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Alix Spiegel

Alix worked on the show from the very beginning, and went on to become a great reporter. Each of these led to a flood of email from listeners: 77, 204, 322.

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Bad Teacher.

445: Ten Years In 09.09.2011

Alix Spiegel revisits a story she reported in 2006 - which caused more listeners to email us ...9/11 • Children • Education
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Underachievement Test.

436: The Psychopath Test 05.27.2011

NPR Science Correspondent Alix Spiegel tells the story of Robert Dixon, who's in a maximum ...Criminal Justice • Mental Health
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Dartmouth Atlas Shrugged.

391: More Is Less 10.09.2009

Are doctors to blame for the rising costs? NPR Science Correspondent Alix Spiegel reports on the ...Business • Health Care/Medicine
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Which One Of These Is Not Like The Others?

322: Shouting Across the Divide 12.15.2006

Serry and her husband's love story began in a place not usually associated with romance: The ...Family • Race • Religion
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Love Is A Battlefield.

317: Unconditional Love 09.15.2006

Alix Spiegel tells the story of a couple, Heidi and Rick Solomon, who adopt a son who was raised ...Adoption • Parenting
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An Epidemic Created By Doctors.

215: Ask An Expert 06.14.2002

Alix Spiegel reports on the "Recovered Memory" movement. In the early 1990s people across ...Health Care/Medicine
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Act One.

204: 81 Words 01.18.2002

In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) declared that homosexuality was not a ...Health Care/Medicine • Sexuality
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Act Two.

204: 81 Words 01.18.2002

Alix Spiegel's story continues, with a man dressed in a Nixon mask called Dr. Anonymous, and a ...Health Care/Medicine • Sexuality
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Act One.

189: Hitler's Yacht 07.13.2001

Reporter Alix Spiegel tells the story of the Ostwind, the boat that came to be known as ...Boats • History
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Act Two.

189: Hitler's Yacht 07.13.2001

Alix Spiegel's story continues. (28 minutes) Boats • History
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Case One. Better Left To The Imagination.

183: The Missing Parents Bureau 04.20.2001

Most sperm banks provide all sorts of information about their donors: Education level, medical ...Health Care/Medicine • Parenting
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Money Versus Man.

163: Can You Fight City Hall…If You Are City Hall? 06.30.2000

A small-town mayor tries to keep a developer from building in his town...and it results in the ...Business • Government • Housing
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The Hissing Of Winter Lawns.

158: Mob Mentality 05.05.2000

What happens when a crowd converges over something they strongly believe in, for weeks, and ...Activism • Journalism • Television
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Act One.

142: Barbara 10.15.1999

Barbara Clinkscales grew up in Chicago's public housing projects, had her first child when she ...Children • Education • Family
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Act Two.

142: Barbara 10.15.1999

Barbara's story continues, as she hears some terrible news about her son. (18 minutes)Children • Mothers • Parenting
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Doing Good By Doing Bad.

120: Be Careful Who You Pretend to Be 01.22.1999

Ron Copeland is a historical interpreter at the Conner Prairie Living History Museum, outside of ...History • Jobs/Employment • Race
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What's So Funny About Peace, Love And Understanding?

120: Be Careful Who You Pretend to Be 01.22.1999

Alix Spiegel travels with a group of white suburbanites as they pretend to be runaway slaves, at ...History • Race • Theater
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Reservations.

113: Windfall 10.16.1998

Alix Spiegel reports on an entire community that's turned its back on easy money—for now. Nine ...Economics • Gambling
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Act One.

101: Niagara 05.01.1998

The modern history of Niagara Falls can be divided roughly into three phases: Schemers who came ...Childhood • Environment • History
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Exodus.

77: Pray 09.26.1997

Alix Spiegel in Colorado Springs, where a massive prayer project is underway to pray for every ...Neighbors/Neighborhoods • Religion
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Centralia.

59: Fire 04.11.1997

An inextinguishable subterranean fire on the edge of a small Pennsylvania town, and why the ...History • Neighbors/Neighborhoods
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How you gonna keep em down on the farm?

58: Small Towns 04.04.1997

Singles in Agriculture. By reporter Liz Weil and Alix Spiegel. (25 minutes)Jobs/Employment • Romance
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Voyager.

43: Faustian Bargains 11.22.1996

Alix Spiegel tells the story of her friend Jayna, who made a Faustian bargain at 11 years old. ...Childhood • Family • Friendship
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The Economy.

16: Economy 03.14.1996

Temporary employment agencies' business has exploded in the last few years as corporations lay ...Business • Economics • Jobs/Employment
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Radio Archive by Contributor

Alix Spiegel

445: Ten Years In 09.09.2011

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436: The Psychopath Test 05.27.2011

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391: More Is Less 10.09.2009

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322: Shouting Across the Divide 12.15.2006

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317: Unconditional Love 09.15.2006

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215: Ask An Expert 06.14.2002

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204: 81 Words 01.18.2002

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204: 81 Words 01.18.2002

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189: Hitler's Yacht 07.13.2001

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189: Hitler's Yacht 07.13.2001

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183: The Missing Parents Bureau 04.20.2001

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163: Can You Fight City Hall…If You Are City Hall? 06.30.2000

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158: Mob Mentality 05.05.2000

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142: Barbara 10.15.1999

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142: Barbara 10.15.1999

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120: Be Careful Who You Pretend to Be 01.22.1999

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120: Be Careful Who You Pretend to Be 01.22.1999

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113: Windfall 10.16.1998

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101: Niagara 05.01.1998

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77: Pray 09.26.1997

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59: Fire 04.11.1997

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58: Small Towns 04.04.1997

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43: Faustian Bargains 11.22.1996

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16: Economy 03.14.1996

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