Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad

Roben Farzad
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Apr 2, 2021 • 56min

On Sayman's Terms

The 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.
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Mar 26, 2021 • 53min

The Legends of Ricardo "Monkey" Morales

Cold 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.
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Mar 21, 2021 • 45min

Live: Poets & Quants

Poets & 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.
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Mar 12, 2021 • 48min

Till the Ends of the Earth

PBS NewsHour foreign editor Morgan Till on the Middle East, China, Myanmar, vaccine diplomacy and other geopolitical hard choices confronting the Biden White House.
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Mar 5, 2021 • 49min

World War Tech

Apple 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.
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Feb 24, 2021 • 54min

Grammy Hopeful

Iran-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?
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Feb 18, 2021 • 45min

The Brawling Twenties

Amy 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.
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Feb 11, 2021 • 1h 4min

Live Mind: Rebuilding The Franklins

Can 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.
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Jan 27, 2021 • 51min

Public Mediator

Veteran 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.
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Jan 21, 2021 • 54min

The Low-Carbon Investor

Serial 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.

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