Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
Summary: 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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In this episode, Alan Alda speaks with Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, a climate researcher, about the consequences of the decisions we make today on the livability of the planet in the future.
Alan Alda speaks with Henry Schleiff, a broadcasting legend, about his thoughtful and funny take on communication and how to make a positive impact through the medium of television.
Even though some experts on this show have talked about digital technology as a threat to our privacy, to our ability to relate, and in some cases even to our health, Dr. Topol tells us how machines can actually make a visit to the doctor more personal.
In this episode, Frans de Waal shares with Alan Alda his insights about animal emotions and what they tell us about ourselves.
Alan Alda talks with Adam about his work in bringing together the world of civilians and the world of the military through powerful, shared experiences in the arts.
Hope Jahren, author of the bestselling book, Lab Girl, has been fascinated by plants her whole life and in this episode she speaks with Alan Alda about whether or not we can experience empathy with plants and vice-versa.
In this episode, Alan Alda talks with Chris Volpe, who heads the non-profit Science Counts, about how to make science more relatable and understandable.
In this episode, Alan sits down with Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor to talk about how stories are made and, as importantly, how they get out.
In this endearing episode Alan Alda and Carol Burnett talk about her life of comedy, characters, and connection.
Empathy is a powerful tool and, when mixed with politics, it can be used to help the greater good, but it also has a dark side, and in this episode Alan Alda speaks with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright about the uses and abuses of empathy and power.
Season 4 of Clear+Vivid® with Alan Alda starts on Tuesday, June 4th - listen to the official trailer to meet some of Alan’s next guests — including Madeleine Albright, Carol Burnett, Adam Driver, Katie Couric, and many more!
This episode explores some of Alan's favorite guest insights about we can overcome the "Us" vs. "Them" mentality of tribalism.
Regular listeners to Clear+Vivid know that we have a thing for empathy, as do many of our guests, but exactly what empathy is isn’t always obvious – nor is it obvious that it’s always a good thing.
We love hearing from our listeners -- through social media and email, you've been sending us your own answers to "Alan's 7 Questions" and we've been having a great time reading through all your witty, smart, and often poignant responses -- so, in this episode, we're highlighting all of our favorites!
Our guests have hilarious, thoughtful, and heartwarming answers to Alan Alda's "7 Questions" -- in this episode, we bring you all of our favorites.
