Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

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  Lisa Genova: She lets us into their worlds 28.07.2026 36min

  A neuroscientist who also writes novels – including one that became an award-winning movie – Lisa Genova lets us experience the stories lived by people with brain diseases ranging from Alzheimer's to bipolar disorder.
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  Matt Kaplan: They were right after all 21.07.2026 36min

  Vivid stories of scientists whose claims were ignored or ridiculed, from Galileo to Kati Karikó – the woman whose work was critical in developing the mRNA Covid vaccine that saved millions of lives.
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  Roxanne Khamsi: You are mutating – and that’s (mostly) a good thing 14.07.2026 36min

  Mutations sound scary. But the DNA that shaped us is has been mutating since we were born. Some mutations are bad for our health while others are helping us stay alive, sprucing up our livers and fighting off germs.
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  Lawrence O’Donnell: Inventing Arnie Vinick 07.07.2026 38min

  Today an MS NOW host, in 2004 he was writer/producer on the popular NBC series The West Wing tasked with introducing a new character – a Republican Senator running for president.
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  Walter Isaacson: Are these truths still self-evident? 30.06.2026 36min

  On the eve of our nation's 250th, Walter Isaacson takes a deep dive into the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence. It's what he calls "the greatest sentence ever written."
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  Kate Bowler: Joy is surprising 23.06.2026 37min

  A decade on from being diagnosed with a deadly cancer – and eight years since her first visit with Clear and Vivid – she tells of the many ways she has been taken by surprise by joy, as recounted in her new book – Joyful, Anyway
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  Dhruv Khullar: The doctor has stories 16.06.2026 36min

  As AI takes an increasing role in medical decisions, a physician employs stories to tell how the role of our doctors is changing
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  Chris Duffy: How laughter connects us 09.06.2026 36min

  Finding humor in the many absurdities of everyday life – including our own foolishness – can help us see things in new ways, foster understanding… above all, mend our ability to connect with others.
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  Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: Season 34 Trailer 02.06.2026 26min

  Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd look ahead to season 34. Episodes include one of Alan’s favorite topics – humor, and its power to connect; finding joy in unexpected places; why telling stories makes for better doctors; and how Alan’s character in The West Wing, Arnie Vinick, came to be.
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  Roger Rosenblatt: Aging well 26.05.2026 38min

  Alan revisits a conversation with his old friend to compare notes on staying happy when old, as Roger’s new book, More Rules for Aging: Making the Most of Your Ridiculous, Wondrous Life, hits the bookshelves.
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  Sonja Lyubomirsky: Lost that loving feeling? 19.05.2026 37min

  In her new book she argues that if you want to feel more loved, you don't need to change yourself, you don't need to change the other person (which is sure to backfire!). You just need to change the conversation.
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  Julia Minson: Disagreeing agreeably 12.05.2026 37min

  Wondering why she and her husband got into frequent spats while practicing competitive ballroom dancing led her to a career in social psychology with a focus on disagreements; not just on why and how we have them, but on how to turn them from toxic to constructive.
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  Ina Garten: Cooking to connect 05.05.2026 36min

  In her cookbooks and TV shows the Barefoot Contessa uses her early fascination with science to create meals that are not only great to eat but are also ways to connect and communicate.
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  Jon LaPook: Empathic medicine 28.04.2026 35min

  CBS News’ medical correspondent, he also heads the Empathy Project, creating Hollywood-quality short films that train healthcare providers to be more humane and help empower patients to be effective participants in their own care.
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  Valerie Fridland: Yes, you have an accent 21.04.2026 37min

  Whether it’s the accent that hints at your hometown, your group, your social status or your ethnicity, the sounds we say reveal a lot about who we are and where we’ve been – even for those who might think they have no accent at all.


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  David Haskell: When the world burst into bloom 14.04.2026 37min

  Flowering plants were late to evolve, but once they did, they took over most of the planet, connecting and communicating with a network of other living things and making possible our own evolution.
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  Michael Pollan: The mystery and marvel of consciousness 07.04.2026 37min

  Best known for his writings on food – and for his crisp summation of advice for healthy eating – “Eat food. Not too much. Mainly plants” – he has now taken a deep and very personal dive into the nature of consciousness.
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  Edda Fields-Black: The Harriet Tubman you didn’t know 31.03.2026 36min

  The remarkable and little-known story of how Harriet Tubman played a critical role in a daring raid that in 1863 freed some 700 slaves from rice plantations along South Carolina’s Combahee River.
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  Gary Marcus: Is AI mostly hype? 24.03.2026 37min

  For over 20 years he has been a relentless critic of the extravagant claims made for the current generation of AI based on Large Language Models, or LLMs. But he is even more concerned about what may come next.
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  Shermin Kruse: When empathy becomes a strategy 17.03.2026 37min

  Her mother’s skillful use of empathy to defuse a potentially dangerous encounter on the streets of Tehran when she was nine has stayed with her ever since. It led to her developing the concept of stoic empathy as a way to navigate challenges.