Paul Alexander: podcast appearances and interviews

Paul Richard Alexander (January 30, 1946 – March 11, 2024) was an American advocate, lawyer, and author. He was a paralytic polio survivor who contracted the disease in 1952 at the age of six. Following his illness, he spent the majority of his life in an iron lung, a period that is recognized as the longest time spent in one at nearly 72 years. Despite his physical disabilities, Alexander pursued higher education and earned a bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor at the University of Texas at Austin. He was admitted to the bar in 1986. In addition to his legal career, he authored a memoir published in 2020 and gained a following on TikTok in his later years.