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Commonwealth Club of California Podcast — 1000 episodes

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CLIMATE ONE: When Your New Neighbor Is… a Data Center

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Theo Baker: Uncovering Power and Money at Stanford University

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Unapologetic Deliciousness: Separating Nutrition Science from Nutrition Noise

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Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America, c. 1000–1680

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CLIMATE ONE: Making Solar Great Again

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Andrew Weissmann: Liars Kingdom

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CLIMATE ONE: Medium Rare: What’s Next For Meat?

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Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic

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Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.

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CLIMATE ONE: ENCORE: Cities Leading the Way

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Outdoors Writer Tom Stienstra Shares His Tales of Survival … and Top Adventure Spots

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The Fight Against AI-Powered Surveillance with EFF's Cindy Cohn and Adam Savage

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Safe Play: Creating Inclusion in Sport

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Fake News for Good? Reporting from the Future to Save Democracy Today

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CLIMATE ONE: Healing Ourselves and the Planet with Katharine Wilkinson and Uncle Pappy

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Dion Lim: My Fight for Asian America

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ABC News' Martha Raddatz: The Hero Next Door, Stories of Patriotism and Purpose

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Why We Run: A Special AAPI Month Program

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CLIMATE ONE: Fighting Fire with Fiery Passion: 2026 Goldman Prize Winners

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Otto Scharmer: Presencing, 7 Practices for Transforming Self, Society, and Business

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PBS News Host William Brangham on the State of the News Media in a Time of Change

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Axis of Instability: The U.S., Israel, Iran and the Gulf

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How to Increase Your Luck, with Stanford’s Tina Seelig

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Benoit Denizet-Lewis: The Promise and Price of Self-Transformation

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CLIMATE ONE: Protest and Beyond: Annie Leonard On What You Can Do

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A World on Fire- the perspective from China

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In Conversation with Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D.

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Doris Kearns Goodwin: An Unfinished Love Story

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Former US Diplomat Robert Malley on Why the Israeli Palestinian Peace Process Failed, and What's Next for Gaza

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Italianity Program and Wine Tasting

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Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’: Film Screening Plus Discussion on Art Forgery

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Cleo Wade: In a World of Sunrises

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CLIMATE ONE: Mother is Mothering

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One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A PrEP Conversation

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Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on the Iran War

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Steve Phillips: Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?

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Eyck Freymann: Defending Taiwan

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Dr. Larry Gerston: Overcoming Trumpism and Saving American Democracy

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CLIMATE ONE: John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram: Speed & Scale’s Reality Check

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Bay Area Holocaust Survivor Shares Her Family’s Dramatic Story in ‘A Time to Hide’

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The Race for Governor 2026: Matt Mahan

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The Invisible Water: How Culture Shapes Mental Illness and Healing

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CLIMATE ONE: Nancy Pelosi’s Seat is Open. Meet Two Candidates Vying to Succeed Her.

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From American Dream to Uncertainty: The Refugee Experience and Who Defines Who Is American

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Jennifer Doleac: The Science of Second Chances in Criminal Justice

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Jim Collins: What to Make of a Life

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Maya Shankar: The Other Side of Change

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CLIMATE ONE: ENCORE: Taylor Brorby and Suzie Hicks Tell The Stories We Don’t Always Hear

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Jessica Riskin: The Power of Life

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Dr. Maya Kornberg: Stuck—How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress

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The Political Giant Who Led the Fight to End Colonial Rule in Africa

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Private Tour of the Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien

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Nancy Pelosi Reflects on 40 Years on Congress

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Mix, Mingle & Be Moved: An Evening with San Francisco Poet Laureate Genny Lim, Musicians Chris Trinidad and Pianist Unpil Baek

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CLIMATE ONE: Two Stories That Prove Change Is Possible

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CLIMATE ONE: Press Start: Video Games and the Climate Crisis

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Dr. Ibram X Kendi: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age

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Gov. Josh Shapiro: Where We Keep the Light

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Taeku Lee: The Billionaire Backlash

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When Justice Isn’t Enough, With D.A. Brooke Jenkins and Dion Lim

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CLIMATE ONE: Benji Backer: Nature is Nonpartisan

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Women Leading Change: Power, Policy & Purpose

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The Science of ‘Project Hail Mary’

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The Race for Governor 2026: Tom Steyer

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What's Next for the US-Israel War with Iran

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CLIMATE ONE: What the Rise of the Electrostate Means for Petrostates… And Everyone Else

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Humanities West Presents Emma of Normandy

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Why Clothes Matter: Identity, Resistance and Belonging in Times of Crisis

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Peaches Christ: Eat the Rich

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Women’s History Month: California's Women Elected Leaders

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The Diversity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea

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CLIMATE ONE: Hawaii Gov. Josh Green Says Aloha to Decarbonization

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Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves: Young Women's Freedom Center at 32

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Jonathan Turley: Rage and the Republic

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Carly Schwartz: I’ll Try Anything Twice—Misadventures of a Self-Medicated Life

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Claude Steele on the Tension That Divides Us … and How to Overcome It

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What Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mean for the Health Sciences, and Why Big Data Needs Them All

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David Pogue “Apple: The First 50 Years”

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Judith Enck: The Problem with Plastic

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Kanwal Rekhi: Entrepreneurship, the American Dream, and the Rise of Modern India

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Enlightened Bottom Line: The Intersection of Spirituality, Business and Investing, "Enlightened Bottom Line: The Intersection of Spirituality, Business and Investing, with Jenna Nicholas

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Michael Lynton and Joshua Steiner: From Mistakes to Meaning

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CLIMATE ONE: Trash Talk: Fresh Takes on Food Waste

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Rebecca Hinds: Your Best Meeting Ever

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Takes All Kinds: Stories of American Democracy

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George Hammond: A Slightly Better Future

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Frank Dikötter: Red Dawn over China, How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity

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Bill Gurley: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love

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Freedom to Scroll: Social Media and Society in 2026

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Miranda Spivack: Backroom Deals in Our Backyards

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CLIMATE ONE: Cities Leading the Way

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Skills for a Workforce of Humans, Agents, and Robots

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A Public Defender’s Search for Justice, with Emily Galvin Almanza

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Frank Lavin: Inside the Reagan White House

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The Arctic: An Emerging Ocean

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The Age of Tech x Biopharma

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Michael Shermer: Truth! What Is It? And How To Find It!

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Humanities West Presents Ansel Adams: An Artist Engaged with the World

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CLIMATE ONE: Electric Bills are Bonkers. What Can We Do About It?

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California Gubernatorial Fireside Chat with SF DCC Chair Nancy Tung

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The Economy 2026: Bubble or Boom

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‘The Alabama Solution’ Film Screening

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Looking Back—Pushing Forward: A Briefing on the State of Elder Justice in a Changing America

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Paul Eastwick: The New Science of Love and Connection

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Celebrating Black History Month: Excellence in Leadership, Innovation and Community

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CLIMATE ONE: EPA Cancels Billions in Grants. Recipients Won’t Back Down

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California Insurance Commissioner Candidate Forum

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The Race for Governor 2026: Antonio Villaraigosa

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Unleashed Potential: A Conversation Between Fred Blackwell and Regina Jackson

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Dr. Bob Wachter: How AI is Transforming Health Care and What That Means for Our Future

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After Minneapolis: A Bay Area Town Hall on Immigration Enforcement

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Former S.F. Mayor Willie Brown Talks Politics . . . and His Iconic Career

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“A Voice for the People,” Featuring San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins

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CLIMATE ONE: Figure It Out…Or Else: Feds to Colorado River States

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The Race for Governor 2026: Xavier Becerra

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Traditions That Nourish: Fermented Foods & Health; A Panel Discussion + Fermented Food Sampling

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Frontier & Field: Black Cowboys from Gold Rush to Superbowl LX

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Live Longer, Live Better: Technology Advances and Aging

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Emily Feng: Identity and Belonging In Xi Jingping's China

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Shadi Hamid: The Case for American Power

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CLIMATE ONE: Crude Behavior: Venezuela and the Global Politics of Oil

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‘Epicenter: The Struggle for Black Studies in the Bay Area’: Screening and Discussion

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Kitty Stryker on Sustaining Your Activism: Standing Up Without Falling Down

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Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel: Eat Your Ice Cream

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Bruce Henderson: Midnight Flyboys

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Wajahat Ali: How to Fight Fascism with Humor, Heart ... and Hummus

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CLIMATE ONE: Under the Weather: The Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis

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Silicon Valley Reads 2026: Bridges to Belonging

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Iran in Crisis: What’s Behind the Protests, and Will the U.S. Attack?

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The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education

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Immigration & the Future of the United States

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USAID and the Rule of Law: A Personal Retrospective by Mary Noel Pepys

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How Human Innovation Can Spark a "Century of Plenty"

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The Changing Diplomatic Relationships Within Europe and With the United States

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The Race for Governor 2026: Steve Hilton

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CLIMATE ONE: Beyond the Obvious: What We’re Watching in 2026

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Nell Bernstein and Chesa Boudin on the Fight to Close Youth Prisons

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S.F. Politics Preview 2026: Lurie Enters Year 2, Pelosi Exits, and More

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Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department

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Breaking the Polarization Trap: A New Approach to Political Cooperation

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CLIMATE ONE: Crop Shoot: Farmers Caught Up In Policy Turmoil

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The History of Political Resistance—And What Lessons Can We Apply to Today's Democratic Crisis?

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CLIMATE ONE: Inside The Chaotic, Lucrative ‘Disaster Economy’ With Grist

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer: Lessons for Anyone Who Wants to Make a Difference

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CLIMATE ONE: ENCORE: Gloria Walton and Wawa Gatheru Believe in Grassroots Change, Not Just Charity

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CLIMATE ONE: ENCORE: Solar Power to the People

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Jonathan Karl: Donald Trump and His Campaign of Retribution

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Social Impact Holiday Mixer: Celebrating Philanthropy, Partnership and Purpose

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Michelle Meow Show End of the Year Celebration: BAE

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CLIMATE ONE: This Year in Climate: 2025

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From IPO to International Bridge: Vinita Gupta in Conversation with Nalini Elkins

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Mark Shaw: How Mafia Don Carlos Marcello Used “Patsies” to Mastermind the Deaths of JFK, Dorothy Kilgallen and RFK

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Youth Mental Health Summit: Sparking Solutions Together

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Alexander Vindman on Values, Realism, and U.S. National Security (San Francisco)

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CLIMATE ONE: Jonathan Foley: 2025 Schneider Award Winner

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CNN's Abby Phillip: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power

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The State of Affairs Through the Eyes of LGBTQ+ Youth

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Youth Talk: Systems and Solidarity—Reimagining Civic Infrastructure for Our Generation

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A Conversation on Writing and AI: Once Upon an Algorithm

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‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’: Screening with Director Mstyslav Chernov

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CLIMATE ONE: Faith in Climate Progress

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World AIDS Day: Are We Winning the Fight?

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Tim Wu: The Age of Extraction

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The Status Kuo, with Jay Kuo

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Mother of Methadone and Fighting Against Today’s Addiction Crisis

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The Case that Haunted California: D.A. Thien Ho on the Golden State Killer, with Dion Lim

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Jeffrey Rosen: The Pursuit of Liberty

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CLIMATE ONE: ENCORE - Small Dollar, Big Impact

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'All the Empty Rooms' Film Screening with Q&A

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Ken Stern: The Secret to an Enduring and Thriving Life

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Michael McFaul: Autocrats vs Democrats and the New Global Order

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ACLU’s Cecillia Wang: Defending Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in Hostile Times

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Week to Week Politics Roundtable and Social Hour: November 17, 2025

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CLIMATE ONE: Joe Manchin: Coal, Climate, and ‘Common Sense’

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CLIMATE ONE: Reports from COP30: Climate Talks in the Amazon

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Justice Anthony Kennedy: Life, Law, and Liberty

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Julia Ioffe: A Feminist History of Modern Russia

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NYT’s Kenneth Vogel Exposes the Shadowy World of Foreign Lobbying in D.C.

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Jimmy Wales: The Seven Rules of Trust

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CLIMATE ONE: Environmental Peacebuilders Working in the Midst of War

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Joyce Vance: Giving Up is Unforgivable

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Philip Taubman and William Taubman: McNamara at War

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CLIMATE ONE: When Climate Work Comes at a Cost: Dispatches From the Upside Down

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Innovative Financing for Innovative Impact: The Future of Humanitarian Assistance

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Start in Your Own Backyard: Transforming Where We Live with Radical Common Sense

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Why Higher Ed Should Stand up to Trump, with Michael Roth

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Mary Roach: Adventures in Human Anatomy

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CLIMATE ONE: Adaptation: When Prevention Isn’t Enough

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Steven Pinker: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows

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Edward Frenkel—Back to the Roots: How Do We Revive Pythagorean Tradition in the Age of AI?

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Film Screening: On Healing Land, Birds Perch

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Prop. 50 Explained: What’s at Stake for California . . . and Congress

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October Week to Week Political Roundtable and Social Hour

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Building and Preserving the Web: A Conversation with Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Brewster Kahle

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San Francisco Opera: The Monkey King

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CLIMATE ONE: Ani Dasgupta on Moving From Promises to Progress

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Joe Manchin: Dead Center

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Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano on Trump's "Misuse of Presidential Power"

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The Superpower Struggle to Control TikTok, with Emily Baker-White and Mike Isaac

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Shaka Senghor: How to Be Free

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Borders, Power, and the Press: How the World is Being Remade

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CLIMATE ONE: De-Hyping Hydrogen

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CLIMATE ONE BONUS: Remembering Dr. Jane Goodall

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The Art of Second Chances: Community-Led Pathways to Justice and Prosperity

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CLIMATE ONE: Taylor Brorby and Suzie Hicks Tell The Stories We Don’t Always Hear

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Dan Wang: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future

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The Science of Happiness

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Mayor Daniel Lurie: “People Are Betting on San Francisco Again”

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Angus Fletcher: Primal Intelligence

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An Empire of Ideas: How Ancient India Transformed the World, with William Dalrymple

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Understanding the Complexities of Our New Global Landscape

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CLIMATE ONE: Scientists Who Won’t Be Silenced

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Jill Lepore: A History of the U.S. Constitution

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Savor San Francisco: Chefs, Stories, and Bites

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Women Empowering Women: The Art of Transformation

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Politics in September: Week to Week Political Roundtable

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CLIMATE ONE: Policy Whiplash: Checking In With Labor Unions

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The Role of the Military in Domestic Law Enforcement—Would They Fire on Civilian Demonstrators if so Ordered?

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Fall Literary Salon: Maxine Hong Kingston, Aimee Liu, Lily Hoang and Pete Hsu

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The 15th Annual Lundberg Institute Lecture: Cancer Commons

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CLIMATE ONE: Gloria Walton and Wawa Gatheru Believe in Grassroots Change, Not Just Charity

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Technology for Good: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Using Software and Data to Solve Our Most Pressing Social Problems

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Humanities West Presents WWII's Grand Alliance: The 80th Anniversary

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CLIMATE ONE: How Students and Teachers Are Talking About Climate

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When Kids Have Mentors, Cities Get Stronger

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CLIMATE ONE: Nathaniel Stinnett: Climate Disruption Is a Homicide, Not a Suicide (Bonus)

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Jesus, San Francisco: The City’s Resurrection from Perceived Ashes

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CLIMATE ONE: Small Dollar, Big Impact

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Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation

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CLIMATE ONE: Batteries Now Included

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The Future of Gun Violence Prevention with Rob Bonta, David Hogg, and Leaders in the Fight for Safety

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Week to Week Politics Roundtable: August 18, 2025

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Are We Living Inside a Video Game? Rizwan Virk on his 'Simulation Hypothesis'

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CLIMATE ONE: Cause of Death: Air Pollution

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Hip-Hop Meditation: An Intriguing Evening of Music and Mindfulness

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CLIMATE ONE: Young People Are Bringing Climate To Court. And Winning.

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How Low Birth Rates and Longer Lifespans Could Disrupt the Global Economy

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Agents of Change: The Women Who Transformed the CIA

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Time to Strengthen Local Health Ecosystems in California

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The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing

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Sam Bloch: Shade, The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource

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CLIMATE ONE: Scorching Premiums: Climate Costs Hit Insurance Market

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Vali Nasr: Iran's Grand Strategy

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“The Playbook of a Dictator”: UC Berkeley’s Erwin Chemerinsky on Trump and the Rule of Law

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Raising AI: An Essential Guide to Its Use

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CLIMATE ONE ENCORE: AI’s Power Demands: Do We Really Have the Energy for This?

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Crystal Haryanto on Taylor Swift: An Icon in the Music and Business Worlds

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Gil Duran on Trump, Tech, and the Nerd Reich

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Midsummer Political Roundtable: A Week to Week Special

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CLIMATE ONE: Trump’s Megabill Comes for the Clean Energy Transition

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Dr. Monica Gandhi: The Impact on American Science and Medicine of the Current Administration

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Democracy Noir: Documentary Film Screening

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CLIMATE ONE: Biomimicry & Green Burial: Living and Dying with Nature in Mind

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Dr. David Kessler: Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine

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San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit (Breakout Session 1)

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San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit (Breakout Session 2)

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San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 6

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San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 5

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San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 1

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San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 2

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San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 4

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San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 7

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San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 3

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Discussion on Cuts to U.S. Foreign Aid—and the Future of Foreign Aid

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CLIMATE ONE ENCORE: Drag Queen Pattie Gonia on Bringing Joy to Climate Action

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General Stanley McChrystal: Choices That Define a Life

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The Confluence of Technology, Traditional Painting, and Interactive Art

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Shannon Watts: Fired Up!

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CLIMATE ONE BONUS: He Started Tesla Employees Against Elon. Then Got Fired.

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The Biology of Behavior: The Science of Desire and Faith

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CLIMATE ONE: Is the EV Transition Stuck in Neutral?

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Jeff Bleich with David Chiu: Trump's Clash with the Courts

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Youth Talk: Reclaiming Civic Power

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CLIMATE ONE: Dead Heat: The Danger Of Home Power Shutoffs

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AfroSolo Arts Festival: We Come This Far by Music

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Week to Week Politics Roundtable: June 11, 2025

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Town Hall Discussion: Immigration Crisis

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CLIMATE ONE: Super Pollutants: The Hidden Half of Global Warming

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Jonathan Capehart: Finding My Voice

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Bonnie Tsui, Paige Bethmann, and Ku Stevens: Muscle, The Stuff that Moves Us and Why It Matters

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50 Years of Survival, "50 Years of Survival, Strength and Resilience—After the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Genocide

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CLIMATE ONE: Three Big Thinkers With No Room for Doom

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Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson: Biden’s Decline and the Cover-up

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Food for Thought: Tackling Food Insecurity in California

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Karen Hao: The Dreams and Nightmares of OpenAI

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Understanding Cholesterol

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Healthy Society Series: Rich Lyons on Public Higher Education at the Crossroads

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Joan Williams: How the Left Lost the Working Class

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Ed Helms: The History of SNAFUs

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John Sullivan: From the Front Lines of Russia’s War Against the West

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CLIMATE ONE: I’m Walkin’ Here! A Report Card on Congestion Pricing

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Science Friday and The Future of Science Reporting

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Patrick McGee: Apple in China

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Leah Litman: Disorder in the Court

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A New Era of Philanthropy: A Conversation with Dimple Abichandani and Tegan Acton

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HIV/AIDS: Honoring the Past, Taking Action Now

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Chris Hughes with Sen. Scott Wiener: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy

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16th Annual Mineta National Transportation Policy Summit: Beyond the Stadium: Keeping Cities Moving During Mega-Events

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George Moscone: Three Years Our Mayor

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CLIMATE ONE: Murder, Pollution as Policy, and Two Women Who Won’t Give Up

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American Bar Association President Bill Bay: Defending Justice & the Rule of Law

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Hali Lee: The Big We

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Robert Edsel: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom and Enduring Gratitude

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Jenara Nerenberg with Lee Fang: Nuance and Freethinking in a Distorted World of Self-Silencing

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Jaz Brisack: Standing Up for a Better Workplace and a Better World

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Anne Soon Choi: LA's Coroner to the Stars, Dr. Thomas Noguchi

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CLIMATE ONE: Honoring Environmental Heroes in 2025

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Recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month

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The Abysmal State of Mental Health Care in This Country: How and Why We Got Here and What We Can Do

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Humanities West Presents Lessons Unlearned: The 50th Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War, Part II

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CLIMATE ONE: Tracking Trump’s Attack on Environmental Protections

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Highlighting Films from CAPE: API Women + Nonbinary Filmmakers

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Adam Becker: Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control Humanity's Fate

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Humanities West Presents Lessons Unlearned: The 50th Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War

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CLIMATE ONE: San José Mayor Matt Mahan: Live from SF Climate Week

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Trade not Tariffs: Why Every Purchase Matters in a Changing World

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CLIMATE ONE: Solutions That Work With Grist, Project Drawdown and Jenny Odell

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Week to Week Politics Roundtable: Trump's First 100 Days

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CLIMATE ONE: Congressman Jared Huffman: Live from SF Climate Week

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Jens Ludwig and Chief Bill Scott: The Unexpected Origins of Gun Violence

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California Youth Agenda Conference

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2025 Autonomous Vehicles & the City Symposium

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Quế Mai: The Color of Peace in Vietnam 50 Years Later

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Elie Mystal: Ten Laws That Are Ruining America

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CLIMATE ONE REWIND: Staycation: All I Ever Wanted

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Beyond Race: Richard Kahlenberg on Building Real Diversity at Our Colleges

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Secretary of State Shirley Weber: From Educator to Politician

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A Scholastic State of Emergency: Pandemic Lessons on Education, Economy and Democracy

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Catherine Bracy: How Venture Capital is Cannibalizing the Economy

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CLIMATE ONE: Gina McCarthy on Cutting Everything but Emissions

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Songkran Southeast Asian New Year Celebration

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Red Hen Press Poets with Michelle Meow

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Jeremy Affeldt: Pitching in the Big Leagues—Physical, Psychological and Strategic Aspects

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Vicky Nguyen: Boat Baby

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The Myth of the Homeless-Industrial Complex: How an Anti-Institution Boogeyman Distracts from the True Problems in the Homeless System of Care

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CLIMATE ONE: Net Gains: Saving Seafood Before It’s Too Late

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Sarah Kendzior: The Last American Roadtrip

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Jeanne Carstensen: The Human Cost of the Migration Crisis

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Michael Joseph Gross with Guy Raz: The Untold Story of Muscle In Our Lives

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CLIMATE ONE: AI’s Power Demands: Do We Really Have the Energy for This?

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The Energy Transition Challenge

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Peter Som: Family Style

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What’s for Dinner? How Food Policy Affects What Is on Your Plate. Appetizers Provided by Michelin Star Chef Richard Crocker.

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CLIMATE ONE: Trump Breaks Wind?

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Women Empowering Women

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Gary Krist: Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco

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Paul Hawken: Carbon, Climate, and Humanity

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Alissa Wilkinson: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine

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CLIMATE ONE: Justice and Faith: Catherine Coleman Flowers and Justin J. Pearson

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Art of Survival: A Vibrant Celebration of Black Culture and Resilience

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March 11, "Week to Week Politics Roundtable: March 11, 2025

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False Beliefs in a Post-Truth World: Psychological Causes and Antidotes

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Former Ambassador Mark Brzezinski: The U.S., Poland and the Heart of Europe

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CLIMATE ONE: Making Cents Out of Watts: What’s Driving Up Your Energy Bills?

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Amanda Nguyen: Saving Five, A Memoir of Hope

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Yoni Appelbaum: How the Privileged and Propertied Broke America

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Edward Fishman: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare

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Constructive Conflict, Fierce Vulnerability: How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable

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George Hammond: How Can We Be Sure We Have Free Will?

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The Validity of Psychiatric Diagnosis: What’s in a Name?

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Celebrating Black History Month with a Special Film Documentary: 'John Burris: The Godfather of Police Litigation'

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Carl Zimmer: Air-Borne

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CLIMATE ONE: Is ESG BS?

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The Lost and the Found: Personal Insights on Homelessness

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Michael Hiltzik: Golden State—The Making of California

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AI and the Future of Citizenship: Preparing for a Digital Democracy

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Korean Fallout: Impeachment, Nuclear Tests and K-pop

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The Third Sex: A History of Transgender Peoples and Their Rights in South Asia

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CLIMATE ONE: The $300M Lawsuit That Could Crush Dissent

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"Jazz, Music and Technology: A Black Historical Perspective

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Living Longer, Living Better: The Art and Science of the New Longevity

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Kurt Gray: Outraged—Why We Fight About Morality and Politics

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The Dynamic Challenges for Consumers and Banking Institutions in 2025

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The 21st Anniversary of Marriage Equality: Now What Comes Next?

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CLIMATE ONE: Disasterology: Navigating Fossil-Fueled Chaos

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Week to Week Politics Roundtable: New Trump Era in Washington

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Charles Piller: Fraud and Tragedy In the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's

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Chris Hayes: The Siren's Call

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Jonathan Rauch: The Christianity-Democracy Break Up

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Sahil Bloom: Designing Your Dream Life

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Shift: Managing Your Emotions so They Don't Manage You

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Humanities West Presents Hannibal’s Carthage

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CLIMATE ONE: Solar Power to the People

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Joan Baez - Legendary Artist & Activist

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Juan Williams: The Rise of America's Second Rights Movement

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Reid Hoffman: Superagency and Our AI Future

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‘Porcelain War’ Film Screening & Discussion

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A Revolution in Medicine: The Science Fueling a New Age of Cures

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CLIMATE ONE: Drag Queen Pattie Gonia: Bringing Joy to Climate Action

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The Economy 2025: The Impacts of Tariffs, Tax Cuts and Trump

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Silicon Valley Reads 2025—Empowering Humanity: Technology for a Better World

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CLIMATE ONE: What Climate Progress Is Possible Now?

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'America First' Foreign Policy Fights in Trump 2.0

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Plot Twist: Could Artificial Intelligence Be the Transformative Force for Justice?

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CLIMATE ONE: LA Wildfires: Loss, Recovery and Resilience

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Mark Clifford: How Jimmy Lai Became Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident and China's Most Feared Critic

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California Forever: Can Building New Cities Help Solve Our Housing Crisis?

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CLIMATE ONE: Even Old Houses Can Learn New Elec-Tricks

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Obi Kaufmann—The State of Fire: Why California Burns

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Seth Rockman: A Material History of American Slavery

401

Can a City Department Be a Hub for Community Problem Solving, "Can a City Department Be a Hub for Community Problem Solving, Innovation and Social Change?

E
402

CLIMATE ONE: Leah Stokes: 2024 Schneider Award Winner

403

CLIMATE ONE REWIND: Geothermal — So Hot Right Now

404

CLIMATE ONE REFRESH — Big Plastic: The New Big Oil

405

Jeff Jarvis: How We Can Reclaim the Internet

406

The Power of Human Connection: Photographer Harry Williams on the Michelle Meow Year-End Special

407

Week to Week Holiday Special: The New Era

408

CLIMATE ONE: This Year in Climate: 2024

409

Craig Mundie with Sam Altman: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit

410

What Is Cultural Appropriation?

411

CLIMATE ONE: Transfer of Power: Life After Coal

412

Humanities West Presents Arias from Heaven: The 100th Anniversary of Puccini’s Death

413

'Who's Afraid of Nathan Law' Film Screening and Q&A

414

Farmers Markets, Food Banks and Chefs: Sample Your Food System!

415

AI in Healthcare: Will the Reality Match the Hype?

416

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries: The ABCs of Democracy

417

CLIMATE ONE: What Trump 2.0 Means for the Climate

418

AI, Art and New Technology: Threat or Opportunity

419

Jonathan Alter: Trump on Trial

E
420

Humanities West Presents Classical Music in the 21st Century

421

Genevieve Guenther: The Language of Climate Politics

422

CLIMATE ONE REWND: You Gonna Finish That? Saving Good Food from Going Bad

423

From Silence to Solutions: Changing the Conversation about Domestic Violence

424

Community Town Hall: Preparing for 2025

425

Kate Conger and Ryan Mac: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitte

426

The Future of Downtown, What's Good SF! Summer Series

427

Election 2024: The Voters Have Spoken—A Week to Week Special

E
428

CLIMATE ONE: Heroic Lives of Climate Defenders

429

Journalism and Its Role in Civic Life

430

California’s Ethnic Studies Controversy: Launch of a Curricular Alternative

431

What's Next for Former S.F. Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson

E
432

CLIMATE ONE: Where Do We Go From Here? COP29 and the Path Ahead

433

Elderhood in a Post-Election Era

E
434

CLIMATE ONE: In the Eye of the Storm: TV Meteorologists Talk Climate

435

Community Roast and Exit Interview with SF Pride Board President Nguyen Pham

E
436

Steve Wasserman: Tell Me Something, Tell Me Anything

437

Global Glare: U.S. Elections Through the Eyes of International Journalists

438

CLIMATE ONE REWIND: Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts

439

The 2024 Election and the AANHPI Vote

440

Educating During Turbulent Times

441

A Nature Positive San Francisco Future: What's Good SF! Series

442

'Hollywoodgate' Film Screening and Q&A

443

CLIMATE ONE REWIND: What More Can I Do?

444

"Michael Mina: My Egypt, Cooking From My Roots

445

"Charging Forward: Lithium Valley, Electric Vehicles and a Just Future

446

Paola Ramos: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America

447

"October Surprise": What Could Derail Harris and Trump?

E
448

CLIMATE ONE: How To Dance With China

449

Women in the Workplace: The Path Ahead

450

Nate Silver: On the Edge

451

Polling and the 2024 Election

452

Former US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross: Risks and Rewards

453

CLIMATE ONE: What if We Get It Right? with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Bill McKibben and Abigail Dillen

454

Yuval Noah Harari and Aza Raskin: The Making and Unmaking of Humanity

455

The Handmaid's Tale: Opera of Searing Contemporary Resonance

456

CLIMATE ONE: No Justice Without Climate Justice

457

Arlie Russell Hochschild: Stolen Pride and the Rise of the Right

458

Talmage Boston: How the Best Did It

459

Sergeant Nyaradzo Auxilia Hoto: Protecting Africa’s Wilderness, "Sergeant Nyaradzo Auxilia Hoto: Protecting Africa’s Wilderness, with a Powerful All-Female Ranger Force

460

Revitalizing SF Through the Arts: What Does That Look Like?

E
461

CLIMATE ONE: Jane Goodall: Celebrating 90

462

Week to Week Political Roundtable: September 19, 2024

463

Joseph Stiglitz: Economics and the Good Society

464

CLIMATE ONE REWIND – Wardrobe Malfunction: The Climate Impact of Clothing

465

Don Lemon: My Search for God in America

E
466

Cass Sunstein: Campus Free Speech

467

Banking on Purpose: A Fireside Chat with Darrel Hackett, President & CEO, BMO Bank N.A.

468

The Connection Between Autoimmunity and Trauma

469

Daniel Levitin: Music as Medicine

470

CLIMATE ONE: Turning Election Anxiety Into Action

471

Dan Morain: Making History with Kamala Harris

472

People Power & Service Transforming the City: What's Good SF! Summer Series

473

Mary Trump: Family Ties and Lies

474

H.R. McMaster: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House

475

CLIMATE ONE: Cheaper, Faster, Better: Tom Steyer on Winning the Climate War

476

CLIMATE ONE: Military Power: Balancing Security and Climate Threats

477

Erwin Chemerinsky: No Democracy Lasts Forever

478

Melissa Jacoby with Sen. Elizabeth Warren: How Our Bankruptcy System Makes America More Unequal

479

Anne Applebaum: Autocracy, Inc.

480

CLIMATE ONE: What’s a Climate-Conscious Republican to Do?

481

Alzheimer's, ALS, "Alzheimer's, ALS, Parkinson's—There's Hope

482

Mike Madrid: The Latino Century

483

With President Biden Out of the Race . . . What to Expect at the DNC

484

CLIMATE ONE: What the FERC Is Going on With the Electric Grid

485

John Sullivan: Midnight in Moscow

486

CLIMATE ONE: Unions You Wouldn't Expect Bargaining for Climate Action

487

Way Forward: A Conversation about Race, "New Solutions & the Way Forward: A Conversation about Race, Equity & Economic Justice

488

Week to Week: Kamala Harris Enters the Ring

E
489

President Nixon Film Screening: The Movement and the "Madman"

E
490

The Untold Story of John Muir, Indigenous Peoples, "The Untold Story of John Muir, Indigenous Peoples, and the American Wilderness

491

Thrillers, "Thrillers, Tech and Ethics in a Rapidly Changing World

492

CLIMATE ONE: Thirst Trap: When Big Cities Run Dry

493

CLIMATE ONE: Going for Green at the Paris Games

494

Foto-Diásporas

495

CLIMATE ONE: What’s at Stake in November

496

Tor Kenward: Reflections of a Vintner and Wine Tasting

497

Raj Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War

498

Advancing the Science: The Latest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research

499

Cultivating Creativity for Your Future

500

We Are Home: Who Decides Who Is an “American”?

E
501

Arthur Goldwag: The Politics of Fear

502

Brody Mullins: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government

503

2nd Annual San Francisco Pride Human Rights Summit (Afternoon)

504

2nd Annual San Francisco Pride Human Rights Summit

505

CLIMATE ONE: Local Climate Heroes with Project Drawdown

506

How Earth Came Alive! With Ferris Jabr

507

Nonprofit Oversight in San Francisco

E
508

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Six People Who’ve Changed Jobs for Climate

509

The Unforgettable San José Earthquakes: Momentous Stories On and Off the Field

510

Mary C. Daly: President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

511

Mo Rocca and the Roctogenarians

512

Nicholas Kristof: On Chasing Hope, A Reporter's Life

513

MSNBC's Ali Velshi: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy

514

CLIMATE ONE: Crude Awakening: Why Ecuador Voted to Stop Drilling in the Amazon

515

James Rhee and Yul Kwon: Reimagining Leadership and the Social Compact

516

"AfroSolo Theatre Company’s ""Standing Tall"": A Celebration of Black Resilience

E
517

Losing My Religion: NPR’s Sarah McCammon on EXvangelicals in Trump's America

518

Renée DiResta: The Invisible Rulers Turning Lies Into Reality

519

CLIMATE ONE: Climate Policy Wonk Turned Indie Pop Star: AJR’s Adam Met

520

India’s Search for Major Power Status

E
521

Burned Out? This Is The Way Out!

E
522

Autonomous Vehicles and the City 2024

523

CLIMATE ONE: Adulting in Turbulent Times

524

Alcatraz: The Last Escape

525

The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story

526

Kenneth Walsh: The Architects of Toxic Politics in America

527

CLIMATE ONE: Rekindling Our Relationship With Wildfire

528

The Future of Health Care Is Unfolding—and Nursing and Public Health Are Leading the Way

529

Sal Khan: How AI Will Revolutionize Education

530

CLIMATE ONE: You Gonna Finish That? Saving Good Food from Going Bad

531

Jen Psaki with Dan Pfeiffer: Lessons from the White House

532

'My Octopus Teacher''s Craig Foster: Finding the Wild in a Tame World

533

Nellie Bowles: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History

E
534

15th Annual Mineta National Transportation Policy Summit—Beyond the Pump: Rethinking Transportation Funding Without the Fuel Tax

535

CLIMATE ONE: Staycation: All I Ever Wanted

536

Climate Vanguard: Youth-Powered Litigation at Our Children's Trust

537

Karen Valby and Karlya Shelton-Benjamin: The Swans of Harlem

538

Sarah Thornton with Michael Lewis: Myths and Misconceptions About Breasts

539

Sean Carroll: Exploring Quanta and Fields

E
540

Natalie Foster with Darrick Hamilton: The Guarantee

541

Batya Ungar-Sargo: The Working Class and the American Dream

542

CLIMATE ONE: Fighting Fossil Fuels in the Courts and on the Ballot

543

Ari Berman: Minority Rule and Resisting the Right-Wing Attack on Democracy

544

CLIMATE ONE: Big Plastic: The New Big Oil

545

Week to Week Political Roundtable: February 22, 2024

E
546

Philippines–U.S. Relations: Evolving Opportunities and Challenges

547

Jonathan Haidt with Tristan Harris: The Anxious Generation and the Epidemic of Childhood Mental Illness

548

Youth Talk: Are We Too Polarized to Govern? The Importance of Working Across Political Divides

E
549

Annie Jacobsen - Nuclear War

550

CLIMATE ONE: When California Dreams Hit Political Reality

551

Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration

552

Justice Stephen Breyer: Reading the Constitution

553

David Sanger: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West

554

Antonio López: Civic Leader, Poet, and Mayor of East Palo Alto

555

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Building a Better Battery Supply Chain with JB Straubel and Aimee Boulanger

556

Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action

557

Special Southeast Asian New Year Celebration

558

CLIMATE ONE: Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts

559

Susannah Fox: Rebel Health

560

Overlooked Histories of the Bay and Beyond

561

Jonathan Vigliotti: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America

562

Larry Baer, San Francisco Giants CEO: Betting Big on the City

563

Fareed Zakaria: Age of Revolutions

564

Perlmutter, Campbell and MacCoun on Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense

565

CLIMATE ONE: Nearly 2 Years In… Is the Inflation Reduction Act Delivering Yet?

566

Kara Swisher with Reid Hoffman: Silicon Valley's Burn Book

E
567

Chip Conley: Age Is Irrelevant

568

What Do I Say? Condolences for Every Occasion

569

Humanities West Presents In Search of Marcel Proust

E
570

Oakland Forum: Ceasefire Oakland—A Plan for Public Safety

571

CLIMATE ONE: Elizabeth Kolbert on Hope, Despair, and Everything In Between

572

Global Demographics Behind the Headlines

573

Caroline Paul: How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age

574

Chris Dixon: Building the Next Era of the Internet

575

CLIMATE ONE: Rising Temperatures, Rising Prices: How Climate Drives Inflation

576

Jonna Mendez: Unmasking My Life in the CIA

577

Guy Kawasaki: How to Make a Difference

E
578

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

579

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

580

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

581

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

582

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

583

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

584

Rick Hasen: A Real Right to Vote

585

Jerry Kaplan: What You Need to Know About Generative AI

586

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

587

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

588

George Hammond: Who Are We?

589

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

590

Barbara McQuade: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America

591

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

592

Michael Gerhardt: The Laws of Presidential Impeachment

593

Charles Duhigg: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

594

Mayor London Breed: The State of San Francisco

595

'Island in Between': Taiwan Film Screening and Discussion

E
596

Oakland Forum: How Leaders Are Building Communities in Oakland

E
597

On the Road to Freedom: Through the Eyes of Young Leaders

598

Paul Belonick: Restraint, Conflict, and the Fall of the Roman Republic

599

CLIMATE ONE: What More Can I Do?

600

Week to Week Political Roundtable: February 22

601

The Pursuit of Happiness: Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center

602

Future of SF: Town Hall + March Election Roundup

603

Gretchen Sisson with Sen. Laphonza Butler: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood

604

CLIMATE ONE: Geothermal: So Hot Right Now

605

"The Sugar ""Fix"": The Addiction and the Treatment

606

Paul Starobin: The Fight for a Better Russia

607

'20 Days in Mariupol' Film Screening

608

CLIMATE ONE: Let’s Talk Dirty to Clean Energy

609

TED's Chris Anderson: Infectious Generosity

610

2024 Economic Forecast: Inflation, Election Bonanza, and the Global Economy Play

611

Norm Mineta Statue Unveiling Public Reception

612

Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao: How Smart Leaders Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder

E
613

CLIMATE ONE: Busted: The Newest Emission Cheaters

614

Silicon Valley Reads 2024: A Greener Tomorrow Starts Today

615

Dr. Jen Gunter: The Science, Medicine and Mythology of Menstruation

616

Roger Rapoport: Searching for Patty Hearst

617

Election 2024: An Evening with The Bulwark

E
618

Innovative Patient-Centered Care for Cancer

619

CLIMATE ONE REWIND: Jane Fonda: A Lifetime of Activism

620

Simon Shuster: Volodymyr Zelensky and the Invasion that Shook the World

621

Livingston Taylor & The Sword of Damocles

622

Year of the Dragon: A Celebration of Chinese Culture and Cuisine

623

"Ukraine Firsthand: Resistance, Resolve, Recovery

624

Tony Platt with Erwin Chemerinsky: The Scandal of Cal

625

For Richer, Not Poorer: Richard Kahlenberg on How NIMBYISM Hurts the Working Class

626

CLIMATE ONE: Indigenous Perspectives: What Makes a Just Transition?

627

Humanities West Presents Shakespeare’s First Folio’s 400th Anniversary

628

Week to Week Political Roundtable: The Race Is On

629

Fergus Bordewich: President Grant’s War Against the Ku Klux Klan

630

Arlan Hamilton: Getting Your First Million

631

CLIMATE ONE: Wardrobe Malfunction: The Climate Impact of Clothing

632

The Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

E
633

John Judis: Where Have All the Democrats Gone?

634

Cutting Edge: Women with Alzheimer's Is on the Rise! Hope Is Here!

635

CLIMATE ONE: Pairing Scientists with Community Advocates

636

"API Women, Non-binary Filmmakers: Telling Our Own Stories

637

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Youth Activists 15 Years Later

638

Jason Rantz: What's Killing America

639

FOX's Bret Baier: To Rescue the Constitution

640

Is U.S. National Security In Jeopardy?

641

Brian Stelter: The Epic Saga of Fox News and the Battle for American Democracy

642

CLIMATE ONE REWIND: Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City

643

"Redemptive Dreams: Engaging Kevin Starr's California Past, Present, and Future

644

The Day After Tomorrow in Palestine-Israel: A Tale of Two Peace Activists

645

Say “Good Night” to Insomnia

646

Takashi Murakami: Unfamiliar People—Swelling of Monsterized Human Ego

647

John King: San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities

648

The World in a Wineglass: Talk and Wine Tasting

649

CLIMATE ONE: Ben Santer: 2023 Schneider Award Winner

650

Jonathan Karl: Donald Trump and the End of the GOP

651

Sam Lebovic: The Espionage Act and the Rise of America’s Secrecy Regime

652

"Year-End Michelle Meow Special, Featuring 'The Golden Screen'

E
653

CLIMATE ONE: This Year in Climate: 2023

654

Thailand and LGBTQ Rights: Michelle Meow Interviews Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin

655

Dr. Joy Buolamwini and Sam Altman: Unmasking the Future of AI

656

Ethan Scheiner: Freedom to Win

657

He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters With Schuyler Bailar

E
658

Jennifer Burns: Milton Friedman’s Life and Legacy

659

CLIMATE ONE: Reporting from COP28: The People at the Heart of It All

660

Fei-Fei Li: Exploring the AI Revolution

661

Kevin Adler: Ending Homelessness in America

662

Thomas Heatherwick: Humanize

663

Alexandra Hudson: The Soul of Civility

664

Bruce Cain: Under Fire and Under Water in the American West

665

CLIMATE ONE: On the Ground at COP28: What’s at Stake with the Global Stocktake?

666

George Musser: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe Through Human Consciousness and AI

667

Celebrating 50 Years of Ms. Magazine

668

Youth Talk: The Influence of Environmental Activism on Gen Z Voting

669

CLIMATE ONE REFRESH: Another Look at Bridging the Great American Divide

670

Dr. Carla Hayden: Inside the Library of Congress

671

Democracy at the Local Level

672

David Brooks: How to Know a Person

673

After APEC: What's China's Role in California's Green Transition?

674

The Role of Higher Education in Preserving American Values

675

CLIMATE ONE: Six People Who’ve Changed Jobs for Climate

676

Seen and Unseen: The Stories Behind the Pictures of Japanese American Incarceration

677

Democracy Awakening Heather Cox Richardson

678

Mark Shaw: The 60th Anniversary of JFK’s Assassination—A Retrospective

679

Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott: The Canceling of the American Mind

680

CLIMATE ONE: Putting It All on the Line with Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and Jacqueline Patterson

681

Omar Ibn Said: Remembering His Name, Retelling His Story

682

Kip Thorne and Lia Halloran: Exploring the Warped Side of Our Universe

683

How to Protect Yourself from Cybercrime

684

Week to Week Political Roundtable: October 31, 2023

685

Humanities West Presents Edgar Allan Poe: Myths, Mysteries and Misconceptions

686

CLIMATE ONE: Rebecca Solnit on Why It’s Not Too Late

687

How to Get Dirty and Dark Money Out of Democracy with Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu

688

Whose Country Is It Anyway? Featuring Miko Marks and Tookta Topline

689

Stuart Stevens: The Conspiracy to End America

E
690

Oldest San Francisco/Secret California

691

Making Big Bets with Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah

692

CLIMATE ONE: Is This a Joke? Comedy and Climate Communication

693

Jim Al-Khalili: The Joy of Science

694

CNN's Jake Tapper: All the Demons Are Here

695

Matthew Davenport: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

696

CLIMATE ONE: Community Resilience: Knowing Your Neighbor Could Save Your Life

697

It’s Not Just the Genome—AI Can Transform Primary Care

698

Suneel Gupta: Everyday Dharma

699

CLIMATE ONE: Ken Burns, Rosalyn LaPier and The American Buffalo

700

Empty Spaces and Hybrid Places: The Pandemic's Lasting Impact on Real Estate

701

Franklin Foer: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future

702

CLIMATE ONE: Rep. Ro Khanna on AI, Misinformation and Holding Big Oil Accountable

703

Kashmir Hill: Clearview AI, Facial Recognition Technology, and Threats to Our Privacy

704

Amy Schneider: In the Form of a Question

705

CLIMATE ONE: Jane Fonda: A Lifetime of Activism

706

100 Years to Thrive: Designing Longer and Wealthier Lives

707

CLIMATE ONE: Naomi Klein and Carolyn Beeler: Covering Big Ideas and Personal Stories

708

Bringing Back the Bay Lights with Ben Davis

709

CLIMATE ONE: The Nuclear Option

710

Civics Across the Curriculum: Educating for Democracy

711

Robert Wachter and Katie Hafner: Creating the Science, Covering the Science

712

CLIMATE ONE: Rethinking Economic Growth, Wealth, and Health

713

Avi Loeb's Search for Extraterrestrial Life

714

Week to Week Political Roundtable: August 30, 2023

715

Mauro F. Guillén: Perennials and the Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society

716

CLIMATE ONE: Fairytales and Fear: Stories Of Our Future

717

Andrew Fraknoi: Two Eclipses of the Sun

718

CLIMATE ONE: The Road to Zero Emission Trucking

719

Telling Trans Stories with Shakina

720

California, A Slave State

721

Legislating Hate: The Legislative Assault on Transgender and LGBTQ+ Americans

722

CLIMATE ONE: Navigating Science and Feelings on a Destabilized Planet

723

Barbara Lee: Road to the Senate 2024

724

WEEK TO WEEK POLITICAL ROUNDTABLE: AUGUST 2, Week to Week Political Roundtable: 2023 Kickoff

725

Gad Saad: The Truth About Happiness and Leading the Good Life

726

CLIMATE ONE: Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City

727

Jeff Goodell: The Heat Will Kill You First

728

Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen: Your Brain on Art

729

Dr. Aomawa Shields: Life on Other Planets

730

CLIMATE ONE: Youth Activists 15 Years Later

731

Roar Like A Tiger: The 5 Key Elements of the T.I.G.E.R. Protocol

732

Jeff Jarvis: The Age of Print and the Internet

733

Sex and Relationships in the Post-Pandemic Digital Age

734

SEA Filmmaker Showcase: Screening and Discussion

735

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Joel Christian Gill: Stamped from the Beginning - A Graphic History

E
736

Adam Schiff: Road to the Senate 2024

737

CLIMATE ONE: Building a Better Battery Supply Chain with JB Straubel and Aimee Boulanger

738

Sen. Amy Klobuchar: The Joy of Politics

739

Social Impact Strategies: Jacob Harold's 'The Toolbox' and Why It Matters

740

UCSF's Monica Gandhi: Navigating a Post-Pandemic World

741

The Young Hubert Humphrey: Fighter for Civil Rights

742

Thomas Byrne Edsall: American Democracy at the Crossroads

743

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Anand Giridharadas: Persuaders in a Hot and Polarized World

744

The World According to Willie Brown

745

14th Annual Mineta National Transportation Policy Summit—Getting to Zero Deaths on Our Roadways: Is the IIJA up to the Challenge?

746

CLIMATE ONE: Green Energy / Red States

747

El Ultîmo Sueño De Frida Y Diego: Iconic Artists For Fashion, Art And Opera

748

CLIMATE ONE: Law and Oil: Taking Climate Offenders to Court

749

Jennifer Pahlka: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age

750

CLIMATE ONE: Peter Gleick on Water Poverty, Conflict, and a Hope for the Future

751

Rachel Nuwer: Understanding MDMA

752

Latest Developments in Alzheimer's and the AAPI, LGBTQIA+ Communities

753

GREG KING: RACISTS, "Greg King: Racists, Radicals and Real Estate in the California Redwoods

754

CLIMATE ONE: Cory Booker: Taking on Big Ag & Going Big on Climate

755

Shiva’s Many Dances: The Tandava Nritya

756

Leah and Richard Rothstein: Challenging Segregation and the Color of Law

757

Sarafina El-Badry Nance: Discovering the Cosmos

758

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Saket Soni on the People Who Make Disaster Recovery Possible

759

CLIMATE ONE: Killer Heat: Confronting Disproportionate Impacts on Women and Girls

760

Bay Area Women Filmmakers Tell All

761

Illyanna Maisonet: Diasporican

762

PAKISTAN AND INDIA: COMMON ORIGINS, "Pakistan and India: Common Origins, Divergent Trajectories. Why?

763

David Ambroz: A Fostering Success Story

764

Stephen Vladeck: Behind the Closed Doors of the U.S. Supreme Court

765

CLIMATE ONE: Bringing Biodiversity Back from the Breaking Point

766

How to Boost U.S. Productivity in the AI Era

767

Simon Johnson: The History of Technology and Prosperity

768

CLIMATE ONE: Naomi Oreskes, David Gelles and The Myth of Free Markets

769

What Would You Do with an Extra 10 Years of Healthy Life?

770

(Not) Crazy Rich Asians: Asian Philanthropy for the Greater Good

771

The Uncertain Future of Nuclear Deterrence

772

CLIMATE ONE: Two Heroes Challenging the Powerful

773

Chasten Buttigieg: I Have Something to Tell You

774

Tennessee Representative Justin Jones

775

CLIMATE ONE: Amy Westervelt on Drilling, Denial and Disinformation

776

Kevin Kelly: The Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

777

We Players: Adventures With Alice

778

Dr. Carol Ward: The Future of the Past with New Technology and Ancient Fossils

779

Seizing Opportunities to Ascend: An AAPI Heritage Month Special Event

780

Saving the City: Remaking the American Metropolis

781

CLIMATE ONE: Get Up, Stand Up: What Actions Move the Needle?

782

Week to Week Political Roundtable: April 24, 2023

783

Lessons from the Covid War

784

How a Changing Climate Is Altering the Way We Drink

785

CLIMATE ONE: Lights, Camera, Inaction: Where is Climate’s Starring Role?

786

Youth Talk: Passing the Torch

787

CLIMATE ONE: Missed Connections: Modernizing Our Multiple Grids

788

California Considers: Discussing Big, Bold Ideas for the State’s Future

789

Morra Aarons-Mele with Jose Antonio Vargas: How to Thrive as an Anxious Achiever

790

Michael Milken: Faster Cures and The Future of Health

791

Richard Haass: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

792

CLIMATE ONE: Bitcoin Uses a Ton of Energy — On Purpose. Is it Worth It?

793

Women in the Workplace: 'The Great Breakup' and How Companies Can Support Women Leaders

794

How Religion Shaped the Western World

795

CNN's Joan Biskupic: Inside the Supreme Court

796

Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor: Closing the Equity Gap

797

Global South Transgender Day of Visibility–San Francisco

798

The Age of Scientific Wellness: The Future of Medicine Is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich and in Your Hands

799

CLIMATE ONE: Two Voices on Climate That Will Surprise You

800

Beyond ChatGPT: Stuart Russell on the Risks and Rewards of A.I.

801

A New Horizon of Opportunity: Canada in the Indo-Pacific

802

Our Fusion Future—Lawrence Livermore Director Kim Budil

803

American Diplomacy in Crisis: How to Fix it?

804

A Conversation with California Secretary of State Shirley Weber

805

CLIMATE ONE: White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi on Willow and Biden’s Climate Agenda

806

Transforming the Arts: What's New in the Bay Area

807

An Evening with Rebecca Solnit: An Energizing Case for Hope About the Climate

808

From Chief Justice to PPIC President: Tani Cantil-Sakauye's New Challenge

809

UFW's Romero: Why Farm Workers Suffer and How They Can Bring About Change

810

Princess Mabel van Oranje Is on a Mission to End Child Marriage

811

CLIMATE ONE: Yes, Happiness and Climate Action Can Go Together

812

Week to Week Political Roundtable: Ides of March Eve Special Edition

813

IBM’s Ginni Rometty: Using Good Power to Reinvent Careers, Companies, and Communities

814

Arlie and Adam Hochschild: Reflections on Activism, Ideals and Writing

815

CLIMATE ONE: A Global Just Transition — For Whom?

816

A Flavorful Approach to Good Health

817

MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan: The Art Of Debating

818

George Hammond: The Revitalization of Ancient Greek Philosophy

819

CLIMATE ONE: Stop, Listen, What’s that Sound?

820

Sathnam Sanghera with John Oliver: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

821

THE NEW GREAT GAME: INDIA, "The New Great Game: India, Pakistan and the Search for Enduring Peace

822

Art and Culture Presents Glory and Honor: A Black History Celebration

823

Bozoma Saint John: My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival

824

CLIMATE ONE: Has Hydrogen’s Moment Finally Arrived?

825

Paul R. Ehrlich's Life: A Journey Through Science and Politics

826

Humanities West Presents Pythagoras to Plato: The Ancient Greek Revolution in Human Thought

827

Stoicism as a Philosophy for Life

828

Shannon O'Neil On The Future Of U.S. Competitiveness

829

Danny Glover and Gus Newport: Why We Aspire to the Beloved Community Play

830

CLIMATE ONE: Housing Density as a Climate Lever with Scott Wiener

831

SFPD Homicide Inspector Frank Falzon: 5-HENRY-7

832

The Cultural Relevance Of Food

833

Week To Week Political Roundtable: February 14, 2023

834

CLIMATE ONE: Climate Smart Agriculture with Secretary Tom Vilsack

835

American Spying Trends After World War II: Transparency to Opacity to Total Secrecy

836

Does Technology Development Need a Soul?

837

Creating Citizens Field Trip Series: #1, Not Too Young

838

CLIMATE ONE: What We’re Watching in Climate Now

839

How to Best Age in Place: Creating a Safe and Delightful Home

840

Navigating A Turbulent Economy: Annual Economic Forecast 2023

841

Philip Taubman On George P. Shultz: The Life And Legacy Of A Great Statesman

842

CLIMATE ONE: Saket Soni on the People Who Make Disaster Recovery Possible

843

Debbie Chinn's 'Dancing in Their Light: A Daughter's Unfinished Memoir'

844

Uncovering Brutality, Cover-Up and Corruption in Oakland

845

Congresswoman Jackie Speier: The Exit Interview

846

Ed Larson: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of Our Nation

847

CLIMATE ONE: Blue Carbon: Sinking It in the Sea

848

With Honor and Integrity: Transgender Troops Tell Their Stories

849

No Straight Lines: How Queer Comics Artists Changed Their World

850

Brian Wong: The Tao of Alibaba

851

Week To Week Political Roundtable: 2023 Kickoff

852

How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty

853

Dr. Elissa Epel and Nobel Laureate Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn: Stress, Resilience, and Healthy Aging

854

CLIMATE ONE: Activism, Art and Environmental Justice

855

Getting Justice Right: The Business Case for Second Chance Hiring

856

Carter Center's Alexander And Packard's Lindborg: Combating Threats To Democracy

857

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Coping with Climate through Music

858

'Navalny' Documentary Film Screening And Discussion

859

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Molly Wood on Tech, Money and Survival

860

CLIMATE ONE: Revisiting The Enablers: The Firms Behind Fossil Fuel Falsehoods

861

Addressing HIV/Aids, PREP And STI After The Pandemic

862

CLIMATE ONE: This Year in Climate: 2022

863

Hon. M. Margaret Mckeown: The Environmental Legacy Of Justice William O. Douglas

864

Libby Schaaf And Sam Liccardo On The Future Of The Bay Area

865

Addressing Youth Mental Health: An Equitable Path Forward

866

CLIMATE ONE: Stefan Rahmstorf: 2022 Schneider Award Winner

867

Mark Millstein, Ph.D.: The Age-Proof Brain

868

On the Road to a World Without Depression

869

Inside Perspective on the San Francisco Waterfront and Its Impact Beyond the Bay Area

870

Andrew Weiss: Who Is Vladimir Putin

871

CLIMATE ONE: Green Buildings: Cooking Without Gas

872

Astronomer Andrew Fraknoi: 50 Years Since Our First Step

873

Julia Morgan

874

Indivisible: Daniel Webster And The Birth Of American Nationalism

875

Myths And Facts Of Healthy Aging

876

Peter Zeihan: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization

877

Humanities West Presents Leonardo The Scientist-Artist

878

Russ Feingold and Peter Prindiville: The Constitution in Jeopardy

879

Mark Shaw: Fighting For Justice For Marilyn Monroe, JFK And Dorothy Kilgallen

880

Misty Copeland: What I've Learned from My Mentor Raven Wilkinson

881

Katherine Corcoran: A Murder, a Coverup, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press

882

CLIMATE ONE: What’s in My Air?

883

Career Lessons From 100 Successful Women With Sara Holtz

884

Bill Keller and Lenore Anderson: The Future Of Prisons, Public Safety, and Protecting Victims Rights

885

April Ryan: The Resilience and Power of Black Women

886

"Stranger at the Gate" Film Screening and Discussion

887

W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz: Do the Work! An Antiracist Guide

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888

David Rothkopf: The Untold Story of the American Resistance to Save Our Country

889

Bradley Hope: Inside the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime

890

Cutting Edge: Treating Depression Safely and Successfully

891

Muppets in Moscow

892

CLIMATE ONE: Yvon Chouinard: Giving It All Away

893

Aric Prather: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep

894

Humanities West Presents Ramses the Great

895

Susan L. Shirk: Uncovering China's Past, Present and Future

896

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse: Dark Money, The Supreme Court, and What Comes Next

897

CLIMATE ONE: In Person at COP27: Funding the Global Energy Transition

898

Steve Phillips: How We Can Secure a Multiracial Democracy

899

Leslie Absher: Spy Daughter, Queer Girl

900

Can We Eat Our Way Out of Climate Change?

901

Autonomous Vehicles and the City 2022

902

Over My Dead Body: A Lively Tour of Famous American Cemeteries

903

CLIMATE ONE: On the Ground at COP27: Tallying Payments and Progress

904

Grubhub Founder Mike Evans: A Startup Journey and What Came Next

905

The Future of Downtown San Francisco

906

Michael Shermer: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational

907

Rana Foroohar: The Path to Prosperity in a Post-Global World

908

Nouriel Roubini: Megathreats

909

CLIMATE ONE: Kamala Harris and Gina McCarthy: Views From The Inside

910

Proposition D and the Future of Housing in San Francisco

911

The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II

912

Erwin Chemerinsky: The Changing Role of the U.S. Supreme Court

913

Ruha Benjamin: Viral Justice

914

CLIMATE ONE: Anand Giridharadas: Persuaders in a Hot and Polarized World

915

Reza Aslan with Ray Suarez

916

Maggie Haberman: Politics, Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

917

Humankindness and Health Justice: Social Justice as a Form of Health Justice

918

Adam Hochschild: American Midnight

919

Fishbowls, Fentanyl Test Strips, Patient Navigators: One Hospital's Team-Based Response to the Overdose Epidemic

920

Not too Old for That!

921

Jessi Hempel: The Family Outing

922

CLIMATE ONE: Two Hemispheres, One Story: Reporting on Rising Seas

923

Chris Miller: Chip War and the Battle Between the United States and China

924

Brewster Kahle: Public Libraries and American Democracy

925

Jeffrey Dahmer and the Deadly Legacy of Race and Homophobia

926

Poland at the Border of Putin's War Against Ukraine and the West

927

Humanities West Presents Mozart's Music

928

Youth Talk: Your Vote, Your Voice

929

CLIMATE ONE: Bonus COP27 Preview: Egyptian Ambassador Wael Aboulmagd

930

CLIMATE ONE: Countdown to COP27: Feeling the Heat

931

Steve Case: Entrepreneurs and the New American Dream

932

COOL: Women Leaders Reversing Global Warming

933

Experiencing Democracy: Creating a Civic Culture in School

934

Joan Donovan and Emily Dreyfuss: Meme Wars

935

How We Can Reduce the Power of False Narratives

936

Brian Dahle: Republican Candidate for California Governor

937

Susan Rogers: What the Music You Love Says About You

938

CLIMATE ONE: Political Climate: The Midterm Forecast

939

Director James Burrows: Man of a Thousand Stories

940

Max Fisher: Social Media and the Havoc on Our Minds

941

Jann Wenner: The Rolling Stone Generation

942

Michelle Wilde Anderson: Reimagining Wealth Equity in America

943

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser: The Donald Trump White House Years

944

Who Is Cleopatra?

945

CLIMATE ONE: Risky Business: Underinsured Against Climate Disaster

946

Sean Carroll: Understanding Space, Time and Motion

947

Mark Bergen with Shishir Mehrotra and Emily Chang: Inside YouTube’s Chaotic Rise to World Domination

948

Iuliia Mendel: President Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy, and What It Means for the Rest of the World

949

Monkeypox: The Response and What's Next

950

Josh Chin and Liza Lin: China and the Era of Digital Surveillance

951

California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric—and What It Means for America's Power Grid

952

Senator Patrick Leahy: My Life in Politics

953

CLIMATE ONE: The Inflation Reduction Act Passed. Now What?

954

How to Decide Which Medical and Health Information You Should Trust

955

That Is Not Your Mind!

956

Valerie Biden Owens: Family, Faith and Responsibility

957

Kermit Roosevelt III: The Nation That Never Was

958

CLIMATE ONE: Molly Wood on Tech, Money and Survival

959

Queer and Trans People in the AAPI Movement

960

Join Us at the Club: Celebrating the Oyster!

961

Saving Freud

962

Congressman David Cicilline: Fighting for Democracy Matters

963

My Friend Is a Science Denier—What Can I Do?

964

CLIMATE ONE: No Going Back: EVs and Clean Tech Tipping Points with Albert Cheung

965

Why Have False Beliefs and Conspiracy Theories Become so Powerful?

966

CLIMATE ONE: Bridging The Great American Divide

967

Gods of Want: Author K-Ming Chang Show editorially warning

968

Week to Week: Fall Election 2022

969

CLIMATE ONE: Ukraine and the Middle East: Climate Action in Conflict Zones

970

Free Chol Soo Lee: The Effort to Right a Legal Wrong Show editorially warningPlay

971

Moiya McTier: Understanding the Milky Way

972

Funny and Disabled: An Evening of Comedy and Conversation

973

CLIMATE ONE: Will Sustainable Aviation Ever Take Off?

974

Jason Kander with Congressman Adam Schiff: Politics, Progress and PTSD

975

CLIMATE ONE: The Inflation Reduction Act: What’s in the Sausage?

976

Building Safe Spaces with GAPA Runway and LGBTQIA+ Leaders

977

Psychiatry and Its Discontents

978

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Climbing, Conservation and Capitalism

979

Humankindness and Health Justice Series: The Intersection of Mental Health and Equity

980

The Human Rights Foundation and Justice in Syria Show editorially warningPlay

981

Larry Baer: The San Francisco Giants' 2022 Season

982

CLIMATE ONE: Patti Poppe: Reinventing Utilities During a Climate Emergency

983

Katie Hafner, Author of ""The Boys""

984

Mark Leibovich: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission

985

Malcolm Nance: Behind the Ideology of the Trump Insurgency

986

Craig McNamara: Because Our Fathers Lied

987

Ian Morris: Geography Is Destiny

988

CLIMATE ONE: Turning Down the Heat: Decarbonizing Cement and Steel

989

Mary Ziegler: How the Anti-Abortion Movement Remade America

990

Daniel Byman: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism

991

Alice Waters: We Are What We Eat

992

CLIMATE ONE: On The Run: Voluntary and Forced Climate Migration

993

Tim Miller: Inside the New Republican Party

994

Addressing Humanitarian Crisis Prevention and Response

995

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Firefight: How to Live in the Pyrocene

996

Climate Change, Our Youths, and Mental Health

997

Sacred Mountains of the World

998

Climate and Community: National Service as the Solution, with AmeriCorps CEO Michael Smith

999

Lucy Cooke: The Queens of the Animal Kingdom

1000

Ambassador Chantale Wong: Global Economic Development, Rights and Equity