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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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  • Game Mode: Tetris Turns 40

    Game Mode: Tetris Turns 40
    Dec 24 2024
    Think back to the first time someone told you about the game Tetris. Was it a friend? An older sibling or a parent? Maybe you saw someone playing it at an arcade.

    How long did it take you to get what Tetris is — what you had to accomplish in the game and how to play it?

    2024 boasts the 40th anniversary of the classic game of falling blocks, known as tetrominoes.

    More than 520 million copies of Tetris have been sold since its worldwide release in the 1980s.

    For our series "Game Mode", we're setting up to stack — looking at the game's history and why it became and has stayed popular.

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    28 mins
  • How Reforestation Efforts Could Be The Key To Fighting Climate Change

    How Reforestation Efforts Could Be The Key To Fighting Climate Change
    Dec 23 2024
    Most of us know that trees can help reduce the impacts of climate change by taking in carbon dioxide.

    Most of us also know that scientists and environmental authorities have been sounding alarms for the better part of the last decade about the devastating effects of climate change.

    Could trees store enough carbon, with a lot of help from us, to offset humanity's carbon emissions? What's the role of trees in our fight against climate change? And what's better left to other climate solutions?

    We talk to an author whose new book explores whether or not serious reforestation efforts can really be an effective solution to reducing the carbon in our atmosphere.

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    29 mins
  • 1A Presents: Milk Street Kitchen's Holiday Lollapalooza: The Best of 2024

    1A Presents: Milk Street Kitchen's Holiday Lollapalooza: The Best of 2024
    Dec 22 2024
    It's no surprise we love talking about food here at 1A.

    From the latest cookbooks to answering your questions about your favorite foods.

    As a holiday treat, we're bringing you highlights from the latest episode of Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio Podcast.

    For the complete episode, and to learn more about Milk Street be sure to visit milkstreetradio.com.

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