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The San Francisco Experience

News CommentaryPodcastsNewsENunited-statesSeveral times per week
4.7 / 519 ratings
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.
Top 14.3% by pitch volume (Rank #7171 of 50,000)Data updated Feb 10, 2026

Key Facts

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Several times per week
Episodes
697
Founded
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Category
News Commentary
Number of listeners
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Public snapshot
Audience: Under 4K / month
Canonical: https://podpitch.com/podcasts/the-san-francisco-experience
Cadence: Active weekly
Reply rate: 35%+

Latest Episodes

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The End of Solitude. Talking with author Bill Deresiewicz

Thu Feb 05 2026

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Author, essayist and literary critic, Bill Deresiewicz assembled a collection of forty essays written over a 30 year period. The themes include, Individuality vs. Networks, The Purpose of Education, Culture and Technology, Art and Criticism and Social Trends. The former Professor of English Literature at Yale University shares his opinions.

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Pitches sent
38
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Rank
#7171
Top 14.3% by pitch volume (Rank #7171 of 50,000)
Average rating
4.7
From 19 ratings
Reviews
6
Written reviews (when available)
Publish cadence
Several times per week
Active weekly
Episode count
697
Data updated
Feb 10, 2026
Social followers
802

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Country
United States
Language
English
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Release cadence
Several times per week
Latest episode date
Thu Feb 05 2026

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Audience range
Under 4K / month
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Reply rate band
35%+
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Response time band
2–4 weeks
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Replies received
21–50
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Social followers
802
Contact available
Yes
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Frequently Asked Questions About The San Francisco Experience

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What is The San Francisco Experience about?

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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Several times per week

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