TIME Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 6, 2017

This year's TIME Person of the Year is "The Silence Breakers," the women (and men) who have come forward with their stories of sexual harassment and helped launch a movement. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME film critic and co-author of the Person of the Year story, and Kira Pollack, deputy editor at TIME who oversaw the photography for the issue, join us to talk about the choice and their stories.

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