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This American Roach

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

May 29, 202600:36:46Science & Medicine

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 sh...

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