DiscoverFirst Person
First Person
Claim Ownership

First Person

Author: New York Times Opinion

Subscribed: 4,161Played: 58,678
Share

Description

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.
37 Episodes
Reverse
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.
The Supreme Court’s decision crushed Dr. Elise Boos. So why is she working with anti-abortion politicians?
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.
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
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.
Logan Lane gave up her smartphone. That changed her life. Notes: Alex Vadukul originally wrote about the Luddite Club for The Times.
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.
loading
Comments (15)

ncooty

The point of classics is to stand on their shoulders, not grovel at their feet. Classics endure on their own; they don't need to be force-fed. The natural philosophies of the ancient Greeks were fine for their times, but we've learned a few things since then--well, some of us have, anyway. That said, I do hope the proponents of this form of education abide by it and visit physicians who adhere to the precepts and practices of 9th Century BC Western medicine.

May 30th
Reply

ncooty

The GOP doesn't want schools to inculcate kids... unless they're doing the inculcation, which seems pretty straightforwardly Christian theocratic white-nationalist fascism. Seriously, these guys sound like North Korean and Chinese partisans with a few tweaked particulars. No wonder they like Putin.

May 30th
Reply

ncooty

What an ignoramus, precisely the sort of dim-witted white-nationalist that comprises the modern Republican party. It's a mish-mash of lies, conspiracy theories, thinly veiled racism, poor education, flimsy reasoning, fascism, theocracy, and--above all--insecurity. It's an entire political party of backwards dangerous morons.

May 30th
Reply

ncooty

Funny, given that Aristotle was indefatigably wrong.

May 30th
Reply

squogg

Nooooooo!! I loved this show so much. Please don't go 😢😢

May 16th
Reply

Sepideh Moshfeghi

as a woman it was really touchy :(

Apr 29th
Reply

ncooty

@14:40: "Alums"? Really? I guess that fits with "Myself and my brother..." All this while touting her professed education.

Apr 10th
Reply

squogg

This episode was heartbreaking.

Apr 7th
Reply

ncooty

@20:35: The host provides a perfect example both of the obnoxious stupidity of identity-based politics and of the let's obliviousness toward it. If you're relying on your race, sex, heritage, etc. as some sort of political trump card, you're suggesting that different people's political views should be weighted by those characteristics. I strongly disagree with that fundamentally broken political theory. It is what it pretends to fight.

Feb 7th
Reply

threeoten

Yes!! The right to repair is necessary on so many levels!

Feb 1st
Reply

the beanstalker

lol she is faking like she was ignorant about all of this but is a full blown activist.

Jan 22nd
Reply

Douglas Van Aartsen

Lulu's hm's sound like comments on what is being said. I'd like those edited out.

Nov 11th
Reply

Brandon Moore

brooks

Aug 2nd
Reply

Emily Becker

Thank you, Sharone, for sharing your perspective on this complex issue and for pushing for real solutions that will make our communities safer.

Jun 24th
Reply

Douglas Van Aartsen

This was an excellent podcast. I loved the balance and I loved the erudite discussion. It helps us to see that among people on all sides of the issue there are those who are articulate and so far from being out of touch with reality that is laughable. thank you very much.

Jun 20th
Reply
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store