Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Learn to connect better with others in every area of your life. Immerse yourself in spirited conversations with people who know how hard it is, and yet how good it feels, to really connect with other people – whether it’s one person, an audience or a whole country. You'll know many of the people in these conversations – they are luminaries in our culture. Some you may not know. But what links them all is their powerful ability to relate and communicate. It's something we need now more than ever.

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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda - Season 14 Trailer


Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd chat about and play excerpts from Alan’s conversations with some of the guests in the new season, beginning next week. Guests include actors Kevin Bacon and Mayim Bialik; the first woman conductor of a major orchestra, Marin Alsop; and author and old friend of Alan’s, Roger Rosenblatt. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid


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 September 7, 2021  36m
 
 

Kevin Bacon’s Six Degrees


After finding himself the subject of a trivia parlor game called Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, the actor turned the concept of how we’re all connected into a philanthropic project that enables us all to help those we may not even realize we’re connected to. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid


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 September 14, 2021  43m
 
 

Mayim Bialik: How Acting Led to Science and Science to Acting


With a schedule impossible for anyone not named Mayim Bialik, she shares with Alan how acting and science have intertwined throughout her extraordinary career – as sitcom star, neuroscientist, podcaster and now movie director. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid


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 September 21, 2021  42m
 
 

Roger Rosenblatt: A Writer on Writing


Alan and his friend, best-selling author Roger Rosenblatt, explore what makes a good piece of writing. Turns out to be very similar to what makes a good life. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid


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 September 28, 2021  42m
 
 

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer: When Politics are a Peril


The authority of the court to be a check on the other two branches of our government, Justice Breyer says, rests on its ability to be regarded by the people as completely impartial. That trust was hard won and is in danger when the court becomes political. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid


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 October 5, 2021  43m
 
 

Scott Small: The Point of Forgetting


An eminent physician caring for patients with memory loss, Scott Small was a surprised as you will be to discover that not all forgetting is bad – in fact it’s vital to your being “smarter, better and happier". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid


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 October 12, 2021  38m
 
 

Marin Alsop: A Woman Who Leads


The first female conductor of a major American symphony orchestra, Marin Alsop explains to Alan just what a conductor contributes to a performance; how her right and left hands have different roles; why oboists have to be treated differently from horn players; and the success of an innovative program to bring the joys of classical music to kids. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid


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 October 19, 2021  42m
 
 

Lee McIntyre: Talking to Science Deniers


Taking a deep dive into the alternative reality of people convinced that the earth is flat, Lee McIntyre learned valuable lessons about how – and how not – to talk to those who persist in denying science. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid


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 October 26, 2021  41m
 
 

Karl Deisseroth: Lighting up The Brain


With the invention of new ways to explore the brain, Karl Deisseroth has revolutionized neuroscience – work that has just now been recognized with the highest honor in medical research, the Lasker Award. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid


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 November 2, 2021  41m
 
 

The LaPook Effect: Empathy for doctors


Jon LaPook, Chief Medical Correspondent for CBS News, is on a mission to help doctors be more empathetic with patients. And his communication skills are turning out to be contagious. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid


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 November 9, 2021  44m
 
 
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