The wonderful Laura Linney really knows how to relate, on stage and off. The way actors have to be present for one another can be a good model for how...
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Making the End a BeginningIn a moving and frank conversation – punctuated by laughter – Alan talks with Rabbi Steve Leder about the unavoidable subject, which people usually avoid — only adding to their... Read more
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From DaVinci to CRISPRWalter Isaacson’s latest exploration of the lives of creative geniuses focuses on Jennifer Doudna, the co-inventor of the revolutionary gene editing tool CRISPR. Alan explores with Isaacson his fascination with... Read more
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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda - Season 12 / Science Clear+Vivid - Season 2 TrailerA look ahead at the people we have in the new seasons of both C+V and SC+V, starting next week. Support the show: https://www.aldacommunicationtraining.com/podcasts/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.... Read more
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Deborah Tannen – The Stories We TellDeborah Tannen, author of the hugely influential best seller, You Just Don’t Understand, swaps stories with Alan about conversations that went wrong; and talks about her new book, Finding My... Read more
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Ash Sanders and Sarah Ventre – Life in a CultEmbedding themselves in a fundamentalist Mormon community, journalists Sarah Ventre and Ash Sanders wove together the stories of both those in thrall to its all-powerful prophet and others seeking escape.... Read more
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Reisa Sperling – Making Alzheimer’s a MemoryPropelled by events in her own life, Reisa Sperling is working hard to defeat this disease that cruelly destroys brains and crushes families. As we live longer lives, more of... Read more
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Sanjeev Bhaskar – The Joy of Blooming LaterThe British actor, Sanjeev Bhaskar, started his career later in life and is glad he did. He didn’t try to portray human experience until he actually had some. It’s led... Read more