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Every opinion starts with a story. Intimate conversations about the big ideas shaping our world, hosted by journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro. Coming in June from New York Times Opinion.
First Person
English, News magazine, 1 season, 37 episodes, 20 hours, 55 minutes
First Person
English, News magazine, 1 season, 37 episodes, 20 hours, 55 minutes
Millions of People Watched Her Grow Up Online. What Did It Cost Her?
Whitney Bjerken has been a YouTuber for as long as she can remember. At 18, she’s taking stock of her viral childhood.A programming note: this is the last episode of First Person — thank you for listening. Lulu Garcia-Navarro is working on new projects at the Times, so please stay subscribed to this feed to be the first to hear about them.
5/11/2023 • 39 minutes, 8 seconds
Why Conservatives Can’t Stop Talking About Aristotle
The 2,500-year-old roots of Ron DeSantis’ education plan.
5/4/2023 • 39 minutes, 10 seconds
They’re Severely Mentally Ill. Is It Ethical to Help Them Die?
A psychiatrist’s dilemma when the most extreme option is legal.
4/27/2023 • 36 minutes, 14 seconds
Daniel Ellsberg on the Papers He Didn’t Leak
The man behind the Pentagon Papers has a final warning for America.
4/20/2023 • 35 minutes, 23 seconds
He Started the First Police Academy at an H.B.C.U. It Was Complicated.
Chief Gary Hill on how to get more Black officers on the force — and transform cop culture through training.
4/13/2023 • 29 minutes, 38 seconds
Save a Life, or Commit a Felony?
The Supreme Court’s decision crushed Dr. Elise Boos. So why is she working with anti-abortion politicians?
4/6/2023 • 35 minutes, 52 seconds
Best Of: Dan White Jr., and the Great Pastor Resignation
Things are not all right. And neither are the people we usually turn to in times of crisis. This episode originally aired in 2022.
3/30/2023 • 39 minutes, 34 seconds
The Shameful Secret at the Heart of My War Reporting
I won awards covering Iraq but my Iraqi colleague lost everything.
3/23/2023 • 41 minutes, 4 seconds
This Conversation Changed the Way I Think About Dementia
When cognitive decline strikes, caregivers often resist the changes. Anne Basting says there’s another way.
3/16/2023 • 30 minutes, 16 seconds
In America, We Trust the Wrong People
Why scammers get believed and asylum seekers don't.
3/9/2023 • 37 minutes, 27 seconds
Why the G.O.P.’s Attack on Trans Rights Could Backfire on the Party
A Republican state senator on what his party gets wrong about trans kids — and why he’s broken ranks to vote to protect them.
3/2/2023 • 28 minutes, 23 seconds
Google Changed Work Culture. Its Former Hype Woman Has Regrets.
What the Big Tech meltdown can teach all workers.
2/23/2023 • 36 minutes, 23 seconds
He Was ‘Losing His Mind Slowly, and I Watched It'
How do you help someone who doesn’t believe he is mentally ill? Note: To protect her son’s privacy and medical history, we are not using Kimberly’s last name in this episode. And we are not naming him at all.Additional reading:“A World Gone Mad: Schizophrenia and a Journey Through California’s Failed Mental Health System,” by Thomas Curwen in The Los Angeles Times“California Is Fighting to Make It Easier to Put People Under Conservatorships,” by Henry Grabar in Slate“‘We’ve Lost Our Compass.’ For California’s Most Visible Mentally Ill, is a Return to Forced Treatment a Solution — or a False Promise?” by Jocelyn Wiener in Cal Matters
2/16/2023 • 39 minutes, 16 seconds
Your Height — and Your Children’s Height — Shouldn’t Matter
Mara Altman on why she never felt small — and why she doesn’t want her kids to either. Notes: You can read Mara's piece for The New York Times, "There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be Short" here.
2/9/2023 • 33 minutes, 18 seconds
The Teenager Leading the Smartphone Liberation Movement
Logan Lane gave up her smartphone. That changed her life. Notes: Alex Vadukul originally wrote about the Luddite Club for The Times.
2/2/2023 • 38 minutes, 41 seconds
The Left Is Eating Itself
Maurice Mitchell believes purity politics leave progressive power on the table.
1/26/2023 • 35 minutes, 57 seconds
What if Medication, Not Willpower, Is the Cure for Obesity?
Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford believes obesity should be treated like any other disease.
1/19/2023 • 38 minutes, 12 seconds
Why Does Big Tech Make It So Hard to Fix Your Devices?
The C.E.O. of iFixit is fighting for your right to stop shopping and start repairing.
1/12/2023 • 32 minutes, 27 seconds
The Veteran Outing Domestic Extremists
Veterans are valuable recruits for far-right groups. Kris Goldsmith wants them to fight back.
1/5/2023 • 37 minutes, 42 seconds
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and the Case Against Year-End Lists
The musician thinks year-end top-10 lists are too small to capture life’s bigness.
12/22/2022 • 27 minutes, 26 seconds
She Was Supposed to Be China’s Future. Now She Wants To Leave.
How "zero Covid" has derailed the Chinese Dream.
12/15/2022 • 39 minutes, 22 seconds
Kids Aren’t Learning to Read. This Mom Has a Surprising Solution.
A network of mothers is trying to change the way reading is taught.
12/8/2022 • 28 minutes, 45 seconds
He Sold a Message of Climate Doom. He Has Regrets.
But for Justin Trudeau’s climate minister, changing tactics has come at a price.
12/1/2022 • 35 minutes, 20 seconds
He’s Fighting for His Country — and His Right to Exist
A gay Ukrainian soldier on the battle against Russia and homophobia in Ukraine.
11/24/2022 • 39 minutes, 40 seconds
A Librarian Spoke Against Censorship. Dark Money Came For Her.
Now she’s fighting back.
11/17/2022 • 35 minutes, 10 seconds
Black, Republican and Trying to Diversify His Party
The newly elected representative Wesley Hunt campaigned hard for candidates of color. Now what?
11/10/2022 • 36 minutes, 8 seconds
A Teacher Considers Bringing Her Gun to School (Part 2)
She wants to keep her students safe. Does that mean arming herself?
11/3/2022 • 40 minutes, 15 seconds
Is There Any Safe Way to Arm Teachers? (Part 1)
Teachers in Utah are bringing guns to school. One sheriff decided to do something about it.
10/27/2022 • 32 minutes, 20 seconds
'First Person' Returns This Week
This Thursday, Oct. 27, “First Person” returns weekly, with new stories about the big ideas shaping our world. Is arming teachers the right way to keep schools safe? Can a Black Republican running for Congress increase his party’s appeal to voters of color? And what risks do individuals face when they fight book bans? Make sure you’re subscribed to start listening.
10/24/2022 • 1 minute, 25 seconds
Dan White Jr., and the Great Pastor Resignation
Things are not all right. And neither are the people we usually turn to in times of crisis.
7/21/2022 • 38 minutes, 59 seconds
Charles Falls Jr., and the Choice to Keep Cruising
One man decides there is nowhere he’d rather be in the middle of a pandemic than on a cruise ship — whatever the consequences.
7/14/2022 • 26 minutes, 26 seconds
To Fight for Ukraine’s Freedom, He Went Back Into the Closet
A gay Ukrainian finds himself defending a country that hasn’t always defended him.
7/7/2022 • 37 minutes, 30 seconds
Jerri Ann Henry and the Republican Rollback of L.G.B.T.Q. Rights
When your own party targets you, you have a choice: leave the party or fight back.
6/30/2022 • 41 minutes, 55 seconds
Sharone Mitchell Jr. and the Progressive Case Against Gun Permits
He hates guns. So why did he side with the N.R.A. in a case before the Supreme Court?
6/23/2022 • 31 minutes, 49 seconds
Will Estrada and the Long Roots of Parental Rights
The Christian home-school origins of the movement shaking up schools across America.
6/16/2022 • 40 minutes, 54 seconds
Merritt Tierce and the Abortion She Didn't Have
What happens when you don’t choose parenthood.
6/9/2022 • 36 minutes, 4 seconds
Introducing 'First Person'
Every opinion starts with a story. Intimate conversations about the big ideas shaping our world, hosted by journalist Lulu Garcia-Navarro. From New York Times Opinion.
5/18/2022 • 2 minutes, 2 seconds