Podcast appearances and mentions of Alix Spiegel

American radio producer

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Best podcasts about Alix Spiegel

Latest podcast episodes about Alix Spiegel

Brain in a Vat
Alix Spiegel on Storytelling | Alix Spiegel

Brain in a Vat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 37:19


In this special episode, Alix Spiegel, host and producer of ‘Invisibilia' and journalist for ‘This American Life', joins us to talk about storytelling.Alix discusses storytelling techniques, the philosophical and political dimensions of narrative choices, and the emotional journey of confronting climate change.[00:00] Introduction to the Guest: Elise Spiegel[00:23] The Story of Joy and Her Unique Ability[04:53] Exploring Dark Futures and Climate Change[08:23] The Art of Storytelling and Narrative Creation[11:15] Different Story Structures and Their Impact[14:41] The Process of Crafting a Story[30:47] Influences and Inspirations in Storytelling[35:26] The Ethics and Authenticity in Documentary StorytellingCheck out FeedSpot's list of 90 best philosophy podcasts, where Brain in a Vat is ranked at 15, here: https://podcast.feedspot.com/philosophy_podcasts/.

HowSound
Interviewing for Story

HowSound

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 23:10


Don't just interview to grab a bunch of information, interview for story and make your work a whole lot stronger. Alix Spiegel of Invisibilia and This American Life explains how.

The Daily
Celebration and Sorrow: Americans React to the Election

The Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 39:14


This episode contains strong language.The sound of victory was loud. It was banging pots, honking horns and popping corks as supporters of President-elect Joe Biden celebrated his win.But loss, too, has a sound. In the days after the U.S. election result was announced, some of the 71 million-plus Americans who backed President Trump are grieving. Can the country overcome its differences? In discussions with voters in areas both red and blue, we traced the fault lines of the country’s deep rifts.Guest: Astead W. Herndon, a Times national political reporter, spoke with voters in Mason County, Texas. Robert Jimison, Jessica Cheung and Andy Mills, producers of “The Daily,” and Alix Spiegel, an editor, also reported from across the country.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: In his victory speech, President-elect Biden vowed to try to unite all Americans, despite ideological differences. But President Trump’s refusal to concede could undermine Mr. Biden’s perceived legitimacy in some corners of the country.In the aftermath of the election, a crucial question emerged for divided families and a divided nation: What happens now?

The Field
The Specter of Political Violence

The Field

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 47:08


This episode contains strong language.With an election in which uncertainty may abound, concerns are swirling around the possibility of political violence. Experts and officials — including those charged with the security of polling stations and ballot counting facilities — have been taking extra precautions.Americans across the political spectrum appear to be preparing themselves for this possibility, too: Eight of the 10 biggest weeks for gun sales since the late 1990s took place since March this year. Many of those sales were to people buying guns for the first time.Today’s episode examines these anxieties from two perspectives.Andy Mills, a senior audio producer for The New York Times, speaks to patrons of gun stores in Washington State about their motivations and sits down with a first-time gun owner who relays his anxiety, ignited by the unrest and protests in Seattle over the summer.And Alix Spiegel, a senior audio editor for The Times, visits three women of color in North Carolina, one of whom says the scenes in Charlottesville, the killing of Black people at the hands of the police and the threat of white militias have encouraged her to shift her anti-gun stance. Guests: Andy Mills, a senior audio producer for The New York Times; Alix Spiegel, a senior audio editor for The Times; and Reid J. Epstein, who covers campaigns and elections for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: Gun buyers say they are motivated by a new sense of instability that is pushing them to purchase weapons for the first time, or if they already have them, to buy more.

The Daily
The Field: The Specter of Political Violence

The Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 48:51


This episode contains strong language.With an election in which uncertainty may abound, concerns are swirling around the possibility of political violence. Experts and officials — including those charged with the security of polling stations and ballot counting facilities — have been taking extra precautions.Americans across the political spectrum appear to be preparing themselves for this possibility, too: Eight of the 10 biggest weeks for gun sales since the late 1990s took place since March this year. Many of those sales were to people buying guns for the first time.Today’s episode examines these anxieties from two perspectives.Andy Mills, a senior audio producer for The New York Times, speaks to patrons of gun stores in Washington State about their motivations and sits down with a first-time gun owner who relays his anxiety, ignited by the unrest and protests in Seattle over the summer.And Alix Spiegel, a senior audio editor for The Times, visits three women of color in North Carolina, one of whom says the scenes in Charlottesville, the killing of Black people at the hands of the police and the threat of white militias have encouraged her to shift her anti-gun stance. Guests: Andy Mills, a senior audio producer for The New York Times; Alix Spiegel, a senior audio editor for The Times; and Reid J. Epstein, who covers campaigns and elections for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: Gun buyers say they are motivated by a new sense of instability that is pushing them to purchase weapons for the first time, or if they already have them, to buy more.

Good Life Project
Alix Spiegel | Telling Revelatory Stories

Good Life Project

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 69:54


Graduating Oberline, Alix Spiegel landed in Chicago and stumbled upon a help-wanted ad that would lead to an internship with soon-to-be-legendary radio producer, Ira Glass. A year later, Spiegel became one of the founding producers of This American Life, where she, Ira, and a small, devoted team would change the face of public radio, storytelling, journalism, and, eventually podcasting. She eventually left to work on NPR's Science Desk for a decade and build more of a life outside radio. Then, January 2015, Spiegel joined forces with journalist Lulu Miller to co-host Invisibilia, a series from NPR about the unseen forces that control human behavior — our ideas, beliefs, assumptions, and thoughts. Invisibilia interweaves personal stories with fascinating psychological and brain science, in a way that ultimately makes you see your own life differently. Her work on human behavior has also appeared in The New Yorker magazine and The New York Times.You can find Alix Spiegel at: Invisibilia : https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510307/invisibiliaCheck out our offerings & partners: Thrive Market: Go to ThriveMarket.com/GOODLIFE. Join today and you’ll get up to $20 in shopping credit toward your first order.Seed: Start your path to a healthy gut: Visit seed.com/GOODLIFE or use code GOODLIFE for 15% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic.Fivver: Find your talent today at FIVERR.com and receive 10% off your first order using our code GOODLIFE.

Short Wave
Can Optimism Be Learned? (Like Right Now?)

Short Wave

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 13:37


Optimism is often thought as a disposition, something you're born with or without. So can it be learned? On today's show, Maddie talks with Alix Spiegel, co-host of NPR's Invisibilia, about "learned optimism." We'll look at what it is, the research behind it, and how it might come in handy in certain circumstances, like maybe a global pandemic?

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Invisibilia
The Remote Control Brain

Invisibilia

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 46:50


What would it be like if you could control your mood with a hand held device? Literally turn the device to different settings and make yourself happier and sadder? Alix Spiegel talks to a woman who has that power. If you or somebody you know might need help, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255 or at suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders
Weekly Wrap: Streaming Service Wars, Plus How Our Minds Handle The Unknown

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 38:00


Apple's announcement that it would enter the competitive world of video streaming services has Sam wondering what the future of TV looks like. He's joined by 'Invisibilia' hosts Alix Spiegel and Hanna Rosin, who are digging into how our minds fill in gaps when something is unknown.

Sixth & I LIVE
Michael Pollan, Author and Journalist, with Alix Spiegel

Sixth & I LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 68:48


It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders
Weekly Wrap: "Epic Eye Roll."

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 39:04


The revolving door at the White House, an irritated Chinese reporter, "norms- engineering," and an unexpected guest at a pro-hockey game. NPR's Invisibilia hosts Alix Spiegel (@aspiegelnpr) and Hanna Rosin (@HannaRosin) join Sam to talk about the week that was. Plus a call to a mom in Newtown, Connecticut, along with the best things that happened to listeners all week. Email the show at samsanders@npr.org and tweet @NPRItsBeenAMin with feels.

Invisibilia
Season 4 Trailer

Invisibilia

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2018 2:12


We're living in a black and white world, where the stories we tell ourselves lock us into one side or the other. These stories define us – imprison or liberate us. In their fourth season, co-hosts Hanna Rosin and Alix Spiegel map the grey areas.

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The Big Listen
Getting Invisible With Hanna Rosin & Alix Spiegel (Encore)

The Big Listen

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 50:17


Hanna Rosen and Alix Spiegel on Invisibilia's new concept album, the hosts of By The Book on living by self-help book guidance, and the creator of Celestial Blood on KPCC's bilingual radionovela. Plus: Swedish true crime podcast Spår.

The Big Listen
Getting Invisible With Hanna Rosin And Alix Spiegel

The Big Listen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017 50:13


Invisibilia's Hanna Rosen and Alix Spiegel tell us what they listen to when they aren't making concept albums about concepts. We hear from the women of By The Book about self-help books, meet the creator of KPCC's bilingual radionovela Celestial Blood. Plus, the Swedish true crime podcast Spår.

Hot Chicks With Superpowers
Angel 106: Sense and Sensitivity

Hot Chicks With Superpowers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2017 38:39


This week Angel Investigations uncovers a plot to take down the LAPD through sensitivity training. In other news Kate is terrible at her job, Kate's father is even more terrible at his, and Angel has no chill when going undercover. All this and more in episode 106, "Sense and Sensitivity" For more hot chicks with[out] superpowers check out: Hannah has been reading "Tender at the Bone" the autobiography by NYT food critic Ruth Reichl about her life and a lot of food Emily has been enjoying This American Life, particularly their recent episode "Tell Me I'm Fat" featuring such powerhouse ladies as Lindy West and Roxane Gay Haley has been enjoying the podcast 'Invisibilia' hosted by Lulu Miller, Hanna Rosin, and Alix Spiegel all about the invisible forces that shape our lives

The Gist
Invisibilia Questions Your Emotions

The Gist

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2017 31:14


NPR’s Hanna Rosin and Alix Spiegel explain what they learned about feelings from their third season of Invisibilia. Society has come around to the idea that emotions are a force to be reckoned with – is that a good thing? In the Spiel, it’s time to name another Lobstar. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Invisibilia
Frame of Reference

Invisibilia

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016 59:27


What shapes the way we perceive the world around us? A lot of it has to do with invisible frames of reference that filter our experiences and determine how we feel. Alix Spiegel and Hanna Rosin interview a woman who gets a glimpse of what she's been missing all her life – and then loses it. And they talk to Daily Show correspondent Hasan Minhaj about which frame of reference is better – his or his dad's.

Ask Me Another
Lulu Miller And Alix Spiegel: I Second That Emotion (R)

Ask Me Another

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2016 52:36


From the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh, it's NPR's Invisibilia! On Ask Me Another! Hosts Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel talk about science, story, and self-help.

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Ask Me Another
Lulu Miller & Alix Spiegel: I Second That Emotion

Ask Me Another

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2015 52:47


From the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh, it's NPR's Invisibilia! On Ask Me Another! Hosts Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel talk about science, story, and self-help.

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Reply All
#38 Undo, Undo, Undo

Reply All

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2015 28:08


On this week's episode of Reply All, we do a Yes Yes No with Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller of NPR's Invisibilia, and we discuss the one message you've sent across the internet you wish you could take back. Email us a voice memo about the things you wish you could most undo at undo@gimletmedia.com Subscribe to Invisibilia: www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/ Watch us in Cast Party: www.castparty.org Follow Max Silvestri: www.twitter.com/maxsilvestri

The Mad Men Pre-Game Show
Mad Men Goes to Therapy

The Mad Men Pre-Game Show

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2015 18:33


As we learned on last week's episode, the partners at the agency are now filthy, stinking rich. So why are they all still so unhappy? While we saw some glimmers of hope for Don, Peggy and Ken in the first episode of this second half of the season, you know it's a matter of time before self-sabotage comes into play. We'll talk with Invisibilia's Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel, as well as Linda Holmes, host of Pop Culture Happy Hour, about how the characters on this show are "OK," but they're never actually ok. Then we pay a visit to therapist Stephanie Newman, author of "Mad Men on the Couch," to see what exactly everyone's problem is. Does it have even a name? In the case of Don, at least, she'd call it narcissistic personality disorder. 

WNSR New School Radio
Is Podcasting Killing Public Radio?

WNSR New School Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2015 9:58


A recent panel featuring Sarah Koenig of Serial, Alex Blumberg of StartUp, Alix Spiegel of Invisibilia, and Benjamin Walker Theory of Everything explores podcasts as an emerging media and whether they are going to be the death of public radio as we know it... Hosted by the late David Carr, and though, due to technical difficulties, he is only heard once in the piece, his insight and knowledge sparked an engaging and humorous discussion that only he could have. This is dedicated to him. This panel discussion was presented by the Journalism & Design department, of Eugene Lang College at The New School. Producer: Adrian Wagner; image: Aliya Zlotin

New School: Arts & Culture
Is Podcasting Killing Public Radio?

New School: Arts & Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2015 9:58


A recent panel featuring Sarah Koenig of Serial, Alex Blumberg of StartUp, Alix Spiegel of Invisibilia, and Benjamin Walker Theory of Everything explores podcasts as an emerging media and whether they are going to be the death of public radio as we know it... Hosted by the late David Carr, and though, due to technical difficulties, he is only heard once in the piece, his insight and knowledge sparked an engaging and humorous discussion that only he could have. This is dedicated to him. This panel discussion was presented by the Journalism & Design department, of Eugene Lang College at The New School. Producer: Adrian Wagner; image: Aliya Zlotin

Tape
18: Alix Spiegel

Tape

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2015 45:31


Alix Spiegel, a former producer at This American Life, is the co-host of NPR's Invisibilia. "I always want to understand like why? What do you know that I don't know? What is your life? And how do you see the world? And that's it."

The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

Hanna Rosin, June Thomas, and Noreen Malone talk to their favorite women podcasters: Alix Spiegel of Invisibilia, Chana Joffe Walt of This American Life, and Lea Thau of Strangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Invisibilia
Fearless

Invisibilia

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2015 58:25


In "Fearless," co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller explore what would happen if you could disappear fear. A group of scientists believe that people no longer need fear — at least not the kind we live with — to navigate the modern world. We'll hear about the striking (and rare) case of a woman with no fear. The second half of the show explores how the rest of us might "turn off" fear.

Nerdette
Getting to know Invisibilia, Susan B. Anthony, and Vinyl Me Please

Nerdette

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015


We're baaaack! We talk with Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel, hosts of the new NPR show Invisibilia. Then we get to know Great Lady Nerd of History Susan B. Anthony, and the inspiration behind Vinyl Me Please...because everybody's a little nerdy about something.

Invisibilia
The Secret History of Thoughts

Invisibilia

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2015 57:26


In "The Secret History of Thoughts," co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller ask the question, "Are my thoughts related to my inner wishes, do they reveal who I really am?" The answer can have profound consequences for your life. Hear the story of a man gripped by violent thoughts, and explore how various psychologists make sense of his experience. Also, meet a man trapped inside his head for 13 years with thoughts as his only companion.

Invisibilia
Invisibilia Preview

Invisibilia

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2014


Starting January 9th, NPR brings you Invisibilia, a six episode series about the invisible forces that shape human behavior – ideas, beliefs, assumptions and thoughts. Invisibilia interweaves personal stories with scientific research that will ultimately make you see your own life differently. Your co-hosts Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel give you a sneak preview of their first show: The Secret History of Thoughts.

HowSound
Love Is A Battlefield

HowSound

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2014 22:18


Interviewing tricks and tips from NPR science reporter Alix Spiegel. You'll want to take notes.

Complete Liberty Podcast
Episode 31 - Authoritarianism and family, getting personal with ethics, battles of the wills vs authenticity and self-esteem

Complete Liberty Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2008 85:21


Is RTR crackpottery? Judge for yourself: http://freedomainradio.com/free/#RTR Brutalization of the child "off limits" domains of morality Ethics: the relative and the objective Questioning the one-way street of authoritarian morality The psychological payoffs for evasion and obedience Catastrophizing http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/what-is-catastrophizing/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_distortion Practicing RTR http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/stolenconcept.html Listening to feelings Questioning one's premises--can we look to peer-reviewed psych/phil journals for answers? Focusing on the psychological/philosophical essentials Being aware of the argument from morality The Argument From Morality by Stefan Molyneux http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/molyneux7.html The payoffs for love of domination--and for enabling it Experiments in liberty--questioning liberty is questioning oneself Having compassion for other people's feelings, and challenging "authority" http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/rationalization.html Illogical philosophical catch phrases--Ayn Rand astutely noted that evil philosophies are systems of rationalizations Defining self-esteem--self-confidence and self-respect Staving off the feeling of being unfit to exist with defense mechanisms and pseudo self-esteem The brutalizing process of relativistic ethics and eating invisible apples (blue pill city) There are no conflicts among people's self-interest and self-esteem The error of "getting" a child to eat dinner...developing a context for normalization An anarchist’s declaration by Mike Gogulski http://www.nostate.com/an-anarchists-declaration/ Expressing anger in trying to understand the optimal context of childrearing Getting rid of parasitic memes John Gottman's (http://www.gottman.com) research: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse--Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling 'The Four Horsemen': Why Marriages Fail by Alix Spiegel http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4823861 http://www.gottman.com/press/releases/detail.php?id=13 Living an authentic life in relation to one's own mind, based on objective reality The Anatomy of Slavespeak by Frederick Mann http://www.buildfreedom.com/tl/tl07a.shtml The Nature of Government by Frederick Mann http://www.buildfreedom.com/tl/tl07b.shtml The most important thing to show kids, besides your happiness: authentic and principled expression of values and virtues The truth shall set us free! Peer-reviewers' fest of altruism Developing self-trust in one's own understanding of objective morality--and living it! Just For Fans of Stefan Molyneux (when seemingly nice people turn nasty) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY30C6Grv3o The Art of Self-Discovery by Nathaniel Branden (examining subconscious premises) http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=38 The Art of Living Consciously by Nathaniel Branden http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=28 Taking Responsibility by Nathaniel Branden http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=36 Personal evolution also means the evolution of our culture bumper music "See You on the Other Side" by Ozzy Osbourne http://www.ozzy.com/music/ozzmosis to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697