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Sep 23
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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda: Season 31 Tr...

Alan Alda
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Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd look ahead to next season and some unexpected connections between our first guests. They include best-selling author Steven Pinker, and how you know that I know that you know that I know; psychologist Nicky Clayton and why crows are so smart; Erica Chenoweth and the power of peaceful protest; climate scientist Kate Ma ... Show More
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