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

Sept. 17, 2025

Supervisor Joel Engardio loses the Recall Election. Talking with Albert Chow

Supervisor Joel Engardio is recalled - first time a sitting member of the Board of Supervisors is recalled. Why was this unprecedented vote successful ?
Sept. 10, 2025

Redux Americana: Atlanticism, the US and the Third Age of Global Conflicts. Talking with Alp Sevimlisoy.

NATO, a 32 nation defense treaty, founded 76 years ago in 1949, has survived the Cold War and collapse of the USSR. Today it confronts Russian aggression in Ukraine with an uncertain outlook.
Sept. 9, 2025

CryptoCurrency: Unraveling investment strategies for Crypto enthusiasts. Talking with Mukarram Mawjood.

Cryptocurrency investing has heretofore not been eligible for 401k investments. But a recent clarification by the Department of Labor has changed that. The Bullionite firm specializes in alternate investments for its clients.
Sept. 5, 2025

The Neptune Project and Sailing for Parkinsons: Talking with Skipper Tan Raffray, Bertrand Delhom and Amy Bridge.

Sailing for Parkinsons is a regatta to be held at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon as a fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation and other charities. Can sailing as an athletic exercise help people with Parkinsons ?
Sept. 4, 2025

Artificial Intelligence meets Cybersecurity: Talking with Caleb Mattingly, Founder, Secure Cloud Innovations.

Cybersecurity is vital to protect infrastructure at risk like GPS, air traffic control, electrical grid, the financial system among many other sectors. Will AI make it harder or easier for bad actors to attack and disable our national infrastructure ?
Sept. 3, 2025

Fireproofing your home during California Wildfire Season. Talking with Steve Hawks of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.

Science based actions homeowners can take to reduce the risk of wildfire. Starting with improved building materials and clearing landscaping and brush from close to the structure.

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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TSFEP was named top 25 California News Podcasts by Feedspot.com