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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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00:33:27

The Ocean Globe Race: Talking with Tan Raffray and...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/08/08

The Ocean Globe Race is the successor to the Whitbread Round the World Race and 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread. Starting from Southampton in September the 7 month race will have three ports of call: Cape Town, South Africa, Auckland, New Zealand and Punta del Este, Uruguay. Tan Raffray will skipper the French entrant ,the Neptune, one of 14, representing 8 countries. One of his 10 person crew Bertrand, a seasoned sailor, has Parkinsons - an added challenge that will give

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00:36:50

Oppenheimer: In conversation with Shaun Chang of the...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/08/04

An intense and gripping film about the Father of the Atom Bomb, who led the Manhattan Project in World War II, Robert Oppenheimer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:34:24

The Anthropocene Epoch: Humanity's impact on the...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/08/01

The Anthropocene is a new geological epoch that began in the 1950s when humans started altering the planet with various forms of industrial and radioactive material. The International Geological Congress will meet in Korea in 2024 to consider the Anthropocene designation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:30:51

Centers of Progress: 40 cities that changed the...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/07/27

In her new book, Chelsea Follett, Managing Editor of Human Progress.org recounts 40 cities from antiquity to modern day where epoch making innovations were created that changed the path of human development for the better. It seems that once our hunter gatherer ancestors settled in communities, they unleashed unparalleled creativity, innovation and productivity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:31:17

The Titan Submersible: An accident waiting to happen....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/07/24

Our guest today specializes in marine engineering and is the head of the Australian Center for Field Robotics. He was a frequent commentator for international media during the search for the Titan submersible during the four days of late June. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:34:53

Shadow of a Doubt: Talking with Shaun Chang of The...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/07/21

Shadow of a Doubt was reportedly Alfred Hitchcock's favorite film of the many he made. Set in Santa Rosa, California, it tells the tale of an errant uncle with a big secret to hide who comes to stay with his sister's family. But his cover is blown when his niece suspects he is a serial killer and then she herself is threatened by her uncle. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:33:53

Artificial Intelligence: Where does an investor begin...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/07/20

Without a doubt, AI has become an important investment theme in 2023. How can investors participate in this latest wave of technological innovation ? Simon brings his experience and insights in the field of AI to the conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:31:40

AI and Cardiovascular Medicine. In conversation with...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/07/13

How AI is changing the manner in which cardiovascular illness is diagnosed. And the future is unfolding before us with new predictive analytics, remote monitoring and precision medicine. Dr. Stultz is both a Ph.D. in Computer Science as well as a Cardiologist and brings both fields of practice together in a unique fashion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:28:57

AI and the future of Education: The Promise and...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/07/12

Artificial Intelligence is being integrated into curriculums and the upcoming academic year will be the first full school year since Chat GPT, the generative AI chatbot burst on the scene in early 2023. All educators from Universities, to high schools and elementary schools are working to fit the new technology into teaching practices. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:44:14

DeRisking China: Is America's 50 year love affair...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/07/05

Are America and its' allies stepping back from engagement with the Chinese juggernaut ? Derisking or Decoupling from the world's second largest economy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:26:12

Fentalife ads focus on San Francisco's failed...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/07/03

Fentalife is an ad campaign that uses sarcasm and parody to spotlight the squalor of SF's open air drug markets. Together SF is working to bring about change. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:27:57

The Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action. In...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/06/30

The US Supreme Court released two decisions on June 29, 2023 which will have a profound effect on Affirmative Action. Luke Boso, a constitutional specialist, analyses the rulings. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:35:23

Captain of Her Soul : The Life of Marion Davies....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/06/28

Marion Davies was a Hollywood star of the 1920s and 1930s. She was also the life partner of press baron William Randolph Hearst. Author Lara Gabrielle has written a fascinating life story based on meticulous first hand research. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:30:55

Prime Minister Modi's trip to Washington: A game...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/06/28

Prime Minister Modi's three day state visit to Washington was a whirlwind of meetings with President Biden. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan described it as a "Hinge moment in Geopolitics." Was it ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:32:05

The Struggle for the people's King: How politics...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/06/23

Over the last 40 years, different political groups have sought to politically appropriate the mantle of legitimacy of the Civil Rights Movement. What effect does that have on our collective memory ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:28:44

The World is becoming better off and more equal....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/06/22

By every measure, equality and prosperity are transforming countries like India, China, Indonesia, Brazil and Nigeria. Yet The New York Times and other influential opinion influencers seem frozen in time, ignoring the rise of global equality by constantly showcasing inequality. The Cato Institute has developed a new global equality index using eight criteria that demonstrates how equality is spreading throughout the world to better inform the public and policymakers. --- Send in a voice message:

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00:45:40

The Birds' 60th Anniversary. Talking with Shaun Chang...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/06/16

Alfred Hitchcock's horror film classic, "The Birds" was released in March 1963. Filmed on location in San Francisco and Sonoma County - Bodega Bay, Bodega and Valley Ford - it launched the movie career of Tippi Hedren. It is as scary today as it was 60 years ago. But there are also some strong performances by stars Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette and Jessice Tandy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:40:00

The Siberia Job: In conversation with John Kleinheinz

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/06/13

When Russia privatized the 45,000 state owned companies after the fall of Communism, every man, woman and child in Russia was given a Privatization Voucher. The Siberia Job is a fictionalized account of the efforts of a young American fund manager who participated in the introduction of free market enterprise in the former USSR as an investor. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:22:40

Quantum Entanglement is not that Spooky after all....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/06/10

Chris' recent article in Scientific American highlights the role that the Principle of Entanglement , the research of which earned Physicists Aspect, Clauser and Zeillinger the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2022, in the development of Quantum computers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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00:42:27

Finntopia: What we can learn from the World's...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2023/06/07

Finland has ranked #1 in the World's Happiest Country listing for the sixth year in a row. How did this small Nordic country of 5 million, which 100 years ago was the poorest country in Europe and bullied by Russia for much of the 20th Century, become the happiest place in the world ? Oxford University Professor Danny Dorling breaks down the statistics and the reasons may surprise you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

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