Episodes
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.
Published 05/11/23
Published 05/11/23
The 2,500-year-old roots of Ron DeSantis’ education plan.
Published 05/04/23
A psychiatrist’s dilemma when the most extreme option is legal.
Published 04/27/23
The man behind the Pentagon Papers has a final warning for America.
Published 04/20/23
Chief Gary Hill on how to get more Black officers on the force — and transform cop culture through training.
Published 04/13/23
For One Tennessee Doctor, the Answer Is Often Both.
Published 04/06/23
Things are not all right. And neither are the people we usually turn to in times of crisis. This episode originally aired in 2022.
Published 03/30/23
I won awards covering Iraq but my Iraqi colleague lost everything.
Published 03/23/23
When cognitive decline strikes, caregivers often resist the changes. Anne Basting says there’s another way.
Published 03/16/23
Why scammers get believed and asylum seekers don't.
Published 03/09/23
A Republican state senator on what his party gets wrong about trans kids — and why he’s broken ranks to vote to protect them.
Published 03/02/23
What the Big Tech meltdown can teach all workers.
Published 02/23/23
Her son was “losing his mind.” But how do you help someone who doesn’t believe he is mentally ill?
Published 02/16/23
Mara Altman on why she never felt small — and why she doesn’t want her kids to either.
Published 02/09/23
Logan Lane gave up her smartphone. That changed her life.
Published 02/02/23
Maurice Mitchell believes purity politics leave progressive power on the table.
Published 01/26/23
Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford believes obesity should be treated like any other disease.
Published 01/19/23
The C.E.O. of iFixit is fighting for your right to stop shopping and start repairing.
Published 01/12/23
Veterans are valuable recruits for far-right groups. Kris Goldsmith wants them to fight back.
Published 01/05/23
The musician thinks year-end top-10 lists are too small to capture life’s bigness.
Published 12/22/22
How "zero Covid" has derailed the Chinese Dream.
Published 12/15/22
A network of mothers is trying to change the way reading is taught.
Published 12/08/22
But for Justin Trudeau’s climate minister, changing tactics has come at a price.
Published 12/01/22
A gay Ukrainian soldier on the battle against Russia and homophobia in Ukraine.
Published 11/24/22