The San Francisco Experience

By: Jim Herlihy
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  • 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. Jim serves as a director on two SF sister city boards : Bangalore, India and Cork, Ireland.
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Episodes
  • The Los Angeles Wildfires: What we know so far. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Movie and TV Blog, Hill Place.

    The Los Angeles Wildfires: What we know so far. Talking with Shaun Chang of the Movie and TV Blog, Hill Place.
    Jan 16 2025

    As we enter the second week of the devastating fires in Los Angeles, containment is modest and the dry, easterly Santa Ana winds continue to menace the City. The political repercussions for the Mayor of LA and the Governor of California are growing. Recall petitions are circulating to vote them out of office because of their inept response to the conflagrations.
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    48 mins
  • The Holy Land at War. A journey through Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. Speaking with author Mark Patinkin.

    The Holy Land at War. A journey through Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. Speaking with author Mark Patinkin.
    Jan 15 2025

    Veteran syndicated journalist for The Providence Journal, Mark Patinkin, stepped forward to cover the Gaza War first hand, on the ground. Sending daily dispatches back to Rhode Island, he was a traditional war correspondent, drawing on his own resources like Ernest Hemingway in the Spanish Civil War.

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    46 mins
  • Freeman's Challenge: The murder that shook America's original prison for profit. Talking with Professor Robin Bernstein.

    Freeman's Challenge: The murder that shook America's original prison for profit. Talking with Professor Robin Bernstein.
    Jan 9 2025

    The prison for profit system was developed in the North, at Auburn, NY in 1816. Its' successor Auburn Correctional Facility exists to this day and manufactures all of the license plates for the state of New York.
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    55 mins

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