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Adam Driver on How Theatre Can Help Heal Some Wounds of War
Season 4
There's an "Art of War," but is there a place for the arts in the military? Adam Driver is a brilliant young actor who is taking the worlds of televi…
7 years ago
Hope Jahren on How It Actually Seems Possible to Have Empathy for Plants
Season 4
Do you ever imagine what it's like to be a plant? Do they communicate? Hope Jahren, author of the bestselling book, Lab Girl, has been fascinated by …
7 years ago
Who Cares What Science Says? Chris Volpe on Why Some of Us Care and Some Don't
Season 4
When you first think about science, what comes to mind first? What words do use to describe science? How does science make you feel? Asking these que…
7 years ago
How Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor Create One of the World's Most Fascinating Podcasts
Season 4
Earlonne Woods was recently released from San Quentin prison after 20 years inside. For the last 3 years he’s been helping inmates get their stories …
7 years, 1 month ago
Carol Burnett: A Life of Comedy, Characters, and Connection
Season 4
Every Saturday night for 11 years, Carol Burnett communicated a sense of family to the entire country. She worked alongside other skilled comic actor…
7 years, 1 month ago
Madeleine Albright on the Uses and Abuses of Empathy and Power
Season 4
Empathy is a powerful tool and, when mixed with politics, it can be used to help the greater good. But, it also has a dark side. In this episode, Ala…
7 years, 1 month ago
Official Trailer: Exclusive Sneak Peak of Season 4
Season 4
Season 4 of Clear+Vivid® with Alan Alda starts on Tuesday, June 4th! Listen to the official trailer to meet some of Alan’s next guests — including Ma…
7 years, 1 month ago
Tribalism: How we overcome the "Us" vs. "Them" Mentality
Season 3
You need little more evidence these days that our country is badly divided than to toggle back and forth between Fox News and MSNBC – two perspective…
7 years, 2 months ago
Empathy: What good is it anyway?
Season 3
Regular listeners to Clear+Vivid know that we have a thing for empathy, as do many of our guests. For our host, Alan Alda, empathy is the indispensab…
7 years, 2 months ago
Our Favorite Answers By Listeners to the 7 Questions
Season 3
We love hearing from our listeners! Through social media and email, you've been sending us your own answers to "Alan's 7 Questions" and we've been ha…
7 years, 2 months ago