Behind the Scenes Table Talk with Alan Alda and the Production Team

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Bobi NYC

Comedy, Society & Culture, Science

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2018

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Go behind the scenes with the Clear+Vivid team! Alan Alda sits down with his friend and long time producer, Graham Chedd, to talk about podcasting, their years together on Scientific American Frontiers, and their enduring friendship. Alan and Graham are joined by Associate Producer, Sarah Chase, who is also the voice of the ads and helps Alan run his company, Alda Communication Training (ACT). Our "Tech Guru," Allison Coston also joins in and tells us about her 6 years in the U.S. Navy. The team has some fun turning the tables on Alan and asking him his own 7 questions. Find out what Alan has to say! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid

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0:00.0	The other day, Alan and the three of us in the production team who helped put together
0:08.0	Claire and Vivid were sitting around a table at his apartment.
0:12.4	We thought it would be fun to let you have a look backstage at our show, Claire and Vivid,
0:19.8	and meet the people who put the show together.
0:23.4	For instance, my longtime friend and collaborator, Graham Ched, Graham and I worked together
0:31.2	over 25 years ago, putting together the Scientific American Frontiers Television Show.
0:37.1	And Graham has been working with us on teaching communication and exploring that subject
0:41.8	ever since.
0:42.8	Hi, Graham.
0:43.8	Hi, Alan.
0:44.8	Again, after 25 years.
0:45.8	It's so great that we're still doing this.
0:48.3	I know, isn't it great?
0:50.1	And it's interesting that we discovered the way to do this show before we ever knew
0:56.7	there was going to be a clear and vivid because the way we did Scientific American Frontiers
1:03.2	was something that we discovered kind of by accident.
1:07.6	It was your brilliant conversational skills.
1:11.3	It's brilliant.
1:12.3	That's all you have to say.
1:14.8	We can move on.
1:16.8	I was going to qualify it, but I'm not allowed to write.
1:20.7	What about my brilliant skills?
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