The San Francisco Experience

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 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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October 28, 2026 • 45 mins

Solving the puzzles of everyday life like tipping for takeout present themselves frequently. Generally we solve these minor dilemmas employing common sense with little thought or reflection. But authors Levmore and Farnsworth dissect our thought processes with rationality and demonstrate these choices are more complex than they first appear.

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Vitallog.AI is using AI Native that embeds the artificial intelligence directly in the firmware as compared to AI enabled which essentially bolts on the AI to existing firmware.

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San Francisco in the 1990s was in the midst of the Dot Com Boom. The internet was in its infancy and the streets seemed to be paved with gold, attracting fortune seekers, creatives, fraudsters and adventurers. Daniel captures the colorful characters and complex cultural themes present as Baby Boomers entered their prime.

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Polarization permits an exaggerated view of opponents to be amplified by cable TV pundits, shock radio and social media making us see fellow Americans as "other". We need to step outside of these comfortable bubbles we all inhabit and see people for who they are, not ideological cutouts.

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65 million Baby Boomers over the next 20 years will transfer trillions of dollars ( some estimate $124 Trillion) to their heirs. There has to be a safer, more orderly and efficient way to effect such a movement of money than Banks currently use. Prismm plans to change that for the better.

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A different computational approach to the early detection of cancer. Initial results of the research are encouraging.

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Contactless reading of vital signs at the click of an app, is an idea whose time has come. Wearable devices that perhaps give one reading daily and require a change of habits is not appealing to many people who would benefit from easy, contactless apps. Enter Nervotec.

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Nuseum AI bridges the gap between clinical healthcare and dietary lifestyles. The majority of our chronic diseases are diet related. Can Food be Medicine ?

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Building the world's first AI-native patient driven and patient connected data foundation using smart crowdsourcing and AI. More than 3 million patient users have generated 1.3 billion data points across 1250 illnesses. A patient friendly platform that is a win win for patients, physicians and clinical trials.

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74% of Enterprises are moving forward with Agentic AI but only 21% of those Enterprises have mature governance models for Agentic AI according to Deloitte. Kodamai's proprietary Kelvingrove Platform addresses the Trust, Governance and Security deficits present in many existing systems today. A timely and necessary fix to keep AI and Agentic AI safe for Enterprise and public use.

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Dickie Arbiter served as press spokesman to Queen Elizabeth covering all aspects of her official life and her family until his retirement. He was there during the Diana tragedy and funeral. A witness to history. A consummate professional he continues to speak about the Royal Family across all media.

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Clay Small returns to familiar themes in his third legal thriller novel: art forgery, Holland, the quirky US legal system and baby boomer protagonists who are living life to the fullest. Fine Art forgery occupies a grey netherworld in the lexicon of jurisprudence, jurists and the law and that double standard rings true in Bernadette's Problem.

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Cashless Bail is a contentious policy which has been implemented around the country, with mixed results. California in particular has aggressively embraced policies that limit judges' discretion in the bail setting process. While Texas has moved in the opposite direction. Ken Good is a recognized bail expert and shares his perspective in today's episode.

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Does creativity slow down with age ? Great painters like Matisse and Picasso or architects Like Frank Lloyd Wright did some of the best work when they were over 80. In fact creativity can thrive in later Life. Tom Donald has proved the point with his award winning film and music project Never Say Die, winner of a Telly award at the Oakland International Film Festival.

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London recently ranked as the top city in the world according to the World Cities Index. Yet a recent report published by The Policy Institute, Kings College London, paints a different picture. Mistaken Britain, London has fallen ? outlines some startling misperceptions on crime, race, religion and life in the UK capital. Mike Wendling joins us to discuss the findings.

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For children who come from families where going to College has been out of reach, their parents often do not have the experience to navigate the application process. It can be complicated especially if English is not their native language. Enter First Graduate, a College readiness and access program devoted to San Francisco youngsters.

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Leon Black is the founder and former CEO of Apollo Global Management, a leading alternate asset management firm with approximately $1 trillion under management. Black stepped down as CEO in March 2021 when the extent of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein became public. In particular Black's payment to Epstein of more than $150 million continues to garner questions. The book explores Leon Black's career, the growth of Apollo and th...

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The American passport used to rank # 1 in the world, but today is #12. What happened ? Declining reciprocity between countries and other policies have dimmed the luster of a US passport. And more Americans for a host of reasons are considering renouncing their US citizenship. In today's episode Alexander Marino walks us through the pros and the cons.

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More Americans than ever are looking to relocate overseas. Their motivations are numerous. Portugal has created a special visa - the Golden Visa - to attract foreign investors and many Americans are attracted to it.

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The 442 and 100 Battalion were two of the most decorated combat regiments in World War II. Composed of Japanese Americans who had volunteered to serve on the front lines in Italy and France they were exemplary soldiers. Most of them had left behind families who had been interned/incarcerated under Executive Order 9066. Yet in the face of such trying circumstances and suspected by the US Government as potential sympathizers or colla...

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