Steve Heilig
In this conversation, Steve Heilig talks with Commonweal’s Susan Braun to shed some light on the ways sophisticated, modern people confront death and dying in our times.
W.S. Merwin
This special event features then U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merlin reading his poetry and in conversation with Commonweal Board Member Eric Karpeles.
Gregory Orr
Join Michael Lerner in conversation with Gregory Orr, considered by many to be a master of short, lyric free verse.
Margaret Kripke, PhD
Join Jeanne Rizzo (president of the Breast Cancer Fund), Susan Braun (then executive director of Commonweal), and Michael Lerner (co-founder of Commonweal), in this conversation with Margaret that took place shortly before she spoke to a large audience at Fort Mason in San Francisco about her experience on the President’s Cancer Panel.
Stuart Lord, PhD
Dr Stuart Lord, president of Naropa University, talks with Michael Lerner about his journey from being a foster child to leading America’s foremost center of contemplative education.
Peter Kingsley
Michael Lerner talks with Peter Kinsgley, an internationally recognized writer and lecturer, about his groundbreaking work on the origins of western spirituality, philosophy and culture.
Kai Lee
Join Michael Lerner for a conversation that explores the interface of science, policy and large-scale philanthropy.
Eric Karpeles
Bolinas painter and writer Eric Karpeles will talk about the role that artists have played in helping to imaginatively frame and comprehend the idea of how we cease to be.
Scott Eberle, MD, and Rob Feraru
Join Commonweal’s Susan Braun and Commonweal Cancer Help Program alumnus Rob Feraru in a conversation with Scott Eberle, MD—a physician specializing in end-of-life care, who helped School of Lost Borders Founder Steven Foster at the end of his life in 2003—and the author of The Final Crossing.