Podcast Episodes

Gloria Walton and Wawa Gatheru Believe in Grassroots Change, Not Just Charity

Those standing up to climate and environmental injustice face challenges they weren’t seeing a year ago. But Gloria Walton, head of The Solutions Project, sees a bigger picture:

"The reality is that …

Published on 3 months ago

Technology for Good: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Using Software and Data to Solve Our Most Pressing Social Problems

Join us to hear from a MacArthur genius awardee, former rocket engineer, and passionate leader in the social enterprise movement—Jim Fruchterman—about using technology for positive social change.

To …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Humanities West Presents WWII's Grand Alliance: The 80th Anniversary

Was the Grand Alliance simply a partnership born of necessity? Or was it also a missed opportunity for post-war civilizational cooperation among the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet U…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

How Students and Teachers Are Talking About Climate

Students are heading back to school, and in addition to all of the usual challenges of the school year, some children are carrying an extra weight: climate anxiety. Teachers are also swimming in tric…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

When Kids Have Mentors, Cities Get Stronger

Join Lillian Samuel, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area, at Commonwealth Club World Affairs for an inspiring talk: “When Kids Have Mentors, Cities Get Stronger.” Backed by powerful natio…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Nathaniel Stinnett: Climate Disruption Is a Homicide, Not a Suicide

According to one recent survey, Americans think about climate change more than abortion, immigration, or gun violence. And yet, while they care deeply about the issue, they don’t see it as a politica…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Jesus, San Francisco: The City’s Resurrection from Perceived Ashes (EXPLICIT)

Join us for an inspiring look at how culture leads the comeback—and why San Francisco’s creative heartbeat might be its greatest miracle. 

"Jesus, San Francisco: The City’s Resurrection from Perceive…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Small Dollar, Big Impact

The climate doesn’t care where emissions cuts come from; what matters is that the world transitions to renewable energy quickly and cheaply. If it’s significantly cheaper to install solar panels in I…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation

Charles Sumner is mainly known as the abolitionist statesman who suffered a brutal caning on the Senate floor by the proslavery congressman Preston Brooks in 1856. This violent episode has obscured S…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Batteries Now Included

The Trump administration has taken aim at green energy, but one technology has largely been left untouched: batteries to store wind and solar electricity. California alone surpassed 13GW of battery s…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago