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What Children Need to Thrive: Why supporting families is fundamental to improving child outcomes

Robert Reich: Coming Up Short - A Memoir of My America

Skye Perryman: Fighting for Freedom in Extraordinary Times

The Science Behind Finding (and Keeping) Love in Today's Chaotic World

CLIMATE ONE: New Nuclear, Old Challenges. What Now?

Trans Ironmen

Inside China’s Secret Prisons with Veteran China Expert Orville Schell

Giving Scientists Superpowers: How an AI-Powered “Thinking Microscope” Is Fast-Tracking Medical Breakthroughs

A Legacy Illuminated: Flicka on the Big Screen

Congressman Jared Huffman: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism

CLIMATE ONE: The Little EVs That Could Displace Big Oil

Eric Ries: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great

Balancing Public Safety and Civil Liberties in the Age of Innovation

Gil Duran and Wajahat Ali: The Rise of the Nerd Reich

The Wisdom of The Odyssey: The Worldwide Phenomenon Behind a 3000-year-old Story

The Race for Governor 2026, The Final Stretch: Steve Hilton

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

CLIMATE ONE: It’s Too Damn Hot… So What Can We Do?

The Future of Meat: Technology, Sustainability and the Meats of Tomorrow

Ninety-Two: The Silent Revolt No One Saw Coming

CLIMATE ONE: Benji Backer and Katharine Hayhoe on Finding Common Ground

Sen. Adam Schiff: The "Cost of Corruption" Under Donald Trump, And How Americans Are Paying The Price

Tremendous Telescopes: The Future of American Space Observation

Investing in a Resilient Future: From Climate Finance to Human Health

Ecocivilization: Making a World That Works for Al

Former NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller on “Security Through Cooperation"

The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitutio

Connected to Place: Regenerating Nature, Community, and Local Economies through Systems Change

Ben Wikler with Bradley Whitford: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy

In Pursuit: How Presidents, First Ladies, and Historians Are Reflecting on the Country’s 250th

Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future

CLIMATE ONE: A Cancer Diagnosis Reframed How Ben Santer Thinks About Climate Science

Gad Saad: Suicidal Empathy - Dying to Be Kind

Barbara McQuade: Saving American from a Mob-Style Government

Fair Play: Welcoming the World, Protecting Our Communities

They Were Just Kids: A Forum for Amari, for Every Child We've Lost, and for Every Child We Refuse to Lose

Susan Page on the Queen and Her Presidents

Pria Anand: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonders of Our Brain

Rashad Robinson: From Presence to Power

CLIMATE ONE: Hollywood, Baseball, Cage Fights, and… Climate

Navigating the Strait of Hormuz: Regional Peacemaking Amid the US-Iran Conflict

DJ DiDonna: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals

Humanities West presents the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

San Francisco Culture: Lost, Found or Reimagined?

CLIMATE ONE: How Do I Say This…

Melissa Murray: Understanding the US Constitution

Dusty Baker: A Memoir in Baseball and Life

Joanna Stern: I Am Not a Robot

Manoush Zomorodi and Melissa Painter: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age

Safe Passage: The Untold Story of Diplomatic Intrigue, Betrayal, and the Exchange of American and Japanese Civilians by Sea During World War II

Dr. Jennifer Grandis: Why Women Can't Get Ahead in Science and Health Care

AI for Good: In Climate, Health and Investing

Ben Rhodes: All We Say, The Battle for American Identity

Jonathan Weber: City on the Edge, the Fight for the Soul of San Francisco

CLIMATE ONE: Cleaner Steel is Coming. Will the Communities That Built the Industry Benefit?

Healthy Society Series—America @250: What Kind of America Do You Want?

A Story for Everything: An Afternoon with Corey Rosen, Host of ‘The Moth’

Simone Stolzoff: How to Not Know

Humanities West Presents The Etruscans

Will It Ever End? San Francisco’s Drug and Homeless Crisis and Overdose Epidemic

CLIMATE ONE: Beyond the Rights of Nature: Land that Owns Itself

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

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

Theo Baker: Uncovering Power and Money at Stanford University

Unapologetic Deliciousness: Separating Nutrition Science from Nutrition Noise

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

CLIMATE ONE: Making Solar Great Again

Andrew Weissmann: Liars Kingdom

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

Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic

Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.

CLIMATE ONE: ENCORE: Cities Leading the Way

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

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

Safe Play: Creating Inclusion in Sport

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

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

Dion Lim: My Fight for Asian America

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

Why We Run: A Special AAPI Month Program

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A World on Fire- the perspective from China

In Conversation with Dariush Mozaffarian, M.D.

Doris Kearns Goodwin: An Unfinished Love Story

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

Italianity Program and Wine Tasting

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

Cleo Wade: In a World of Sunrises

CLIMATE ONE: Mother is Mothering

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A PrEP Conversation

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on the Iran War

Steve Phillips: Are White Men Smarter Than Everybody Else?

Eyck Freymann: Defending Taiwan

Dr. Larry Gerston: Overcoming Trumpism and Saving American Democracy

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

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

The Race for Governor 2026: Matt Mahan

The Invisible Water: How Culture Shapes Mental Illness and Healing

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

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

Jennifer Doleac: The Science of Second Chances in Criminal Justice

Jim Collins: What to Make of a Life

Maya Shankar: The Other Side of Change

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

Jessica Riskin: The Power of Life

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

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

Private Tour of the Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien

Nancy Pelosi Reflects on 40 Years on Congress

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

CLIMATE ONE: Two Stories That Prove Change Is Possible

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

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

Gov. Josh Shapiro: Where We Keep the Light

Taeku Lee: The Billionaire Backlash

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

CLIMATE ONE: Benji Backer: Nature is Nonpartisan

Women Leading Change: Power, Policy & Purpose

The Science of ‘Project Hail Mary’

The Race for Governor 2026: Tom Steyer

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

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

Humanities West Presents Emma of Normandy

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

Peaches Christ: Eat the Rich

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

The Diversity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea

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

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

Jonathan Turley: Rage and the Republic

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

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

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

David Pogue “Apple: The First 50 Years”

Judith Enck: The Problem with Plastic

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

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

Michael Lynton and Joshua Steiner: From Mistakes to Meaning

CLIMATE ONE: Trash Talk: Fresh Takes on Food Waste

Rebecca Hinds: Your Best Meeting Ever

Takes All Kinds: Stories of American Democracy

George Hammond: A Slightly Better Future

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

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

Freedom to Scroll: Social Media and Society in 2026

Miranda Spivack: Backroom Deals in Our Backyards

CLIMATE ONE: Cities Leading the Way

Skills for a Workforce of Humans, Agents, and Robots

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

Frank Lavin: Inside the Reagan White House

The Arctic: An Emerging Ocean

The Age of Tech x Biopharma

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

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

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

California Gubernatorial Fireside Chat with SF DCC Chair Nancy Tung

The Economy 2026: Bubble or Boom

‘The Alabama Solution’ Film Screening

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

Paul Eastwick: The New Science of Love and Connection

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

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

California Insurance Commissioner Candidate Forum

The Race for Governor 2026: Antonio Villaraigosa

Unleashed Potential: A Conversation Between Fred Blackwell and Regina Jackson

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

After Minneapolis: A Bay Area Town Hall on Immigration Enforcement

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

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

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

The Race for Governor 2026: Xavier Becerra

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

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

Live Longer, Live Better: Technology Advances and Aging

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

Shadi Hamid: The Case for American Power

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

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

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

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel: Eat Your Ice Cream

Bruce Henderson: Midnight Flyboys

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

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

Silicon Valley Reads 2026: Bridges to Belonging

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

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

Immigration & the Future of the United States

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

How Human Innovation Can Spark a "Century of Plenty"

The Changing Diplomatic Relationships Within Europe and With the United States

The Race for Governor 2026: Steve Hilton

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

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

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

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

Breaking the Polarization Trap: A New Approach to Political Cooperation

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

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

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

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: ENCORE: Solar Power to the People

Jonathan Karl: Donald Trump and His Campaign of Retribution

Social Impact Holiday Mixer: Celebrating Philanthropy, Partnership and Purpose

Michelle Meow Show End of the Year Celebration: BAE

CLIMATE ONE: This Year in Climate: 2025

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

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

Youth Mental Health Summit: Sparking Solutions Together

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

CLIMATE ONE: Jonathan Foley: 2025 Schneider Award Winner

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

The State of Affairs Through the Eyes of LGBTQ+ Youth

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

A Conversation on Writing and AI: Once Upon an Algorithm

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

CLIMATE ONE: Faith in Climate Progress

World AIDS Day: Are We Winning the Fight?

Tim Wu: The Age of Extraction

The Status Kuo, with Jay Kuo

Mother of Methadone and Fighting Against Today’s Addiction Crisis

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

Jeffrey Rosen: The Pursuit of Liberty

CLIMATE ONE: ENCORE - Small Dollar, Big Impact

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

Ken Stern: The Secret to an Enduring and Thriving Life

Michael McFaul: Autocrats vs Democrats and the New Global Order

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

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

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

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

Justice Anthony Kennedy: Life, Law, and Liberty

Julia Ioffe: A Feminist History of Modern Russia

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

Jimmy Wales: The Seven Rules of Trust

CLIMATE ONE: Environmental Peacebuilders Working in the Midst of War

Joyce Vance: Giving Up is Unforgivable

Philip Taubman and William Taubman: McNamara at War

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

Innovative Financing for Innovative Impact: The Future of Humanitarian Assistance

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

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

Mary Roach: Adventures in Human Anatomy

CLIMATE ONE: Adaptation: When Prevention Isn’t Enough

Steven Pinker: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows

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

Film Screening: On Healing Land, Birds Perch

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

October Week to Week Political Roundtable and Social Hour

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

San Francisco Opera: The Monkey King

CLIMATE ONE: Ani Dasgupta on Moving From Promises to Progress

Joe Manchin: Dead Center

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

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

Shaka Senghor: How to Be Free

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

CLIMATE ONE: De-Hyping Hydrogen

CLIMATE ONE BONUS: Remembering Dr. Jane Goodall

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

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

Dan Wang: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future

The Science of Happiness

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

Angus Fletcher: Primal Intelligence

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

Understanding the Complexities of Our New Global Landscape

CLIMATE ONE: Scientists Who Won’t Be Silenced

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

Savor San Francisco: Chefs, Stories, and Bites

Women Empowering Women: The Art of Transformation

Politics in September: Week to Week Political Roundtable

CLIMATE ONE: Policy Whiplash: Checking In With Labor Unions

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

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

The 15th Annual Lundberg Institute Lecture: Cancer Commons

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

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: How Students and Teachers Are Talking About Climate

When Kids Have Mentors, Cities Get Stronger

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Small Dollar, Big Impact

Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation

CLIMATE ONE: Batteries Now Included

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

Week to Week Politics Roundtable: August 18, 2025

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

CLIMATE ONE: Cause of Death: Air Pollution

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

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

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

Agents of Change: The Women Who Transformed the CIA

Time to Strengthen Local Health Ecosystems in California

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Scorching Premiums: Climate Costs Hit Insurance Market

Vali Nasr: Iran's Grand Strategy

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

Raising AI: An Essential Guide to Its Use

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

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

Gil Duran on Trump, Tech, and the Nerd Reich

Midsummer Political Roundtable: A Week to Week Special

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

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

Democracy Noir: Documentary Film Screening

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

Dr. David Kessler: Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine

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

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

San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 6

San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 5

San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 1

San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 2

San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 4

San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 7

San Francisco Pride Third Annual Human Rights Summit Segment 3

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

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

General Stanley McChrystal: Choices That Define a Life

The Confluence of Technology, Traditional Painting, and Interactive Art

Shannon Watts: Fired Up!

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

The Biology of Behavior: The Science of Desire and Faith

CLIMATE ONE: Is the EV Transition Stuck in Neutral?

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

Youth Talk: Reclaiming Civic Power

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

AfroSolo Arts Festival: We Come This Far by Music

Week to Week Politics Roundtable: June 11, 2025

Town Hall Discussion: Immigration Crisis

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

Jonathan Capehart: Finding My Voice

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Three Big Thinkers With No Room for Doom

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

Food for Thought: Tackling Food Insecurity in California

Karen Hao: The Dreams and Nightmares of OpenAI

Understanding Cholesterol

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

Joan Williams: How the Left Lost the Working Class

Ed Helms: The History of SNAFUs

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

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

Science Friday and The Future of Science Reporting

Patrick McGee: Apple in China

Leah Litman: Disorder in the Court

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

HIV/AIDS: Honoring the Past, Taking Action Now

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

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

George Moscone: Three Years Our Mayor

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

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

Hali Lee: The Big We

Robert Edsel: American Sacrifice, Dutch Freedom and Enduring Gratitude

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

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Honoring Environmental Heroes in 2025

Recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Tracking Trump’s Attack on Environmental Protections

Highlighting Films from CAPE: API Women + Nonbinary Filmmakers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

California Youth Agenda Conference

2025 Autonomous Vehicles & the City Symposium

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

Elie Mystal: Ten Laws That Are Ruining America

CLIMATE ONE REWIND: Staycation: All I Ever Wanted

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

Secretary of State Shirley Weber: From Educator to Politician

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

Catherine Bracy: How Venture Capital is Cannibalizing the Economy

CLIMATE ONE: Gina McCarthy on Cutting Everything but Emissions

Songkran Southeast Asian New Year Celebration

Red Hen Press Poets with Michelle Meow

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

Vicky Nguyen: Boat Baby

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

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

Sarah Kendzior: The Last American Roadtrip

Jeanne Carstensen: The Human Cost of the Migration Crisis

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

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

The Energy Transition Challenge

Peter Som: Family Style

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

CLIMATE ONE: Trump Breaks Wind?

Women Empowering Women

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

Paul Hawken: Carbon, Climate, and Humanity

Alissa Wilkinson: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amanda Nguyen: Saving Five, A Memoir of Hope

Yoni Appelbaum: How the Privileged and Propertied Broke America

Edward Fishman: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare

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

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

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

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

Carl Zimmer: Air-Borne

CLIMATE ONE: Is ESG BS?

The Lost and the Found: Personal Insights on Homelessness

Michael Hiltzik: Golden State—The Making of California

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

Korean Fallout: Impeachment, Nuclear Tests and K-pop

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

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

"Jazz, Music and Technology: A Black Historical Perspective

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

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

The Dynamic Challenges for Consumers and Banking Institutions in 2025

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

CLIMATE ONE: Disasterology: Navigating Fossil-Fueled Chaos

Week to Week Politics Roundtable: New Trump Era in Washington

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

Chris Hayes: The Siren's Call

Jonathan Rauch: The Christianity-Democracy Break Up

Sahil Bloom: Designing Your Dream Life

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

Humanities West Presents Hannibal’s Carthage

CLIMATE ONE: Solar Power to the People

Joan Baez - Legendary Artist & Activist

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

Reid Hoffman: Superagency and Our AI Future

‘Porcelain War’ Film Screening & Discussion

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

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

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: What Climate Progress Is Possible Now?

'America First' Foreign Policy Fights in Trump 2.0

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

CLIMATE ONE: LA Wildfires: Loss, Recovery and Resilience

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

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

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

Obi Kaufmann—The State of Fire: Why California Burns

Seth Rockman: A Material History of American Slavery

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?

CLIMATE ONE: Leah Stokes: 2024 Schneider Award Winner

CLIMATE ONE REWIND: Geothermal — So Hot Right Now

CLIMATE ONE REFRESH — Big Plastic: The New Big Oil

Jeff Jarvis: How We Can Reclaim the Internet

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

Week to Week Holiday Special: The New Era

CLIMATE ONE: This Year in Climate: 2024

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

What Is Cultural Appropriation?

CLIMATE ONE: Transfer of Power: Life After Coal

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

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

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

AI in Healthcare: Will the Reality Match the Hype?

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries: The ABCs of Democracy

CLIMATE ONE: What Trump 2.0 Means for the Climate

AI, Art and New Technology: Threat or Opportunity

Jonathan Alter: Trump on Trial

Humanities West Presents Classical Music in the 21st Century

Genevieve Guenther: The Language of Climate Politics

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

From Silence to Solutions: Changing the Conversation about Domestic Violence

Community Town Hall: Preparing for 2025

Kate Conger and Ryan Mac: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitte

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Heroic Lives of Climate Defenders

Journalism and Its Role in Civic Life

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

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

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

Elderhood in a Post-Election Era

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

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

Steve Wasserman: Tell Me Something, Tell Me Anything

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

CLIMATE ONE REWIND: Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts

The 2024 Election and the AANHPI Vote

Educating During Turbulent Times

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

'Hollywoodgate' Film Screening and Q&A

CLIMATE ONE REWIND: What More Can I Do?

"Michael Mina: My Egypt, Cooking From My Roots

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

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: How To Dance With China

Women in the Workplace: The Path Ahead

Nate Silver: On the Edge

Polling and the 2024 Election

Former US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross: Risks and Rewards

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

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

The Handmaid's Tale: Opera of Searing Contemporary Resonance

CLIMATE ONE: No Justice Without Climate Justice

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

Talmage Boston: How the Best Did It

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Jane Goodall: Celebrating 90

Week to Week Political Roundtable: September 19, 2024

Joseph Stiglitz: Economics and the Good Society

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

Don Lemon: My Search for God in America

Cass Sunstein: Campus Free Speech

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

The Connection Between Autoimmunity and Trauma

Daniel Levitin: Music as Medicine

CLIMATE ONE: Turning Election Anxiety Into Action

Dan Morain: Making History with Kamala Harris

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

Mary Trump: Family Ties and Lies

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Military Power: Balancing Security and Climate Threats

Erwin Chemerinsky: No Democracy Lasts Forever

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

Anne Applebaum: Autocracy, Inc.

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

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

Mike Madrid: The Latino Century

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

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

John Sullivan: Midnight in Moscow

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

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

Week to Week: Kamala Harris Enters the Ring

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

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Thirst Trap: When Big Cities Run Dry

CLIMATE ONE: Going for Green at the Paris Games

Foto-Diásporas

CLIMATE ONE: What’s at Stake in November

Tor Kenward: Reflections of a Vintner and Wine Tasting

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

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

Cultivating Creativity for Your Future

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

Arthur Goldwag: The Politics of Fear

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

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

2nd Annual San Francisco Pride Human Rights Summit

CLIMATE ONE: Local Climate Heroes with Project Drawdown

How Earth Came Alive! With Ferris Jabr

Nonprofit Oversight in San Francisco

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

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

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

Mo Rocca and the Roctogenarians

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

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

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

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

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

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

Renée DiResta: The Invisible Rulers Turning Lies Into Reality

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

India’s Search for Major Power Status

Burned Out? This Is The Way Out!

Autonomous Vehicles and the City 2024

CLIMATE ONE: Adulting in Turbulent Times

Alcatraz: The Last Escape

The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story

Kenneth Walsh: The Architects of Toxic Politics in America

CLIMATE ONE: Rekindling Our Relationship With Wildfire

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

Sal Khan: How AI Will Revolutionize Education

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

Jen Psaki with Dan Pfeiffer: Lessons from the White House

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

Nellie Bowles: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History

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

CLIMATE ONE: Staycation: All I Ever Wanted

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

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

Sarah Thornton with Michael Lewis: Myths and Misconceptions About Breasts

Sean Carroll: Exploring Quanta and Fields

Natalie Foster with Darrick Hamilton: The Guarantee

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

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Big Plastic: The New Big Oil

Week to Week Political Roundtable: February 22, 2024

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

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

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

Annie Jacobsen - Nuclear War

CLIMATE ONE: When California Dreams Hit Political Reality

Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration

Justice Stephen Breyer: Reading the Constitution

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

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

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

Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action

Special Southeast Asian New Year Celebration

CLIMATE ONE: Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts

Susannah Fox: Rebel Health

Overlooked Histories of the Bay and Beyond

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

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

Fareed Zakaria: Age of Revolutions

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

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

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

Chip Conley: Age Is Irrelevant

What Do I Say? Condolences for Every Occasion

Humanities West Presents In Search of Marcel Proust

Oakland Forum: Ceasefire Oakland—A Plan for Public Safety

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

Global Demographics Behind the Headlines

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

Chris Dixon: Building the Next Era of the Internet

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

Jonna Mendez: Unmasking My Life in the CIA

Guy Kawasaki: How to Make a Difference

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rick Hasen: A Real Right to Vote

Jerry Kaplan: What You Need to Know About Generative AI

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

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

George Hammond: Who Are We?

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

Barbara McQuade: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America

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

Michael Gerhardt: The Laws of Presidential Impeachment

Charles Duhigg: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Mayor London Breed: The State of San Francisco

'Island in Between': Taiwan Film Screening and Discussion

Oakland Forum: How Leaders Are Building Communities in Oakland

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: What More Can I Do?

Week to Week Political Roundtable: February 22

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

Future of SF: Town Hall + March Election Roundup

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

CLIMATE ONE: Geothermal: So Hot Right Now

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

Paul Starobin: The Fight for a Better Russia

'20 Days in Mariupol' Film Screening

CLIMATE ONE: Let’s Talk Dirty to Clean Energy

TED's Chris Anderson: Infectious Generosity

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

Norm Mineta Statue Unveiling Public Reception

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

CLIMATE ONE: Busted: The Newest Emission Cheaters

Silicon Valley Reads 2024: A Greener Tomorrow Starts Today

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

Roger Rapoport: Searching for Patty Hearst

Election 2024: An Evening with The Bulwark

Innovative Patient-Centered Care for Cancer

CLIMATE ONE REWIND: Jane Fonda: A Lifetime of Activism

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

Livingston Taylor & The Sword of Damocles

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

"Ukraine Firsthand: Resistance, Resolve, Recovery

Tony Platt with Erwin Chemerinsky: The Scandal of Cal

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

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

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

Week to Week Political Roundtable: The Race Is On

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

Arlan Hamilton: Getting Your First Million

CLIMATE ONE: Wardrobe Malfunction: The Climate Impact of Clothing

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

John Judis: Where Have All the Democrats Gone?

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

CLIMATE ONE: Pairing Scientists with Community Advocates

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

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Youth Activists 15 Years Later

Jason Rantz: What's Killing America

FOX's Bret Baier: To Rescue the Constitution

Is U.S. National Security In Jeopardy?

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

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

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

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

Say “Good Night” to Insomnia

Takashi Murakami: Unfamiliar People—Swelling of Monsterized Human Ego

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

The World in a Wineglass: Talk and Wine Tasting

CLIMATE ONE: Ben Santer: 2023 Schneider Award Winner

Jonathan Karl: Donald Trump and the End of the GOP

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: This Year in Climate: 2023

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

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

Ethan Scheiner: Freedom to Win

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

Jennifer Burns: Milton Friedman’s Life and Legacy

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

Fei-Fei Li: Exploring the AI Revolution

Kevin Adler: Ending Homelessness in America

Thomas Heatherwick: Humanize

Alexandra Hudson: The Soul of Civility

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

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

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

Celebrating 50 Years of Ms. Magazine

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

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

Dr. Carla Hayden: Inside the Library of Congress

Democracy at the Local Level

David Brooks: How to Know a Person

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

The Role of Higher Education in Preserving American Values

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

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

Democracy Awakening Heather Cox Richardson

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

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

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

Omar Ibn Said: Remembering His Name, Retelling His Story

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

How to Protect Yourself from Cybercrime

Week to Week Political Roundtable: October 31, 2023

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

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

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

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

Stuart Stevens: The Conspiracy to End America

Oldest San Francisco/Secret California

Making Big Bets with Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah

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

Jim Al-Khalili: The Joy of Science

CNN's Jake Tapper: All the Demons Are Here

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

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

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

Suneel Gupta: Everyday Dharma

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

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

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

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

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

Amy Schneider: In the Form of a Question

CLIMATE ONE: Jane Fonda: A Lifetime of Activism

100 Years to Thrive: Designing Longer and Wealthier Lives

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

Bringing Back the Bay Lights with Ben Davis

CLIMATE ONE: The Nuclear Option

Civics Across the Curriculum: Educating for Democracy

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

CLIMATE ONE: Rethinking Economic Growth, Wealth, and Health

Avi Loeb's Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Week to Week Political Roundtable: August 30, 2023

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

CLIMATE ONE: Fairytales and Fear: Stories Of Our Future

Andrew Fraknoi: Two Eclipses of the Sun

CLIMATE ONE: The Road to Zero Emission Trucking

Telling Trans Stories with Shakina

California, A Slave State

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

CLIMATE ONE: Navigating Science and Feelings on a Destabilized Planet

Barbara Lee: Road to the Senate 2024

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

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

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

Jeff Goodell: The Heat Will Kill You First

Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen: Your Brain on Art

Dr. Aomawa Shields: Life on Other Planets

CLIMATE ONE: Youth Activists 15 Years Later

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

Jeff Jarvis: The Age of Print and the Internet

Sex and Relationships in the Post-Pandemic Digital Age

SEA Filmmaker Showcase: Screening and Discussion

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

Adam Schiff: Road to the Senate 2024

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

Sen. Amy Klobuchar: The Joy of Politics

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

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

The Young Hubert Humphrey: Fighter for Civil Rights

Thomas Byrne Edsall: American Democracy at the Crossroads

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

The World According to Willie Brown

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

CLIMATE ONE: Green Energy / Red States

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

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

Jennifer Pahlka: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age

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

Rachel Nuwer: Understanding MDMA

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

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

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

Shiva’s Many Dances: The Tandava Nritya

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

Sarafina El-Badry Nance: Discovering the Cosmos

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

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

Bay Area Women Filmmakers Tell All

Illyanna Maisonet: Diasporican

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

David Ambroz: A Fostering Success Story

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

CLIMATE ONE: Bringing Biodiversity Back from the Breaking Point

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

Simon Johnson: The History of Technology and Prosperity

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

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

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

The Uncertain Future of Nuclear Deterrence

CLIMATE ONE: Two Heroes Challenging the Powerful

Chasten Buttigieg: I Have Something to Tell You

Tennessee Representative Justin Jones

CLIMATE ONE: Amy Westervelt on Drilling, Denial and Disinformation

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

We Players: Adventures With Alice

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

Seizing Opportunities to Ascend: An AAPI Heritage Month Special Event

Saving the City: Remaking the American Metropolis

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

Week to Week Political Roundtable: April 24, 2023

Lessons from the Covid War

How a Changing Climate Is Altering the Way We Drink

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

Youth Talk: Passing the Torch

CLIMATE ONE: Missed Connections: Modernizing Our Multiple Grids

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

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

Michael Milken: Faster Cures and The Future of Health

Richard Haass: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

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

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

How Religion Shaped the Western World

CNN's Joan Biskupic: Inside the Supreme Court

Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor: Closing the Equity Gap

Global South Transgender Day of Visibility–San Francisco

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

CLIMATE ONE: Two Voices on Climate That Will Surprise You

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

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

Our Fusion Future—Lawrence Livermore Director Kim Budil

American Diplomacy in Crisis: How to Fix it?

A Conversation with California Secretary of State Shirley Weber

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: A Global Just Transition — For Whom?

A Flavorful Approach to Good Health

MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan: The Art Of Debating

George Hammond: The Revitalization of Ancient Greek Philosophy

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

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

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

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: Has Hydrogen’s Moment Finally Arrived?

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

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

Stoicism as a Philosophy for Life

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

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

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

SFPD Homicide Inspector Frank Falzon: 5-HENRY-7

The Cultural Relevance Of Food

Week To Week Political Roundtable: February 14, 2023

CLIMATE ONE: Climate Smart Agriculture with Secretary Tom Vilsack

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

Does Technology Development Need a Soul?

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

CLIMATE ONE: What We’re Watching in Climate Now

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

Navigating A Turbulent Economy: Annual Economic Forecast 2023

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

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

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

Uncovering Brutality, Cover-Up and Corruption in Oakland

Congresswoman Jackie Speier: The Exit Interview

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

CLIMATE ONE: Blue Carbon: Sinking It in the Sea

With Honor and Integrity: Transgender Troops Tell Their Stories

No Straight Lines: How Queer Comics Artists Changed Their World

Brian Wong: The Tao of Alibaba

Week To Week Political Roundtable: 2023 Kickoff

How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty

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

CLIMATE ONE: Activism, Art and Environmental Justice

Getting Justice Right: The Business Case for Second Chance Hiring

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

CLIMATE ONE: REWIND: Coping with Climate through Music

'Navalny' Documentary Film Screening And Discussion

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

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

Addressing HIV/Aids, PREP And STI After The Pandemic

CLIMATE ONE: This Year in Climate: 2022

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

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

Addressing Youth Mental Health: An Equitable Path Forward

CLIMATE ONE: Stefan Rahmstorf: 2022 Schneider Award Winner

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

On the Road to a World Without Depression

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

Andrew Weiss: Who Is Vladimir Putin

CLIMATE ONE: Green Buildings: Cooking Without Gas

Astronomer Andrew Fraknoi: 50 Years Since Our First Step

Julia Morgan

Indivisible: Daniel Webster And The Birth Of American Nationalism

Myths And Facts Of Healthy Aging

Peter Zeihan: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization

Humanities West Presents Leonardo The Scientist-Artist

Russ Feingold and Peter Prindiville: The Constitution in Jeopardy

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

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

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

CLIMATE ONE: What’s in My Air?

Career Lessons From 100 Successful Women With Sara Holtz

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

April Ryan: The Resilience and Power of Black Women

"Stranger at the Gate" Film Screening and Discussion

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

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

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

Cutting Edge: Treating Depression Safely and Successfully

Muppets in Moscow

CLIMATE ONE: Yvon Chouinard: Giving It All Away

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

Humanities West Presents Ramses the Great

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

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

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

Steve Phillips: How We Can Secure a Multiracial Democracy

Leslie Absher: Spy Daughter, Queer Girl

Can We Eat Our Way Out of Climate Change?

Autonomous Vehicles and the City 2022

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

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

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

The Future of Downtown San Francisco

Michael Shermer: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational

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

Nouriel Roubini: Megathreats

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

Proposition D and the Future of Housing in San Francisco

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

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

Ruha Benjamin: Viral Justice

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

Reza Aslan with Ray Suarez

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

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

Adam Hochschild: American Midnight

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

Not too Old for That!

Jessi Hempel: The Family Outing

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

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

Brewster Kahle: Public Libraries and American Democracy

Jeffrey Dahmer and the Deadly Legacy of Race and Homophobia

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