The Commonwealth Club of California has been bringing fascinating speakers to their forum since 1903. Their podcast feed currently features almost two years of speaking events. Many of the podcasts feature authors such as actor Alan Alda on his book Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself, humorist P. J. O'Rourke on his book On the Wealth of Nations, and author Barbara Ehrenreich talking about her book Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy. You'll also find speeches from political figures such as presidential hopefuls John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, and Bill Richardson.
This forum also features panel discussions on a variety of topics such as the Summer of Love, America's Budget Crisis, Religion in U.S. Culture and Society, Moving Forward in Iraq, Capitalism 3.0, The Politics Of Food, Health of Africa, and Digital Health. And now they're podcasting these speeches which include: Katie Couric on cancer, Dianne Feinstein on global warming, Sister Helen Prejean on the death penalty, Gov. Schwarzenegger on China, Rita Moreno on race, Dan Rather on the media, and many more. Scroll down the list of their podcasts and you're sure to find something that interests you. Over 1,000 podcast episodes on the feed!