Commonwealth Club of California Podcast show

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast

Summary: The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's largest public affairs forum. The nonpartisan and nonprofit Club produces and distributes programs featuring diverse viewpoints from thought leaders on important topics. The Club's weekly radio broadcast — the oldest in the U.S., since 1924 — is carried on hundreds of stations. Our website features audio and video of our programs. This podcast feed is usually updated multiple times each week.

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Podcasts:

 Week to Week Political Roundtable and Member Social (9/16/14) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:05:05

Join our panelists for informative and engaging commentary on political and other major news, audience discussion of the week’s events, and our news quiz!

 Nina Teicholz: The Big Fat Surprise – Are Butter, Meat and Cheese Healthy? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:00

Investigative journalist Nina Teicholz spent nine years deeply researching the effect that fats have on our bodies. She found the unthinkable: everything we thought we knew about dietary fats is wrong. For decades, we have been told that the best possible diet involves cutting back on fat, especially saturated fat, and that if we are not getting healthier or thinner it must be because we are not trying hard enough.

 Who is Putin? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In August he learned that the Kremlin had banned him from returning to Russia.

 Week to Week Political Roundtable and Member Social (3/2/15) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Join our panelists for informative and engaging commentary on political and other major news, an audience discussion of the week’s events, and our live news quiz!

 Larry Kramer, Hewlett Foundation President: The Threat to American Democracy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

But what are the causes and what might be the cure?

 The Panama-Pacific International Exposition: Its 100-Year Impact | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The centerpiece was the Tower of Jewels, which rose to 435 feet and was covered with over 100,000 cut glass Novagems.

 Gary Wenk: Your Brain on Food | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

What happens in our brains when we take a sip of coffee or a drag on a cigarette?

 Democracy in the Digital Age: Perspectives from Members of Parliament | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Democracy in the Digital Age: Perspectives from Members of Parliament

 Get Fit, Lean and Keep Your Day Job | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

What if you could lose fat, get fit, feel healthy and still keep your day job? You can!

 Week to Week Political Roundtable and Member Social (2/17/15) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Join our panelists for informative and engaging commentary on political and other major news, audience discussion of the week’s events, and our live news quiz!

 The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine Is in Your Hands | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The Patient Will See You Now is essential reading for anyone who thinks they deserve better health care. That is, for all of us.

 Transforming California's State Parks: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Future | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Hear about a just-released report by the Parks Forward Commission, which recommends sweeping changes to tackle these issues and ensure the sustainability of our state parks for future generations.

 Janet Napolitano and Mark Yudof: A Conversation on the Future of Higher Education | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Join Napolitano and Yudof as they discuss the challenges currently facing America’s higher education system and, in particular, the University of California.

 SV Reads 2015: Homeland & Home – The Immigrant Experience | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

SV Reads 2015: Homeland & Home – The Immigrant Experience

 San Francisco Giants’ Bruce Bochy and Larry Baer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Here’s a chance to celebrate and relive the Giants’ amazing 2014 World Series victory.

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