The 4 Best First Person Podcast Episodes
1) The Veteran Outing Domestic Extremists
Veterans are valuable recruits for far-right groups. Kris Goldsmith wants them to fight back.
2) A Librarian Spoke Against Censorship. Dark Money Came For Her.
Now she’s fighting back.
3) The Left Is Eating Itself
Maurice Mitchell believes purity politics leave progressive power on the table.
4) 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.
5) Sean Penn Let Himself Get Away With Things for 15 Years. Not Anymore.
The actor and instigator is ready for his renaissance.
6) How Reese Witherspoon Survived the Terrifying Days of Tabloid Celebrity
The actor and producer booked her first big role when she was 14 years old. More than 30 years later, she’s an entertainment-industry powerhouse.
7) What Happened to Cameron Crowe? He Has Answers.
The writer-director made hit after hit movie, until he didn’t. But he doesn’t let it get him down.
8) Brené Brown Doesn’t Want to Be a Self-Help Guru Anymore
The author and podcaster wants to apply her old ideas about vulnerability and empathy to the workplace.
9) Arundhati Roy Knows Where America Is Headed
The acclaimed writer has a new memoir, and a warning.
10) Jen Hatmaker's Life Exploded in Middle Age. So She Built a Better One.
The former evangelical star on waking up halfway through her life.