The San Francisco Experience
News & Politics Podcasts
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.
Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Contact:
415-271-3943
Website:
https://anchor.fm/james-herlihy
Episodes
Black Woman on Board. Claudia Hampton and the fight to save Affirmative Action at CSU. Talking with author Dr. Donna Nicol
7/25/2024
The California State University System is the largest public university in the United States with 475,000 students, 53,000 faculty and 23 campuses. This book recounts the implementation of Affirmative Action programs from the 1970s until Proposition 209 banned such programs in 1996
Duration:00:39:09
Joe Biden Out, Harris In and the Republican Convention
7/22/2024
Three historic and tumultuous weeks in American politics saw the Democrats reject incumbent Joe Biden for Kamala Harris. At the same time Republican Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, appointed a 39 year old Senator from Ohio as his running mate and closed out the Convention on a note of unity to face the Democrats in November.
Duration:00:46:34
Donald Trump picks J.D. Vance as Vice President. Talking with Professor Jack Pitney.
7/16/2024
Donald Trump chose the 39 year old junior Senator from Ohio as his running mate at the Republican Convention in Milwaukee. Vance is a cultural conservative who will likely play a key role campaigning in MidWest swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Duration:00:23:38
Digital Currency or Digital Control: The future of Money. Talking with author Nick Anthony.
7/15/2024
Will the US Federal Reserve issue a digital currency (CBDC) ? 127 countries are studying or piloting CBDCs for their citizens including economic powerhouses like China, EU, India, the UK among others. But it seems like the benefits to the consumer are limited while government control and surveillance seem to be the principal benefits. Do we really want to surrender our financial independence and privacy to a central bank ?
Duration:00:40:28
The British Election Results: A new political order. Talking with Vince Cable
7/9/2024
Britain's July 4th General Election marked a reset of the political landscape in the UK with the Labour Party winning a landslide victory of 412 seats in the 650 seat Parliament. The Conservative Party lost over 200 seats, But the moderate Liberal Democrat Party surged into third place with 72 seats, And the Reform Party headed by Nigel Farage garnered four seats. Vince Cable, former leader of the LibDem Party and Government Minister shares his analysis of the reults.
Duration:00:26:41
The French Election Results : Lessons for US Democracy. Talking with Professor Jonah Levy
7/8/2024
The Snap French elections have resulted in stalemate. But US voters should take heed as we approach our own elections in November in a polarized political environment.
Duration:00:39:03
Invisible Rulers: The people who turn lies into reality. Talking with Rene DiResta
7/3/2024
With the advent of social media, there has been a radical change in the dynamics of power and influence with new Influencers blurring truth with disinformation.
Duration:00:45:28
The US Supreme Court Ruling on the Trump Immunity Case. Talking with Professor Luke Boso
7/1/2024
The Supreme Court handed down its' awaited decision on immunity for the former President. It was wider ranging and more momentous than many observers had anticipated.
Duration:00:37:44
The SS Jeremiah O'Brien. The last of the WWII Liberty ships. Talking with Forrest Booth.
7/1/2024
2700 Liberty ships were built in WWII to transport materiel, munitions, food and troops to the front lines. It was the greatest logistical undertaking in military /naval history.
Duration:00:38:14
BetaNXT: A Private Equity success story. Talking with Chairman and CEO Stephen Daffron.
6/28/2024
BetaNXT provides end to end solutions across the investment lifecycle.
Duration:00:30:05
The Biden Trump Debate: A pivotal moment in the 2024 race for the White House. Talking with Jack Pitney.
6/28/2024
Joe Biden's disastrous performance in the debate last night has amplified concerns about his fitness for office - mental acuity and physical stamina. Democrats have even called for him to withdraw as a candidate. Uncharted territory in presidential debate history. Professor Pitney helps to put it in perspective, but it is a volatile situation.
Duration:00:39:38
Is San Francisco the Worst Run City in the United States ? Part 2. Talking with Professor Patrick Murphy.
6/26/2024
USF Professor of Urban and Public Affairs, gives a more nuanced interpretation of the recent Wallet Hub article that ranks San Francisco management dead last at 148 among US cities.
Duration:00:33:56
San Francisco ranks as the Worst Run City in the country. Talking with Cassie Happe of WalletHub.
6/25/2024
San Francisco ranked dead last at #148 with subpar governance. Six categories Financial Stability, Education, Health, Public Safety, Economy and Infrastructure were measured. Three of them - Public Safety, Financial Stability and the Economy - set off flashing red lights, tanking the overall score.
Duration:00:37:21
BetaNXT: A Private Equity Success Story.
6/20/2024
Motive Partners, a specialist PE firm that invests in financial technology companies, acquired BetaNXT in 2022. With 50 million clients, 37million daily transactions and 70,000 financial advisors using the platform, BetaNXT is a key part of the broker dealer/investor experience. Connected Data is what BetaNXT provides to clients.
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Duration:00:30:08
Stem Cell Therapy: a new approach. Talking with Mattias Bernow, CEO of CellCoLabs.
6/19/2024
Stem Cell Therapy has produced very positive results in the limited FDA approved therapies which are permitted. But Medical tourism to light touch regulation countries like Mexico, Panama, The Bahamas, is opening the therapy uses and possibilities very quickly. CellCoLabs is an open source company which plans to sell its' stem cells globally.
Duration:00:36:12
Why Nuclear Power and Why Now ? Talking with Andy Poreda Responsible Investing at Sage Advisory.
6/13/2024
Is Nuclear Power in the United States about to experience a renaissance given its' "clean" environmental footprint, not contributing to the carbon footprint of electricity generation.
Duration:00:41:10
China's Alternate Order and What America can learn from it. Talking with Elizabeth Economy, Hargrove Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
6/11/2024
Liz Economy served as China Advisor to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimundo from 2021 to 2023. The Commerce Department oversees US economic policy for China.
Duration:00:43:06
A Class Apart: UK Prime Ministers origins impact their world views. Talking with Professor Lee Elliot Major.
6/6/2024
76% of the UK's Prime Ministers in the last 80 years graduated from Oxford. There is no comparable University concentration among American Presidents. Does British policy creation suffer as a result of such a narrow leadership pool ?
Duration:00:40:26
A Mediterranean Union: Boosting the security on NATO's Southern flank. Talking with noted geopolitical strategist Alp Sevimlisoy, CEO of his Defense Representation Company, defending Atlanticism.
6/4/2024
Creating a Mediterranean Union is key to defending the Southern flank of Nato for this key trading and shipping route.
Duration:00:37:42
The Trump Verdict: What's Next ? Talking with David McCuan, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Dept. at Sonoma State University.
6/3/2024
The historic conviction of a former President of the United States on business record falsification charges continues to reverberate throughout America. When will he appeal ? What will his sentence be ? And how will the result affect voters ?
Duration:00:32:20