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Commonwealth Club Radio Program
Newest Episode: Tue August 31, 2010. 10:32 AM
The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. As a non-partisan forum, The Club brings to the public airwaves diverse viewpoints on important topics. The Club's weekly radio broadcast - the oldest in the U.S., dating back to 1924 - is carried across the nation on public radio stations and is now podcasting. Our website archive features audio of our recent programs, as well as selected speeches from our long and distinguished history. This podcast feed is usually updated twice a week and is always un-edited.
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1:05:46
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 competitive advantage and organizational excellence. He reviews his six vital components and four key processes.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on August 6, 2008
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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 what can be done about it.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on August 13, 2008
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Wed August 13, 2008. 03:35 AM
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 Appétit 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 distinctions, the modern food market can be confusing. Many of us wonder what the differences are and what choices would be better for our families and the planet. Panelists will shed light on what it means to be eating the right way.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on August 6, 2008
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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 health, agriculture, education and policy, all in conversation with Fast Food Nation’s Eric Schlosser.

Waters opened her renowned restaurant Chez Panisse in 1971 serving a fixed price menu that changed daily depending on seasonal produce and quality. The restaurant has developed a network of local farmers and growers who dedicate themselves to sustainable agricultural practices. Waters is dedicated to the slow-food movement, promoting the pleasure of eating, and encouraging the consumption of locally grown food. She is founder of the Chez Panisse Foundation which orchestrates cultural and educational programs such as nationally acclaimed Edible Schoolyard. Her ideas for “edible education” are used throughout the Berkeley public school system and have recently become even more popular because of rising childhood obesity rates. The winner of numerous awards, she has written over eight books, including Chez Panisse Vegetables. Waters lives in Berkeley, California.

Muckraking journalist and author Eric Schlosser best selling Fast Food Nation grew out of an article for Rolling Stone and was later turned into a film. He also produced the film “There Will Be Blood.” He started out as a journalist at The Atlantic Monthly and gained recognition for his two-part series on marijuana laws. There, he also won the Sidney Hillman Foundation award. He has contributed to The Nation, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Rolling Stone. He wrote the books Reefer Madness and the children’s book Chew on This.

This is the first of The Commonwealth Club’s How We Eat Summer Platform Series.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 31, 2008
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SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON, Ph.D., President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

YOU CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE: WHY THE U.S. NEEDS A GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY ROADMAP

Prominent energy expert, Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., will discuss the restructuring of global energy markets now underway, and the risk of the U.S. being left behind because we lack a comprehensive global energy security roadmap. The former chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will outline her vision of the necessary components of a comprehensive U.S. energy plan that addresses both energy security goals and the linked concerns of climate change and sustainability.

Dr. Jackson says the U.S. needs an intensive focus on the problem, with leadership from the top to orchestrate participation across the board from government, corporations, universities, and individuals. She warns of a misplaced focus on "energy independence" rather than the correct goal of energy security and sustainability. Noting the importance of the energy issue in the context of the 2008 elections, she urges a national call to action, saying "global energy security is the ‘Space Race’ of this millennium."

Jackson views these issues from an unusual range of venues; as president of Rensselaer - a leading technological research university, as former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1995-99), as co-chair of the Council on Competitiveness’s “Energy Security, Sustainability, and Innovation” initiative, as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Independent Task Force on Climate Change, and as a member of the Board of the NYSE-Euronext, Marathon Oil, FedEx, IBM, PSEG, and Medtronic. A theoretical physicist, she has held senior leadership and advisory positions in government, industry, research, and academe, with a particular focus on global energy security and the national capacity for innovation. She is “perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science in America,” according to Time Magazine.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 22, 2008

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Marwan Muasher, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Jordan; Author, The Arab Center

Finding Moderation in the Middle East

Marwan Muasher, Jordan’s first ambassador to Israel and former ambassador to the US, will discuss the viability and success of moderation in Arab politics today. Many international leaders and scholars agree that compromise and centrist policies are essential to peace and stability in the Middle East, but religious and political extremism has been growing. Muasher will assess how the middle road approach to reform is faring and explain why current tactics used by the West to deal with Islamic groups are doomed to failure. He will also discuss the importance of and the challenges facing moderates in the Arab world.

Marwan Muasher is the Senior Vice President of External Affairs for the World Bank. He recently published his first book, The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation. He served as Jordan’s first ambassador to Israel and was also ambassador to the United States, spokesperson at peace talks in Madrid and Washington, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Deputy Prime Minister in charge of reform. Muasher began his career as a journalist for the Jordan Times. He then served from 1985 to 1990 at the Ministry of Planning and later as press advisor to the Prime Minister. He also served as Director for the Jordan Information Bureau in Washington, building understanding and support in Congress, the press, and civil society. Muasher holds a PhD in Computer Engineering from Purdue University.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 8, 2008
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Wed July 30, 2008. 06:12 AM
Devin Nunes, U.S. Representative (R-CA)

Meredith Turney, Legislative Liaison, Capital Resource Family Impact

Nicholas Romero, Communications Director, California Young Americans for Freedom; Managing Editor, FlashReport

John Wildermuth, Political Repoter, San Francisco Chronicle - Moderator

The bourgeoning neoconservative movement in the U.S. these days has the potential to either split the Republican Party in two or launch it into a new era, say some people. Having lost control of both the House and the Senate in the last election, the Republican Party needs to reassess its image and values to broaden its appeal to voters, according to some. Should the Party reinvent itself, or instead re-energize around its core values? Come hear GOP elected officials discuss the issues facing the party and their visions for its future.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 28, 2008
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Wed July 30, 2008. 06:05 AM
Peter Gosselin, National Economics Correspondent, Los Angeles Times; Fellow, Urban Institute; Author, High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families

Brad G. Stroh, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Freedom Financial Network, LLC / Bills.com

Wayne A. Cameron, MBA and CPA, Wayne Cameron Associates

Jeremy Hoover, Vice President, Financial Consultant, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Kathleen Pender, "Net Worth" Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle - Moderator

The stock market may be recovering, but the economy's overall prognosis is not so good. Housing bust, credit crunch, unemployment and high commodity prices (oil anyone?) are familiar faces in the news, and they all lead up to the most dreaded word of all - "recession." Unemployed? Self-employed? A small business owner? A family just trying to survive? Some believe that no one may be safe this time around. With economic worries mounting, we talk to the experts to find out how to survive these trying times.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 10, 2008
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1:05:49
Senator Darrell Steinberg, CA State Senator; Incoming President Pro Tem, CA Senate

Van Jones, Founder and CEO, Green for All

Scott Shafer, Host, KQED’s “The California Report” - Moderator

GREEN FOR ALL

Could green collar jobs clean the dirty-energy economy and lift people out of poverty? In 2007 the Green Jobs Act and the founding of Green for All, an organization that focuses on green job training, marked the beginning of a movement to redefine economic growth. In the past, job creation and protecting the environment have been mutually exclusive. Is it possible to reconcile these historic opposites? Come hear Senator Darrell Steinberg and Green for All founder Van Jones talk about green economic development and its potential.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 24, 2008
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1:05:54
Davvid Akov, Consul General of Israel for the Pacific Northwest region

Consul General Akov will discuss rela-

tions between America and Israel on the

60th anniversary of the formation of the

state of Israel. He began his tour of duty

at the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco

in August 2004. A native of Israel, Akov

joined the Israeli Foreign Ministry in

1985 and was counselor for congres-

sional affairs at the Embassy of Israel in

Washington, D.C., for five years.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 25, 2008
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1:07:24
David Boaz,

Executive Vice President, Cato Institute; Author, The Politics of Freedom

A key figure in the libertarian movement, David Boaz will survey what he sees as the threats to freedom posed by the Bush administration and the current presidential candidates. Though he is frustrated with many of the candidates' positions, he remains optimistic about the future of civil and economic liberties. Boaz cautions that the future of freedom requires that Americans devote considerable effort to preserving and protecting these rights.

Boaz, the executive vice president of the libertarian U.S think tank, the Cato Institute, played a key role in its development. He is a frequent guest on ABC's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, CNN's Crossfire, NPR's Talk of the Nation and All Things Considered, Fox News Channel, BBC, Voice of America, and Radio Free Europe on which he has discussed the gamut of topics from education choice to his support of drug legalization. His articles have also been published in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, National Review, and Slate. He is the author of Libertarianism: A Primer, the editor of The Libertarian Reader, and co-editor of the Cato Handbook for Congress (2003) and the Cato Handbook on Policy (2005). Boaz is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. Boaz received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 9, 2008
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LewiS Schiff, CEO, Advanced Planning Group; Author, The Middle-Class Millionaire

The Changing Face of American Wealth

Schiff reveals original research about

current American millionaires who have

earned rather than inherited their wealth.

He estimates 6 million U.S. households

have a self-made net worth over $1 mil-

lion. The research compares attitudes,

values and social contributions of the

traditional middle class to those of the

“middle-class millionaire.” Schiff also

examines the broader societal impact

this group has.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 8, 2008
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Alfred Regnery, Publisher, The American Spectator; Author, The Ascendance of American Conservatism

Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism

Noted conservative and publisher, Alfred Regnery, will explain the rise of the conservative movement in the post-WWII era. Regnery will show how, in the years prior to and just following World War II, expanding government power at home and the growing Communist empire abroad inspired American conservatives to band together to fight these threats.

Regnery is President of Regnery Publishing, a right-wing publishing house founded in 1947 by his father, Henry Regnery. The company published William F. Buckley’s first book in 1951. Now, Regnery Publishing publishes works by Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, David Horowitz, Michelle Malkin, and Oliver North. The publishing company is known for publishing controversial works. Regnery is also the current publisher of The American Spectator, a conservative magazine. He is a practicing attorney and Of Counsel to the Washington law firm of Keller and Heckman.

In 1983, Regnery, appointed by Ronald Reagan, served as head of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. During this time, he also acted as the unofficial head of Ed Meese’s Commission on Pornography. Regnery also served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Land and Natural Resources Division between 1981 and 1986.

He received his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1971. Before that, he studied at Beloit College where he received his B.A. in 1965.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on June 2, 2008
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Mahvish Khan-Lawyer; Journalist, Author of "My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees And The Stories They Told Me"

Spurred by the detainment of prisoners

at Guantanamo Bay, American lawyer

Khan decided to offer help to the de-

tainees. Born to Afghan parents, she used

her language skills as a translator, and

from her time with these detainees she

has written a diary that provides insights

into the lives and families of those held

at Guantanamo.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 10, 2008
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Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner of The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The man who heads the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, will discuss the challenges facing his agency and facing consumers. With Congress pushing for faster approval of new medications and federal coffers shrinking, the FDA is facing tough challenges. Von Eschenbach will explain what lies ahead for the nation's premiere consumer protection and health agency and the future of consumer safety.

Von Eschenbach, M.D., was sworn in as the 20th Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on December 13, 2006. As the former Director of the National Cancer Institute (appointed in January 2002 by George W. Bush), he is a nationally recognized urologic surgeon and oncologist. He was also president-elect of the American Cancer Society at the time of his appointment to the NCI.

Prior to serving as Director of the NCI, Dr. von Eschenbach was Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where he lead a faculty of more than 1,000 cancer researchers and clinicians. There, he also served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and held the Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Clinical Research Distinguished Chair in Urologic Oncology. He was founding director of the Prostate Cancer Research Program at the University in 1996. He also served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps from 1968 to 1971.

Dr. von Eschenbach, a cancer survivor himself, has been recognized by several organizations for his achievements and leadership. He has received numerous awards including the 2003 Carpe Diem Award from the Lance Armstrong Foundation. He was also chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people to shape the world in 2006.

He received his M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1967. The native Philadelphian earned a B.S. from St. Joseph’s University in 1963.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on June 10, 2008
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Now and Then: In conversation with Ambassador Jim Hormel

The inaugural program of the new Now and Then series features former Ambassador Hormel. Over the years, Ambassador Hormel has been a driving force for change, social equality and progress. He has created national and local institutions and broken down barriers by being the first openly gay U.S. ambassador. Don't miss this unique chance to hear him discuss his - and our - developments in recent history.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on June 25, 2008
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1:04:42
Joseph Perkins, President and CEO, Home Builders Association of Northern California

Rich Arzaga, Financial Planner; Professor, Real Estate Investment, U.C. Berkeley Extension

Tom Davidoff, Assistant Professor of Real Estate, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

Joske Thompson, Agent, Pacific Union GMAC Real Estate in San Francisco

Adam Koval, Founder and Editor in Chief, Socketsite.com - Moderator

In 2007, Inforum convened a panel to look into the future of real estate. A year and a half later, the bubble has burst, mortgages are defaulting and people are losing their homes. Much of what the panelists predicted has come true. Now, we reconvene these experts to guide us when it comes to buying, selling or waiting in the risky real-estate market.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on July 1, 2008
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1:07:16
Scott McClellan,

Former White House Press Secretary (2003-2006); Communication Strategist; Author, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House Washington's Culture of Deception

On the heels of his testimony to the House Judiciary Committee former Bush administration insider, Scott McClellan, TELLS ALL about his experiences as White House press secretary during the first three years of the Iraq War. He will share his views on where he thinks the President and his top aides veered off course on Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, Washington’s bitter partisanship, and the last two contentious presidential campaigns. Reflecting on mistakes of the past, McClellan will look to the future and discuss the lessons Americans need to learn as they choose a new leader in the upcoming election.

McClellan served as White House Press Secretary from 2003-2006, and was a staunch defender of Bush policies during this time. In his new 2008 memoir What Happened, he strongly criticizes the Bush administration, accusing the President of "self-deception” and asserting that the administration relied on an aggressive "political propaganda campaign" instead of truth to sell the Iraq war. His book also criticizes the press for being too accepting of the President’s policy on Iraq.

As the 25th White House Press Secretary, McClellan was preceded by Ari Fleischer and succeeded by Tony Snow. He served as Bush’s traveling press secretary during the 2000 Presidential election. In addition to working as campaign manager for his mother, the Texas State Comptroller, McClellan served as the Chief of Staff to a Texas State Senator.

He received his B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on June 24, 2008
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Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chair of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); Director General, Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi

Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board (CARB)

Ray Lane, Managing partner of venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins

Greg Dalton, Commonwealth Club Vice President, founder of The Club's Climate One Initiative

PANEL: Leading a transformation to a global low-carbon economy

Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Mary Nichols and Ray Lane will address questions concerning California’s leading role in the fight against dangerous climate change. What is the state of science on the causes and impacts of global warming? Can California consumers, corporations and policymakers facilitate systemic change and spur others to act? What are the costs and what are the opportunities? What role does innovation play?

“California's culture of innovation is helping to drive the world towards more sustainable ways of producing, consuming and being,” comments Greg Dalton, Club VP and Director of The Club’s new Climate One Program, who orchestrated the program. “The changes are profound and promising. And yet leading environmental scientists such as R.K. Pachauri say we all need to do more, much more.”

Pachauri, chair of the IPCC since 2002, is also the director general of the Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi, devoted to researching and promoting sustainable development. Selected by The United Nations Development Program as a Part Time Adviser in the area of Energy and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, Pachauri holds an M.S. in industrial engineering, a Ph.D. in industrial engineering, and a Ph.D. in economics from North Carolina State University.

Nichols, appointed chair of CARB by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2007, also served as CARB chair under Governor Jerry Brown. Her history includes serving as assistant administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Air and Radiation, Secretary for California's Resources Agency, and Director of the University of California, Los Angeles Institute of the Environment. Considered one of California’s first environmental lawyers, Nichols has paved the way for greater air quality. She has her Juris Doctorate degree from Yale Law School and a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University

Lane, Managing Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, has sponsored several investments for the firm in clean and alternative energy including Ausra (solar concentrator), Fisker Automotive (plug-in hybrid car), Th!nk NA (electric car), Luca Technologies (biologically enhanced gas recovery from fossilized hydrocarbons). Before joining KPCB, Lane was President and Chief Operating Officer of Oracle Corporation, the second-largest software company in the world. Lane received a Bachelor's degree in mathematics and an honorary Ph.D. in Science from West Virginia University (WVU).
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Richard Fisher, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Inflation and Debt: The Interaction of Fiscal and Monetary Policy

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Richard Fisher, will give his assessment of the current economic climate at home and abroad. He will explain how central banking systems around the world have been working in overdrive in recent months to head off a global credit crisis and business slowdown. He will also expand on his years in government and discuss his concerns about the U.S. economy.

Fisher currently serves as a member of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve’s principle monetary policymaking group. While serving as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative with the rank of Ambassador, Fisher oversaw the implementation of NAFTA, negotiations for the Free Trade Area of the Americas, as well as various other agreements with Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Singapore and Chile. He was also senior member of the team that negotiated the bilateral accords for both China and Taiwan's accession to the World Trade Organization. Fisher was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during the Carter administration, working on issues related to the dollar crisis of 1978-79. Fisher is the former vice chairman of Kissinger McLarty Associates, a strategic agency firm chaired b former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

Fisher earned his MBA from Stanford University, studied Latin American Studies at Oxford University, and received a BA in economics from Harvard.

This program was recorded in front of a live audience on May 28, 2008
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