| January 2 | Orville Schell, author; writer for The New Yorker China After Deng Xiaoping |
| January 16 | Seth Shostak, astrophysicist, SETI Institute Scientists Search for Extraterrestrials |
| February 6 | Chuck Finney, Deputy in Consumer and Environmental Division, of the San Mateo District Attorney’s Office; Talk Host, KAWL radio Significant Issues Facing Consumers in Day-to-Day Living |
| February 20 | James Fallows, Washington editor, The Atlantic Monthly How the Media Undermine American Democracy |
| March 5 | Dr. Norman Naimark, Chair, Dept. of History, Stanford University,
The Lessons of Bosnia: Preparing for the 21st Century |
| March 19 | Gerald Ulemen, professor, Santa Clara University Law School; Member, 03 Simpson defense team Lessons from the Trial |
| April 2 | Dr. Timothy O’Keefe, Chair, Dept. of History, Santa Clara University Ireland: From the Quiet Man to the Unquiet Woman |
| April 16 | Laurie Garrett, writer, Newsday; author, The Coming Plague The Coming Plague |
| May 7 | Loretta Green, feature writer, The San Jose Mercury A Reporter’s Notebook: A Look at the Human Angle |
| May 21 | David Gergen, editor-at-large, US News & World Report. |
| June 4 | Dr. Michael Krasny, talk host, KQED radio, professor of English,
Talk Shows & Toxicity: What We Can Do About the Poisoning of our Airwaves |