Episode
The Lives They Lived
28:40
Published: Wed Dec 21 2022
Description
This episode contains descriptions of violence. At the end of every year, The New York Times Magazine devotes an issue to remembering those who have died in the past year.This year’s focus is gun violence, which is now the leading cause of death for American children, and the short lives that ended far too soon because of it.Today, we remember three of them: Lavonte’e Williams, Elijah Gomez and Shiway Barry.On today’s episode: The voices of Cheese, Shiway Barry's best friend; Crystal Cathcart, Elijah Gomez’s aunt, and his mother, Jennifer Cathcart; and Lavonte’e Williams’s mother, Miracle Jones, and Michael Jones and Tanika Jones, his grandparents.Background reading: A boy just baptized. A girl who just had her Sweet 16. These are the stories of 12 children killed by guns this year.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Chapters
The speaker shares about messaging his friend Guinea and playing Minecraft together, while also discussing their strange nicknames and whether or not they keep their real names private.
00:00 - 04:02 (04:02)
Summary
The speaker shares about messaging his friend Guinea and playing Minecraft together, while also discussing their strange nicknames and whether or not they keep their real names private.
EpisodeThe Lives They Lived
PodcastThe Daily
The speaker discusses how the online world allows individuals to express personalities they may not show in real life, such as being overly aggressive in video games, and talks about forming friendships online.
04:02 - 08:11 (04:09)
Summary
The speaker discusses how the online world allows individuals to express personalities they may not show in real life, such as being overly aggressive in video games, and talks about forming friendships online.
EpisodeThe Lives They Lived
PodcastThe Daily
The speaker talks about teaching her sons about nature, including how to care for the environment and how to communicate with birds.
08:11 - 14:56 (06:45)
Summary
The speaker talks about teaching her sons about nature, including how to care for the environment and how to communicate with birds.
EpisodeThe Lives They Lived
PodcastThe Daily
Five-year-old Levante Williams, nicknamed LJ, joins the intergenerational choir in a small town church and awkwardly swings his hands around while singing.
14:56 - 20:30 (05:33)
Summary
Five-year-old Levante Williams, nicknamed LJ, joins the intergenerational choir in a small town church and awkwardly swings his hands around while singing.
EpisodeThe Lives They Lived
PodcastThe Daily
LJ expresses his dislike for cold water and asks if it will be cold.
20:30 - 26:06 (05:35)
Summary
LJ expresses his dislike for cold water and asks if it will be cold. The speaker doesn't think cold water will be a viable option.
EpisodeThe Lives They Lived
PodcastThe Daily
The democratically controlled Ways and Means Committee voted to publicly release former President Trump's tax returns, citing the failure of the Internal Revenue Service to audit his returns while in office.
26:06 - 28:25 (02:19)
Summary
The democratically controlled Ways and Means Committee voted to publicly release former President Trump's tax returns, citing the failure of the Internal Revenue Service to audit his returns while in office. Republicans criticized the move as a partisan attempt to embarrass Trump.