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:

 Chef Marcus Samuelsson: Recipes to Cook at Home | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

rom dill-spiced salmon to peanut noodles with slaw, his latest book, Marcus Off Duty: The Recipes I Cook at Home, walks us through his success and variety in the kitchen.

 Week to Week Political Roundtable and Member Social (11/03/14) | 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 news quiz!

 Eric Metaxas: Do you Believe in Miracles? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Is it for comfort, to explain the inexplicable, or do we simply long for a connection with something larger than ourselves? And why do some people dismiss them out of hand, as if they can never happen?

 The World We Create: A Message of Hope for a Planet in Peril | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In a conversation with the NRDC's editorial content director, Bob Deans, Beinecke delivers her message of hope in a spirit of optimism built on a foundation of progress and change.

 San Francisco’s Prop E: Pros and Cons of the Soda Tax | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Proponents of the proposition believe it could reduce the consumption of sugary drinks by 30 to 40 percent, while opponents dispute that prediction and believe it unfairly burdens low-income communities.

 The Return of George Washington | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Come hear how this founding father quietly worked behind the scenes to lay a secure foundation for our long-lived democracy.

 From Hobby to Thriving Business: The Story of Della Fattoria | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A self-taught home baker who went on to supply bread for The French Laundry, Weber is now proprietor of the much-loved Della Fattoria Bakery in Petaluma, named one of America’s 10 best bread bakeries by Bon Appétit.

 Linda Rottenberg in Conversation with Reid Hoffman: Think Big | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Linda Rottenberg has spent her career helping innovators think big.

 Rita Moreno | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Learn about her tumultuous childhood, her career rise from “utility ethnic” to award-winning star, her explosive romance with Marlon Brando (and less-than-explosive romance with Elvis Presley), the ups and downs of her relationships and career, and finally finding peace with her choices and her life.

 Common Core Education Summit: The Crux of the New K-12 Standards | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

What challenges have California and other states faced in implementing the Common Core, and what will it take to ensure that the new standards genuinely succeed.

 Eating for Life: The Longevity Kitchen | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Nationally recognized culinary translator and nutrition expert Rebecca Katz has put together more than 100 recipes that highlight the top superfoods proven to fight the most chronic conditions in her latest cookbook, The Longevity Kitchen.

 Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Women are continuing to close the gender gap in the workplace, yet only 14 percent are engineers in the U.S. and even fewer serve at the executive level.

 Latino/a Culture, Heritage and Conservation for the Environment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

A deeper look at family, home and community values reveals a long-standing generational commitment to conservation and the wise use of everyday resources in daily life.

 Ferguson, The Bay Area and Beyond: A Conversation About Race and Justice | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The killing inspired protests, outrage and organizational efforts from communities across the country.

 The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: Deviance, Justice & Art | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

It seeks to vanquish stigma about LGBT life and address what it sees as internalized homophobia within LGBT communities through art and social deviance.

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