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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

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 Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Carly Anne York: Taking “Silly Science” Seriously

    Carly Anne York: Taking “Silly Science” Seriously
    Jun 24 2025

    Research often derided for being a waste of money has led to world-changing breakthroughs, ranging from GPS to Ozempic.
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    41 mins
  • Paul McCartney: Dreams, Dickens… and Oobleys

    Paul McCartney: Dreams, Dickens… and Oobleys
    Jun 17 2025

    To celebrate Sir Paul’s 83rd birthday June 18th we are reprising a wonderful conversation recorded five years ago. Alan and Paul exchange their experiences writing and performing; and McCartney demonstrates how some of the Beatles’ greatest hits began with what he calls “oobley” chords on the piano.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Itzhak Perlman: Encore! Encore!

    Itzhak Perlman: Encore! Encore!
    Jun 10 2025

    Reaching back to the first season of Clear and Vivid, a replay of the July 2018 episode when the violin virtuoso tells Alan why he likes to talk to his audience as well as play for them; why he plays Bach very differently from Tchaikovsky; and why the first time he played the Stradivarius that was to become his 30 years later, “I thought that I'd died and went to heaven.”
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    46 mins
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A pleasure to hear Alan Alda's humor while exploring this powerful topic with Rabbi Leder.

Simply Wonderful!

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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.

Always engaging and entertaining

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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.

Seriously do yourself a favor, listen to ALL!

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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.

A much to short family reunion

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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

Love it

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

Amazing 💗

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

Alan Alda is Awesome

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

Alda's Light and Enlightening

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