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.
In his inauguration speech, president Obama called on Americans to get involved in overcoming the challenges facing the country. And there may be a mental health benefit in doing volunteer work.
WHYY’s Behavioral health reporter Maiken Scott spoke with Dan Gottlieb, host of Voices in the Family:
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