A couple summers ago, Radiolab reporter Alex Neason got out of the shower and almost stepped on her worst nightmare: an American Cockroach. It was flipped onto its back, struggling, and for a split second, Alex swears she felt the spiny tickle of its legs on the underside of her bare foot. And, like every other time she has come into contact with a roach, this sent her into a debilitating spiral of fear, anger, and disgust.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This week, Alex tries to understand what might be behind her fear, in the hopes she can overcome it. And in doing so, Alex learns more about these so-called pests than she could have ever wanted to.<\/p>\n
Special thanks to Jessica Ware, Timothy Marzullo, Alexandra Bell, and Changlu Wang<\/i><\/p>\n
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\n Reported by – Alex Neason
\n Produced by – Jessica Yung and Annie McEwen
\n with mixing help from – Jeremy Bloom
\n Fact-checking by – Sophie Samiee
\n and Edited by\u00a0 – Pat Walters<\/p>\n\n
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