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by Jim Herlihy
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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- 5 days ago53 min
Money to Burn: The Unvarnished Truth about Leon Black, Apollo, and the Rise of New Wall Street. Talking with author William D. Cohan.
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 the rise of New Wall Street.
- 1 weeks ago34 min
Renouncing US Citizenship: A practical, how to guide made easy. Talking to Alexander Marino
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. www.moodystax.com
- 1 weeks ago36 min
Portugal's Golden Visa : More Americans Relocate to the EU. Talking with Jason Swan.
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.
- 1 weeks ago49 min
Proven in Blood: A Novel of War, Betrayal, and Belonging. Talking with author Top Shot Chris Cheng
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 collaborators they went off to serve honorably.
- 2 weeks ago39 min
Mecca Defense Agreement. Talking with Dr. Rich Outzen
The Muslim NATO Alliance as some are calling the new pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey brings three of the leading Sunni powers together. Modelled after NATO's Article 5, any armed attack against one of the three signatories will regarded as an attack against them all. The secretariat for the pact will be located in Saudi Arabia and the first Secretary General will be a Pakistani.
- 2 weeks ago12 min
Lassen Volcanic: America's least visited National Park.
When Mt. Lassen erupted in May 1915 it caught the imagination of the American public. Nearby San Francisco was hosting the Panama Pacific Exhibition to celebrate the 1914 opening of the Panama Canal. It was also a statement to the world that San Francisco had fully recovered from the destructive 1906 earthquake. But the massive volcanic eruption reminded San Franciscans of the unpredictable power of Mother Nature. And in 1916 Lassen Volcanic became a National Park.
- 3 weeks ago25 min
The Front Lines of Social Change. Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Talking with author Richard Bermack.
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade was a group of about 3000 young, idealistic Americans who volunteered to fight in Spain against the fascists. When they returned in the late 1930s they maintained their social activism with support for the great causes of the 1950s, 60s and beyond. A memorial to their memory is under threat in San Francisco as a park is re-configured.
- 4 weeks ago27 min
Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District. Talking with Bri Maughan.
Fisherman's Wharf is San Francisco's top tourist destination with over 13 million visitors annually - more than one million every month. It is also the City's historic working water front. Set up in 2005, the Community Benefit District (CBD) is overseeing a revitalization of this colorful and iconic San Francisco neighborhood.
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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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