Person of The Week

By TIME

TIME Senior Correspondent Charlotte Alter hosts candid conversations with the people who shape the world, about the forces that shape them. Tune in each Thursday to meet TIME's Person of the Week.<

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Person of The Week episodes:

May 05, 2022 The State of Abortion Rights Around the World... and More Stories
Included in this episode:
1. The State of Abortion Rights Around the World
2. Column: Even If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned, Our Clinic Won't Shut Down
3. Column: The Fed Can't Fix Our Broken Banking System
4. The History Behind Victory Day in Russia
5. If You Want to Know a Country’s Economic Future, Check How Far It Is From the Equator .
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32min
May 04, 2022 Democrats Vow to Protect Reproductive Rights But Can’t Actually Do Much... and More Stories
Included in this episode:
1. Democrats Vow to Protect Reproductive Rights But Can’t Actually Do Much
2. Russia's Hitler Comments Create Growing Rift With Israel
3. Column: The Enormous Consequences of Overruling Roe v. Wade
4. E.U. Leader Calls for a Russian Oil Ban in a New Set of Sanctions
5. Inflation, Passwords and TikTok: The Real Threats to the Future of Netflix and Streaming .
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27min
May 03, 2022 Report: U.S. Supreme Court Could Overturn Roe v. Wade... and More Stories
Included in this episode:
1. Report: U.S. Supreme Court Could Overturn Roe v. Wade
2. ‘Hope Gives You the Strength to Act.’ Portraits of Russians Risking Everything to Support Ukraine
3. Kim Kardashian Wears Marilyn Monroe's Dress to the 2022 Met Gala
4. Greyhound Racing Is Nearing Its End in the U.S. .
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22min
May 02, 2022 4 Ways to Fix Social Media That Don’t Cost $44 Billion... and More Stories
Included in this episode:
1. 4 Ways to Fix Social Media That Don’t Cost $44 Billion
2. Column: Extremists Are Using Lies to Undermine America’s Public Schools: We Need to Take a Stand
3. Angelina Jolie Makes a Surprise Visit to Ukraine, Meeting Children
4. Column: Elon Musk and the Tech Bro Obsession With 'Free Speech'
5. Germany Says It Can Wean Itself off Russian Crude Oil by the Summer .
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26min
May 01, 2022 U.S. Is Getting Closer to Having COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under Five Years Old... and More Stories
Included in this episode:
1. U.S. Is Getting Closer to Having COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Under Five Years Old
2. Don Winslow: The Complicated Ethics of Writing Violence in Fiction
3. A Texas Court Halted Melissa Lucio’s Execution. Here’s What to Know About Her Case .
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22min
April 30, 2022 The Ukraine Food Price Crisis is Just a Preview of What Could Happen as Climate Change Worsens... and More Stories
Included in this episode:
1. The Ukraine Food Price Crisis is Just a Preview of What Could Happen as Climate Change Worsens
2. What COVID-19's New Normal Looks Like Is Up to Us
3. Russia Is Still Winning the Energy WarColumn: What COVID-19's New Normal Looks Like Is Up to Us
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30min
April 29, 2022 30 Years After the Rodney King Verdict, Why Advocates Believe ‘Reforms Didn’t Go Far Enough’... and More Stories
Included in this episode:
1. 30 Years After the Rodney King Verdict, Why Advocates Believe ‘Reforms Didn’t Go Far Enough’
2. Trevor Reed's Release From Russia Renews Questions About Brittney Griner's Detention
3. Prominent Twitter Users Are Seeing Big Losses and Gains in Followers. Here’s What We Know
4. Russia Bombards Kyiv During a Visit by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres .
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24min
April 28, 2022 What Trevor Reed’s Release Reveals about Joe Biden’s Cautious Approach to Releasing American Hostages... and More Stories
Included in this episode:
1. What Trevor Reed’s Release Reveals about Joe Biden’s Cautious Approach to Releasing American Hostages
2. Guns Became the Leading Cause of Death for American Children and Teens in 2020
3. ‘We’re Back.’ Far-Right Groups Celebrate Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
4. European Leaders Blast the Cutoff of Russian Gas to Poland and Bulgaria as ‘Blackmail’
5. Column: The Way Couples Split Chores Can Improve Relationships, According to a New Study .
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33min
April 27, 2022 Why Double Digit Rent Hikes Are Here to Stay... and More Stories
Included in this episode:
1. Why Double Digit Rent Hikes Are Here to Stay
2. The Battle Over ‘Remain in Mexico’ Shows How U.S. Immigration Policy Has Reached ‘Peak Confusion’
3. Almost 60% of Americans Have Had COVID-19, CDC Says
4. Review: There's an Ingenious Method in Shining Girls' Mind-Bending Madness .
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27min
April 26, 2022 Why Elon Musk’s Plans to ‘Fix’ Twitter Will Be Harder to Implement Than He Thinks... and More Stories
Included in this episode:
1. Why Elon Musk’s Plans to ‘Fix’ Twitter Will Be Harder to Implement Than He Thinks
2. Column: Finland and Sweden Seem Likely to Join NATO. What That Means for Europe
3. At-Home COVID-19 Tests Expire. Here’s What to Know About Yours
4. The True Story Behind A Very British Scandal .
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30min

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