Alan Alda Wants Us To Have Better Conversations

Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain Media

Social Sciences, Performing Arts, Science, Arts

4.6 • 42.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

We've all experienced miscommunications. Their consequences can range from hilarious... to disastrous. The actor Alan Alda — yes, that Alan Alda — wants to help us avoid them.

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0:00.0	Brace yourself.
0:03.1	The holiday season is in full swing.
0:05.8	Marsha, could you be your darling and pass me another cookie?
0:08.0	That means trying not to eat too many sugar cookies.
0:10.5	Wow, what's that?
0:11.7	Cookie number four?
0:13.1	And trying not to get into arguments with relatives across the dinner table.
0:16.9	Okay, no body shaming at the dinner table.
0:20.6	This is my table and I'll shame whoever I want, Mimi.
0:23.1	It's fine, Mimi.
0:24.1	Marcia's still mad that her wife ran away with the secretary.
0:26.6	How dare you? Are you kidding?
0:28.6	You need to get your life together.
0:29.6	If that sounds like your life, today's show might be of use to you.
0:33.6	It's a 2018 episode about miscommunication with tips on how to banish bickering
0:39.7	over the holidays. We hope you enjoy it.
0:48.2	We've all experienced miscommunications.
0:55.3	They can range from hilarious to disastrous.
0:59.3	The actor Alan Alda, yes, that Alan Alda from MASH and the West Wing and 30 Rock,
1:05.8	wants to help us all communicate better.
1:08.1	And I've noticed that the more empathy I have, the less annoying other people are.
1:12.6	Now, fighting miscommunication might seem like an ironic choice for an actor whose comedy
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