Islands And The Meaning Of Mistakes
Last year, Americans spent more than 300 billion minutes on navigation apps, like Waze or Google Maps. The GPS systems in our pockets have come a long way from…
1ABest Of: The Financial Burden Of Caregiving
In-home elder care costs are rising more than three times faster than inflation. AARP estimates that caregivers in the U.S. spend an average of $7,242 out of…
1ABest Of: What Beards Tell Us About Power, Politics And How We See Each Other
Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president to sport a beard. For the next 50 years, whiskers were commonplace in the White House. But then, they went out of…
1AThe News Roundup For December 19, 2025
President Donald Trump delivered a national address on Wednesday in an attempt to set the record straight on his economic record. Gun violence dominated the…
1ANavigating Modern Adolescence
The modern world is a noisy, chaotic place. News about what’s happening in the world is constantly available on a device in your pocket. The internet offers…
1AEvolutionary Biologist Scott Taylor And Birds
It’s a stressful day at the office. You want to get away from work. The sounds of notifications, meeting alerts, and Zoom calls ring through your ears. You…
1A'If You Can Keep It': The Pentagon And The Press
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to tightly control the news that comes out of the Pentagon — even as he deals with the fallout over strikes against…
1AThe News Roundup For December 12, 2025
Democrats were on the receiving end of some midterm election momentum this week. In Indiana, Republicans lawmakers defied intense pressure from President…
1AThe Ethics Of Animal Testing
What would you sacrifice to push efforts forward on eliminating diseases? What about to make sure our products and medicines are safe, especially for our most…
1AThe CDC, RFK Jr., And Childhood Vaccine Schedules
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel voted to end a recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth…
1A'If You Can Keep It': Trump And Matters Of Military Law
As of Thursday, the Pentagon says it’s attacked 23 boats and killed at least 87 people as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking…
1AThe News Roundup For December 5, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was under the spotlight this week. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are demanding video and audio of a “double-tap” strike he ordered…
1ACombating The Rise In Pedestrian Deaths In The US
Between 2010 and 2022, pedestrian deaths in the U.S. jumped nearly 80 percent. Since then, the number of walkers struck and killed by cars has remained…
1AHow The Idea Of Affordability Is Shaping Our Politics
No matter where you live in the U.S., you’ve probably heard stories — or have your own — about not being able to afford to live. The couple in their 30s that…
1AThe Outlook For Affordable Care Act Subsidies
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended a little over two weeks ago. Federal workers are back on the job. But one of the biggest fights that…
1A'If You Can Keep It': The Former Feds Running For Office
Over 210,000 federal workers left their jobs this year because of the Trump administration. That’s according to the Partnership for Public Service Harms…
1AScientific Method: The Science And Stories Of Time Travel
Have you ever fantasized about going back in time to relive a moment — or change it? Maybe you’re more interested in traveling to the future where cars fly and…
1AIn Good Health: Why Headaches Are Misunderstood
Headaches are one of the most common neurological conditions in the world. They’re also one of the most debilitating, mysterious, and misunderstood. According…
1A'If You Can Keep It': The Cracks In The GOP
The Democratic party has been plagued by infighting over everything from its aging leadership to the war in Gaza. We talked about those divisions on the…
1AThe News Roundup For November 21, 2025
Congress voted overwhelmingly to authorize the release of the Epstein files. President Donald Trump welcomed the decision, signing the bill on Wednesday. ICE…
1AFact And Fiction Surrounding The AI Bubble
Groundbreaking. Transformative. A new way to unlock human creativity and productivity. Tech CEOs have promised artificial intelligence will do many things for…
1A‘What to Eat Now’ And Navigating Healthy Foods
The typical American supermarket carries more than 30,000 products. There are nearly as many opinions about what items you should buy to maintain a healthy…
1A'If You Can Keep It': The Democrats After The Shutdown
The last two weeks have highlighted fractures within both the Republican and Democratic parties. The fight over releasing the Epstein files has shaken the GOP…
1AThe News Roundup For November 14, 2025
The longest government shutdown in history is now over after a group of Senate Democrats broke with the party to vote for a bill that funds the federal…
1AThe State Of The Civil War In Sudan
The civil war in Sudan has claimed the lives of some 150,000 people. From the outside looking in, the story of the war is one of two competing generals…
1AThe Financial Burden Of Caregiving
In-home elder care costs are rising more than three times faster than inflation. AARP estimates that caregivers in the U.S. spend an average of $7,242 out of…