Podcast Episodes

Doris Kearns Goodwin: An Unfinished Love Story

Doris Kearns Goodwin is one of America’s best known and most popular historians, having told the stories of great American leaders such as Abraham Li…

1 week, 2 days ago

Former US Diplomat Robert Malley on Why the Israeli Palestinian Peace Process Failed, and What's Next for Gaza. Malley and Agha offer candid portraits of leading figures and an interpretation of the conflict that exposes the delusions of all sides.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters killed more than 1,100 Israelis and took more than 200 hostages, prompting an Israeli response that has in turn ta…

1 week, 3 days ago

Italianity Program and Wine Tasting

Italy’s vineyards stretch from Alpine peaks to volcanic islands, from rolling Tuscan hills to sun-drenched coastlines. Each glass of Italian wine car…

1 week, 4 days ago

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’: Film Screening Plus Discussion on Art Forgery

In Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, The Christophers, the children of a once famous artist hire a forger to complete s…

1 week, 6 days ago

Cleo Wade: In a World of Sunrises (EXPLICIT)

Bestselling author Cleo Wade returns to Commonwealth Club World Affairs with a hug of a book—her latest, In a World of Sunrises, a collection of poet…

2 weeks ago

Mother is Mothering

Sometimes mothers are biological; other times, they’re chosen. But often, they're the fiercest people you can have on your side.

In this special Moth…

2 weeks ago

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A PrEP Conversation

Join us at Commonwealth Club World Affairs for an intimate and candid conversation with patients from Osra Medical who are living proof that there’s …

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on the Iran War

Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says he was surprised that the Trump administration apparently had no plan to deal with the closure of the S…

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Steve Phillips: Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?

Steve Phillips, bestselling author of Brown Is the New White, returns to Commonwealth Club World Affairs to present his provocative new argument for …

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Eyck Freymann: Defending Taiwan

The first place many people looked following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was Taiwan, long in the sights of the communist government of mainland Chin…

2 weeks, 4 days ago