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June 15, 2023 1 min

Person of the Week, a new podcast from TIME, highlights the people who shape the world, and the forces that shape them. Each week, TIME Senior Correspondent Charlotte Alter hosts candid conversations, unearthing unexpected stories that shed light on the way our world works. Get to know household names and emerging leaders in a way you never have, on TIME’s newest podcast, Person of the Week.

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S1 (00:01):
I'm Charlotte Alter and this is Person of the Week –
a new show from TIME about the people who shape
our world and the forces that shape them.
As a Senior Correspondent for TIME, I've covered political campaigns,
national protests, new technologies, and more.
I've talked to thousands of people – and if there's one
thing I've learned, it's that to understand our world, you

(00:22):
need to understand the people who influence it.
So, this summer, I'll be having more conversations with the
humans behind the headlines. A lot more.
And I'm bringing them to you firsthand.
You'll hear from lawmakers:

S2 (00:36):
"Florida's really a case study in the difference between politics
and policy."

S3 (00:41):
Artists:
"I do know film and I do know actors. You
start building on what you do know."

S1 (00:47):
Business leaders:

S4 (00:48):
"I don't need to work at this point. I do
it because I'm deeply driven by the mission."

S1 (00:53):
And more... about the way they see the world:

S5 (00:56):
"You know, I weep for the amount of anger I
feel among other men,"

S1 (01:02):
...and how they hope to change it:

S6 (01:04):
"We are connected to the problem and therefore connected to
the solution."

S1 (01:08):
This is a show that makes sense of our world
by going deep with the people who affect our lives
the most.
Are you ready to meet TIME's Person of the Week?
Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts.
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