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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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00:41:22

Regime transformation versus Regime change. Talking...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2026/01/28

January 2026 saw a series of strategic foreign policy moves in Venezuela, Greenland, Iran, the Board of Peace which will continue to reverberate throughout 2026 and beyond.

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00:48:06

Authoritarians in the Academy. Talking with author...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2026/01/28

As American Universities opened campuses in China and the Middle East in the early 2000s the wish was that our values of free speech and freedom would take root there. But increasingly their standards of censorship and authoritarianism seem to be pressuring our universities. How did this expansion go wrong ?

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00:37:09

The International Spy Museum, Washington D.C. Talking...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2026/01/23

The International Spy Museum is dedicated to the history of tradecraft and the contemporary role of espionage. It features the world's largest collection of spy artifacts, gadgets, disguises and code machines. Executive Director Chris Costa had a distinguished career as a US Army Intelligence Officer. He was inducted into the Commando Hall of Fame in 2013 for extraordinary and enduring service to Special Operations Forces. In 2017 he served at the White House.

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00:50:18

Leo: A Benny Griessel Novel. Talking with author Deon...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2026/01/20

Set in South Africa, this thriller is the latest novel by acclaimed author Deon Meyer. He writes about life in post Apartheid South Africa featuring the detective team of Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido. Inspired by a high profile case of graft and corruption, a team of former South African Special Forces soldiers scheme to pull of a high stakes heist with Benny and Vaughn in hot pursuit.

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00:34:15

Greenland, Denmark, and the US: A History and where...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2026/01/19

President Trump has stated that his Administration intends to purchase the Danish dependency Greenland. The US already has almost carte blanche to establish any military facilities in Greenland under the terms of a 1951 treaty. 3 times the size of Texas and the largest island in the world, Greenland's population is 57,000. NATO of which Denmark is a member, is siding with Denmark in opposing any forced annexation. The President plans to impose a 10% tariff on several NATO members who landed a

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00:50:43

The Middle Class New Deal. Restoring Upward Mobility...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2026/01/13

The decline of America's middle class stems from stagnant wages, rising costs for essentials like housing, education and healthcare, technology shifts, globalization, increased income inequality and greater financial vulnerability. A New Deal to shore up the foundations of the Middle Class is long overdue.

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00:37:46

San Francisco's Hotel Industry is our face to the...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2026/01/09

Alex Bastian, the CEO of the Hotel Council of San Francisco, has overseen a steady recovery of this sector from the depths of Covid shutdowns to robust financial performance. With the Super Bowl coming to the City and the Region next month and a surge in conventions and conferences coming to Moscone Center, demand for hotel rooms in 2026 is surging.

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00:35:17

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, is deposed by...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2026/01/07

Aileen Teague is Assistant Professor at Texas A&M's Bush School of Government and Public Service, Department of International Affairs. She reviews the recent action by the Trump Administration to end Nicolas Maduro's presidency of Venezuela. What happens next ?

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00:54:45

From the Caribbean to Tierra delFuego - Driving the...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/12/30

A six month voyage of discovery for a recently retired College Professor driving the PanAmerican Highway from Colombia to Tierra del Fuego. Discovering the fauna, flora and rich cultural tapestry of South America. But also a personal journey of self knowledge to lay the groundwork for the next chapter of life.

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00:34:14

The South Caucasus: Winners and Losers. Talking with...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/12/23

New economic cooperation plans take shape between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Trump Administration proposes an international roadway through southern Armenia linking Azerbaijan to its Western Exclave, bordering Turkey.

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01:07:38

They'll fight over it when you're dead. Talking with...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/12/22

Saddleback Leather Co. manufactures high quality leather goods ranging from travel bags to belts and shoes. Located outside Fort Worth, Texas it is a family owned company with a unique mission and commitment to the highest quality.

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00:28:32

The San Francisco Bay Area Economic Outlook for 2026....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/12/16

Chris is Managing Partner with KPMG with responsibility for the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest. In the interview Chris references two KPMG studies that are available to listeners :KPMG's CEO Outlook SurveyKPMG's American Worker Survey

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00:28:59

GPS - Jamming and Spoofing incidents skyrocket. Can...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/12/15

GPS was created 51years ago. It's ubiquity is due to a constellation of Geostationary Positioning Satellites (GPS). But any satellite signal can be jammed. Skyline's technology is not dependent on satellites and therefore cannot be jammed - a game changing technology.

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00:45:45

Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/12/12

In today's podcast, Professor Uehling references a letter writing campaign directed to families and other men and women in Crimea and Ukraine. If you wish to reach out by writing to the people who are often on the frontlines of the war with Russia , go to this website for more information : Crimea-Platform.org

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00:35:00

How to find and pitch investors for your startup. The...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/12/04

Raising capital is a multi-phase process that brings together the entrepreneur and the investor. Scott and his team are at the nexus of that relationship. With a network of 13,000 investors, Black Dog Venture Partners is active nationwide, and is industry agnostic.

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00:50:12

Ireland's Maritime Security and Russia. Talking with...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/12/01

Ireland adopted a policy of neutrality in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II. Since then and even as a member of the EU, neutrality has been a hallmark of the nation's foreign policy. But in light of the Russian war in Ukraine and a vast transformation of the Irish economy with Big Pharma, High Tech and Big Data from the US will national security concerns force a step up in national defense spending ?

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00:26:48

The Aerospace Corporation. Talking with Shawn Sloan,...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/11/24

Aerospace Corporation is a federally funded center for research and development focused on Space. Founded in 1960 and employing over 4500 professionals, it has expanded its remit beyond NASA, NOA and other space related entities to clients in the private sector like Spacex and Blue Origin. AI is increasingly featured in its' space projects.

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00:36:32

Ruth Paine - In Memoriam. Talking with Joe Alesi.

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/11/23

Ruth Paine passed away August 31, 2025. I attended a Memorial for her at the Quaker Retirement Village, Santa Rosa, November 2, 2025. Her friend and "archivist" as she once called him, Joe Alesi shares his memories of Ruth. She was a witness to history - her testimony to the Warren Commission about JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was pivotal to their findings of his culpability.

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01:03:29

Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York....

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/11/21

Four years of meticulous research by author Andrew Lownie went into this book. And at the same time he was threatened with legal action and retaliation if he published. What has emerged is a detailed account of Andrew and Sarah's conduct over the years which has resulted in King Charles stripping his younger brother of his titles and honors and evicting the couple from the Royal Lodge.

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00:27:18

Nomad Platforms: A Mobile High Performance Computer...

The San Francisco Experience ·

2025/11/18

Jensen Hwang, Founder of Nvidia, says that we are now in the era of accelerated compute. And Nomad Platforms is a prime example of that leap in computer technology. The potential applications for Nomad v2 are too numerous to list. But to give you one visual that sums up its capability, its a portable data center the size of a carry on case you can stow in the overhead compartment of a plane !

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