Matt Tullis Interviews Justin Heckert About "The Girl Who Feels No Pain"

By Matt Tullis

Journalist Justin Heckert discusses his story "The Hazards of Growing Up Painlessly" with Ashland University journalism professor Matt Tullis in this podcast. Heckert's story chronicles the life of 13-year-old Ashlyn Blocker, who suffers from congenital insensitivity to pain. The story was published in the Nov. 15, 2012 issue of The New York Times Magazine.

Listen to the podcast here.