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Recent Episodes

The 2026 Sounds of America for our 250th

1A is marking the 250th taking a look back at this year's Sounds of America series.
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1A Record Club: 'Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That’s The Weight of The World)' (Rebroadcast)

"Love was changin' the minds of pretenders / While chasin' the clouds away"
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What does the U.S. at 250 mean to you?

Moments of reflection at the semiquincentennial.
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Supreme Court issues final rulings of term

Some of the court’s lower-profile rulings this term reveal strains among the justices.
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The role of Native Americans in the founding of the country

What does declining democratic system have to do with the history of Native Americans over the past two and half centuries?
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High cost of healthcare and the political fallout

Congress lets premium tax credits expire in December and President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill made changes to the Affordable Care Act.
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Iran and U.S. trade more tit-for-tat attacks

Mediating country Pakistan says talks will resume Tuesday between the U.S. and Iran on the terms of the interim deal.
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If You Can Keep It: Pardons in the Trump Administration

The president wields pardon power, and neither Congress nor the courts can compel a pardon or overturn one.
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The News Roundup - International

Details on the Iran deal are still blurry, and Ukraine makes drone hits deep inside Crimea.
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The News Roundup - Domestic

Senate Republicans reject Iran war powers resolution. Trump refuses to sign the housing bill.
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