Podcast Episodes

Natalie and Natasha Batalha: Looking for Life on Alien Worlds

Season 16

As the James Webb Space Telescope starts peering out into space this summer, mother and daughter astronomers Natalie and Natasha Batalha will each ha…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Michael Keaton: From Standup to Drama

Season 16

His outstanding career acting in both movies and television – most recently his highly praised performance in the Hulu series Dopesick – had its begi…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda - Season 16 trailer

Season 16

Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd chat about and play excerpts from Alan's conversations with some of the guests in the new season, beginning …

4 years, 5 months ago

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Kate Crawford: Artificial Intelligence – neither artificial nor intelligent

Season 15

Twenty years of exploring the technical, social and environmental impact of AI has convinced Kate Crawford that we should be much more skeptical abou…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Stephon Alexander: Einstein, Coltrane… and the Universe

Season 15

His jazz informs his physics and his physics informs his jazz, as cosmologist Stephon Alexander seeks a new understanding of the Universe.

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4 years, 5 months ago

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Mary Roach: When Animals Break the Law

Season 15

An author with a thing for one syllable titles – Stiff, Gulp, Bonk – Mary Roach’s latest book, Fuzz, is a quirky exploration of how animals are indif…

4 years, 5 months ago

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Thor Hanson: How Nature Struggles with a Warming Planet

Season 15

From lizards that cling on for dear life during hurricanes to bees that can’t find flowers, plants and animals are trying to cope with climate change…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Nancy Padilla-Coreano: Knowing Your Place

Season 15

How do we instantly sense whether someone has more or less power than we have – and change our behavior as a result?

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4 years, 6 months ago

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Robin Dunbar: Circles of Friendship

Season 15

Dunbar’s Number is the most people you can have meaningful relationships with. But that number – 150 – is only one of the many circles of friends and…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Bianca Jones Marlin: Preparing Kids for Survival

Season 15

How is it that the experience of stress or trauma can be passed on from one generation to the next, even without contact between them?

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4 years, 6 months ago

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