Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Alan Alda

7 episodes

Episodes

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: Season 35 Trailer
Aug 25, 2026 · 33m
Alan Alda previews upcoming Clear + Vivid episodes, starting with Joanna Stern’s year-long AI experiment, highlighting medical diagnostics and robotics training.
Yael Schonbrun: It’s not what you say…
Aug 18, 2026 · 37m
Alan Alda interviews psychologist Yael Schonbrunn, author of *Why Don't You Understand Me?
Tom Levenson: Anti-vaxxers are living in the past
Aug 11, 2026 · 37m
Alan Alda interviews MIT professor Tom Levinson about his book *A Pox on Fools*, exploring the history of vaccine opposition from 1721 to the present.
Nicholas Epley: Talking to strangers
Aug 4, 2026 · 37m
Alan Alda interviews University of Chicago professor Nicholas Epley about his book *A Little More Social*, which argues that talking to strangers boosts happiness.
Lisa Genova: She lets us into their worlds
Jul 28, 2026 · 36m
Alan Alda interviews neuroscientist and author Lisa Genova about using fiction to build empathy for neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s and bipolar disorder.
Matt Kaplan: They were right after all
Jul 21, 2026 · 36m
Alan Alda interviews Matt Kaplan about his book on scientists ridiculed for groundbreaking ideas.
Roxanne Khamsi: You are mutating – and that’s (mostly) a good thing
Jul 14, 2026 · 36m
Alan Alda interviews Roxanne Comsey about her book *Beyond Inheritance*, which reveals that our DNA constantly mutates throughout life.
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