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...
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The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. As a non-partisan forum, The Club brings to the public airwaves diverse viewpoints on important t...
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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...
How Big Tech Is Fueling The Future Of War
In her new book Valley of Death, former Wall Street Journal national security editor Sharon Weinberger draws on deep, exclusive reporting to...
Alchemizing Heritage into a Leadership Superpower
Heritage is simply learned wisdom, the stories, myths, traditions and rituals that we inherit from our ancestors. What if we could alchemize...
Assessing the Threats to Voting Rights in the Midterm Elections
America’s election system faces unprecedented challenges as we approach the midterms. An electoral environment already upended by mid-decade...
Ben Davis: Can Can Francisco Become The Florence of a New Renaissance?
Join us for a conversation with Ben Davis, creator of the Bay Lights and City of Awe, and founder of the San Francisco nonprofit Illuminate,...
The Science Behind Finding (and Keeping) Love in Today's Chaotic World
Note: This podcast contains explicit language. Dating and relationships can be messy. The apps, the expectations, the endless options—it’s a...
CLIMATE ONE: How Can Cities Be Green and Affordable? Live from NY Climate Week
New York sets some of the country's most ambitious climate goals, from slashing emissions to bracing for rising seas. But living in the city...
Building Community Through Network Leadership
Join us for this lively Transforming Our Region forum program on network leadership and building community, featuring Jane Wei-Skillern. Tog...
The Battle of Titans: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
Join us this evening for a deep-dive military and geopolitical program analyzing the decades-long regional cold and hot wars, proxy conflict...
Rightsizing for Your Next Chapter
A desire to simplify, an upcoming move, a remodel, and general overwhelm are among the many reasons we are called to rightsize our lives. Th...
Alex Wagner: The Steal
For critics of the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, much attention and ire is focused on the new justices appointed by Presi...
Recipe for Impact: How Sunnydale Market’s Social Enterprise Model Works
What happens when community knowledge, nonprofit purpose, business expertise, and long-term philanthropy come together to solve a basic neig...
Francis Fukuyama: In the Realm of the Last Man
Francis Fukuyama, a leading public intellectual—including repeated popular appearances at the Club—is well-known for his significant, bestse...
Emily Wilson, Translotor of the Iliad and the Odyssey: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea
Emily Wilson, whose translations of Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad have captured a generation’s imagination, joins us virtually to explore the co...