Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Alan Alda

'Alan Alda has been acting for over six decades. He played the iconic role of Hawkeye in M*A*S*H, was Arnold Vinnick on The West Wing and starred in several other memorable roles over the years. He's a six-time Emmy winner and has been nominated for an Academy Award, three Tony's and a Grammy. Alda is also an almost-journalist, a communicator and an interviewer. For almost thirty years now it has been his second career. First on television in the PBS series Scientific American Encounters and now on his podcast, Clear+Vivid. Alan Alda joins Bullseye with Jesse Thorn to talk about Clear+Vivid and dives into some of the different guests he's had on the show. He also shares what it was like when M*A*S*H, the television show that gave him his big break came to an end. Plus, he talks about his years performing improv.'