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Annie Jacobsen: Biological War
A bio attack. A lab accident. A global pandemic. The collapse of human society.
Who else would want to explore the possibilities of biological warfar…
10 hours ago
Loubna Mrie: Defiance, A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria
In the Syria in which Loubna Mrie was a schoolgirl, loyalty was survival. Curiosity was blasphemy. Dissent was betrayal.
Like any good Alawite girl, …
1 day, 22 hours ago
The Gr8T Debate: The Race for San Francisco’s District 8
San Francisco’s District 8, home to the Castro, Noe Valley, Glen Park, Diamond Heights, and the surrounding neighborhoods, will choose a new supervis…
2 days, 6 hours ago
CEO of Nation’s Biggest Utility Talks Affordability, Fires, Outages, and Public Outrage
After PG&E pled guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the 2018 Camp Fire, Patti Poppe was brought on as the utility’s new CEO. Her state…
2 days, 22 hours ago
Katie Sanders: Ortiz’s War
Peter Ortiz’s path to becoming the most battle-decorated member of America’s first spy agency—and one of the most decorated Marines of World War II—w…
3 days, 9 hours ago
Kate Marvel on Fear, Wonder, and Leaving NASA
Climate scientist Kate Marvel made headlines this year when she publicly resigned from NASA, drawing coverage from Bloomberg to The New York Times. M…
1 week, 2 days ago
Miriam Pawel: The Making and Remaking of the University of California
Miriam Pawel returns to Commonwealth Club World Affairs to discuss the issues raised in her latest book, an epic history of the sweeping social impac…
1 week, 3 days ago
Food Sense: What to Eat and Why
Note: This podcast contains explicit language.
What should we eat—and why is the answer still so complicated?
Join us for a compelling conversation …
1 week, 4 days ago
Walter Isaacson: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, bestselling biographer Walter Isaacson has taken a fascinating deep dive into the creation of one of h…
1 week, 5 days ago
After H.R. 1: Medicaid Cuts and the Future of Health-Care Access in San Francisco
Please join us for a panel discussion: Following the enactment of H.R. 1, which includes significant changes to Medicaid and other federal health-car…
1 week, 6 days ago