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Brian Greene — best-selling author, theoretical physicist, dramatic writer

Brian Greene — best-selling author, theoretical physicist, dramatic writer

Aaron is thrilled to have theoretical physicist and best-selling author Brian Greene on the pod to discuss a host of subjects, including Brian’s works of dramatic writing, Light Falls, and Icarus at the Edge of Time. Aaron tries not to embarrass himself when he asks Brian about the big questions of the universe, like why there’s something rather than nothing, and the current thinking about the infinite universe. They discuss their favorite movies about science, and the similarities between Hollywood and Theoretical Physics (there are more than you’d think!).

Michael Rauch — TV Creator and Showrunner

Michael Rauch — TV Creator and Showrunner

Michael Rauch joins Aaron in person at the Yale Broadcast Studio to discuss the latest show he’s created, CBS’s Instinct, starring Alan Cumming. They discuss Michael’s extraordinary career in TV, from getting his first two series picked up on the same day, to his work creating and running Life is Wild, Beautiful People, Love Monkey, and serving as co-showrunner on USA Network hit Royal Pains. Aaron also wants to hear about working with 80s superstars Molly Ringwald and C. Thomas Howell, and the two of them geek out on William Goldman and the craft behind Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Bright Lights, Green Sights: A Conversation with Erik Clemons

Bright Lights, Green Sights: A Conversation with Erik Clemons

Erik Clemons has devoted his career to empowering marginalized communities across the state of Connecticut and helping others see their own potential and power. Erik founded and is currently the CEO of ConnCAT, a nonprofit that provides job training programs designed to give unemployed and under-employed adults the skills needed to secure meaningful, well-paying jobs in health sciences and culinary professions, and the academic support required for success in those programs.

Bright Lights, Green Sights: A Conversation with Yael Aflalo

Bright Lights, Green Sights: A Conversation with Yael Aflalo

Yael Aflalo, founder of the sustainable fashion brand Reformation speaks with Paul Anastas, Director, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering and Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies