Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad
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The Economist’s World Ahead: 2022
November 10, 2021 13:38 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBEditor Tom Standage discusses The Economist's special 2022 outlook issue. We covered everything from climate to China to the new space race, inflation and the intensifying tug-of-war over remote work.
Life's Many Stitches
November 07, 2021 21:25 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBHow Jenny Doan, a grandmother of 25, came back from poverty and domestic violence -- and rode the YouTube boom to launch the Missouri Star Quilt Company. Her memoir is How to Stitch an American Dream: A Story of Family, Faith and the Power of Giving.
From Wall Street to Washington to Wazirabad
November 02, 2021 13:25 - 59 minutes - 82 MBVeteran banker James Harmon on his 60-year journey from Wall Street to the Clinton administration to investing in bleeding-edge markets like Pakistan and Ghana. Along the way, he helped IPO Starbucks and dabbled in film and music moguldom. His book is Up and Doing: Two Presidents, Three Mistakes, and One Great Weekend―Touchpoints to a Better World.
The Contented Life
October 21, 2021 14:13 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBRichard Siklos, until recently VP of corporate communications at Netflix, used to cover the media business for the New York Times and Fortune. We discussed the streaming arms race and ongoing disruption of old media, consolidation musical chairs and the elusive dream of marrying distribution with content.
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin
October 15, 2021 15:19 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MBTom Barkin, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, on the unprecedented shocks and monetary interventions of the pandemic. We discussed the "Great Quit," inflation, rusty supply chains and much more before an audience at the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business.
Independent Variables
October 04, 2021 15:22 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBEconomics writer Matthew Klein (Barron's, Bloomberg, The FT) on new schools of thinking on inflation and full employment; the rust on the post-Covid labor force and supply chains; China; the beleaguered class of savers; and striking out on his own with a subscription-supported newsletter.
Restaurants: Impossible?
September 28, 2021 00:04 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBHelp wanted...desperately. Everywhere. Wages are up, but so are no-shows. Meanwhile, food costs are spiking and supply chains are rusty. The crisis has more and more restaurants curtailing hours and even shutting down outright. What gives?
Finance: She Takes It Personally
September 20, 2021 10:08 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBVeteran personal finance writer Lauren Young (Reuters, BusinessWeek, SmartMoney) on the pandeconomy vs markets; shipping her kid off to college; yet more of the work-from-home Normal ... and shedding a tear for the departed investing magazines of yesteryear.
The Barry Trade
September 12, 2021 23:56 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBWall Street polymath Barry Ritholtz on markets, investor psychology and New York 20 years after September 11.
Out of Kabul
August 30, 2021 14:37 - 47 minutes - 65 MBTwo decades and more than two trillion U.S. dollars later, was this latest fall of Afghanistan inevitable? The nation of 40 million is once again in the hands of the Taliban, which is trying to rebrand. Can it be trusted? The Economist's James Astill and international security consultant Michael Arrighi weigh in.
Rough Drafts
August 15, 2021 14:38 - 52 minutes - 72 MBNew York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff on his relationship with his late, cocaine-addicted father -- and the grit it took to strike out on his own to become a nationally renowned journalist. In 2018, Itzkoff published a bestselling biography of tormented funnyman Robin Williams, who he got to know before his 2014 death.
The Love Variant
August 10, 2021 00:02 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBFueled by celebrity promotion, Shelly Tygielski's Pandemic of Love movement connects donors with people in Covid need. The lapsed corporate executive discusses her immigrant upbringing, quarter-life crises and her upcoming book, Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World.
On Cancer ...
August 03, 2021 08:28 - 58 minutes - 107 MBDr. Robert Winn, director of VCU's Massey Cancer Center, on breakthroughs in prevention, detection and intervention in the COVID era. Plus, Traci Eagle and Vickie Brooks (musical duo Tray and Vickie) on how fighting hate has helped Eagle's fight against cancer.
Cubiami
July 25, 2021 23:27 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBThe unrest in Cuba -- some of the most violent scenes in more than 40 years -- also has the Miami street stirring. What are the stakes for a regime that's been in power since 1959? What can Washington do? What should Washington do?
Stocks and the City
July 18, 2021 14:13 - 52 minutes - 72 MBRi Sharma, 21, the voice behind Instagram forum Wall Street Confessions, always thought she wanted to go into investment banking. Then she realized there's too much in the industry that no one is talking about. Nicknamed "the Carrie Bradshaw of Finance," the Manhattanite discusses her personal journey; the mental health of junior employees; and the traumas that go with being a woman on Wall Street.
It Pays to Be Humble
July 11, 2021 17:04 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBAs he approaches his own retirement, veteran personal finance columnist Jonathan Clements reflects on 35 years of covering investing and the markets. The author of several books (including From Here to Financial Happiness and How to Think About Money), he contemplates risk, humility, "normalcy," advice to his younger self -- and much more.
Abandonment Issues
June 26, 2021 20:35 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBPhotographer, documentary maker, author, child of the Rust Belt, self-proclaimed "urban explorer": Seph Lawless (VICELAND; the book Autopsy of America) documents decaying spaces -- from dead malls and haunted houses, to abandoned factories and motels; even alligators terrorizing defunct water parks. What do these tableaus tell us about America?
Virginia: Battleground 2021
June 20, 2021 15:22 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBWhat is Virginia telling us on this trademark off-year election? Guests: •Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Michael Pope of Virginia Public Radio •GOP strategist Taylor Keeney •Ghazala Hashmi (D), who was elected Virginia's first Muslim state senator
Parney, the Diamond-Hearted
June 14, 2021 01:34 - 52 minutes - 72 MBVeteran baseball executive Todd "Parney" Parnell, CEO of the minor-league Richmond Flying Squirrels, on community, coping and cash flow during Covid. Relatedly, what can you do with an empty ballpark? Plus, tough questions from a fifth-grade super-fan.
Amazon Unbound
May 30, 2021 02:36 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBBrad Stone, author of the bestseller Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire. Amazon is an e-commerce behemoth; a Hollywood studio; an essential cloud services provider to multinationals; the savior of Whole Foods. Founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post and plows his unprecedented wealth into rockets. So then what the heck is Amazon?
Ma Bell's Hell (and Back?)
May 21, 2021 17:11 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBSo much for AT&T's content + distribution empire. The telco is retreating from Hollywood -- unwinding its costly, debt-laden acquisition of HBO parent WarnerMedia. What does this mean for a media landscape increasingly dominated by streaming heavyweights Netflix and Disney? What about 5G, Amazon and Comcast? Edmund Lee of the New York Times and Michael Morris of Guggenheim Partners weigh in.
The Economist on the Future of Banking
May 14, 2021 14:07 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBAlice Fulwood, The Economist's Wall Street correspondent, on her feature package on the future of banking. We discussed mobile payments; "govcoins," paper money and the unbanked; central banks' hegemony; and the struggle to untether from both dominant banks and the U.S. dollar.
Jaytalking
May 10, 2021 00:24 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBCNBC executive editor Jay Yarow on markets, the roaring comeback of the individual investor, speculation, digital media consumption and much more.
The Brain Trust of Kyle Grooms
May 02, 2021 14:38 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBIn 2019, a near-fatal seizure and emergency brain-tumor surgery walloped comedian Kyle Grooms (Chappelle's Show, Comedy Central, Def Comedy Jam, BET, HBO); he woke up telling the doctor it was 1969. Then, Covid and nationwide racial unrest upended all of comedy. He delves into this -- and his standup special “Kyle Grooms: Brain Humor.”
Healthcare's Major IT Factor
April 25, 2021 23:58 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MBThe U.S. spends $4 trillion a year on healthcare. COVID has accelerated the adoption of telemedicine and spawned major investments in testing, machine learning and artificial intelligence -- rapidly moving hundreds of billions of dollars to new frontiers. There's still plenty of waste. But also a feeling that new opportunities abound. We talk to a physician-investor and a healthcare banker about the landscape.
Risk-Onward
April 18, 2021 07:44 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MBA seemingly relentless bull market in all sorts of assets -- from stocks to crypto to real estate to newfangled NFTs -- has traffic booming at Investopedia, where veteran business journalist Caleb Silver is editor-in-chief. He rejoins us to discuss ... just about everything.
Top Chef's Brittanny Anderson
April 12, 2021 11:49 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBBrittanny Anderson, who is competing on this season of Top Chef, on her journey from wings and flair at Hooters to national culinary stardom. In 2019, we interviewed her in front of a live, hungry audience.
On Sayman's Terms
April 02, 2021 19:30 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBThe story of software engineer and entrepreneur Michael Sayman, a child of immigrants who as a teenager taught himself how to build apps. After supporting his parents during the Great Recession, he joined Facebook at age 17 -- becoming a reluctant Silicon Valley celebrity. His book is App Kid: How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream.
The Legends of Ricardo "Monkey" Morales
March 26, 2021 11:03 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBCold Warrior; informant; demolition expert; spy; mercenary; cocaine provocateur; Nazi hunter; quoter of military histories. Four decades after notorious Cuban exile Ricardo "Monkey" Morales was killed in Miami, his son, Rick Jr. is piecing together Dad's tormented story.
Live: Poets & Quants
March 21, 2021 22:33 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBPoets & Quants founder and editor-in-chief John Byrne on the costs and rewards of the MBA degree; remote learning; the search for meaning in business careers -- and much more. Recorded live with the University of Richmond's Robins School.
Till the Ends of the Earth
March 12, 2021 09:55 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBPBS NewsHour foreign editor Morgan Till on the Middle East, China, Myanmar, vaccine diplomacy and other geopolitical hard choices confronting the Biden White House.
World War Tech
March 05, 2021 12:10 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBApple vs Facebook. Google vs Apple (only when Google isn't paying Apple). Microsoft vs Amazon. Facebook vs Google (when they aren't busy tag-teaming). Amazon vs everything. The Economist's tech and business editor Tamzin Booth on Big Tech's multi-trillion-dollar battles, collusions and consolidations.
Grammy Hopeful
February 24, 2021 21:42 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIran-born, Canada-raised actor, playwright and all-around funnywoman Tara Grammy on the hustle, big breaks and side-gigging that got her to where she is today. Plus, Iran's former queen came to her show ... What the heck is SNL waiting for?
The Brawling Twenties
February 18, 2021 16:46 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBAmy Walter, national editor of The Cook Political Report and host of Politics on The Takeaway, on the battle for the soul of the GOP in the wake of the Trump presidency. We discussed the Capitol riot; Elections 2022 and 2024; Mitch McConnell; the Electoral College; demographics; swing voters; Georgia; North Carolina; much more.
Live Mind: Rebuilding Greg Franklin
February 11, 2021 18:26 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBCan we leverage the network effects and audience "hive mind" of a live show to help a guest with a life problem? With the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business, I interview a young father whose family and work lives were devastated by COVID. Professional mentors and community members hear his story, interview him and help him figure out the best paths ahead.
Live Mind: Rebuilding The Franklins
February 11, 2021 18:26 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBCan we leverage the network effects and audience "hive mind" of a live show to help a guest with a life problem? With the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business, I interview a young father whose family and work lives were devastated by COVID. Professional mentors and community members hear his story, interview him and help him figure out the best paths ahead.
Public Mediator
January 27, 2021 02:31 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBVeteran journalist, speaker and author Celeste Headlee on the open letter, "An Anti-Racist Future: A Vision and Plan for the Transformation of Public Media" -- her collaboration with more than 200 people in the industry.
The Low-Carbon Investor
January 21, 2021 05:36 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBSerial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Josh Felser on the surging excitement for sustainable investing. We discuss gut-friendly cattle feed, regenerative farming, battery storage and the power grid, timber credits, solar, Tesla...and lots more.
COVID-19 ... '20 '21
January 15, 2021 04:56 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBDr. Eric Feigl-Ding is an epidemiologist, health economist and senior fellow at the American Federation of Scientists. In January 2020, he was one of the first U.S. doctors to sound five alarms on COVID-19. What he's learned in the catastrophic year since ... and what he wishes the world would learn.
Stern Disciplines
January 08, 2021 11:48 - 55 minutes - 101 MBWSJ tech guru Joanna Stern on how gadgets, subscriptions and social media have taken over our lives -- for better and worse. We discussed working from home, the consumption of news and becoming a digital pioneer at a 132-year old newspaper.
Who Was Bernie?
December 28, 2020 18:41 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBIn this special double episode, Full Disclosure meets the book Hotel Scarface: Who was Bernardo De Torres, the Cuban exile linked to the JFK assassination who in 2018 died homeless and alone in Miami? Fernand Amandi, Joan Mellen and Jefferson Morley on the dark legend.
Fear and Loathing in Hollywood
December 17, 2020 21:47 - 54 minutes - 50 MBDocumentary makers Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman (Cocaine Cowboys; ESPN's The U; 537 Votes) on Hollywood's most disruptive year in memory.
National Public Reinvention
December 09, 2020 17:18 - 52 minutes - 96.3 MBWhat is "public radio" in 2020? NPR chief marketing officer Michael Smith on disruption and opportunity in the New Golden Age of Audio.
ECON 2020
December 04, 2020 03:20 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBFinancial Times contributing editor Brendan Greeley on economic policy's year-2020 crash course.
The Economist's World in 2021
November 23, 2020 00:13 - 53 minutes - 98 MBThe Economist's deputy editor Tom Standage on the magazine's "World in 2021" issue. We discussed COVID, international relations, Biden's many challenges, Brexit, tech, risk, the Mideast and various new (and not-so-new) normals.
Sara Just, for the Record
November 13, 2020 13:58 - 49 minutes - 91.2 MBPBS NewsHour executive producer Sara Just on the never-ending 2020 election, the pandemic, Washington's awkward transition ... and reinventing the nightly news into a well-oiled, remote-work machine.
Israel and the New Mideast
October 28, 2020 04:19 - 53 minutes - 97.6 MBMichael Oren, Israel's former ambassador to the U.S., on the nation's central role in Mideast's shifting balance of power -- from peace accords with small Arab nations to Iran's isolation to the long-stalled Palestinian peace process. And how will Jewish-American voters respond to PM Netanyahu's especially tight relationship with President Trump?
The Beautiful Scars of Brad Meltzer
October 16, 2020 16:18 - 54 minutes - 99.1 MBMultiple NYT bestselling author (and lapsed attorney) Brad Meltzer on the struggles, setbacks and grit that put him on the course to multimedia stardom. He says his latest book, I Am Anne Frank, might be the most important of his career.
The Ghosts of 1980 Miami
October 08, 2020 02:21 - 53 minutes - 97.8 MBNicholas Griffin on his book, The Year of Dangerous Days: Riots, Refugees and Cocaine in Miami 1980. Much has changed over 40 years in South Florida and across the nation. And yet -- Arthur McDuffie then; George Floyd now; Miami's yawning racial inequality -- little has changed.
When Purell Met COVID-19
October 01, 2020 15:16 - 50 minutes - 92.7 MBImagine starting as CEO of the maker of Purell (synonymous with hand-sanitizer) just as the pandemic broke. Carey Jaros discusses the perils of seemingly infinite demand -- and ramping up capacity from a few hundred million doses a week to a billion a week...to a billion A DAY.