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.

The 2,500-year-old roots of Ron DeSantis’ education plan.

A psychiatrist’s dilemma when the most extreme option is legal.

The man behind the Pentagon Papers has a final warning for America.

Chief Gary Hill on how to get more Black officers on the force — and transform cop culture through training.

For One Tennessee Doctor, the Answer Is Often Both.

Things are not all right. And neither are the people we usually turn to in times of crisis. This episode originally aired in 2022.

I won awards covering Iraq but my Iraqi colleague lost everything.

When cognitive decline strikes, caregivers often resist the changes. Anne Basting says there’s another way.

Why scammers get believed and asylum seekers don't.

A Republican state senator on what his party gets wrong about trans kids — and why he’s broken ranks to vote to protect them.

What the Big Tech meltdown can teach all workers.

Her son was “losing his mind.” But how do you help someone who doesn’t believe he is mentally ill?

Mara Altman on why she never felt small — and why she doesn’t want her kids to either.

Logan Lane gave up her smartphone. That changed her life.

Maurice Mitchell believes purity politics leave progressive power on the table.

Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford believes obesity should be treated like any other disease.

The C.E.O. of iFixit is fighting for your right to stop shopping and start repairing.

Veterans are valuable recruits for far-right groups. Kris Goldsmith wants them to fight back.

The musician thinks year-end top-10 lists are too small to capture life’s bigness.

A network of mothers is trying to change the way reading is taught.

But for Justin Trudeau’s climate minister, changing tactics has come at a price.

A gay Ukrainian soldier on the battle against Russia and homophobia in Ukraine.

Now she’s fighting back.