311 episodes
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda Alan Alda
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4.8 • 196 Ratings
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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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Kelly and Zach Weinersmith: A Second Home on Mars?
Should we be planning to establish settlements on the moon and Mars? To many, including a couple of billionaires, the idea has become almost an obsession. An unlikely husband and wife duo has spent years digging deeply into plans to colonize space. Their conclusion: not so fast.
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Rebecca Boyle: Moonstruck
We exist because of the moon. Rebecca Boyle relates the amazing story of how the moon, born of a cataclysmic collision with an infant earth, has shaped our history, our evolution, and even our very existence.
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Doris Kearns Goodwin: In the Rooms Where it Happened
Her new book tracks the momentous events of the 1960s when her husband, Dick Goodwin, worked closely with both JFK and LBJ, and Doris worked with LBJ, as the two very different presidents shaped the future.
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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda - Season 25 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 newspaper editor Adam Moss; science journalist Rebecca Boyle; and writers Kelly and Zach Weinersmith.
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Stephen Dubner: Feynman on Our Mind
Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio, has long been fascinated by the great physicist Richard Feynman. As has Alan. Stephen has devoted a year to making a remarkable podcast series on Feynman, and Alan has played Feynman on the stage for a year. They compare notes on what they’ve come to learn about him.
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Remembering Frans de Waal
In this special episode of Clear and Vivid we reflect on Frans’ life-long commitment to revealing how much we humans have in common with our primate cousins.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant
So often thought provoking and on topics not usually within my realm of reading.. I love being challenged by the guests, topics and Alan’s questions. I am frequently amazed by how extensive his knowledge base is and how well-prepared he is for each episode. An absolute joy and wonder.. Thank you!
Stimulating
Every time we listen to Clear and Vivid usually while walking on our amazing Sunshine Coast QLD Australia beaches, we are not only highly entertained but often stimulated to by ‘the Book’ or discuss and research the topic further .
Sometimes we go back over the Podcast a few times with a notepad to nail the points.
Listening to Alan’s voice is like pouring honey and his experiences of life, long marriage, desire to keep learning and determination to fight on with Parkinson’s is truely inspirational.
Thanks so much Alan and the Team.
A gem of a podcast
Alan Alda, what an amazing life and in his 80’s he’s still going strong with this great podcast. So many interesting topics and he’s a pleasure to listen to.