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The San Francisco Experience

We are a "deep dive" news podcast, for Americans who get their news from the Internet. Our mission is to give the listener succinct, fact based analysis both non-ideological and independent from a California, Silicon Valley perspective. Your host 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

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00:37:20

In conversation with Dr. Deepak Srivastava, President...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/03/03

The Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco is an independent biomedical research institution that empowers world class scientists to find new pathways to cure disease.

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00:36:14

A Man's Guide to Healthy Aging. Talking with...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/02/27

Men have a different relationship with their health and doctors than women have. And it continues to evolve for the better as men are more likely to seek care earlier than they would have done 30 plus years ago. But there is still a cultural bias against appearing to be weak: more change is warranted.

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00:37:21

Extreme Wealth is the leading social problem of our...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/02/24

New tech has created many billionaires and with that, extreme wealth. With AI and other advanced technologies on the horizon, the prospect of even greater wealth creation is highly likely. But how is social policy evolving to address the social ills that accompany new technology and new wealth ?

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00:37:31

The United States, Russia and Ukraine: Peace Talks...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/02/17

President Trump has convened a meeting with Russia in Riyadh to discuss Peace in Ukraine. President Macron also convened a meeting of European leaders while President Zelensky of Ukraine is meeting with Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara. First steps to end the three year conflict.

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00:28:44

Presidents' Day: What do we celebrate ? Talking with...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/02/17

The third Monday of February is a federal holiday established to honor our first President George Washington. But since 1970 when it was created, the holiday has evolved to acknowledge all of the 45 men who have served as President.

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00:35:45

Thanks to Life : A biography of Violeta Parra, the...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/02/12

Violeta Parra was a renowned folksinger whose Chilean folk songs have been popularized around the world. She also ventured into painting and ceramics and was well received in Europe. Though the Chilean public was less excited about her art in the 1960s.

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00:32:11

Tusk: Building a new search engine. Talking with...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/02/10

Google dominates the search market with an 89.6% share. With most Americans getting their news from the Internet, Google News is a major delivery system. Yet 63% of its stories lean Left, per All Sides Media, 16% Center and 6% Right. Tusk is working to level the playing field and to address that ideological skew.

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00:34:50

The Telepathy Tapes: Autism and Telepathy - A...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/02/08

The wildly popular podcast series Telepathy Tapes now in its' second season, argues that some non verbal autistic children can communicate via telepathy. But traditional psychologists are skeptical, arguing that the subjects in the series and communication methods used are not subject to rigorous scientific testing and scrutiny.

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00:30:54

Awake Forever in a Sweet Unrest. Talking with author...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/02/03

A library worker in Venice, California is transported back in time to the era of the Romantic Poets - Keats, Percy, Mary Shelly, Lord Byron - and shares their lives and intimacies. Can she change the course of their lives and history ?

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00:28:29

Deep Seek Artificial Intelligence. Did China leapfrog...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/01/30

Deep Seek, a Chinese AI model, shook up the stock market with its' launch on the Apple Store this week. The developers claim it only cost $5.6 million and 6 months to build. Meanwhile Sam Altman's Open AI is trying to raise $40 billion from investors. Will we see more of these low cost AI models proliferate at the expense of OpenAI, Anthropic etc ?

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00:50:18

Infantilised: How our Culture killed Adulthood....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/01/29

Adulthood used to be an aspirational destination as adolescents progressed through life. But increasingly, the markers of adulthood, marriage, career, home purchase, are being delayed if not eschewed. We are raising Kidults rather than adults and popular culture seemingly encourages it. What happened to adult agency ?

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00:42:37

Telepathy and Autism: Is there a link ? Talking with...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/01/27

The Telepathy Tapes is a Spotify podcast which explores the profound abilities of non-speakers with Autism.

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00:48:36

The Israel Hamas War Ceasefire: Will it last ?...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/01/23

The Ceasefire came into effect on January 19th, 2025. Mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar, it is a temporary and fragile peace which shows signs of fraying at the edges. The Trump Administration will be scrutinizing the terms with a view to re-negotiating an agreement more favorable to Israel and the US.

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00:33:54

The Trump Inauguration and Transition. Talking with...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/01/21

Donald Trump's second inaugural address hewed closely to his campaign pledges. In that sense, it was more like a State of the Union Speech: This is what we have done, what we will do and how and when it will be accomplished. Almost 200 Executive Orders are due to be signed today.

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00:27:32

Is Greenland in Play ? Talking with Professor Zhiqun...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/01/20

Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark with a population of 57,000. Greenlanders depend on Denmark to the tune of an annual subsidy of $500million. But Greenland is rich in strategic minerals like rare earths, oil and natural gas. President -elect Trump has floated the idea of the US acquiring the dependency from Denmark.

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00:48:27

The Los Angeles Wildfires: What we know so far....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/01/16

As we enter the second week of the devastating fires in Los Angeles, containment is modest and the dry, easterly Santa Ana winds continue to menace the City. The political repercussions for the Mayor of LA and the Governor of California are growing. Recall petitions are circulating to vote them out of office because of their inept response to the conflagrations.

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00:46:17

The Holy Land at War. A journey through Israel, the...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/01/15

Veteran syndicated journalist for The Providence Journal, Mark Patinkin, stepped forward to cover the Gaza War first hand, on the ground. Sending daily dispatches back to Rhode Island, he was a traditional war correspondent, drawing on his own resources like Ernest Hemingway in the Spanish Civil War.

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00:54:54

Freeman's Challenge: The murder that shook America's...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/01/09

The prison for profit system was developed in the North, at Auburn, NY in 1816. Its' successor Auburn Correctional Facility exists to this day and manufactures all of the license plates for the state of New York.

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00:42:03

Gobsmacked: The British Invasion of American English....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2024/12/14

George Bernard Shaw said that England and America are two countries separated by a common language. Over time Americanisms have infiltrated popular British culture. But increasingly, Britishisms are gaining traction in the US, in part with the rise of social media and instant communication.

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00:46:23

The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai became a billionaire,...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2024/12/11

Jimmy Lai, 77, successful newspaper publisher and entrepreneur, ran afoul of the CCP and has been imprisoned in Hong Kong on political charges for four years. President - elect Trump has said he will work to free him when he takes office.

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