Paul Dooley: Movie Dad
26 July 2022 - 40 minsAlan and Paul Dooley started out as actors around the same time and in this conversation they have a reunion. In the years between, Paul has gone from standup comedy to playing a multitude of dads in movies. And at 94 he’s still going strong.
Series Episodes
Mario Livio: Hello? Anybody Out There?
The recent discovery on a distant planet of a chemical that could be a sign of life has this astrophysicist intrigued if not convinced. But if it turns out to be real it would mean that not only are we not alone – “It would really mean that our Galaxy is teeming with life.”
40 mins
20 May Finished
Colman Domingo: Magnetic. Fearless. Unstoppable.
Now starring in the Netflix series The Four Seasons – based on Alan’s 1981 movie – he’s won an Emmy and has been nominated for two Oscars and two Tony awards. In 2024, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. And you surely didn’t miss him at this year’s Met Gala!
40 mins
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Eric Topol: Live Longer, Better
While promises of extending the human lifespan to 125 and beyond are premature, recent breakthroughs in the early detection of killer diseases of the major organs and brain offer a healthier old age – especially when paired with behavioral changes that Dr Topol calls “Lifestyle+.”
40 mins
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Sarah Bell: Alexa’s Ancestors
AI generated voices like Alexa and Siri are now so much a part of our everyday experience that disembodied chatbots that talk are edging ever closer to being accepted as real. And not for the first time: attempts to generate artificial human voices date back over two centuries.
36 mins
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Carl Zimmer: The Living Sky
Stories of the discovery that the air is full of invisible life – and how that discovery was tragically overlooked when the covid pandemic struck.
39 mins
22 April Finished
John Leguizamo: Meticulously Spontaneous
His far-reaching career acting, writing and producing on television and film spans voicing a sloth in the movie Ice Age to hosting a PBS series on the untold history of Latinos in the US. He’s fast talking, funny, outspoken and possesses a rare quality in his acting – on display in his new movie Bob Trevino Likes It.
35 mins
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