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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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00:29:42

Senator Laphonza Butler, California's new junior...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/10/04

Governor Newsom, in the wake of the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein, has appointed Laphonza Butler to serve out the remaining 15 months of her term. A labor activist, political consultant and a lesbian, Senator Butler's appointment is historic. Will she run for a full term in 2024 ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:28:49

The Communist Party of China and the Chinese...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/10/02

The Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Military have a unique relationship among developed nations. James Char explains how the two work closely together. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:16:33

Senator Dianne Feinstein: A San Francisco Legend....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/29

California's senior Senator Dianne Feinstein passed away September 28, 2023. Her life and legacy are unique and reflective of the San Francisco values she embodied. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:34:42

Human Skin Color is the Product of Evolution. In...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/29

Professor Jablonski is a biological anthropologist at Penn State University. She has done extensive research in the fields of the evolution of skin and skin color. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:34:39

Overreach. How China derailed its' peaceful rise. In...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/28

Since the mid 2000s, China has taken a more aggressive stance on the world stage and towards the United States in particular. President Xi Jin Ping reformed the constitution, got rid of term limits and is effectively President for Life. He has rejected collective rule of his predecessors and has concentrated power in his office, much like Mao Zedong. Where will these changes lead China and America ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:27:32

Barbie: The Motion Picture, Talking with Shaun Chang...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/22

Barbie, the Summer blockbuster which has already grossed $1.34 billion worldwide, is a unique film that caught the public's attention at a unique moment in time. It has become a cultural phenomenon and stirred debate. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:17:43

The Putin Kim Summit: What were the results ? Talking...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/21

Is Russia so desperate for old Soviet era shells and ammunition still made by North Korea and interoperable with Russian armaments, that they would trade their advanced high tech weapons with Kim ? And what does China - North Korea's largest donor - make of this unlikely alliance ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:47:59

Imperial San Francisco: Urban Power, Earthly Ruin....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/19

San Francisco's great wealth creation in the 19th and 20th centuries as well as the emergence of dynastic family elites largely developed as a result of exploitation of nearby natural resources. But most great cities have followed a similar path. And today's Silicon Valley fortunes are little different in that respect, but substitute the mining of academic excellence for natural resources. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:32:35

When the Sound hits the Walls: The Hyde Street...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/14

Award winning film maker, John Montoya discusses the 10 part docuseries entitled When the Sound hits the Walls which he is producing . It will feature the Hyde Street Studios, where Rock and Roll Greats like Herbie Hancock, the Headhunters, Creedence Clearwater, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills and Nash and Jefferson Airplane produced iconic hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s. --- Send in a voice message:

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00:46:53

Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/13

Shattered Nation, written by Oxford Professor Danny Dorling, demonstrates how the United Kingdom has been fundamentally damaged by 40 years of neoliberal policies of successive Conservative and Labour governments. Inequality is on the rise while life expectancy is declining and infant mortality is on the upswing. What has caused the reversal in social progress in the UK and how can it be turned around ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:43:09

Friends with Benefits: The India - US Story. In...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/06

The India and US relationship is growing in importance and per Prime Minister Modi and President Biden will be the defining global relationship of the 21st Century. And the 4 million Indian American community serves as a cornerstone of the growing trade, academic, business, finance and cultural links between the two countries. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:30:33

Sweden, Turkey and NATO: Where do we stand ? Talking...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/05

Sweden's path to NATO membership has been made more arduous by Turkey, itself a NATO member. Despite Turkish President Erdogan's agreement at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Swedish concessions, the process drags on. Turkey's Parliament reconvenes on October 1, 2023 to consider the issue. Professor Paul Levin of the Stockholm University Institute of Turkish Studies (SUITS), walks us through the history. --- Send in a voice message:

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00:35:47

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's mission to China....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/09/03

Gina Raimondo spent four days in Beijing and Shanghai discussing the US' position on tariffs, investment and export controls. And making it clear to her hosts that US National Security concerns will play an important role in our $700 billion trade relationship. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:36:00

CFIUS: How the US monitors foreign investments in...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/08/28

The US is taking a closer look at restricting the export of sensitive dual use technology to China through CFIUS and the recent Executive Order of President Biden. Putting the brakes on globalization. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:28:23

David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs - Is he on the...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/08/24

Goldman's CEO has had a rough few months: second quarter earnings were down 58%. And his strategic push into consumer finance has stalled. Pre-eminent financial journalist William D. Cohan who profiled David Solomon for Vanity Fair shares his impressions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:29:49

Reducing Russia's Nuclear Threat in the Baltic...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/08/23

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has rattled his nuclear saber. But Russia is not at existential risk and its' security concerns are of its' own making. Why has he introduced the use of nuclear weapons into his confrontation with Ukraine and its' erstwhile supporters in NATO ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:49:48

The Shadow Docket. In conversation with author,...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/08/17

The Emergency Docket of the US Supreme Court was a rarely used way to seek the intervention of the Court. But during the Trump Administration and more recently the Biden Administration it has become more widely used. It is now called the Shadow Docket. Professor Vladeck walks us through his book explaining the implications. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:37:31

The growth of the Artificial Intelligence Industry in...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/08/16

11 of the top 16 AI companies in the world - Nvidia, ChatGPT, OpenAI - are located in the Bay Area. And new venture capital investment and talent is flocking to the area. But how will regulation impact the development of the industry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:29:30

ESG scorecard dropped by Standard and Poors. Talking...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/08/11

Environmental, Social and Governance(ESG) as an investment framework has been in the news through 2023. Is ESG under threat because of its' political profile ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:31:31

California's High Number of Alzheimers Cases: In...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/08/09

California has the largest number of Alzheimers cases of all 50 states according to a recent study from Rush Medical College in Chicago. Several counties - MiamiDade in Florida, Baltimore, Maryland and Bronx, New York - showed higher concentrations of the disease than expected. What factors contribute to Alzheimers and what lessons can we learn from this nationwide study ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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