Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad
Roben Farzad
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Dec 20, 2016 • 1h 4min
The Economist Magazine on 2017
The Economist's executive editor Daniel Franklin joins from London to discuss the magazine's special "World in 2017" issue. We talk Trump, Putin, Syria, China, Iran, markets, Brexit, Europe, Africa, rates, politics, foreign affairs, Obama's legacy...and then some. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Dec 15, 2016 • 1h 3min
The World According to Ken Adelman
The veteran diplomat, White House advisor and author of Reagan at Reykjavik talks about Russia's role in the 2016 election, President-elect Trump, Syria, the broader Middle East and the legacy of Obama's foreign policy decisions. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Dec 5, 2016 • 55min
Castro, Cuba and the Weed that Whacked Miami
"Blondie La Grande," "The Hose" and "Carlos Birdseed" were three big Cuban exile pot smugglers in 1970s Miami. In this special episode, they reminisce about their exploits and the economic and political forces that rapidly turned the city into America's drug capital. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio | Facebook.com/FullDRadio

Dec 1, 2016 • 1h 1min
Pressing Matters with Jay Rosen
Veteran NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen senses the greatest threat to freedom of the press since WWI. We talk timidity at newspapers and public radio; Donald Trump's hostility toward the news industry; the deluge of clickbait and outright fake content. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Nov 22, 2016 • 1h 11min
Two Rabbis Talk Trump
Rabbis Dovid Asher and Michael Knopf and AIPAC activist Robyn Galpern discuss what a President Trump will mean for Israel and American Jews. We talk about the resurgence of right-wing nationalism here and abroad; BDS amid Democrats' diverging affiliations; the increasing normalization of racism and antisemitism.
We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Nov 6, 2016 • 56min
Chris Gethard's Great Depression
Comedian Chris Gethard on his doubt-filled career ascent: from living with mental illness..to making his own big breaks..to his new off-Broadway show "Career Suicide." Our co-host is Erin Mahone of the one-woman show "It Runs in the Family." We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Oct 27, 2016 • 1h 2min
AT&T Time WTF?!
What in the world is AT&T thinking bidding $86 billion for Time Warner, owner of HBO, CNN and all manner of content on small and big screens? Veteran industry analyst Craig Moffett and NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik ponder this and other meanings of life. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Oct 18, 2016 • 1h 1min
The Debasing of American Politics
James Astill of the Economist discusses this week's cover story on the election. Co-hosting with me is Brandcenter's Helayne Spivak, a veteran ad exec who worked on Bush / RNC '88. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Sep 25, 2016 • 1h 9min
.@Jason on #PrettyMuchEverything
Jason Calacanis -- angel investor, re-launcher of Inside.com, Silicon Valley opiner -- talks AppleCar, Tesla, Uber, online journalism, the fate of the New York Times, Hulk Hogan's bare ass...and at least 200 other hot topics. We're on Twitter and Facebook @FullDRadio

Sep 3, 2016 • 58min
Uberworld !
Alexandra Suich, the Economist's U.S. technology editor, and Jeff Burkett, transportation banker at Harris Williams & Co, talk all things Uber -- the hugely disruptive $70 billion startup on this week's Economist cover. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio


