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.
Mike Witte, MD
Commonweal’s Susan Braun explores the difficult decision of whether or not to continue active therapy with Dr Mike Witte, creating a public space where questions of death and dying can be explored in safety and without judgment.
Nick Yiangou
Michael Lerner talks with Nick Yiangou about Ibn ‘Arabi and about his work with the Beshara School of Intensive Esoteric Education in Scotland.
Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr.
Join Michael Lerner in conversation with the Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr.—minister, community activist, and a national leader in Hip Hop social advocacy.