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Society & Culture

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

by Alan Alda
Society & CultureScience

Today: #37 in Society & Culture on our combined chart.

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About the show

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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