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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Recent Episodes

March 16, 2024

The Lie Detectives. In search of a playbook for winning elections in the Disinformation Age. Talking with author Sasha Issenberg.

Anti- Disinformation operatives are poised for the 2024 Presidential campaign and our November elections.
March 11, 2024

Advanced Trauma Life Support in Ukraine. Talking with Dr. Michael Baker

Retired surgeon Michael Baker, a trained Trauma Care instructor, embarks on his fourth deployment to Ukraine where he teaches trauma techniques to medical professionals..
March 7, 2024

Will Mexico elect its' first Woman President ? Talking with Professor Tony Payan.

Mexico’s presidential election is June 2nd: the two front runners are women. The new President will be inaugurated October 1, 2024.
March 6, 2024

Super Tuesday Results and the California Primary. Talking with Professor David McCuan

National and California primary analysis. A California senate race that backfired on frontrunner Adam Schiff.
March 5, 2024

Women in Fintech: Talking with Andrew Harrison, Head of US Digital Partnerships, BMO.

BMO the 8th largest bank in North America has created a novel initiative which exposes Women Fintech entrepreneurs to the broad array of the Bank’s operations.

Recent Blog Posts

Peking to Paris 2019 Motor Rally with Jim Gately

The 8500 mile rally began in 1907, was revived in 1997 and draws participants from around the world. Jim Gately of Incline Village, Nevada set out on the 34 day trek in 2019 across Asia and Europe with 105 other participants. Jim will join The San …

Ruth Paine, one of the few surviving Warren Commission witnesses, to appear on TSFEP.

Ruth Paine befriended Lee and Marina Oswald in February 1963. From April 1963 until November 22, 1963 they lived with her at her suburban Dallas home. She will be my guest on The San Francisco Experience next Thursday to share her memories and Warr…

Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon.

William D. Cohan, New York Times best selling author has written a sweeping history of General Electric and its CEO in the 1980s and 90s Jack Welch. The book has earned plaudits from The New Yorker and The Financial Times as one of the Best Books of…

TSFEP was named top 25 California News Podcasts by Feedspot.com