Kathi Zellwegger and Mike Chinoy: Saving Lives in North Korea
North Korea has been practically a pariah nation for decades. The tightly controlled communist dynasty has alternated between hermetic silen...
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Evan Barker: Nothing Left
Has the Democratic Party lost its soul? Evan Barker says the party she grew up identifying with has been hijacked by out-of-touch activists,...
CLIMATE ONE: Does it Pay To Go Green? Let Us Count The Ways.
As the cost of living climbs, can clean energy technology help ease the burden? That seems to be the case in West Texas, where revenue from...
Bing Gordon and Chloe Gordon: Everybody Wins
What can the billion-dollar secrets of game design teach people about building products better and making customers happier?Video games are...
Jessica Marie Alba: The Inner Work of Transforming a Region
Join us for this Transforming Our Region Member-led Forum program on personal change and place-based identity, featuring Jessica Marie Alba....
Tom Rosenstiel: How the Press Must Change to Save Democracy
Note: This podcast contains explicit language. The crisis in journalism, says veteran journalist and media critic Tom Rosenstiel, reflects a...
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 biologic...
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 Alawi...
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...
CLIMATE ONE: 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....
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...
CLIMATE ONE: 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...
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 soc...
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 conve...
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...
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 h...
The 800th Anniversary of Francis of Assisi’s Death
San Francisco has been connected to Francis of Assisi for over 250 years, when Spanish explorers gave the name San Francisco Bay to the wate...
Unfiltered Conversation: What Happened to the American Dream
For generations, the American Dream has represented a promise of opportunity: work hard, and you can achieve economic stability, security, a...
CLIMATE ONE: We Got $9.99 Problems, and Energy is One
The war in Iran and closure of the Strait of Hormuz created a global energy supply crisis. And while gasoline prices didn’t reach the extrem...
Mark Shaw: Dorothy Kilgallen and the Enduring Mystery of Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance at Sea in 1937
Bestselling author Mark Shaw returns to Commonwealth Club World Affairs with the untold details of the inspiring friendship in the mid-1930s...