Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad

Roben Farzad
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Mar 10, 2023 • 52min

Inflation's Inflection

NPR Planet Money's Mary Childs on inflation: recognizing it; living with it; profiting from it; hedging against it; fighting it. Does the Federal Reserve have to sink the economy in order to rescue it?
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Mar 7, 2023 • 52min

ICYMI

In case you missed it, a rewind back to recent interviews, including new-generation ad exec Omid Farhang; acquisitive chef Mike Lindsey; CNBC media correspondent Alex Sherman and the exclusive Underground Kitchen's pivot to feeding the food-insecure.
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Feb 26, 2023 • 49min

The Velvet-Roped Underground

Do well. Do good. Do both. The Underground Kitchen, one of the most exclusive fine-dining tickets across dozens of cities (refresh browser, hope, refresh browser), is now also bent on nourishing the food insecure. How these paths converged.
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Feb 19, 2023 • 50min

Media's Urge to Merge

Streaming viewership just surpassed traditional TV. But profits are elusive, costs are out of control and there's just so much login fatigue right now. CNBC media reporter Alex Sherman on who needs to merge with who. Plus, a flashback to our interview with the kidney doctor who became a full-time Apple guru.
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Feb 12, 2023 • 50min

Restless Restaurateur

Chef Michael Lindsey -- Lillie Pearl; Buttermilk and Honey; ML Steak -- on how he and his wife / business partner went off on their own during the pandemic to open seven Richmond restaurants (and counting)...
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Feb 6, 2023 • 50min

Free Agency

Omid Farhang on starting Majority, the award-winning Atlanta creative agency that markets diversity as "the ultimate competitive advantage." His co-founder is NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.
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Jan 31, 2023 • 52min

ICYMI

In case you missed it, excerpts from our talks with rookie standup comic Cole Mier; CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane; Chef Daniel Harthausen, winner of HBO Max's "The Big Brunch"; and Paige Wilson, founder and CEO of Naborforce.
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Jan 23, 2023 • 51min

The Expanding Naborverse

"Why is there nowhere to turn for this?" ~Paige Wilson, whose own experience caring for her mother inspired her to found Naborforce, a venture-backed startup that connects older adults with people in the community -- kind of like backup daughters and sons.
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Jan 15, 2023 • 50min

Capitol Formations

CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane on the new GOP-led House's difficult math; January 6's long reach; social media and the renegade lawmaker; and the usefulness of George Santos to both parties.
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Jan 9, 2023 • 52min

The Big Hunch

A 20-year old college dropout moves to the city and scrapes by with restaurant gigs. Seven years into this vision quest, he gets called to appear on an HBO cooking tournament -- and comes back to town with $300 thousand in grand-prize money. The story of Chef Daniel Harthausen, winner of season one of The Big Brunch.

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