Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

By: Alan Alda
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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.
    Alan Alda
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  • Shannon Vallor: The AI Illusion

    Shannon Vallor: The AI Illusion
    Mar 11 2025

    Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape our world, in many ways for the better. But the gains come with great risks – above all that its seductive appeal lulls us into believing that AI machines know better than we do.
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    41 mins
  • Malcolm Gladwell: Tipping Points Old and New

    Malcolm Gladwell: Tipping Points Old and New
    Mar 4 2025

    His new book Revenge of The Tipping Point takes a fresh look at the tipping points of social change he opened our eyes to 25 years ago –­ and unearths unexpected explanations for such new questions as: what really drove the opioid crisis, why diversity matters, and why Harvard University has a women’s rugby team.
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    39 mins
  • Ann Patchett: Bel Canto Revisited

    Ann Patchett: Bel Canto Revisited
    Feb 25 2025

    In a remarkable and illuminating tour de force, the novelist recently took a fresh look at her best-known book, going through it line by line and annotating it with handwritten notes in the margins – notes on things she both loved and hated. “It shows,” she says, “a lot about how to write a novel.”
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    42 mins

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Always engaging and entertaining

I have been listening to this podcast while I walk every morning, I thought it might be time to give a quick review! I love this podcast because the guests and topics are varied and so interesting! Alan’s comfortable and insightful style brings out great things in every conversation. Just a great way to start my day.

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Simply Wonderful!

A pleasure to hear Alan Alda's humor while exploring this powerful topic with Rabbi Leder.

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Seriously do yourself a favor, listen to ALL!

Listening to these intimate conversations between smart, evolved, thoughtful and interesting people never gets old. Or at this point, even optional in my life - that’s how much I get out of this podcast. All of them unique in every way too! Thank you for the inspiration, the motivation, and most of all - at times even restoring my faith in human kind.

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A much to short family reunion

I could have listened to this for another 12 hours. It was just a lovely homecoming at the end the there was a disappointment and a longing to give each of them a hug of thanks.

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Love it

Been an Alan Alda fan as long as I can remember,so listening to him talk is just so cozy. The fact that I learn while indulging makes it worth all five stars. I hope this goes on for ages more

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Amazing 💗

Absolutely love you, Alan Alda!!! You have such a great dialogue with your guests. I throughly enjoy listening to you 💗

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Alan Alda is Awesome

Great guests and great questions with a touch of humor. I really like this show.

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Alda's Light and Enlightening

Guest selection is refreshing. Topics are varied yet Hollywood is pleasantly avoided. I never miss an episode, regardless of the topic.

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