Posted: Friday, 22 February 2008 10:09AM

The Commonwealth Club



The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, bringing together its more than 18,000 members for over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.

Founded in 1903, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Erin Brockovich in 2001. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have all given landmark speeches at The Club.


Listen to the Commonwealth Club on 1590 KLIV Thursdays at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Date Topic
January  
03 David M. Kennedy, Reflections on World War II
(download podcast)
10 Joseph Ellis, Why the Founders Matter
(download podcast)
17 Christine Pelosi, Campaign Boot Camp
(download podcast)
24 Rick Steves, The Value of Travel in Today's World
(download podcast)
31 Are You a Consumer Addict?
(download podcast)
February  
07 It's Easy Being 'Green'
(download podcast)
14 Jose Rivera, "The Motorcycle Diaries" screenwriter
(download podcast)
21 Political Communication
(download podcast)
28 Anthony Lewis, The First Amendment: Defending Thought We Hate (download podcast)
March  
06 Nina Disesa, Author, Seducing the Boys Club
(download podcast)
13 Fomer San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown
(download podcast)
20 Greg Lemond, Ethics, Doping and the Future of Cycling
(download podcast)
27 Panel discussion: Does Gender Matter?
(download podcast)
April  
03 Nina Machigian and Mona Sutphen, Co-Authors, "The Next American Century" (download podcast)
10 E.J. Dionne, Author, Souled Out: The Future of Politics in America
(download podcast)
17 Panel discussion: Women and Literature
(download podcast)
24 Roger Mudd, Journalist, on the subject, 'When the News was News'
(download podcast)
May  
01 David Cay Johnston, Journalist, on Tax Cuts for the Rich
(download podcast)
08 Steve Coll, on the subject Understanding the Bin Ladens
(download podcast)
15 Fred Krupp, on Creating New Wealth in a Post-Carbon Economy
(download podcast)
22 Cokie Roberts, Political Analyst and Author of 'Ladies of Liberty'
(download podcast)
29 Norman Mineta, Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation
(download podcast)
June  
05 Daniel Libeskind, Architect of Berlin's Jewish Museum
(download podcast)
12 Panel discussion on Health Care Reform
(download podcast)
19 Mary Tillman, Mother of Fallen Soldier Pat Tillman
(download podcast)
26 Ken Fisher, Founder and CEO of Fisher Investments
(download podcast)
July  
03 Firoozeh Dumas, Author of 'Funny in Farsi'
(download podcast)
10 Panel Discussion on Bicycle Safety
(download podcast)
17 Panel Discussion on Foster Care (download podcast)

Click here for a complete archive of Commonwealth Club podcasts.

Silicon Valley Office
73 North 5th Street
San Jose, CA, 95112
(408) 280-5530
www.commonwealthclub.org

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