Commonwealth Club of California Podcast

Hear Dr. Vike-Freiberga as she discusses recent events related to Ukraine, the Baltic States and NATO.

Google Glass lets you take a picture with the blink of an eye. Your Fitbit wristband counts your calories and tracks your sleep. Soon even our cars will drive themselves. Technology is increasingly automating our lives, but is it for better or worse?

Joint innovation initiatives, negotiation of the transatlantic trade and investment partnerships provide a great opportunity to boost both the U.S. and European economies. Join Slovakia’s newly elected president in a discussion of a unified future.

Carey has been with The New York Times for 10 years and writes about neuroscience, psychiatry, neurology and everyday psychology.

Van Jones will talk with Bryant about his work as founder of Operation HOPE. Bryant plans to revive the American economy by building financial dignity and empowerment for the “teetering class” to rise out of poverty, while reigniting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Poor People’s Campaign” for economic justice.

OkCupid co-founder Christian Rudder — writer of the popular blog OkTrends and Harvard mathematics graduate — has made a name for himself by mining big data to reveal the uncanny and surprising truths behind human behavior.

In her new book, Cut Adrift, Cooper weaves together deep data analysis of our frightening economic condition with real-world stories of families struggling to adjust.

Nader draws on a half century of his own experience working with the grassroots and Congress and tells of many surprising victories that have united progressive and conservative forces.

Bill Whalen, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University C.W. Nevius, Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle Melissa Griffin Caen, Contributor, KPIX-TV and San Francisco Magazine; Attorney In the heat of the summer, political commentators sometimes get too heated during their discussions. At Week to Week, we bring together San Francisco's cool summer breezes with expert commentary by panelists who are smart, are civil, and have a good sense of humor. 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! This program was recorded at The Commonwealth Club of California on July 28, 2014

Debra J. Saunders, Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle; “Token Conservative” Blogger, SFGate.com Josh Richman, State and National Politics Reporter, Bay Area News Group, San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times Carla Marinucci, Senior Political Writer, San Francisco Chronicle John Zipperer, Vice President of Media & Editorial, The Commonwealth Club – Host Our mid-summer political check-in will keep you up-to-date on the political issues and personalities in the news. 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! This program was recorded at The Commonwealth Club of California on July 14, 2014