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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="https://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#syntax" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title>First Person</title><link>https://feeds.kpbs.org</link><description>KPBS' recurring series that tells the stories of San Diegans in their own words, offering a unique lens into the news of the day.</description><language>en-us</language><generator>StreamGuys Recast</generator><copyright>2022 KPBS Public Media</copyright><itunes:author>KPBS</itunes:author><itunes:summary>KPBS' recurring series that tells the stories of San Diegans in their own words, offering a unique lens into the news of the day.</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>KPBS</itunes:name><itunes:email>podcasts@kpbs.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://kpbs-rss.streamguys1.com/kpbs_podcasts/first_person/20220208103539-podcast_1400-FirstPerson.jpg"/><image><url>https://kpbs-rss.streamguys1.com/kpbs_podcasts/first_person/20220208103539-podcast_1400-FirstPerson.jpg</url><title>First Person</title><link>https://feeds.kpbs.org</link></image><itunes:new-feed-url>https://feeds.cloud.kpbs.org/first-person</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><item><title>Talking About The Role Of Police In The Community</title><description><![CDATA[Can police officers and the people they protect have honest conversations about race and their own biases?

That’s the idea behind the Game Changer program, which brings together police and community members for moderated discussions about their experiences. After an hours-long discussion, the few dozen participants bond at a basketball game or other sporting event, where they can talk more informally.

Officer David Lee, a five-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department who patrols in the Western Division, and City Heights resident Eddie Rivers were at the most recent Game Changers event.

As part of our First Person series, they shared what they learned from Game Changers about how police officers approach those they pull over.]]></description><enclosure url="https://kpbs-od.streamguys1.com/kpbs_podcasts/first_person/20220208103613-community_policing_new.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="11461784"/><guid isPermaLink="false">0000017c-13b3-d262-afff-97f777d60000</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Can police officers and the people they protect have honest conversations about race and their own biases?

That’s the idea behind the Game Changer program, which brings together police and community members for moderated discussions about their experiences. After an hours-long discussion, the few dozen participants bond at a basketball game or other sporting event, where they can talk more informally.

Officer David Lee, a five-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department who patrols in the Western Division, and City Heights resident Eddie Rivers were at the most recent Game Changers event.

As part of our First Person series, they shared what they learned from Game Changers about how police officers approach those they pull over.]]></content:encoded><link>https://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/apr/03/first-person-talking-about-polices-role-community/</link><itunes:author>Michael Lipkin / KPBS</itunes:author><itunes:summary>This episode first aired on 4/3/17.  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This First Person was first released June 5, 2017.</itunes:summary><itunes:title>Singing About Mental Illness</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://kpbs-rss.streamguys1.com/kpbs_podcasts/first_person/20220208103540-First_Person_Veronica_May_-_Ana_Beccera_t800.jpg"/><itunes:duration>487</itunes:duration><podcast:images srcset="https://kpbs-rss.streamguys1.com/kpbs_podcasts/first_person/20220208103540-First_Person_Veronica_May_-_Ana_Beccera_t800.jpg 587w"/><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 14:40:44 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>After Nearly 20 Years Of Making Music, San Diego Songwriter ‘Hopes It All Matters’</title><description><![CDATA[From the archive: As the co-founder of the Redwoods Music, a San Diego-based record label, Alfred Howard writes lyrics for five bands that span various genres. Since moving to San Diego nearly 20 years ago, he's recorded 21 albums. This First Person was originally released on Sept. 18, 2017.]]></description><enclosure url="https://kpbs-od.streamguys1.com/kpbs_podcasts/first_person/20220208103618-170918-Alfred_Howard-Midday.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="19177918"/><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/first-person/2019/jun/29/after-nearly-20-years-making-music-san-diego-songw/</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[From the archive: As the co-founder of the Redwoods Music, a San Diego-based record label, Alfred Howard writes lyrics for five bands that span various genres. Since moving to San Diego nearly 20 years ago, he's recorded 21 albums. This First Person was originally released on Sept. 18, 2017.]]></content:encoded><link>https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/first-person/2019/jun/29/after-nearly-20-years-making-music-san-diego-songw/</link><itunes:author>Marissa Cabrera</itunes:author><itunes:summary>From the archive: As the co-founder of the Redwoods Music, a San Diego-based record label, Alfred Howard writes lyrics for five bands that span various genres. Since moving to San Diego nearly 20 years ago, he's recorded 21 albums. 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This episode originally aired April 30, 2019.]]></description><enclosure url="https://kpbs-od.streamguys1.com/kpbs_podcasts/first_person/20220208103624-190501-1st_Person_Nanda_Mehta-Midday.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="21047336"/><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/first-person/2019/jun/28/first-person-how-sharing-story-can-help-build-comm/</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[From the archive: As part of our First Person series, Nanda Mehta describes how speaking publicly about a taboo subject made her stronger and led her to encourage other South Asian women to share their own stories on stage. This episode originally aired April 30, 2019.]]></content:encoded><link>https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/first-person/2019/jun/28/first-person-how-sharing-story-can-help-build-comm/</link><itunes:author>KPBS Public Media</itunes:author><itunes:summary>From the archive: As part of our First Person series, Nanda Mehta describes how speaking publicly about a taboo subject made her stronger and led her to encourage other South Asian women to share their own stories on stage. 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This episode originally aired Monday, June 11, 2018.]]></description><enclosure url="https://kpbs-od.streamguys1.com/kpbs_podcasts/first_person/20220208103623-180611-_IKE_ILOPUTAIFE_EDIT_FOR_WEB-Midday.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="17010210"/><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/first-person/2019/jun/27/personal-impact-being-racially-profiled-neighbor/</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[From the archive: Last month a neighbor took a photograph of Ike Iloputaife while he was walking his dogs. The photograph was then used by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department identifying him as a person of interest in a burglary investigation. This episode originally aired Monday, June 11, 2018.]]></content:encoded><link>https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/first-person/2019/jun/27/personal-impact-being-racially-profiled-neighbor/</link><itunes:author>Alison St John, Megan Burke</itunes:author><itunes:summary>From the archive: Last month a neighbor took a photograph of Ike Iloputaife while he was walking his dogs. The photograph was then used by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department identifying him as a person of interest in a burglary investigation. 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