The San Francisco Experience

The San Francisco Experience

We are a data driven news commentary podcast with Global Reach, serving listeners in more than 65 countries. Our mission is to give the listener succinct, fact based analysis both non-ideological and independent from a California, Silicon Valley perspective, featuring newsmakers, thought leaders and authors as guests.

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Jim Herlihy is a published author: his novel “Deceit and Dirty Money” is available on line. He served as President of the SF Public Library Commission 1992 - 1996. While working in Latin America, he was a stringer for The Economist, The Times and the BBC. Jim serves as a director on two SF sister city boards : Bangalore, India and Cork, Ireland.

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Recent Episodes

May 14, 2025

Inside the Reagan White House. A front row seat to Presidential Leadership with lessons for today. Talking with author Frank Lavin, Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

A memoir that tracks Frank’s professional development in the White House and shares his personal impressions of the President and First Lady.
May 12, 2025

Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House. Talking with co-author Amie Parnes

The tumultuous 2024 presidential campaign based on 150 well informed sources, written as the history unfolded.
May 9, 2025

The Stahl House - a Case Study House. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

Mid Century Modern residential design in Los Angeles is exemplified by the Stahl House Case House Study #22. The optimism, exuberance and prosperity of the 1950s and 60s is evident in the design and still attractive in 2025.
May 7, 2025

Sailing Around the World with Parkinson's Disease. Talking with Ethan Henderson of The Michael J Fox Fdn and Amy Bridge of the Neptune Project.

Working to find a cure for Parkinson’s by fundraising for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Sailing as a physical therapy for people living with Parkinson’s.
May 1, 2025

Spark SF Public Schools. Talking with President Ginny Fang.

SFUSD has over 50,000 students, a budget of $1.2 billion but still struggles to fund key programs. SparkSF, a non profit, was created 10 years ago to mobilize philanthropic and community donations to support our students.

Recent Blog Posts

April 8, 2023

Peking to Paris 2019 Motor Rally with Jim Gately

The 8500 mile rally began in 1907, was revived in 1997 and draws participants from around the world. Jim Gately of Incline Village, Nevada set out on the 34 day trek in 2019 across Asia and Europe with 105 other participants. Jim will join The San …

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Dec. 31, 2022

Ruth Paine, one of the few surviving Warren Commission witnesses, to …

Ruth Paine befriended Lee and Marina Oswald in February 1963. From April 1963 until November 22, 1963 they lived with her at her suburban Dallas home. She will be my guest on The San Francisco Experience next Thursday to share her memories and Warr…

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Dec. 2, 2022

Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon.

William D. Cohan, New York Times best selling author has written a sweeping history of General Electric and its CEO in the 1980s and 90s Jack Welch. The book has earned plaudits from The New Yorker and The Financial Times as one of the Best Books of…

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