RadioTime: what's on radio.

Commonwealth Club of California (Politics)

  • Next available on The Classic 91.7 Athens, GA in 16 hours 52 minutes
  • Find another station or time for this program on one of 64 other stations & times
  • Host:
  • The mission of the Club is to be the leading national forum open to all for the impartial discussion of public issues important to the membership, community and nation.
  • Add to Presets
Last updated 10 days ago Update program info

Mark Yudof, President, University of California; Former Law Professor; Expe

Wed, Nov 26 Listen
Proving the Value of Higher Education Mark Yudof, President, University of California; Former Law Professor; Expert, Education and Constitutional Law Hired to replace Robert Dynes in the aftermath of management changes, University of California’s newest president will discuss why he is so committed to accountability in higher education. Yudof is determined to lead a new UC imperative for demonstrating success, faculty achievement, and other benchmarks of quality to taxpayers who expect and...

Guy Kawasaki, Co-founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Venture

Wed, Nov 26 Listen
Guy Kawasaki, Co-founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures; Author, Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition For nearly 30 years, Kawasaki has earned a notable reputation as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur and popular blogger. The former Apple evangelist will share his provocative insights and commonsense practices for succeeding in today’s business world. Kawasaki’s “no bull shiitake” approach is a reality check...

Neil Joeck, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Li

Tue, Nov 25 Listen
The U.S. and Pakistan: Next Steps for Troubled Friends Neil Joeck, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Labs Since 9/11, the U.S. and Pakistan have collaborated on regional security issues. However, the recent replacement of Pervez Musharraf by President Zardari and an impending change in the White House promise a new era of opportunities and challenges. Joeck, a leading expert on South Asian and nuclear issues who served on the White House staff,...

Offshore Oil: Drilling Ourselves into the Next Generation or an Environment

Tue, Nov 25 Listen
Offshore Oil: Drilling Ourselves into the Next Generation or an Environmental Catastrophe? Joe Sparano, President, Western States Petroleum Association Michael Brune, CEO, Rainforest Action Network Randall Luthi, Director, Minerals Management Service Peter Schwartz, President, Global Business Network Both sides of the political aisle agree: Dependence on foreign oil has become a dangerous game. They say energy independence is a must, but the best way to get there remains a big question....

Philip Zimbardo, Psychologist; Author, The Lucifer Effect and The Time Para

Fri, Nov 21 Listen
The Time Paradox Philip Zimbardo, Psychologist; Author, The Lucifer Effect and The Time Paradox What if your attitudes toward time could explain why you are chronically late, why you’re likely to fight for rainforest preservation, or why you might be predisposed to addictions? Zimbardo, renowned for his notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiments, will discuss how internal time perspectives determine every single one of our thoughts, feelings and actions. He even makes the case that attitudes...

The Electoral College and National Popular Vote: Changing the System?

Fri, Nov 21 Listen
The Electoral College and National Popular Vote: Changing the System? John Koza, Venture Capitalist; Founder, National Popular Vote Dan Lowenstein, Professor of Law, UCLA Clyde Spillenger, Professor of Law, UCLA Doug Sovern, Political Correspondent, KCBS All News 740-AM The Electoral College was developed by our founding fathers and enshrined in the Constitution as a system of checks and balances to ensure a fair outcome in the choosing of our presidents. However, the highly publicized 2000...

Michael H. Shuman, Economist; Attorney; Entrepreneur; Author of The Small-M

Thu, Nov 20 Listen
Michael H. Shuman, Economist; Attorney; Entrepreneur; Author of The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global competition The Club's Business & Leadership Member Led Forum welcomes Michael Shuman to discuss local economies and the buy-local movement. This program was recorded in front of a live audience on November 5, 2008

Richard Kovacevich, Chairman, Wells Fargo & Company

Fri, Nov 14 Listen
“Now and Then” with Dick Kovacevich: Leadership in a Time of Financial Crisis Richard Kovacevich, Chairman, Wells Fargo & Company Amidst one of the biggest crises to hit the international financial markets in modern history, Wells Fargo & Company has been an island of relative stability. Wells Fargo's chairman will discuss the evolution of banking and finance from WWII to the present and beyond in this latest installment of the "Now and Then" series. Kovacevich was the 2007 San Francisco...

John Hofmeister, Founder and Chief Executive, Citizens for Affordable Energ

Mon, Nov 10 Listen
Is Big Oil Part of Our Energy Problem, or the Solution? John Hofmeister, Founder and Chief Executive, Citizens for Affordable Energy; Former President, Shell Oil Co. Big Energy is feeling the heat as skyrocketing oil costs and climate-change buzz fuel criticism from consumers and the media. But recently retired Shell chief Hofmeister will give a major speech addressing how the goals of consumers, the environmental movement and energy companies are actually closely aligned. He has just founded...

Naomi Klein, Journalist, Syndicated Columnist; Author, The Shock Doctrine:

Thu, Oct 30 Listen
Disaster Capitalism Naomi Klein, Journalist, Syndicated Columnist; Author, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism In conversation with Stephen Elliott, Author; Member, San Francisco Writers' Grotto; Former Wallace Stegner Fellow, Stanford University; Founder, The Progressive Reading Series From the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to the unending war in Iraq, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Klein chronicles the rise of free-market policies and how...

Frank Rich, Michael Tomasky, Thomas Powers, Martin Kettle, Bob Silvers-The

Tue, Oct 28 Listen
The Election: Experts Weigh in on the Big Issues Frank Rich, Op-ed Columnist, The New York Times; Contributor, New York Review of Books Michael Tomasky, Editor, Guardian America; Contributor, New York Review of Books Thomas Powers, Author, The Military Error and Intelligence Wars; Contributor, New York Review of Books Martin Kettle, Writer, The Guardian Bob Silvers, Co-founder and Editor, New York Review of Books - Moderator Join some of the brightest intellectuals of our day as they break...

America and the World: Presidential Candidate Advisors Speak on Internation

Fri, Oct 24 Listen
America and the World: Presidential Candidate Advisors Speak on International Security Hon. James Woolsey, Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Former Director of Central Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency (1993-1995); Advisor to Senator McCain Michael McFaul, Deputy Director, Freeman Spogli Institute For International Studies and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Advisor to...

George Mitchell, Former U.S. Senator; Chairman, Global Board, DLA Piper

Thu, Oct 23 Listen
Mitchell Reports George Mitchell, Former U.S. Senator; Chairman, Global Board, DLA Piper Moderated by Dr. Gloria C. Duffy, President and CEO, The Commonwealth Club of California Mitchell's mission is to ensure the U.S. remains a leader in brokering peace and ensuring the safety and viability of populations. As congressman, Mitchell was named most respected member six times. He helped broker peace in Northern Ireland and worked to discover a path to peace in the Middle East. Most recently, he...

Colonel Peter Mansoor, Executive Officer to the Commanding General, Multi-N

Fri, Oct 17 Listen
Baghdad at Sunrise Colonel Peter Mansoor, Executive Officer to the Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq (2007-08); Chair of Military History, Ohio State University; Author, Baghdad at Sunrise Mansoor led the first Army brigade during the initial stages of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. He was uniquely positioned to gain a firsthand, up-close view of what went right and what went wrong as the U.S. increased its presence in the region. His work gives us a detailed analysis of the operation...

Robert Reich, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley; Form

Wed, Oct 15 Listen
What's at Stake in the Election: Trickle-Down Versus Bottom-Up Economics Robert Reich, Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley; Former U.S. Secretary of Labor; Author, Supercapitalism The state of the economy and the welfare of American jobs are pressing issues in the current election cycle. The former secretary of labor and author of multiple best sellers, Reich warns that democracy and capitalism are not fundamentally intertwined; there can be one without the other, he says....

Panel: Paths to Zero-Striving Toward a Nuclear-Free World

Mon, Oct 13 Listen
Paths to Zero: Striving Toward a Nuclear-Free World Raymond Jeanloz, Professor of Earth and Planetary Science and of Astronomy, UC Berkeley Sidney Drell, Professor Emeritus of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University Joseph Cirincione, President, Ploughshares Fund Harold Palmer Smith Jr., Professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley Ivan Oelrich, Vice President of the Strategic Security Program, Federation of American Scientists George Shultz, Former U.S....

Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google

Mon, Oct 13 Listen
Where Would Google Drill? Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google Would “Drill, Baby, Drill” be part of Google’s vision for green energy? Yes, but not drilling for oil. CEO Schmidt says punching down into the Earth to capture natural and clean geothermal energy could help move the United States away from its dependence on petroleum. Google’s new energy plan also calls for a bold move into solar and wind power. It would cost $2.7 trillion through 2030. However, Schmidt says it would generate $2.1 trillion...

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California

Mon, Oct 6 Listen
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California In signing a landmark climate change law two years ago, Governor Schwarzenegger put California ahead of the parade to a low-carbon economy. “The global warming debate is over,” he declared. Public awareness has surged since then, but most of the hard work still lies ahead. How will California meet its goal of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases 25 percent by 2020? Will offshore oil drilling be resumed? Who will pay for the transition to...

Farnaz Fassihi, Iraq Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal; Author, Waitin

Mon, Oct 6 Listen
Farnaz Fassihi, Iraq Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal; Author, Waiting for an Ordinary Day Iraq: Life Unraveling In Conversation with Dory Culver, Associate News Director, KCBS All News 740 AM Every day, we are inundated with images and talk of war in Iraq. But many of us in the U.S. do not see the human side of the conflict, says Fassihi, the everyday people living amidst the bombs, battles and fractured public services. Fassihi has lived with these people and discusses their plight...

California's Proposition One: Pros and Cons of High-Speed Rail

Mon, Oct 6 Listen
Pros and Cons of High-Speed Rail Quentin Kopp, Chairman, CA High Speed Rail Authority (Pro-Prop One) Jon Coupal, President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (Anti-Prop One) Norman Mineta, Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation – Moderator Plans to build a 200-mph bullet train route between San Francisco and Los Angeles will put California on the map as home to the nation’s first high-speed train. If Proposition 1A passes, will the billions spent be offset by operating revenues? Will...

The Future of Health Care: The Candidates’ Plans

Fri, Sep 26 Listen
The Future of Health Care: The Candidates’ Plans Daniel Kessler, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Professor, Stanford University Graduate School of Business; Health Policy Surrogate, 2008 John McCain Presidential Campaign E. Richard Brown, Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research; Professor, UCLA School of Public Health; Health Policy Advisor, 2008 Barack Obama Presidential Campaign Doug Sovern, Reporter, KCBS All News 740-AM - Moderator Health care is a major issue in the current...

Steve Forbes, Chairman/CEO, Forbes, Inc.; Editor-in-Chief, Forbes; Author,

Fri, Sep 19 Listen
Elections and the Credit Crisis: What’s Next for the U.S. Economy Steve Forbes, Chairman/CEO, Forbes, Inc.; Editor-in-Chief, Forbes; Author, A New Birth of Freedom Leading economic prognosticator Forbes says the upcoming presidential election is the most critical since 1980. At that time, Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter, ushering in dramatic new policies that would set the course of this country for the next quarter-century. What course does Forbes believe the country should...

Dr. Dean Ornish, M.D., President and Director, Preventive Medicine Research

Fri, Sep 19 Listen
Dean Ornish, M.D., President and Director, Preventive Medicine Research Institute Everyone has heard that diet and lifestyle have a profound, long-term impact on our health and well-being. But many people do not take the immediate steps to improve their long-term outlook. Ornish has dedicated himself to improving people’s health, by helping them better understand the choices that lead to a healthy life, through research, education of health professionals and collaboration. Come hear this...

Raj Patel, Activist; Academic; Author, Stuffed and Starved

Fri, Sep 19 Listen
Raj Patel, Activist; Academic; Author, Stuffed and Starved In conversation with Dan Imhoff, Author and Publisher, Food Fight; Director, Watershed Media; Host, "Farm and Garden Show" Stuffed: Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and over 60 percent of us are considered overweight. Starved: Worldwide, nearly a billion people are starving to death, and 35 million Americans went hungry at some point last year. Moreover, Patel contends that the U.S.'s...

Panel: Nuclear Energy-Fueling The Future?

Thu, Aug 28 Listen
NUCLEAR ENERGY: FUELING THE FUTURE? Angie Howard, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Energy Institute Geoffrey Rothwell, Senior Lecturer, Director of Honors Programs, Department of Economics; Associate Director, Public Policy Program, Stanford University Ralph Cavanaugh, Senior Attorney and Co-director, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Energy Program Lindsay Riddell, Reporter, San Francisco Business Times - Moderator People across the political spectrum are agreeing that we have to reduce...

How We Eat Series: Panel-The Centralization of Our Food System

Fri, Aug 22 Listen
The Centralization of Our Food System Don Shaffer, President and CEO, RSF Social Science Paul Frankel, Managing Director, Ecosa Capital Michael Dimock, President, Roots of Change Jeff Steen, CFO, Golden Valley Citrus Naomi Starkman, Communications Director, Slow Food Nation - Moderator Centralization of capital has an impact on every level of our food system, from the limited number of the crops we rely on to the limited number of corporations that process our food. Critics say that...

David W. Gill, Ethics Consultant; Professor, St. Mary’s College Graduate Sc

Thu, Aug 21 Listen
Building Ethically Healthy Organizations David W. Gill, Ethics Consultant; Professor, St. Mary’s College Graduate School of Business; Author, It’s About Excellence Too often, business ethics is a narrow exercise in damage control, says Gill. A looming indictment or a brand-tarnishing scandal activate the ethics folks. But this reactive approach will never be preventive. Gill argues that it’s better to proactively build ethically healthy organizations – not just for risk management but for...

Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law, Stanford University Law School; Founder,

Fri, Aug 15 Listen
Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law, Stanford University Law School; Founder, Creative Commons Is There a Solution to Corruption in the Political Process? Just how corrupt is the U.S. political process? Is listening to money the only way to secure re-election? This year, Lessig and Joe Trippi launched the Change Congress Initiative, a movement to build support for basic reforms that would change the way our government functions. Lessig will discuss why he thinks the issue is so important and...

How We Eat Series: Panel-Eating The Right Way

Wed, Aug 13 Listen
Eating the Right Way Kevin Lunny, Owner, Drakes Bay Oyster Company Jessica Prentice, Author, Full Moon Feast; Co-owner, Three Stone Hearth Community Supported Kitchen Helene York, Director, Bon Apptit Management Company Foundation Naomi Starkman, Communications Director, Slow Food Nation - Moderator Consumers today have more selection and variety of healthy food choices than ever before. But with terms like organic, locally grown and sustainable becoming media buzzwords as much as important...

How We Eat Series: Alice Waters, Eric Schlosser, Anya Fernald, Harold Golds

Thu, Aug 7 Listen
Alice Waters, Owner and Executive Chef, Chez Panisse; Author; Sustainable Food Advocate Anya Fernald, Executive Director, Slow Food Nation Harold Goldstein, Executive Director, California Center for Public Health Advocacy Bertram Lubin, M.D.; President, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute Eric Schlosser, Investigative Reporter; Writer; Author, Fast Food Nation James Beard Award-winning chef and author, Alice Waters, headlines this panel of experts on food and its intersection with...

© 2008 RadioTime. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks displayed do not imply endorsement by their holders.