Commonwealth Club of California Podcast

Jonna Mendez: Unmasking My Life in the CIA

When Jonna Hiestand Mendez first joined the CIA, she still needed her husband’s permission to...

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• 27 días

Guy Kawasaki: How to Make a Difference

Prepare to be inspired and empowered by the one and only Guy Kawasaki! Former chief evangelist...

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• 29 días

Ambassador of Cuba, Lianys Torres Rivera, on Embargo and Engagement

Fraught relations between neighbors are not unique. But with the stakes elevated on the...

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• 30 días

Byron Tau: The U.S. Surveillance State's Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government

“That evening, I was given a glimpse inside a hidden world. . . . An entirely new kind of...

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Tali Sharot and Cass Sunstein: The Power of Noticing What Was Already There

Neuroscience professor Tali Sharot and Harvard law professor (and presidential advisor) Cass R....

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CNN's Jim Sciutto: Russia, China, and the Next World War

A new global competition is taking place, and CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim...

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Seeing It All: Changing the World One Photo at a Time

Neuroscientist, writer and stage director Indre Viskontas will be joined by world-renowned...

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CLIMATE ONE: Climate Migration: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

The places that most people call home are coming under increasing threat from climate change....

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Rick Hasen: A Real Right to Vote

Throughout history, many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to...

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Jerry Kaplan: What You Need to Know About Generative AI

Have we finally discovered the holy grail of artificial intelligence (AI)—machines that match or...

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CLIMATE ONE: Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Power of Conversation

As heat waves, storms, droughts and wildfires continue to worsen, talking can seem like a...

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The Risk It Takes to Bloom: A Discussion with Author Raquel Willis and Bia Vieira

In the wake of the release of author and activist Raquel Willis's debut memoir, The Risk it Takes...

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George Hammond: Who Are We?

Who are we? Good question. But difficult to answer definitively. Still, it is a question that is...

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Richard Schwartz: Berkeley 1900―Daily Life at the Turn of the Century

Local historian Richard Schwartz returns to Commonwealth Club World Affairs to captivate you once...

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Barbara McQuade: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America

The epidemic of disinformation and misinformation sweeping through our society is like the...

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CLIMATE ONE: How Activism Can Win Bigger and Faster with Kumi Naidoo

Kumi Naidoo is a world renowned activist and climate leader. Before going on to lead Greenpeace...

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Charles Duhigg: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Come inside a jury room as one juror leads a starkly divided room to consensus. Join a young CIA...

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• 2 meses

Michael Gerhardt: The Laws of Presidential Impeachment

President Joe Biden is being threatened with impeachment by the Republican-led U.S. House of...

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Mayor London Breed: The State of San Francisco

San Francisco Mayor London Breed returns to The Commonwealth Club World Affairs for a...

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• 2 meses

'Island in Between': Taiwan Film Screening and Discussion

The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen...

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• 2 meses