Co-founder NPR's hit podcast Invisibilia. One of the founding producers of This American Life. Science reporter NPR News. Former New York Times. Condemn genocide anywhere and everywhere. Writing a book. She/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mu6qpkpoqs27Palate cleanser: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DchFoTEyL0P/?igsi=emdkd3BjOTN3dWR329 Aug 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6qpkpoqs27https://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mtkjs6muns22Once an agent realized that other agents were breaking the rules - that "peers" were doing it - they felt comfortable breaking the rules. Do agents respond to social norms? Who is thinking about the emotional structure and norms (if they exist) of AI? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87DyyMV0kCY21 Aug 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkjs6muns22https://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mqfsvv54xc2uhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/white-house-patel-investigation-times.html11 Jul 2026 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfsvv54xc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mpvobf4iic2tVery bad news for journalists from the Supreme Court. Issued without any reasoning. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/politics/supreme-court-herridge-first-amendment.html05 Jul 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvobf4iic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mnkeocpqnk2ehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000771302622 oh my gosh powerful work on The Daily05 Jun 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkeocpqnk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3ml4emdjek222Great piece by Tom Edsall about the midterms https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/opinion/trump-midterm-elections-2026.html05 May 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4emdjek222https://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mkv4ybtjuk26Turned in my book!02 May 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv4ybtjuk26https://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mjs7c65ams2sIncredible reporting by the NYT - Roberts has taken a huge amount of power for himself. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html18 Apr 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs7c65ams2shttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mh45tg66b226! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/world/middleeast/fcc-broadcasters-iran-war.html15 Mar 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh45tg66b226https://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mgxtu2etdk2ohttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/opinion/ai-doppelganger-deepfake-grammarly.html13 Mar 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxtu2etdk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mejcjx3hcc27💔https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/climate/endangerment-finding.html10 Feb 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejcjx3hcc27https://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mcrwjfjrs22g💔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jan 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrwjfjrs22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3mcfon7bxjs2yhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/fbi-washington-post-journalist.html14 Jan 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfon7bxjs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3m7oepkq4pk2oSo proud of my cousin David Shadrack Smith for getting into #Sundance with his brilliant documentary @publicaccess.movie https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/6932fae41a5535472591b1b8 Cant wait to see it in a big theater!11 Dec 2025 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7oepkq4pk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3m3dkbvvij22w💔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3dkbvvij22whttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3lzmrcv65i22kMy heart hurts https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/nyregion/nj-pbs-trump-funding-cuts.html25 Sep 2025 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzmrcv65i22khttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3lvoezx5fzs2iHey! Public radio is defunded but not defeated. An NPR friend told me that since the defunding, the public has been stepping up in huge numbers. We can make public media even stronger and better. If you have ever benefitted from my work please give to a local station - we need them adoptastation.org https://adoptastation.org05 Aug 2025 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvoezx5fzs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3lu4h5g3ges2kDoing an event at Politics and Prose - looking forward to it: Jonathan Lackman and Zachary J. Pinson are going to @PoliticsProse. They'll be discussing The Woman With Fifty Faces with @aspiegelnpr on 8/14 at 7:00 pm16 Jul 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu4h5g3ges2khttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3ls2f4gsvpk2uIn Berlin with my kids and if anyone has any recommendations for places to see, eat, visit - I would love to hear them!20 Jun 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2f4gsvpk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3lqbkqesx2c2wU.N. Condemns Israel’s New Aid Program in Gaza, After Chaotic Start https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/world/middleeast/israel-un-aid-gaza.html?smid=bs-share29 May 2025 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqbkqesx2c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3lp35q23qdc2mhttps://www.quantamagazine.org/insects-and-other-animals-have-consciousness-experts-declare-20240419/13 May 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp35q23qdc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3loha6wkjj22mHorrifying beyond words: Netanyahu Warns of ‘Intensive’ Escalation in Gaza Campaign https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/world/europe/israel-buildup-soldiers-hamas-gaza.html?smid=bs-share05 May 2025 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3loha6wkjj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3lo7kh4xr5227https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/us/politics/trump-funding-npr-pbs.html02 May 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7kh4xr5227https://bsky.app/profile/alixspiegel.bsky.social/post/3lo4myqaars23I was 23!!!!!! So many years ago. Thank you Rob and Britta - very much appreciate your kind words. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:c62fbhs3sqkhjrd4bye6yf5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4myqaars23