Chris Hadfield: Song of an Astronaut
His descriptions of living in space make you feel you’re on the ship with him. His performance of the David Bowie song Space Oddity in a video he beamed down to earth was a worldwide hit. Canadian ast...
29 Mars 202243min
Sarah Ruhl: What if you couldn’t smile?
A successful playwright with plenty to smile about – a new play opening on Broadway and the birth of twins – suddenly lost her ability to smile. Her struggle to regain it is the subject of her new boo...
22 Mars 202240min
Gal Beckerman: How Quiet Whispers Lead to Radical Roars
In a widely praised new book, The Quiet Before, Gal Beckerman paints vivid pictures of how throughout history, radical change has only come about through quiet preparation. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...
15 Mars 202240min
Natalie and Natasha Batalha: Looking for Life on Alien Worlds
As the James Webb Space Telescope starts peering out into space this summer, mother and daughter astronomers Natalie and Natasha Batalha will each have major roles in the search for signs of life on p...
8 Mars 202242min
Michael Keaton: From Standup to Drama
His outstanding career acting in both movies and television – most recently his highly praised performance in the Hulu series Dopesick – had its beginning in standup comedy. “It was an opportunity to ...
1 Mars 202239min
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda - Season 16 trailer
Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd chat about and play excerpts from Alan's conversations with some of the guests in the new season, beginning next week. Guests include actor Michael Keaton, poe...
22 Feb 202239min
Kate Crawford: Artificial Intelligence – neither artificial nor intelligent
Twenty years of exploring the technical, social and environmental impact of AI has convinced Kate Crawford that we should be much more skeptical about where AI is useful – and concerned about where it...
15 Feb 202243min
Stephon Alexander: Einstein, Coltrane… and the Universe
His jazz informs his physics and his physics informs his jazz, as cosmologist Stephon Alexander seeks a new understanding of the Universe.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid Hosted...
8 Feb 202238min
