Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad
Roben Farzad
The business of culture. The culture of business. Policy; media & tech; entrepreneurs and more.
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.


