Scientific American Frontiers 1993. Actor Alan Alda became the permanent host starting in the fall season of 1993 and continued until the show ended in 2005. So the show was also billed as "Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers". Alda's tenure has been notable for his humble and often humorous approach: in one memorable segment, he became car sick while driving an experimental, virtual reality vehicle. In 2005, Alda published his first round of memoirs, "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: and Other Things I've Learned", published by Random House (); in the book, he recalls his intestines becoming strangulated while on location in
Can I Pet Your Dog? Can I Pet Your Dog? Can I Pet Your Dog? (CIPYD) is a weekly, comedic podcast on dogs. The podcast is hosted by dog owner Allegra Ringo, former dog wanter, newly dog owner Renee Colvert, and producers Travis McElroy (ep. 1-57) and Alexis B. Preston (ep. 58-present). It is distributed online by Maximum Fun. The format of each episode is divided between segments discussed by the hosts and their guests. Segments include "hero dogs" and "Mutt Minute" wherein a host is assigned the task of educating the audience on a dog breed in under a minute. Guests have included Veronica