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.

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. Jim serves as a director on two SF sister city boards : Bangalore, India and Cork, Ireland.

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Pakistan: Origins, Identity and Future. In conversation with Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy
Book Reviews International Relations

Pakistan: Origins, Identity and Future. In conversation with Professor Pervez Hoodbhoy

June 2, 2023

A sweeping review of history, culture and politics of the Muslim people on the Indian Subcontinent.

Becoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life and Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott. Talking with author, Professor Marsha Gordon.
Book Reviews Literary

Becoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life and Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott. Talking with author, Professor Marsha Gordon.

May 31, 2023

Ursula Parrott a famous author from 1929 to the late 1940s and a member of the Lost Generation was largely forgotten but Marsha Gordon is bringing Parrott’s works back to readers.

Memorial Day: What it means to me.

Memorial Day: What it means to me.

May 29, 2023

What do we celebrate on Memorial Day ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

Del Seymour founder of Code Tenderloin talks to Jim Herlihy
Public Health

Del Seymour founder of Code Tenderloin talks to Jim Herlihy

May 26, 2023

Breaking the cycle of drug addiction in the Tenderloin and going on to help others to overcome substance dependence.

Guest: Del Seymour
Who killed Jerusalem ? Talking with author George Albert Brown
Book Reviews Literary

Who killed Jerusalem ? Talking with author George Albert Brown

May 25, 2023

1970s San Francisco whodunit full of colorful characters with an homage to 18th century poet William Blake.

Airport 1975 : Talking to Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.
Film Reviews

Airport 1975 : Talking to Shaun Chang of the Hill Place Movie and TV Blog.

May 18, 2023

Airport 1975 was a derivative of the disaster movies of the early 1970s as well as influenced by Arthur Hailey’s novel Airport.

Guest: Shaun Chang

Recent Blog Posts

Adventure

Peking to Paris Motor Rally

JFK Lee Harvey Oswald Ruth Paine

One of the few surviving Warren Commission witnesses discusses Lee Harvey Oswald, Marina Oswald Porter and her critical Warren Commission testimony the T…

Power Failure: William D. Cohan

A history of the company General Electric Jack Welch took over and the results.