Podcast Episodes

Bob Odenkirk: Comedy? Action? Drama? Better Call Bob!

Season 30

From his long running role as Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, to his recent Broadway appearance in Glenngary Glen Ross, and his ne…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Tara Roberts: Diving for Stories

Season 30

With her Black scuba-diving companions she has sought to reveal the appalling cost in lives lost in sunken slave ships, while at the same time honori…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Roger Rosenblatt: Rules for Aging

Season 30

Alan joins his old friend to compare notes on staying happy when old; and Roger shares tips from a forthcoming book, including some that may seem cou…

1 year ago

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Tina Fey: The Return of The Four Seasons

Season 30

Tina Fey’s reimagining of a movie Alan made over 40 years ago has been a big hit for Netflix. She and Alan have fun talking about how she went about …

1 year ago

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If Robots Had a Podcast

Season 30

Alan lets bots mostly run the show to see how much they can do and still be under human control. For a while, it seems to go well, but then dangers s…

1 year ago

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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: Season 30 Trailer

Season 30

Alan and Clear and Vivid’s executive producer Graham Chedd chat about and play clips from some of the shows coming up in season 30. Guests include ac…

1 year ago

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Carly Anne York: Taking “Silly Science” Seriously

Season 29

Research often derided for being a waste of money has led to world-changing breakthroughs, ranging from GPS to Ozempic.

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1 year ago

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Paul McCartney: Dreams, Dickens… and Oobleys

Season 29

To celebrate Sir Paul’s 83rd birthday June 18th we are reprising a wonderful conversation recorded five years ago. Alan and Paul exchange their exper…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Itzhak Perlman: Encore! Encore!

Season 29

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 h…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Adam Kucharski: What’s True to You?

Season 29

In a world awash with misinformation, how do we know what’s true? How can we be certain about anything? It turns out one of the most effective ways b…

1 year, 1 month ago

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