Robert Sapolsky: Why Do We Do That?
12 August - 39 minsAn old friend of Clear and Vivid is back to enlighten Alan on some of the oddities of human behavior – both good and bad – and to talk about his entertaining new podcast, Father Offspring Interviews, hosted by his daughter.
Series Episodes
Kyra Davis Lurie: Reimagining Gatsby
She’s had a love-hate relationship with F. Scott Fitzgerald since she was a teenager. And she’s now written a wonderful new take on The Great Gatsby, reimagining the story with a cast of the Black elite in post-war Los Angeles.
38 mins
19 August Finished
Bob Odenkirk: Comedy? Action? Drama? Better Call Bob!
From his long running role as Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, to his recent Broadway appearance in Glenngary Glen Ross, and his new incarnation as an off-beat action hero in the movies Nobody and Nobody 2, Bob Odenkirk does it all.
37 mins
5 August Finished
Tara Roberts: Diving for Stories
With her Black scuba-diving companions she has sought to reveal the appalling cost in lives lost in sunken slave ships, while at the same time honoring those lives by telling their stories.
38 mins
29 July Finished
Roger Rosenblatt: Rules for Aging
Alan joins his old friend to compare notes on staying happy when old; and Roger shares tips from a forthcoming book, including some that may seem counterintuitive – like don’t use common sense, believe everyone, and don’t pay attention to people in your way.
38 mins
22 July Finished
Tina Fey: The Return of The Four Seasons
Tina Fey’s reimagining of a movie Alan made over 40 years ago has been a big hit for Netflix. She and Alan have fun talking about how she went about updating the story for a new generation.
39 mins
15 July Finished
