Podcast Episodes

President Nixon Film Screening: The Movement and the "Madman"

Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of August 8, 1974, the day President Richard Nixon resigned, and to remember an era in which there were sti…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Untold Story of John Muir, Indigenous Peoples, "The Untold Story of John Muir, Indigenous Peoples, and the American Wilderness

John Muir is widely and rightly lauded as the nature mystic who added wilderness to the United States’ vision of itself, largely through the system o…

1 year, 7 months ago

Thrillers, "Thrillers, Tech and Ethics in a Rapidly Changing World

Frank Price will moderate a conversation between Gregg Hurwitz and Kevin Compton, both experts in "Thrillers, Tech, and Ethics in a Rapidly Changing …

1 year, 7 months ago

Thirst Trap: When Big Cities Run Dry

This week we take a trip to Mexico, a petrostate that just elected climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum as its next president. She’s also the former m…

1 year, 7 months ago

Going for Green at the Paris Games

The Summer Olympic Games are here! That means more than 300 events, ten thousand athletes and millions of spectators coming to watch. And the athlete…

1 year, 7 months ago

Foto-Diásporas

The Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California and The Consulate of Colombia in San Francisco are pleased to invite you to the inauguration of the…

1 year, 8 months ago

Tor Kenward: Reflections of a Vintner and Wine Tasting

Join us for a special program in which vintner Tor Kenward shares a lifetime of great wines, famous friends, deep knowledge and insider insights.

Kenw…

1 year, 8 months ago

Raj Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War

In an era when America’s chief rival, China, has ordered that all commercial firms within its borders make their research and technology available fo…

1 year, 8 months ago

What’s at Stake in November

This November, voters may have the rare opportunity to choose between two administrations that have already each had four years in office. Regardless…

1 year, 8 months ago

Advancing the Science: The Latest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research

Alzheimer’s is a global health problem, with nearly 7 million people living with the disease in the United States alone. Tremendous gains have been m…

1 year, 8 months ago