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Back to SearchMichael J Fox: Looking Back with Attitude
Season 31
Alan revisits a conversation he had with Michael seven years ago, at a time when Fox had been grappling with Parkinson’s Disease for 27 years and Alan for three. As Alan says in this updated episode,…
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Bill McKibben: Tomorrow Will be Sunny
Season 31
A confident prediction from the man who first brought our warming planet to public attention some 35 years ago. Energy from solar and wind is now cheaper than traditional fossil fuels and is being ra…
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Kate Marvel: Feeling For Our Planet
Season 31
In a surprising shift in how we communicate about the climate crisis, Kate Marvel explores the feelings evoked by her research. Her new book tackles what’s happening to our changing planet, each chap…
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Justin Evans: Data Heroes
Season 31
Data: dry and boring, right? Not in the hands of Justin Evans, a data expert himself, who set out to show that data is not only the lifeblood of today’s world; it is also the source of moving stories…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Melanie Kaplan: Travels With a Beagle
Season 31
After adopting a beagle that had spent the first four years of his life as an experimental subject in a laboratory, she set out – with Hammy the beagle by her side – to explore the murky world of ani…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Erica Chenoweth: A Better Way to Protest?
Season 31
Not only are non-violent protests more effective than armed resistance, but a surprisingly small percentage of the population – around three and a half percent – has been enough to change governments…
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Nicky Clayton: Why Crows Are “Feathered Apes”
Season 31
With long memories and the ability to figure out what other crows are thinking – then plot to outdo them, using what Nicky Clayton calls “sleight of beak” – crows are at least as smart as chimpanzee…
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Steven Pinker: When You Know That I Know That You Know…
Season 31
It then becomes “common knowledge,” and can be both beneficial – like cementing friendships or empowering peaceful protests – or destructive, causing a run on toilet paper or splitting society into s…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: Season 31 Trailer
Season 31
Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd look ahead to next season and some unexpected connections between our first guests. They include best-selling author Steven Pinker, and how you know that I kn…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Leanne Guy: A New Eye on Space
Season 30
Perched on a mountain top in Chile, the new Vera Rubin Observatory’s telescope will view the universe as it’s never been seen before, seeking answers to cosmic mysteries like dark energy and dark mat…
Published on 2 months ago