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
Prosper Marketplace and Fintech Innovation. Talking with CEO David Kimball
5/3/2024
Prosper is the first Peer to Peer lending platform in the United States. It has 2 million members and has lent $27 billion since inception.
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Duration:00:28:05
Defending Australia against China without AUKUS: The Echidna Strategy. Talking with author Sam Roggeveen of the Lowy Institute.
5/3/2024
The AUKUS security agreement would furnish Australia with 8 nuclear powered submarines and other advanced weapons technologies. But it is costly and does Australia have the engineering expertise to build such a fleet ? And would the country become a target for China's wrath with US and UK nuclear subs stationed in Western Australia and US aircraft located in Northern Australia ?
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Duration:00:43:51
Is AI racially biased ? Talking with Alejandro Salinas of the Stanford Law School.
4/24/2024
Racial and Gender bias were the subjects of a study at Stanford Law School led by Professor Julian Nyarko, Alex Salinas and Amit Haim. They used an audit approach which is common in employment and housing discrimination studies. The answer is yes to bias and it can be corrected, the team found.
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Duration:00:28:24
Peak Economic Security in US China Relations. Talking with Matt Ferchen, Senior Fellow at Yale Law School
4/23/2024
Increasingly the two nations are emphasizing the issue of economic security using export controls, tariffs and approvals which have the effect of reducing the volume of trade between the two. There is a lot at stake: who will blink first ?
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Duration:00:35:29
The Science behind AI and how it will improve our lives. Talking with Charles Martin.
4/18/2024
Chuck has develop a software program - weightwatcher.ai - which helps identify the emergence of signatures of Artificial General Intelligence in Large Language Models. His research reveals early stage emergence of these signatures but more work needs to be done.
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Duration:00:41:29
HiDo: Managing Medication through AI and Robotics. Talking with CEO Charles Gellman
4/17/2024
The US spends $500 billion annually on medical costs that could be avoided if more Americans took their prescribed meds for chronic diseases. HiDo has developed a technology to improve medication adherence while improving patient health.
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Duration:00:28:19
The Chamber of Progress. Talking with Founder and CEO Adam Kovacevich.
4/11/2024
The Chamber promotes policies that ensure all Americans benefit from technology and that the tech industry operates responsibly and fairly.
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Duration:00:22:39
Spillover: Animal Infections and the next Human Pandemic. Talking to author David Quammen.
4/9/2024
Spillover, or zoonosis, is the infection of humans with animal viruses. In his book Spillover, David Quammen recounts the frightening phenomenon whereby EBOLA, HIV, SARS among other diseases have moved into human populations. About 60% of human diseases originated in animals. And what is the probable origin of the next pandemic ?
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Duration:00:46:04
The Real Roots of Xi JinPing Thought: When Marx met Confucius. Talking with Rana Mitter, Professor Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
4/4/2024
The CCP is promoting the compatibility of traditional Confucian philosophy and Marxist theory. As China rejects the liberal democratic tradition of the World Order it looks to a home grown philosophy as the foundation of its worldview.
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Duration:00:45:03
Thriving ! How to create a Healthier, Happier, and more Prosperous Life. Talking with author Rand Selig.
3/28/2024
We should all aspire to not only survive but to thrive in our lives. In this book, Rand Selig outlines a roadmap to achieving a meaningful life of purpose, intentionality and focus.
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Duration:00:30:46
Australia and the AUKUS Pact. In conversation with Gareth Evans, former Foreign Minister of Australia.
3/20/2024
The UK and the United States have entered into a tripartite agreement to share nuclear submarine technology with Australia. The multi year arrangement will furnish 8 nuclear attack submarines through the 2040s. The submarines will replace 6 diesel powered Collins Class subs that will be based in Perth WA. The agreement also encompasses undersea weapons, AI capabilities and training of Australian sailors.
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Duration:00:35:28
Atlanticism versus Eurasianism Redux. When Worlds Collide. Talking with Alp Sevimlisoy.
3/18/2024
Two competing world views - Atlanticism (Liberal Democracy, Free Markets, Rule of Law) and Eurasianism (Authoritarianism, non-independent judiciaries, state controlled economies) present a stark choice as geopolitics dominates international relations. Russia and China are the principal proponents of Eurasianism whereas the United States and the West subscribe to Atlanticism.
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Duration:00:38:45
The Lie Detectives. In search of a playbook for winning elections in the Disinformation Age. Talking with author Sasha Issenberg.
3/15/2024
Anti-Disinformation operatives helping to sort fact from fiction. And with the advent of AI in the 2024 election cycle, voters need to be wary, basing their choice on facts.
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Duration:00:35:00
Advanced Trauma Life Support in Ukraine. Talking with Dr. Michael Baker
3/11/2024
Dr. Michael Baker retired after a 40 year career in general surgery and a parallel career in the military, teaches an Advanced Trauma Life Support course to Ukrainian medical personnel in country. He is preparing for his fourth deployment to Ukraine and shares his experience with us.
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Duration:00:30:30
Will Mexico elect its' first Woman President ? Talking with Professor Tony Payan.
3/7/2024
Mexico has become America's largest trading partner. June 2nd, presidential elections will feature two female candidates running in first and second place: our neighbor is likely to elect its first woman President.
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Duration:00:37:34
Super Tuesday Results and the California Primary. Talking with Professor David McCuan
3/6/2024
With the Biden and Trump camps close to wrapping up their respective parties' nominations, focus shifts to other key races. One of them is for the open California Senate seat left vacant with the death of Dianne Feinstein. A surprising backfired result where front runner Adam Schiff in an effort to elevate Republican Steve Garvey handed him first place in a field of 5 candidates !
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Duration:00:35:04
Women in Fintech: Talking with Andrew Harrison, Head of US Digital Partnerships, BMO.
3/5/2024
BMO, the 8th largest bank in North America, sponsors an innovative program for Women entrepreneurs with start ups in the Fintech field. Chicago where BMO has its' US headquarters, has the distinction of fostering women tech founders. 37% of tech startups in Chicago are headed or co-headed by women.
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Duration:00:29:41
Putin's Exiles: Talking with author Paul Starobin.
2/28/2024
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine two years ago, almost 1 million Russians have left the country taking up exile in Georgia, Armenia, Western Europe and beyond. And the death of Alexei Navalny on February 16th may galvanize them in the lead up to Putin's re-election, March 2024, with his widow Yulia Navalny vowing to take up his mantle.
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Duration:00:34:56
Milton Friedman The Last Conservative. Talking with author Jennifer Burns.
2/27/2024
Milton Friedman was a Nobel Prize winning economist who championed the Monetarist School of Economics at University of Chicago and beyond. In addition to his economic policy making role he was also a political philosopher whose views were implemented in the United States and abroad.
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Duration:00:22:04
Ocean Globe Race Leg 3 - Auckland NZ to Punta delEste, Uruguay. Talking with Skipper Tann Raffray and Amy Bridge.
2/22/2024
This is the fourth episode in our coverage of the Ocean Global Race around the world, following the French boat Neptune. One of the crew suffers from Parkinsons ; raising awareness of the disorder is one of the goals of the Neptune crew.
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Duration:00:26:23