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:

 Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 2: The Difficulty of Speaking the Truth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Come hear Mark Twain's "whole, frank mind" highlighted by his characteristic blend of humor and ire.

 Cult or Benign Cure-all? Life in Transcendental Meditation’s Hidden Society | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The meditation program made famous by the Beatles guru now makes inroads into public schools and the Veterans Administration through the David Lynch Foundation.

 A Toast to the 2014 Wine Harvest, Sustainable Practices and Pairings in California Wine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Join Janet Fletcher and a distinguished panel of vintners and experts as they discuss sustainable wine growing and examine the stories of California vintners and growers across the state.

 Progress and Hope: Restoring the Mighty Colorado River and Delta | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Join us for a discussion on the challenges and progress in the Colorado River’s struggle to reach the ocean.

 Be in the Know: Plans for the Commonwealth Club's New Headquarters Building | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Join us and hear from key designers from Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, Tipping Mar structural engineering, ARUP mechanical engineering, and Charles M. Salter Associates, Inc. acoustics and audio/visual design for a preview of the Club’s new gathering place for members and programs.

 Adam Michnik, Polish Activist and Journalist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Today, he regularly travels throughout the world, giving lectures on democracy, totalitarianism and the paradoxes and dilemmas of contemporary politics.

 Up the Ladder: Women Pursuing Careers in Science and Technology | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Come learn from their stories and hear ideas about how to attract more women to areas of science where they are still greatly under-represented, such as engineering and mathematics.

 John Cleese - Monty Python Actor and Comedian | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

From his hilarious tweets and new memoir, hear more from this towering comedic genius.

 Abbas Milani: The Rise of ISIS and the Changing Landscape of the Middle East | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

For eight years, he was a visiting research fellow in University of California, etc.

 Jamie Metzl: US-China Rivalry Genetic Frontier | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

It is fiction – for now – but Metzl, who worked in the Clinton National Security Council and State Department and is the former executive vice president of the Global Asia Society, will discuss how the U.S.-China rivalry.

 Are Professional Athletes Underpaid? Money and the Culture of Professional Sports | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Learn from the insiders how the mixture of entertainment and money results in today’s complex professional sports industry and the range of players’ salaries.

 33 Artists in 3 Acts: Politics, Kinship and Craft | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Artists interviewed include Jeff Koons, Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham, and Cindy Sherman, among others from 14 countries on 5 continents.

 The Crusades of Cesar Chavez | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Now that Chavez is once again the focus of public attention, a balanced view of his contributions and his difficulties is all the more valuable.

 A History of the World According to Beer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Join Bostwick as he celebrates the beers of ages past and raise a glass to the fermented magic we all know and love.

 Charles Blow - New York Times Visual Op-Ed Columnist | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Blow will talk about those issues and his new memoir, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, which details the compelling poetry of the small Louisiana town where he grew up – a place where slavery's legacy feels astonishingly close.

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