Learn to connect better with others in every area of your life. Immerse yourself in spirited conversations with people who know how hard it is, and yet how good it feels, to really connect with other people – whether it’s one person, an audience or a whole country. You'll know many of the people in these conversations – they are luminaries in our culture. Some you may not know. But what links them all is their powerful ability to relate and communicate. It's something we need now more than ever.
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
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Learn to connect better with others in every area of your life. Immerse yourself in spirited conversations with people who know how hard it is, and yet how good it feels, to really connect with other people – whether it’s one person, an audience or a whole country. You'll know many of the people in these conversations – they are luminaries in our culture. Some you may not know. But what links them all is their powerful ability to relate and communicate. It's something we need now more than ever.
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Recent Episodes
July 14, 2026
Roxanne Khamsi: You are mutating – and that’s (mostly) a good thing
Host Alan Alda interviews science journalist Roxanne Khamsi about how DNA mutations, while often feared, are essential for human adaptation and survival.
July 7, 2026
Lawrence O’Donnell: Inventing Arnie Vinick
Alan Alda interviews Lawrence O’Donnell about inventing the compelling character of Arnie Vinick for the NBC series The West Wing.
June 30, 2026
Walter Isaacson: Are these truths still self-evident?
Alan Alda interviews historian Walter Isaacson about the profound meaning and enduring relevance of the Declaration of Independence's foundational principles.
426 total episodes available with 73 transcripts
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