Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
Hosted by Alan Alda · Alan Alda
4.7from 4,147 ratings
- 442
- Episodes
- 133
- Transcribed
- 4,147
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
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.
- Publisher
- Alan Alda
- Category
- comedy · science · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 May 2018
- Latest episode
- 3 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
133 of 442 episodes have a transcript.
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kyle Vowinkel: Lessons from communicating with bad people
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Angela Duckworth: When grit is not enough
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jeremy Faust: An ER doctor speaks his mind
Inside a recent episode
Kyle Vowinkel: Lessons from communicating with bad people
Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's also a leadership exercise, too, because if the person doesn't take any responsibility, just says, OK, you run with this. Well, no, that's not leadership then. But seeking input, to me, that's a sign of a confident leader. I've thought about it a lot since then, and I'm wondering if I actually had any ideas. […]
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- Angela Duckworth
- Jeremy Faust
- Joy Behar
- Kelly McGonigal
- Patrick McEnroe
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 3,656 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 491 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 92 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 72
- Engagement
- 100
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