Alan Alda on career, new focus on expanding the field of communication in science

Fifty years ago, the television series M*A*S*H premiered on CBS. Leading the cast was Alan Alda, who played Dr. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce. In addition to being an actor, writer and director, Alda is also a bestselling author and fierce advocate for science communication. Jeff Glor spoke with Alda.
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  • @morrislorris4798
    @morrislorris4798 Жыл бұрын

    Alan Alda is a national treasure. Jeff Gloria is a fantastic interviewer.

  • @touchofgrey5372

    @touchofgrey5372

    Жыл бұрын

    In the dark, aren't you!

  • @LoneLee2022

    @LoneLee2022

    Жыл бұрын

    Jeff Glor.................

  • @urbannomad8126

    @urbannomad8126

    10 ай бұрын

    International treasure. I watched every episode in the late 80s and early 90s here in the middle east. Rewatching it all on Disney plus. Season 4 now. The shiw is better than 99% of TV today.

  • @jillsalkin7389
    @jillsalkin7389 Жыл бұрын

    I had the delight of meeting Alan Alda many years ago at a private party I was singing at. I could tell by his profile that it was him. I politely went over to his table to tell him how much I had enjoyed his work. He shook my hand, and gave me that smile that shows up in his eyes more than his mouth. It was a thrill and honor to meet him.

  • @tracybosworth1033

    @tracybosworth1033

    Жыл бұрын

    Perfect description of his smilie! ❤❤❤❤

  • @raywalsh9152

    @raywalsh9152

    4 ай бұрын

    Lucky you. Great memory. Thanks for sharing!

  • @LoneLee2022
    @LoneLee2022 Жыл бұрын

    M*A*S*H is brilliant comedy. I based my life on Hawkeye's Character. Got me in a lot of trouble growing up. 😗

  • @gilly_axolotl

    @gilly_axolotl

    Жыл бұрын

    Grew up with my parents playing it on DVD. Am realizing now in my mid-twenties that I'm probably more like him than even my parents would've expected 😅

  • @danabartlett-carolinacorra3640
    @danabartlett-carolinacorra3640 Жыл бұрын

    It was great to see him and hear his special voice.

  • @brianmiller1077

    @brianmiller1077

    Жыл бұрын

    I read an interview with him and it was impossible not to hear itr in my head with his voice/inflections/pauses. One of the few people where the inner voice is not myself.

  • @zoecunningham3019
    @zoecunningham3019 Жыл бұрын

    Incredibly amazingly wonderful, he's such an exemplary man.

  • @touchofgrey5372

    @touchofgrey5372

    Жыл бұрын

    in the dark, aren't you!

  • @lorireed5291
    @lorireed5291 Жыл бұрын

    Alan Alda is a classic 👌 Mad respect for a man who is still going at eighty six!!

  • @icarus_falling
    @icarus_falling Жыл бұрын

    Me and my grandad used to watch mash. First dvds I actually purchased. He was the same age as alda is now. I'm a 90's child and mash holds a special place in my heart.

  • @TheHusslenflow
    @TheHusslenflow Жыл бұрын

    In 1983 I was an 11 year old kid that would hear the soundtrack at the beginning of the show and just changed the channel. At 31 this familiar sound came on during some dark days in my life. In the last 20 years I couldn't tell you how many times Ive watched this show from beginning to end. Mash saved my life.

  • @raywalsh9152

    @raywalsh9152

    4 ай бұрын

    They only did the meatball surgery and sent you on to the field hospital. You did the rest. I'm sure Alan would tell you "don't sell yourself short". Glad you're feeling better.

  • @toddsalkowski448
    @toddsalkowski448 Жыл бұрын

    I still watch M*A*S*H reruns nearly every night. Incredible program with great writing and acting. It saddens me to see Alda age considering we have had to say goodbye to a majority of the cast in the last few years.

  • @andreim.5324
    @andreim.5324 Жыл бұрын

    I was born in 1986 and for me M.A.S.H. deserves no explanation. I watch it ever year about 2 or 3 times. Yes, it is that good and I'm that addicted to it. M.A.S.H. is the only show I've seen which makes me want to cuddle in my chair and just be happy. It's the only show that makes me feel warm inside when I'm watching it. It's very hard to describe this feeling. The extreme positive effect it has on my mental state is tremendous. As a TV show, it is simply in the top 3 TV series ever created. The humor in this show, which leans on and challenges constantly a vast number of cultural and historic events, is one of the things that makes this show equal to none and way ahead of it's time. Considering the enormous amount of subtle jokes referencing historic and cultural events, not to mention scientific and political ones, if any viewer of this show catches and understands all of them, that person can consider himself a very well educated individual.

  • @gaylewestcott4254
    @gaylewestcott4254 Жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful man! Love his kindness, his intelligence and his zest for life.

  • @AlmostReady504
    @AlmostReady504 Жыл бұрын

    This man had been an absolute treasure. One of the most genuine believable actors of any generation

  • @anastasiabeaverhausen8220
    @anastasiabeaverhausen8220 Жыл бұрын

    Can't believe it's been half a century. He has already done a great job of communicating about science topics. I loved his "Scientific American Frontiers" show on PBS. He was always as excited and curious as a kid in finding out about things and brought you right along with him, asking intelligent questions. That was television in the public interest and one of my favorite PBS shows after Nova, wish it had lasted longer.

  • @hectorsmommy1717

    @hectorsmommy1717

    Жыл бұрын

    I loved him for his enthusiasm in that show too. The only person I watch regularly who is on par with Alda is Tony Robinson doing British history/archeology shows. Like Alda, he is a well read enthusiast, not a historian (or scientist), and his enthusiasm keeps the viewer interested.

  • @lisaharrington6488
    @lisaharrington6488 Жыл бұрын

    Great interview with a great man. I have always loved M*A*S*H and can't believe its been 50 years already. Thank you Mr. Alda for bring such joy and laughter into our lives. 😊❤

  • @ann-mariebarmby1228

    @ann-mariebarmby1228

    10 ай бұрын

    Great man ..much loved as is MASH❤xx

  • @jae6506
    @jae6506 Жыл бұрын

    What a charismatic man😌

  • @JoeyVol
    @JoeyVol Жыл бұрын

    My dad liked the show - never saw it on TV because I was born in the 90’s, but my brother and I watched the entire series over a year around 2013 and it was really great art. The first two seasons are my favorite.

  • @moniquemckenzie5357
    @moniquemckenzie5357 Жыл бұрын

    I loved MASH and always always will have love in my heart for Alan Alda an amazing actor and human being!!!

  • @spudbencer7179
    @spudbencer7179 Жыл бұрын

    I am in my 20s and I watched Mash multiple times since my 16th birthday lmao. The show was released 40 years before that. This show is timeless.

  • @cefcat5733
    @cefcat5733 Жыл бұрын

    Don't underestimate a 16 year old. It is a highly- tuned time of creativity. Blessings to and admiration for Mr. Alda. Thanks to all who are resposible for the interview/visit.

  • @marcellemcghee
    @marcellemcghee Жыл бұрын

    Clear and Vivid s one of my favorite podcasts. MASH is my husband's all-time favorite TV show, consequently our kids joke about seeing every single episode ten times! Yes, Alan is a national treasure and I hope he continues to live his life to the fullest.

  • @rosierose1167
    @rosierose1167 Жыл бұрын

    Loved that show & Alan Alda!

  • @AfterDarkParanormal
    @AfterDarkParanormal Жыл бұрын

    I was 12 when it ended, and I can always remember watching it. Love the show to today! Alan Alda is awesome!✌️

  • @LMays-cu2hp
    @LMays-cu2hp Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so so much for this actor!!!!!Mr. Alan Alda has been so nice!!!! I saw MASH for so many years and the ending of that show was so so nice. Alan was in the WEST WING Show as well. So nice...

  • @MrKeys57
    @MrKeys57 Жыл бұрын

    You cannot mistake that smile!!

  • @yasminhelenendangeredspecies
    @yasminhelenendangeredspecies Жыл бұрын

    This is a Nice news story about a True Acting Legend. He is such a Classic Actor and I'm so sorry to hear Alan Alda has Parkinson's. My Grandfather had Parkinson's and he used to walk laps in our house all day when he came to visit. He lived a VERY Long time. I know it's NOT easy though. It just is Not! Brave Onward Alan Alda! Keep on Keepin On! Wild Irish Blessings to you 🍀💖🌞📽 ~

  • @robineast6446
    @robineast6446 Жыл бұрын

    I just LOVE Alan Alda!!!❤❤❤

  • @sgarrita2561
    @sgarrita2561 Жыл бұрын

    Have always adored him since MASH… and his career since is an inspiration!!!

  • @bluewave7120
    @bluewave7120 Жыл бұрын

    Quite a few fans chose a career in the medical field because of being inspired by that show ❤

  • @gbuddah
    @gbuddah Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely adore this amazing man! It was hard to watch this and see the Parkinsons. Man, I hope we find a cure or treatment soon.

  • @ellencoelho16
    @ellencoelho16 Жыл бұрын

    I love Alan Alda, He should watch an episode of MASH ! I am still watching the same episodes over and over again! I try not to miss it! I think he would get a big kick out of remembering it all again! God bless you Mr, Ada!

  • @mostguitarswins
    @mostguitarswins Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see Alan Alda keepin on; really grateful for MASH and his many other contributions.

  • @bubbamartin7053
    @bubbamartin7053 Жыл бұрын

    Hawkeye stills looks good. Thank you for the memories.

  • @kevinmcgiffin10
    @kevinmcgiffin10 Жыл бұрын

    I watched so many episodes of MASH . It's a heartwarming part of my life. Thank Alan Alda and every cast member and production member for that love you gave all of us.✌❤🙏✌❤

  • @patriciamorgan6545
    @patriciamorgan6545 Жыл бұрын

    So great to see Alan Alda again, and see his focus on science communication highlighted. We really need that more than ever right now. I was in grad school at Stony Brook when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired. We had a small, quiet party to celebrate, complete with martinis. First and last time having them.

  • @nb7466
    @nb7466 Жыл бұрын

    I am watching mash from start to finish right now. Great show. A good combination of comedy and serious issues.

  • @susannjarvis5587
    @susannjarvis5587 Жыл бұрын

    Have always respected him as an actor. Now I have also come to respect him as a teacher of communication, not just in science but n everyday life. I have his book ("If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?") because of hearing him speak on the subject of communication. He was so clear with his explanations and suggestions that I bought the book on audio because he narrates it. His voice, his inflections, even his pauses are their own lessons in communication. Listen and watch how he speaks. He is a master communicator. And because he is, he can teach the rest of us how to get better at communicating with each other.

  • @Nicksonian
    @Nicksonian Жыл бұрын

    Alda’s dedication to science is perhaps his greatest achievement. No coincidence that a progressive mind is dedicated to discovery and science. Pick up one of his books, he’s an amazing writer who’s funny as heck. And yes, I was among the 121 million who watched the MASH finale. MASH was unusual in being a stellar TV show that came from a mediocre film.

  • @ublade82

    @ublade82

    Жыл бұрын

    It came from a novel bubba

  • @Nicksonian

    @Nicksonian

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ublade82 Um, duh. But the reason MASH the TV show ever existed was because there was first a movie MASH.

  • @FleetwoodPatch
    @FleetwoodPatch3 ай бұрын

    I miss the brilliance, comedy, and humanity this show produced. This was the height of quality television.

  • @kathleenmiller516
    @kathleenmiller516 Жыл бұрын

    Love. Love. Love...Alan Alda! The voice even!

  • @Xanderviceory
    @Xanderviceory Жыл бұрын

    Alan Alda is my all time most favorite human, we all have a LOT to learn from him. I would do anything, spend everything I have for those boots!!!

  • @kathleenregan1151
    @kathleenregan1151 Жыл бұрын

    Love Alan Alda! Even more so because of this interview. But what is up with the interviewer constantly looking away and to the side??

  • @LoneLee2022

    @LoneLee2022

    Жыл бұрын

    I think he was nervous................

  • @BillPritchard
    @BillPritchard2 ай бұрын

    Alan Alda is my *favorite* actor!

  • @JP-lu9ed
    @JP-lu9ed Жыл бұрын

    I have a full set of dvd’s of all of the seasons including the reunion show. What seems to e left off of the descriptions nowadays was how important this show was for the time. It was officially about Korea but was really about the war in Vietnam that we were all living through and trying to make sense of.

  • @cpt.dr.hawkeye1740
    @cpt.dr.hawkeye1740 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Mr. Alda, you're a lifelong friend.

  • @christinetucci9227
    @christinetucci9227 Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant man, so engaging and engaged, philosophical, kind, funny, talented...

  • @dp92492
    @dp92492Ай бұрын

    Moderation in all things, including moderation. Thats such good advice from someone who is a "grandfather" figure to many. Also, this interviewer is great. I dont watch network...anything, anymore but i hope he is succeeding

  • @dp92492

    @dp92492

    Ай бұрын

    "I hear its very good" what a legend...

  • @katherinecarpenter4677
    @katherinecarpenter4677 Жыл бұрын

    He is truly a treasure!!

  • @DJ-bj8ku
    @DJ-bj8ku Жыл бұрын

    He looks and sounds great.

  • @marcyfan
    @marcyfan Жыл бұрын

    this is a remarkable program, week after week, you have people on that i know and care about.

  • @Lupton2000
    @Lupton2000 Жыл бұрын

    Glad to see that he's doing okay. Been praying for him.

  • @LoneLee2022
    @LoneLee2022 Жыл бұрын

    Does Alda still hold the record for most Emmy wins as an actor, Director & writer in a comedy series?

  • @fred6059
    @fred6059 Жыл бұрын

    I am so in love with this man.

  • @TheCatseyepub
    @TheCatseyepub Жыл бұрын

    He's slowed down verbally however I adore him because he's really never let his political beliefs bleed through his acting.

  • @tracydutton7577
    @tracydutton7577 Жыл бұрын

    I love him so much

  • @juangomez-mo6wl
    @juangomez-mo6wl Жыл бұрын

    Great interview 😊

  • @silviaoino2648
    @silviaoino2648 Жыл бұрын

    Currently watching Mash . . . Again. Crushed on Hawk eye big time.

  • @jacobkrause4305
    @jacobkrause4305 Жыл бұрын

    Love Mash and i’m so excited to add his podcast to my list.

  • @warrencanonigo
    @warrencanonigo Жыл бұрын

    Amazing... this iconic!

  • @privateprivate1865
    @privateprivate1865 Жыл бұрын

    Ive always like alan alda

  • @jerryblake4088
    @jerryblake4088 Жыл бұрын

    I love Alan ❤️, your awesome 👌 👏

  • @nassermj7671
    @nassermj7671Ай бұрын

    @2:30 his shaking hand (Parkinsons) I don't want to think about it. He lit up my teen years

  • @buckeyescratcher6130
    @buckeyescratcher6130 Жыл бұрын

    This man is a national treasure. MASH is still my go to show

  • @raymondmcmenamin9028
    @raymondmcmenamin9028 Жыл бұрын

    I watched MASH on Sunday nights during the seventies when I was growing up in Scotland. My parents, my sister and I loved it. Interestingly, there was no canned laughter on the British editions which made it all the more poignant...and naturally funny. Alan Alda was brilliant throughout. During the nineties I was in a hotel in Vermont and learned that it featured in the Four Seasons movie. That made me happy. Great respect to Mr Alda, a legend.

  • @jillfromatlanta427

    @jillfromatlanta427

    Жыл бұрын

    There is what I call the acid test for comedies on TV over the years...the MASH test. One episode (in the States) was filmed without a laugh track at all! To see if it was still funny without the audience being 'trained' to laugh because that is when the laugh track "laughed". There are not a lot of so-called comedies on TV that can pass that test - they are either not THAT funny...or not funny at all. MASH is/was exceptional.

  • @brianmiller1077

    @brianmiller1077

    Жыл бұрын

    MASH had some of the worst canned laughter in all of TV. This of course made the laugh track-less episode even more stark.

  • @johnd4129
    @johnd412911 ай бұрын

    thankyou

  • @liamariamarchenafuenmayor1547
    @liamariamarchenafuenmayor15474 ай бұрын

    LEGEND.

  • @markw4263
    @markw4263 Жыл бұрын

    His podcast is great, perceptive and just wise!

  • @Dahc99
    @Dahc99 Жыл бұрын

    Class act. ❤️

  • @rhyancoleman6462
    @rhyancoleman6462 Жыл бұрын

    Nothing is ever gonna beat the finale of MASH. Ratings wise.

  • @ekop1778

    @ekop1778

    Жыл бұрын

    I REMEMBER THAT SHOW IN 1983 THE RATINGS WENT DOWN AFTER HENRY LEFT COL POTTER MADE THE SHOW KINDA DISMAL THEN FRANK LEFT AND RADAR IT WAS MORE OR A DRAMA THAN A COMEDY

  • @touchofgrey5372

    @touchofgrey5372

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ekop1778 Alan Alda; the Academy Award winner for the most narcissistic, egotistic person on TV! Wayne Rogers, Mike Farrell and even McLean Stevenson all quit the show BECAUSE of his incessant self idolization! He even had the gull to get his own father to be on the show! Shame on you CBS and Jeff Glor ; you're no better than Alda!

  • @LoneLee2022

    @LoneLee2022

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ekop1778 Henry left in 75. The show went downhill after Frank left.

  • @LoneLee2022

    @LoneLee2022

    Жыл бұрын

    I cried like a baby in 83. Tears pouring down my face. They were saying GOODBYE to the fans too.😪

  • @ekop1778

    @ekop1778

    Жыл бұрын

    @@LoneLee2022 WHEN CHARLES CAME ALONG IT WAS MORE LIKE A DRAMA COL POTTER TOO- RADAR LEFT IT REALLY CHANGED

  • @GalaxyTheSnailTurd
    @GalaxyTheSnailTurd4 ай бұрын

    I just watched alan on Carol Burnett as Larry and his change is so different 😢

  • @gilly_axolotl
    @gilly_axolotl Жыл бұрын

    Love him

  • @jonathanmiller8131
    @jonathanmiller81314 ай бұрын

    What i like about Alan part in mash was that he was an army surgeon a DR but he was more then that he did what he did to save lives even the enemy wonded he didnt look at them like the enemy but a life to save as a Dr he surely took an oath for duty and humanity no one gets lefy behind

  • @stacystoltz8722
    @stacystoltz8722 Жыл бұрын

    Ilovethis Show acool Show[

  • @bradyfry8031
    @bradyfry8031 Жыл бұрын

    He may be a little older now, but he still has the same voice and personality as he did years ago.

  • @sydneylove0084
    @sydneylove0084 Жыл бұрын

    Oh Hawkeye ❤

  • @kc0lif
    @kc0lif Жыл бұрын

    alan alda great in m.a.s.h. and that movie with carol burnette.

  • @carolgranger9916
    @carolgranger9916 Жыл бұрын

    He is my favorite actor. Live him in MASH.

  • @rosierose1167
    @rosierose1167 Жыл бұрын

    Movie Industry Bring it back!

  • @hinthegroove9740
    @hinthegroove9740 Жыл бұрын

    He’s getting many new subs, that I know.

  • @Mr.Skylight
    @Mr.Skylight Жыл бұрын

    Class.

  • @dianewinters8628
    @dianewinters8628 Жыл бұрын

    Moderation in all things especially moderation.

  • @gmbowdle
    @gmbowdle Жыл бұрын

    Love MASH

  • @frankrizzo6186
    @frankrizzo6186 Жыл бұрын

    A beautiful man! A treasure

  • @yakovpetrovich7682
    @yakovpetrovich7682 Жыл бұрын

    A lovely brilliant man. I've appreciated and admired him for 50 years.

  • @Maletoxicboomer
    @Maletoxicboomer Жыл бұрын

    I was 10 in 1972!!!

  • @Anth230

    @Anth230

    Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations...

  • @willyjilly9684
    @willyjilly9684 Жыл бұрын

    If you read this I hope you are having a wonderful weekend 💙✌

  • @AnthonyTrendl
    @AnthonyTrendl Жыл бұрын

    A great presentation, but the interviewer seems nervous.

  • @JeffreyGillespie
    @JeffreyGillespie Жыл бұрын

    It’s wild how old he got. I guess I got old too 😂

  • @TheREALHoodedSeDI
    @TheREALHoodedSeDI Жыл бұрын

    is that swaggersouls?

  • @JoeDurp
    @JoeDurp Жыл бұрын

    My grandpa supposedly bullied him in high school but his favorite show was MASH….I’ve got proof they were in the same school and grade

  • @mgarcia8878
    @mgarcia8878 Жыл бұрын

    Alan Alda to the rescue.

  • @sedgwickmcalaster7785
    @sedgwickmcalaster7785 Жыл бұрын

    📺 Mash taught me THAT lines were meant to be Drawn outside🧬

  • @Malcolmdeeb
    @Malcolmdeeb Жыл бұрын

    I attribute part of the reason I’m funny to watching MASH as a kid.

  • @crushing3614

    @crushing3614

    Ай бұрын

    narcisist..

  • @44032
    @44032 Жыл бұрын

    If MASH debuted 50 yards ago and Alan Alda is 86 than I must not be 19 anymore. :(

  • @AlphaAngelsOmega
    @AlphaAngelsOmegaАй бұрын

    Hey Mr. Alda, how are we doing getting them used to it? They cut off Rand Paul to have you reassure me, about the time Carson Daily cried.

  • @stacystoltz8722
    @stacystoltz8722 Жыл бұрын

    Mash Wasacool Show

  • @markbataitis4851
    @markbataitis4851 Жыл бұрын

    I really miss Jeff Glore, he was really good at the news desk, instead of that hack woman that sits there now.

  • @tallojushivashankar4144
    @tallojushivashankar4144 Жыл бұрын

    00:

  • @barbarajoseph5897
    @barbarajoseph58976 ай бұрын

    Salvation is a free gift but you have to accept it.Any ? Call a Baptist Preacher

  • @thehaughtcorner
    @thehaughtcorner Жыл бұрын

    Distracting and irritating how many times Glor looks away from Alda as he's asking questions.

  • @scottlowman.1044
    @scottlowman.1044 Жыл бұрын

    Irreplaceable