Alex Neason is probably running late. But not for a flight.
Alex Neason joined Radiolab after a four-year stint at the Columbia Journalism Review, where she covered media as a staff writer. Previously, she was a reporter at the Village Voice and has covered education for a number of outlets. A geographic multi-hyphenate, she calls New York and O’ahu, Hawai’i home. Ask her about the time she accidentally moved into a building on the same block her grandmother lived on decades before she was born. She spends her free time running, sending seven texts when it could have fit in one, and vacuuming cat hair. The cat lives rent free.
Alexandria Neason appears in the following:
Radiolab's Alex Neason Dives Into The Story of Her Name
Friday, June 30, 2023
A recent episode of WNYC's Radiolab, called Family People, follows the story of editor Alex Neason and her efforts to find the truth behind how she got her last name.
Where Does a Family Name Come From?
Monday, June 19, 2023
Alex Neason talks about the journey she took into her own family history to figure out why her late grandfather's last name was not what she thought it was.
Family People
Friday, May 19, 2023
Is a name just something you’re stuck with, or the only way to get UNstuck?
The Middle of Everything Ever
Friday, December 09, 2022
We all have moments when, facing the future or staring into the vastness of space, we feel small. But are we small? One listener asked us to find out.
How a secretive police database affects young Black and brown men
Monday, April 04, 2022
Rainier Harris looks at how the NYPD uses a secretive database to label people as gang members — and how it affects the lives of young Black and brown men.
Flop Off
Friday, December 31, 2021
This year was a flop. Here at Radiolab we wanted to flip that flop, so we dredged up the most mortifying, most cringeworthy, most gravity-defying flops as a Flop Off to 2021.
Is it Just Me, or Does Everyone Have Burnout?
Friday, March 02, 2018
Christina Maslach, Moya Sarner and Alexandria Neason discuss the increase and dangers of workplace burnout.
