Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad
Roben Farzad
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Jan 29, 2026 • 50min
Don Winslow
Bestselling crime novelist Don Winslow on his winding career journey -- he once had to pawn his binoculars to afford spaghetti -- and turning away from a quiet retirement to take on Trump 2.0.

Jan 18, 2026 • 1h 35min
ICYMI
Former mafia capo Michael Franzese; politics commentator Molly Jong-Fast; recovering 'tiger daughter' Lisa Sun; author Bill Janovitz on his book The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told

Jan 11, 2026 • 49min
Molly Jong-Fast
Author. Podcaster. Columnist. TV news regular. Molly Jong-Fast on the state of politics and public discourse during Trump 2.0 -- and the candor and pain she channeled into her bestselling book How to Lose Your Mother.

Jan 2, 2026 • 54min
Lisa Sun, Recovering Tiger Daughter
Lisa Sun, McKinsey consultant turned fashionista, speaker and mentor, on her ascent from manning the cash register at her immigrant parents' all-you-can-eat restaurant -- as a second grader. Her book is Gravitas: The 8 Strengths That Redefine Confidence.

Dec 22, 2025 • 56min
Michael Franzese
Michael Franzese, former captain in the Colombo family, on his more than five-decade journey into and out of organized crime -- a career choice that most often ends in life in prison and/or an early funeral. Franzese, 74, is now a wine mogul, author and speaker.

Dec 11, 2025 • 1h 1min
Mo News Mosh
Legacy news exile. Digital media insurgent. All-around enfant terrible and friend of the show. Mosheh Oinounou of Mo News on the battle for Warner Bros; the midterm reckoning for Trump II; incoming NYC Mayor Mamdani; and the enormous challenge of rebuilding Gaza.

Dec 5, 2025 • 1h 4min
Jesse Crosson
Jesse Crosson on finding hope, purpose and himself after 19 years of incarceration. His book is The Best Part of Prison: The Power of Second Chances and Reclaiming Life Out of Darkness

Nov 23, 2025 • 57min
Dine with Kent!
Texas grandpa Kent Burris -- you know him as @ dinewithkent on TikTok and Instagram -- on hitting it big globally with his earnest restaurant visits. A highway construction exec by day, Burris moonlights as a champion of small biz ...blasting his smartphone posts on Ethiopian, Persian, Cameroonian, (every) cuisine from his travel trailer.

Nov 14, 2025 • 1h 3min
Chef Patrick O'Connell
Chef Patrick O'Connell of the renowned Inn at Little Washington on turning a run-down stretch of rural Virginia into a three-star Michelin destination. Recorded for an audience at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

Nov 6, 2025 • 53min
DJ Eric Rhodes
DJ Eric Rhodes discusses hitting it big on social media -- from Idaho. The mashup artist (Tone Loc + New Order?!) now travels the globe to spin, and gets pitched by brands and ad agencies.


