Conversations for our Daughters

Bran is Joined today today by Jamie Hyneman is an American special effects expert, inventor, and television personality best known as the co-host of Discovery Channel's hit series MythBusters. Instantly recognizable by his signature black beret, glasses, and walrus mustache, he spent over a decade systematically testing urban legends and popular myths. Hyneman's path to science is as varied as his...

Bran is joined by Ashton Kutcher, an American actor, producer, and entrepreneur who rose to fame in the late 1990s. Born on February 7, 1978, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he initially pursued biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa before leaving to pursue modeling and acting. Kutcher gained widespread recognition for his role as Michael Kelso on the hit television sitcom *That '70s Show*, whe...

Bran is joined today by Michael Eisner his former boss, a titan of the American entertainment industry, best known for his transformative 21-year tenure as Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company.  A graduate of Denison University, he began his career as an usher at NBC before climbing the executive ranks at ABC, where he helped propel the network to the top of the ratings with hits like Happy...

Bran is joined by Laurie Anderson, a legendary avant-garde artist, musician, and filmmaker who has been a leading force in multimedia performance for over five decades. Originally trained in violin and sculpture, she became a fixture of the 1970s New York experimental scene before achieving unexpected global fame with her 1981 hit "O Superman," which reached number two on the UK charts. Throughout...

Bran is joined by Serena McCalla, Ph. D., a distinguished & Popular educator and science strategist widely recognized for her dedication to advancing science education and research among youth, earning her the moniker "godmother of science research". Although she initially pursued a path toward becoming an ER doctor and then a biosciences researcher, Dr. McCalla ultimately found her calling in tea...

Bran is joined by Werner Herzog, a titan of world cinema and a leading figure of the New German Cinema movement, renowned for his obsessive, visionary, and often death-defying approach to filmmaking. Born in Munich in 1942 and raised in a remote Bavarian village without modern technology, Herzog developed a unique artistic philosophy centered on the pursuit of "ecstatic truth"—a poetic reality tha...

Bran is joined by Adam Rose is a versatile American actor and digital creator who successfully bridged the gap between a decades-long career in Hollywood and modern internet superstardom. Born in Jerusalem and raised in New York City, he began acting at age nine, making his film debut in Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry (1997) and voicing Peanut Otter in the Disney series PB&J Otter. Over the ne...

Bran is joined by longtime friend Franklin Story Musgrave (born August 19, 1935), an American physician and former NASA astronaut noted for his technical expertise and extensive academic background;. He flew on six Space Shuttle missions between 1983 and 1996, performed multiple spacewalks, and contributed to satellite and telescope servicing and numerous scientific experiments in orbit. Musgrave...

Bran is joined by Academy Award winning actor, Robert Downey Jr. whose career has spanned over five decades, marked by both immense critical success as an award winning, A-list actor, and a remarkable professional comeback. Born in New York City in 1965 to filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., he made his acting debut at age five and rose to prominence as part of the "Brat Pack" in the 1980s before earning...