Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

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  Antonio Damasio: Consciousness starts in a surprising place 15.09.2026 36dk

  Rather than being a feature of our complex brains, he argues that consciousness begins in the feelings and emotions generated by our bodies.
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  Lisa Margulis: Music shares our daydreams 08.09.2026 37dk

  Letting your mind wander while listening to music can open you up to rewarding daydreams. Surprisingly, there is a good chance that your musical daydream is shared by others.
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  Joanna Stern: A year living with bots 01.09.2026 36dk

  She spent twelve months trying out the best and the worst that AI has to offer, from the creepy (an AI boyfriend), to the helpful (an AI-powered mammogram) to the weird (a robot masseuse) and the downright annoying (a stuffed animal toy that wouldn’t shut up). You can find Joanna's book, I AM NOT A ROBOT, at her site: https://joannastern.com/
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  Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: Season 35 Trailer 25.08.2026 33dk

  Alan and executive producer Graham Chedd introduce season 35 of Clear and Vivid. Topics include how music inspires daydreams, the mind games of championship tennis, a year living with robots, the challenges of an expert witness and the sheer joy of joy.
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  Yael Schonbrun: It’s not what you say… 18.08.2026 37dk

  There is more to successful communication than picking the right words. We need to understand that our understanding of others is shaped by factors we are mostly unaware of, ranging from our upbringing to how well we slept.
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  Tom Levenson: Anti-vaxxers are living in the past 11.08.2026 37dk

  Opposition to vaccines goes back to their invention. And while doubts about vaccine safely may have been justified 300 years ago, those same doubts have lingered among those opposing vaccines today – vaccines that are overwhelmingly safe and have saved millions of lives.
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  Nicholas Epley: Talking to strangers 04.08.2026 37dk

  An encounter on his commuter train led to 20 years of research that changed his life for the better. You too can be friendlier, kinder, more open, more curious – and the first step could be a smile and a hello to the stranger sitting next to you.
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  Lisa Genova: She lets us into their worlds 28.07.2026 36dk

  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 36dk

  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 36dk

  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 38dk

  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 36dk

  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 37dk

  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 36dk

  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 36dk

  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 26dk

  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 38dk

  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 37dk

  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 37dk

  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 36dk

  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.