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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
by Alan Alda
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 27 | — | — |
| Oct 14 | #176 | #167 |
Latest episodes
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Jeremy Faust: An ER doctor speaks his mind
October 20, 2026 · 37 minHis influential newsletter Inside Medicine regularly challenges the misinformation coming from the current Health and Human Services Administration. Yet the busy ER doctor still finds time for music. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz…
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Joy Behar: Her third act
October 13, 2026 · 36 minStandup comedian, long time co-host of ABC’s The View, she is now entering what she calls her third act – as a playwright, with her play My First Ex-Husband, a hit in New York and London. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See…
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Kelly McGonigal: Why joy is so joyful
October 6, 2026 · 38 minJoy is not just a fleeting emotion or feeling. It's an entire response system that includes changes in your body and your brain, preparing you to take in the good in life. And that response is even stronger when you can share joy with…
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Patrick McEnroe: Calling the shots
September 29, 2026 · 37 minThe younger brother of tennis champion John – and himself ranked number three in the world in doubles – he shares connecting and communicating secrets, both on the court and in his present career as a tennis commentator. Hosted by…
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Dame Sue Black: Science on trial
September 22, 2026 · 38 minBritain’s best known expert witness tells of trials where crime scene evidence has led not only to successful prosecutions but also in too many cases to people being punished for crimes they didn’t commit. Hosted by Simplecast, an…
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Antonio Damasio: Consciousness starts in a surprising place
September 15, 2026 · 37 minRather than being a feature of our complex brains, he argues that consciousness begins in the feelings and emotions generated by our bodies. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our…
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Lisa Margulis: Music shares our daydreams
September 8, 2026 · 37 minLetting your mind wander while listening to music can open you up to rewarding daydreams. Surprisingly, there is a good chance that your musical daydream is shared by others. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com…
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Joanna Stern: A year living with bots
September 1, 2026 · 37 minShe spent twelve months trying out the best and the worst that AI has to offer, from the creepy (an AI boyfriend), to the helpful (an AI-powered mammogram) to the weird (a robot masseuse) and the downright annoying (a stuffed animal toy…
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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: Season 35 Trailer
August 25, 2026 · 34 minAlan and executive producer Graham Chedd introduce season 35 of Clear and Vivid. Topics include how music inspires daydreams, the mind games of championship tennis, a year living with robots, the challenges of an expert witness and the…
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Yael Schonbrun: It’s not what you say…
August 18, 2026 · 38 minThere is more to successful communication than picking the right words. We need to understand that our understanding of others is shaped by factors we are mostly unaware of, ranging from our upbringing to how well we slept. Hosted by…
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Tom Levenson: Anti-vaxxers are living in the past
August 11, 2026 · 37 minOpposition to vaccines goes back to their invention. And while doubts about vaccine safely may have been justified 300 years ago, those same doubts have lingered among those opposing vaccines today – vaccines that are overwhelmingly safe…
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Nicholas Epley: Talking to strangers
August 4, 2026 · 37 minAn encounter on his commuter train led to 20 years of research that changed his life for the better. You too can be friendlier, kinder, more open, more curious – and the first step could be a smile and a hello to the stranger sitting…
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.