NPR’s 1A, hosted by Joshua Johnson, will be joining the WILL-AM 580 lineup on May 1, airing from 9-11 am Monday-Friday. 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. 

On the 21st: We talked about Illinois' latest voter trends; Plus, we learned about an Illinois musician's efforts to raise money for a local rape crisis center and talked with the artists behind the traveling art exhibit, "Northern Triangle."

On the 21st: We talked about the DEA's new policy on growing marijuana for research. Plus, we discussed technology in the classroom and how an initiative to give more job opportunities to people with criminal backgrounds may have incidentally caused racial discrimination.

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