Beste Icis Americas Podcast podcaster (2024)

1
Backstage at The West Wing 39:56

4d ago39:56

39:56

How the acclaimed TV series came to be and what it has come to mean since, as recalled in a new book by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack. Including stories you’ve probably never heard before.Av Bobi NYC

1
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda - Season 27 trailer 24:54

13d ago24:54

24:54

Alan and executive producer Graham Chedd look ahead to season 27. In a nostalgic look back at the TV series The West Wing, Alan recalls the scariest moments of his career; we visit a puppy kindergarten to spot future service dogs; a doctor tells stories that vividly illustrate the shortcomings of the health care system; and we meet a woman who can …

1
Lynnae Quick: Could an Icy Moon Harbor Life? 36:39

20d ago36:39

36:39

Her doctoral thesis led to her becoming a member of the team behind yesterday’s successful launch of NASA’s Clipper mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa. Her contribution could help find out if beneath its thick ice crust, Europa is friendly to life.Av Bobi NYC

1
Terry Szuplat: Speak Your Mind 38:46

27d ago38:46

38:46

For eight years he wrote speeches for President Obama. Today he applies much of what he learned then in helping others with public speaking – how to craft a speech, how to connect with the audience, how to overcome the sheer terror of standing in front of dozens or hundreds of people.Av Bobi NYC

1
Steve Martin: Portrait of the Artist 38:31

1M ago38:31

38:31

He’s had a legendary life as a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, banjo player, even magician. As Steve talks about these threads in his life, a picture emerges of the thoughtful side of this remarkable entertainer.Av Bobi NYC

1
Ayana Johnson: We Can Do This! 40:30

1M ago40:30

40:30

A clarion call to those of us acutely aware of the peril facing our planet yet feel powerless to help save it. Ayana Johnson urges us to stop fretting about what “I” can do and instead think about what “we” can do, by joining our own skills and passions with those of others – and have fun doing it. Then, she asks in her provocative new book, What I…

1
Frank Barry: Taking the Lincoln Highway to America 37:07

2M ago37:07

37:07

Escaping the Covid lockdown in 2020 he and his wife Laurel set out in an RV to travel across America along the Lincoln Highway – a road more aspirational than real. But with Abraham Lincoln’s spirit as their guide they talked with the people they met along the way to explore the urgent question of what can hold our fractured country together.…

1
Randy Fertel: Improv Everywhere 37:32

2M ago37:32

37:32

Is improvisation at the heart of Western culture — music, art, literature, politics, even artificial intelligence? Author Randy Fertel thinks so. And he warns that as much as it’s a positive force, there’s also peril in it.Av Bobi NYC

1
Roger Rosenblatt: Wounds and Other Blessings 35:36

2M ago35:36

35:36

Alan talks with Roger Rosenblatt about his new book “A Steinway on the beach.” It explores that great mystery of how being wounded—emotionally or physically—is both an inescapable part of life and a chance to illuminate it. It’s seeing the wound as the place where the light enters you.Av Bobi NYC

1
Lisa Kaltenegger: Alien Hunter 37:58

2M ago37:58

37:58

She’s a pioneer in figuring out how we might tell if any of the trillions of planets out there in the galaxy might harbor life – and if so, what kind of life.Av Bobi NYC

1
Mark Rank: As Luck Would Have It 40:16

3M ago40:16

40:16

Chance events not only change lives, they can change history – as when a soviet sailor’s briefly stuck foot prevented a potential nuclear catastrophe. You can’t predict when luck, good or bad, will intervene. But you can learn to take advantage of it.Av Bobi NYC

1
Anne Curzan: Say What? Says Who? 40:37

3M ago40:37

40:37

Over time, the meaning of words often changes. The history of these changes suggests they're inevitable and that some of us (like our host) could be a little more relaxed about it and a little less peevish.Av Bobi NYC

1
Mo Rocca: Late Comebacks 38:27

3M ago38:27

38:27

Older people, says Mo Rocca, have better stories. And he tells many of them – stories of people as different as Colonel Sanders and Henri Matisse – in his new book Roctogenarians – older people who even in their 90s have achieved great things.Av Bobi NYC

1
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda - Season 26 trailer 21:25

3M ago21:25

21:25

Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd chat about and play excerpts from Alan's conversations with some of the guests in the new season, beginning next week. Guests include author Roger Rosenblatt, word maven Anne Curzan, and TV and radio personality Mo Rocca.Av Bobi NYC

1
David Toomey: Want to play? 36:50

3M ago36:50

36:50

Most creatures play– even octopuses, pigs, crows and bees. But play is much more than fun and games. Play teaches life skills and empathy – even morality. And it may help shape evolution. Want to play?Av Bobi NYC

1
Sanjana Curtis: Sprinkling Stardust on TikTok 38:03

4M ago38:03

38:03

An astrophysicist brings the universe down to earth. In brief captivating videos she tells the stories of how everything our world is made of – including ourselves – was created in cataclysmic explosions and collisions far out in space.Av Bobi NYC

1
Chris French: Would you believe it? 41:00

4M ago41:00

41:00

When we experience things that seem beyond explanation, are they evidence of the supernatural? Or instead, a quirk of our brains? A skeptical but open-minded psychologist has some entertaining answers.Av Bobi NYC

1
Cady Coleman: Sharing Space 39:29

4M ago39:29

39:29

Sharing her experiences of three space missions – including 159 days as the only woman on the 6-person crew of the International Space Station – Cady Coleman also shares lessons about getting along:valuable insights for the rest of us down here on earth.Av Bobi NYC

1
Charles Duhigg: Connecting and Communicating 39:47

4M ago39:47

39:47

Alan and the author of a new book called Supercommunicators share their thoughts on what makes a great conversation. The result? A great conversation!Av Bobi NYC

1
When Small is Big News 38:28

5M ago38:28

38:28

The world of the very small is very different from the one we are familiar with. (Gold for instance turns red.) Chad Mirkin and Robert Langer’s skills in crafting this bizarre micro-world into medical breakthroughs earned them the 2024 Kavli Prize in nanotechnology.Av Bobi NYC

1
David Charbonneau and Doris Tsao: Looking for Something Familiar 40:56

5M ago40:56

40:56

He is searching space for planets that are something like ours. She is searching brains to discover how we recognize things. They are both 2024 Kavli laureates – Charbonneau awarded the prize for astrophysics, Tsao for neuroscience.Av Bobi NYC

1
David Jewitt and Jane Luu: Is Pluto All Alone Out There? 38:25

5M ago38:25

38:25

That was the question two determined astronomers set out to answer. A frustrating five-year search revealed that Pluto, long thought to be a small, lonely planet on the outer fringes of the solar system, is in fact part of a huge ring of debris left over from the solar system’s birth.Av Bobi NYC

1
Carla Shatz and Marcus Raichle: Brainwaves 41:23

5M ago41:23

41:23

Between them these two neuroscientists changed the way we think of our brains. Their insights are now opening new ways to tackle the problems our brains face as they age, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.Av Bobi NYC

1
Fred Guttenberg and Joe Walsh: Two Dads Defending Democracy 40:52

6M ago40:52

40:52

Once sworn enemies in TV appearances and on social media, Fred Guttenberg and Joe Walsh got together privately and realized there is much that unites them. They are now on a tour of college campuses hoping to share their success in bridge-building with others divided by hate.Av Bobi NYC

1
Craig Venter: Oceans of Genes 37:38

6M ago37:38

37:38

Aboard his 100 ft sailboat, the geneticist famed for his work deciphering human genes spent 15 years sailing the world’s oceans, discovering millions of unknown genes in the microbes that live there – genes that could lead to new sources of energy, food and medicine.Av Bobi NYC

1
Adam Moss: What Makes it Art? 40:31

6M ago40:31

40:31

After a successful career as an award-winning magazine editor, Adam Moss decided to put it all aside to pursue a passion for painting. He became pretty good; but something was missing. His struggle to understand what that something was led him to his new book, The Work of Art.Av Bobi NYC

1
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith: A Second Home on Mars? 41:19

6M ago41:19

41:19

Should we be planning to establish settlements on the moon and Mars? To many, including a couple of billionaires, the idea has become almost an obsession. An unlikely husband and wife duo has spent years digging deeply into plans to colonize space. Their conclusion: not so fast.Av Bobi NYC

1
Rebecca Boyle: Moonstruck 40:40

7M ago40:40

40:40

We exist because of the moon. Rebecca Boyle relates the amazing story of how the moon, born of a cataclysmic collision with an infant earth, has shaped our history, our evolution, and even our very existence.Av Bobi NYC

1
Doris Kearns Goodwin: In the Rooms Where it Happened 41:39

7M ago41:39

41:39

Her new book tracks the momentous events of the 1960s when her husband, Dick Goodwin, worked closely with both JFK and LBJ, and Doris worked with LBJ, as the two very different presidents shaped the future.Av Bobi NYC

1
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda - Season 25 trailer 21:11

7M ago21:11

21:11

Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd chat about and play excerpts from Alan's conversations with some of the guests in the new season, beginning next week. Guests include newspaper editor Adam Moss; science journalist Rebecca Boyle; and writers Kelly and Zach Weinersmith.Av Bobi NYC

1
Stephen Dubner: Feynman on Our Mind 39:51

7M ago39:51

39:51

Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio, has long been fascinated by the great physicist Richard Feynman. As has Alan. Stephen has devoted a year to making a remarkable podcast series on Feynman, and Alan has played Feynman on the stage for a year. They compare notes on what they’ve come to learn about him.…

1
Remembering Frans de Waal 16:16

7M ago16:16

16:16

In this special episode of Clear and Vivid we reflect on Frans’ life-long commitment to revealing how much we humans have in common with our primate cousins.Av Bobi NYC

1
Justice Stephen Breyer: Understanding What They Meant 39:55

7M ago39:55

39:55

When interpreting the Constitution, the dangers of relying solely on the words and what they meant at the time, without taking into account the purpose and values expressed in those words.Av Bobi NYC

1
Shohini Ghose: Women’s Time and Space 39:55

8M ago39:55

39:55

A leading physicist herself, Shohini Ghose has wonderful stories about the trials and triumphs of the many mostly unsung women whose work helped open up the universe.Av Bobi NYC

1
Tali Sharot: Take Another Look 41:48

8M ago41:48

41:48

We can get used to things to the point where even something we once thought wonderful can lose its luster. More sinister, we can also get used to the drip, drip of falsehoods till we become dulled to their danger. How to overcome habituation, and even take advantage of it.Av Bobi NYC

1
Keith Houston: There’s More to Writing Than Words. 38:32

8M ago38:32

38:32

The intriguing stories behind the often weird and baffling origins of punctuation and other symbols we use to communicate. And it’s not just commas, colons and periods. There are pilcrows, octothorps, interrobangs and a whole menagerie more.Av Bobi NYC

1
Terry Greiss: Acting to Connect 39:52

8M ago39:52

39:52

The Irondale Ensemble Project, a theater company rooted in improvisation, created a program to help police and community build trust and mutual understanding through theater games.Av Bobi NYC

1
Robert Sapolsky: You Have No Choice 41:02

9M ago41:02

41:02

You may think you were free to choose that chocolate ice cream over the vanilla. But maybe the choice was made for you before you were even born – that the free will you believe you are exercising in your everyday decisions is an illusion.Av Bobi NYC

1
Tom Hanks: Making a Book About Making a Movie 38:48

9M ago38:48

38:48

And what a book it is, a rich sprawling novel called The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece, which Tom himself describes as a “primer on the long slog of bringing an idea from somebody’s head to a theater near you.”Av Bobi NYC

1
Paul Bloom: Can AI be Moral? 41:57

9M ago41:57

41:57

Why can’t AI bots be made to be good, to be moral, so they’ll help us and not do harmful or terrible things? But just whose moral values would we want them to have? And what if they become too moral?Av Bobi NYC

1
Eric Schmidt: AI: The Good, the Bad and the Scary. 40:21

9M ago40:21

40:21

He was for many years the CEO of Google where he had a bird’s eye view of the dramatic evolution of artificial intelligence. And while he is alarmed by the many dangers of AI, especially its ability to create fake people in this election year, he is also enthusiastic about the huge opportunities he sees for AI benefitting medicine, education and th…

1
Fei-Fei Li: The Godmother of AI 42:34

10M ago42:34

42:34

She earned that unofficial title from her peers through her pioneering work harvesting big data to power AI, leading to the recent breakthroughs such as ChatGPT and its many successors. Her personal story is inspiring, from her childhood in China to risking her scientific career on a research gamble that might well have failed. And like a real godm…

1
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda - Season 24 trailer 31:38

10M ago31:38

31:38

Alan and Executive Producer Graham Chedd chat about and play excerpts from Alan's conversations with some of the guests in the new season, beginning next week. Guests include computer scientist Fei-Fei Li; former CEO of Google Eric Schmidt; and actor Tom Hanks.Av Bobi NYC

1
Cynthia Breazeal: Her Robots Have Warmth! 40:06

10M ago40:06

40:06

Their social, communicative and emotional skills allow her robots to seamlessly collaborate with us. A pioneer in the field of social robotics, Cynthia Breazeal is now turning her focus to ensuring we understand the limits and risks of the artificial intelligence that powers those robots – that we become “AI literate.”…

1
Abraham Amiri: From Afghanistan to the Stars 40:36

10M ago40:36

40:36

An unquenchable passion for astronomy born from gazing at the stars from a rooftop as a child led to his setting up a nationwide program in astronomy in Afghanistan. Escaping the wrath of the Taliban for the sin of teaching young women about the universe, he is now a graduate student at UCLA.Av Bobi NYC

1
Steve Inskeep: Lessons from Lincoln 38:18

10M ago38:18

38:18

A new book takes a fresh look at Abraham Lincoln’s life by recounting sixteen face-to-face encounters Lincoln had with people who differed with him, sometimes vehemently. The book not only reveals his skills as a master politician in a deeply divisive time, but also has lessons for today.Av Bobi NYC

1
Leslie Odom Jr: Bursting Out 38:19

11M ago38:19

38:19

A Tony winner for his performance as Aaron Burr in Hamilton, he is now starring on Broadway in the hit play Purlie Victorious. One of the secrets to his success: letting go.Av Bobi NYC

1
Kate Cohen: Asks if You Need God to be Good 41:20

11M ago41:20

41:20

It took her years to admit to family and friends that she was a non-believer. But she found that pretending to believe wasn’t working. Her book is“We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe, And Maybe You Should Too."Av Bobi NYC

1
Peter Hotez: The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science 41:05

11M ago41:05

41:05

In his new book, the doctor familiar on TV in his white coat and bow tie tells how his attempts to correct lies about covid vaccines led to death threats; while the lies themselves led to some 200,000 unnecessary deaths among those refusing vaccination.Av Bobi NYC

1
Heather Cox Richardson: She’ll Write You a Letter 41:40

11M ago41:40

41:40

Two million of us get a letter in our inboxes every morning with a calm, clarifying take on what happened yesterday— from the perspective of a historian, yet written with the intimacy of a friend.Av Bobi NYC

Podcaster verdt å lytte til

Icis Americas Podcast

Podcaster verdt å lytte til

Hurtigreferanseguide