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 hostJim 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.

The San Francisco Experience is a news podcast hosted by Jim Herlihy, with 749 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jim Herlihy hosts The San Francisco Experience, a news show with 749 episodes published.

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  Episode #4

  Queens of Code. Inspiring True Stories from NSA's Computing Women. Talking with author Eileen Buckholtz

  Aug 19, 202648 minS38

  Women have played a major role at the National Security Agency as technology innovators, contributing to the Nation's security. Eileen Buckholtz recounts their contributions with a series of 29 profiles of former colleagues, mentors and co-workers. She was one of the first women to graduate with a degree in Computer Science in 1969 and had a 30 year career at the Agency.

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  Welcome to Fabulous Angeles. The Rock n' Roll adventures of a wayward Westside teen. Talking to Richard A. Lefkowitz

  Aug 17, 202641 minS38

  Rick Lefkowitz captures 1970s Los Angeles in his debut memoir. Accessing Rock legends was easy as he and his best friend Moxie discovered on their travels around LA. It was an open, more friendly city versus today and one where he could chase his dreams to write songs and make music. Mick Jagger, David Bowie, B.B.King, the Dooby Brothers - he met them all !

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  New Zealand's Golden Visa meets California's Billionaire Wealth Tax: Is it a match made in heaven ? Talking with Peter Fullerton-Smith

  Aug 13, 202632 minS38

  New Zealand's Golden Visa program is structured to attract high net worth individuals and families to relocate to this stable, safe and civil South Pacific island nation. The Active Investor Plus Visa has two categories - Growth and Balanced and require an investment of NZ$ 5 million and NZ$ 10 million respectively. And home purchase for properties valued at NZ$ 5 million are also permitted.

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  In conversation with the Honorable Amy L. Nechtem, former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court Department.

  Aug 12, 202636 minS38

  Justice Nechtem during her distinguished judicial career has championed innovative approaches to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and across the nation. She continues to advance the conversation through her podcast " By Her Honor".

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  Episode #19

  The Decline and Fall of Tabloid English. Talking with Christopher Gage.

  Aug 5, 202638 minS37

  Britain's tabloids developed a shorthand argot to cram racy and punchy stories into frontpage headlines. Often suggestive and cheeky, it is a writing style that has withered under the weight of Political Correctness, hypersensitivity and trigger happy offense taking. Christopher Gage shares his thoughts on the demise of Tabloid English from his recent essay in "The Spectator", one of the UK's oldest magazines.

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