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.
Mia Khalifa’s Messy World of Money, Sex and Activism
For the OnlyFans star and influencer, navigating the internet is a full-time job.
10/19/2024 • 43 minutes, 53 seconds
A Conversation With JD Vance
The Republican vice-presidential candidate rejects the idea that he’s changed, defends his rhetoric and still won’t say if Trump lost in 2020.
10/12/2024 • 56 minutes, 11 seconds
Al Pacino Is Still Going Big
A conversation with the legendary actor about, well, everything.
10/5/2024 • 47 minutes, 49 seconds
John Oliver Is Still Working Through the Rage
The host of "Last Week Tonight" talks about what he’s learned in the ten years of making the show, why he doesn't consider himself a journalist and not giving in to nihilism.
9/28/2024 • 41 minutes
Sally Rooney Thinks Career Growth Is Overrated
The star novelist discusses her public persona, the discourse around her work and why reinvention isn’t her goal.
9/21/2024 • 45 minutes, 6 seconds
Demi Moore Is Done With the Male Gaze
The actress discusses how her relationship to her body and fame has changed after decades in the public eye.
9/14/2024 • 38 minutes, 47 seconds
Change Can Be Beautiful. Just Ask Will Ferrell and Harper Steele.
The superstar comedian and his best friend and collaborator discuss the journey that deepened their friendship.
9/7/2024 • 46 minutes, 55 seconds
From The Book Review: Jennifer Egan on 'A Visit from the Goon Squad'
We’re off for Labor Day weekend, but are excited to bring you a great episode of The Book Review podcast. As part of The New York Times Book Review’s recent 100 Best Books of the 21st Century project, podcast host and Book Review editor Gilbert Cruz has been interviewing some of the authors whose books appeared on the list. In this episode, he talks to Jennifer Egan about her Pulitzer-winning novel, “A Visit From the Goon Squad.” They discuss the early challenges the book faced in finding an audience, the meaning of its title and Egan’s initial reluctance to decide whether the book was a novel or a story collection.
8/31/2024 • 42 minutes, 12 seconds
Jenna Ortega Is Still Recovering From Childhood Stardom
The actress talks to Lulu Garcia-Navarro about learning to protect herself and the hard lessons of early fame.
8/24/2024 • 42 minutes, 46 seconds
Jelly Roll Cannot Believe How His Life Turned Out
From jail and addiction to music stardom — the singer tells David Marchese he’s living a “modern American fairy tale.”
8/17/2024 • 37 minutes, 30 seconds
James Lankford, The Man Who Tried to Solve Immigration for the GOP
The senator discusses how political calculations killed his border bill, the evangelical Christian vote and preparing for life after Trump.
8/10/2024 • 43 minutes, 51 seconds
Vince Vaughn Turned This Interview Into Self-Help
I went in expecting a swaggering, overconfident guy. I found something much more interesting.
8/3/2024 • 41 minutes, 49 seconds
Melinda French Gates Is Ready to Take Sides
The billionaire philanthropist is turning 60, striking out on her own and getting political.
7/28/2024 • 37 minutes, 37 seconds
Pete Buttigieg Thinks the Trump Fever Could Break
The Democrat talks about the election vibe shift and what a Kamala Harris win would mean for both parties.
7/27/2024 • 33 minutes, 36 seconds
Joel Embiid Believes He Could Have Been the GOAT
The N.B.A. star talks Philly cheesesteaks, Twitter trolling and playing for Team U.S.A. over France in the Olympics.
7/20/2024 • 32 minutes, 10 seconds
Robert Putnam Knows Why You’re Lonely
The author of “Bowling Alone” warned us about social isolation and its effect on democracy a quarter century ago. Things have only gotten worse.
7/13/2024 • 41 minutes, 17 seconds
Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back
David Marchese talks to the comedy legend about navigating the minefield of fame, “Family Feud” and changing Hollywood forever.
6/29/2024 • 58 minutes, 18 seconds
Gretchen Whitmer Wants a Gen X President — in 2028
The governor of Michigan isn’t saying it should be her, but she’s not saying it shouldn’t be, either.
6/22/2024 • 42 minutes, 12 seconds
Serena Williams’s Next Challenge? The Rest of Her Life.
The greatest women’s tennis player of all time is trying to find her new normal in retirement.
6/15/2024 • 27 minutes, 40 seconds
Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Darker Side
The actress is taking on serious roles, trying to overcome self-doubt and sharing more about her personal life — but she’s not done being funny.
6/8/2024 • 36 minutes, 35 seconds
Richard Linklater Sees the Killer Inside Us All
David Marchese talks to the acclaimed director about his new film “Hit Man” and life’s big questions.
6/1/2024 • 33 minutes, 50 seconds
Ted Sarandos’s Plan to Get You to Binge Even More
Netflix won the streaming battle, but the war for your attention isn’t over.
5/25/2024 • 38 minutes, 10 seconds
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions
The scientist talks to David Marchese about how to overcome the “soft” climate denial that keeps us buying junk.
5/18/2024 • 27 minutes, 38 seconds
Charlamagne Tha God Won’t Take Sides
5/11/2024 • 38 minutes, 35 seconds
Marlon Wayans Lost Nearly 60 Loved Ones. Comedy Saved Him.
The comedian talks to David Marchese on becoming a different person after unimaginable loss.
5/4/2024 • 35 minutes, 58 seconds
Anne Hathaway Is Done Trying to Please
On the debut of ’The Interview,' the actress talks to David Marchese about learning to let go of other people’s opinions.
4/27/2024 • 42 minutes, 20 seconds
Yair Lapid Says the World Misunderstands Israel
Frustrated at the growing protest movement, the opposition leader defends his country’s “existential” war.
4/27/2024 • 39 minutes, 55 seconds
Introducing 'The Interview'
“The Interview” is a new podcast from The New York Times, featuring in-depth conversations with fascinating people. Each week, David Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro will chat with notable figures in the worlds of culture, politics, business, sports, wellness and beyond — illuminating who they are, why they do what they do and how they impact the rest of us.
The first episodes of “The Interview” premiere on April 27, and new editions will be released weekly on Saturdays. The conversations will also appear online and in print. Follow this feed to stay connected with the show.
4/19/2024 • 1 minute, 37 seconds
A Message from Lulu
An update from Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her new show.
4/17/2024 • 35 seconds
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.