Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad

Episodios

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  Holly Dagres 14.08.2026 56m

  The Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Holly Dagres on the United States' stop-and-go / stick-and-carrot impasse with Iran. What started 2026 with grand talk of regime change has lately turned into a staredown over the flow of crude oil through Hormuz. Dagres curates The Iranist, a newsletter widely followed by Iranians and the diaspora.
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  Eric Deggans 07.08.2026 1h 1m

  NPR critic-at-large Eric Deggans -- newly announced as professor of journalism and media ethics at Washington and Lee University -- on Paramount's contested, politicized buyout of Warner Bros. (and CNN); NPR's talent flight; how his students consume news vs. noise; and moving to Virginia to join a university that still carries the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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  Mattie Conaghan • Gary Belsky 31.07.2026 1h 7m

  Impersonation machine Mattie Conaghan -- a lapsed ad writer -- on comedy as business development in the age of social media. Gary Belsky, former editor in chief of ESPN The Magazine, on everything from the network's lean(er) years to sober investing to making an impact in 2026's troubled media world. Plus, surreal stories throughout.
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  The Wall Street Skinny 23.07.2026 1h 7m

  Kristen Kelly and Jen Saarbach, best friends since the second grade, on surviving the investment banking grind and Global Financial Crisis to launch The Wall Street Skinny. The millennial-moms-with-mics are now HUGE on the socials...
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  Gray Montrose 15.07.2026 55m

  Gray Montrose -- attorney, activist, small-batch farmer, social-media phenom -- on Virginia vs. data centers; utility mega-mergers; affordable housing; environmental justice....lots more.
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  The Ankler's Janice Min 05.07.2026 53m

  Ankler Media's Janice Min on the frenetic merging and acquiring -- "murders and executions," according to American Psycho -- reshaping a Hollywood that has seen far better days. But so much homogenization is also giving small-batch creatives their first big chance in a long time.
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  Bill Kristol 28.06.2026 55m

  The Bulwark's Bill Kristol -- he's been a Cold War Democrat, a Bush 41 White House Republican, and now a Never-Trumper -- on the Iran morass, Netanyahu's month from hell, Mamdani's New York and building a new-media insurgent during the last stand for legacy outlets.
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  Sarah Feinberg 19.06.2026 1h

  Sarah Feinberg -- former head of New York City's Transit Authority; she helmed the Federal Railroad Administration and was on Amtrak's board, and is now on Southwest Airlines' board -- on reimagining NYC's massive network of trains, planes and automobiles. All of which is in global focus with the Knicks' title and droves descending on the city for the World Cup.
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  The Economist's Alice Fulwood 14.06.2026 52m

  Alice Fulwood, The Economist's U.S. business editor, on the global A.I. craze, China's stagnation, the Federal Reserve's bind and the success of America's franchising culture.
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  Ben Carlson and Paul Merriman 10.06.2026 1h

  Investors Ben Carlson and Paul Merriman, a tandem of truth tellers -- together for the first time. Think of it as a raucous WrestleMania...but for sedate students of the market.
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  Full Disclosure + Media Odyssey Crossover! 04.06.2026 50m

  Full Disclosure meets The Media Odyssey in this special crossover episode with Evan Shapiro and Marion Ranchet. The episode covers a wide sweep of interconnected stories: the proposed Paramount-Warner merger, the editorial independence implications of foreign money in US media, the GameStop-eBay bid as a case study in social media-driven market manipulation, and the state of M&A activity across the Atlantic. From Roben's firsthand perspective on the lack of US media coverage of Iran and the effect of Gulf sovereign wealth funds acquiring stakes in major news organizations to a forensic breakdown of the Skydance-Paramount deal, Evan Shapiro, Marion Ranchet, and Roben Farzad discuss the 60 Minutes settlement, the Colbert cancellation, the Bari Weiss hiring, and the White House's reported role in pushing the merger through before a potential political shift in the fall. They close with a frank debate on the future of professional journalism and whether public media, billionaire backstops, or direct-to-consumer Substacks can fill the gap left by a collapsing legacy news industry.
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  Joanna Stern 27.05.2026 54m

  Fresh off 12 award-winning years as the Wall Street Journal's tech guru, Joanna Stern discusses her bestselling book I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything.
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  Brandcenter's Vann Graves 22.05.2026 51m

  Dr. R. Vann Graves, executive director of Brandcenter -- mentor; military veteran; ad exec; C-suite whisperer -- on breaking through in this incredibly difficult job market for new graduates.
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  Margaret Brennan 15.05.2026 53m

  Face the Nation's Margaret Brennan on dizzying developments in international affairs. We discussed Iran hanging on and firing at its neighbors; diplomacy through South Florida; Russia and Ukraine's violent stalemate; Hormuz and triple-digit oil; Netanyahu, Havana, Caracas, Damascus, lots more.
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  Lt. Raul Diaz 09.05.2026 50m

  Since fleeing Cuba for Miami in 1961, Raul Diaz has witnessed all manner of criminal mayhem, from terrorist bombings to rampant corruption to Miami's explosion of cocaine-related homicides. This all took a major toll on both his health and family life; Diaz finally found sobriety in 2012. His new book is Killing the Lieutenant: Fighting Miami's Cocaine Wars, Hunting Griselda Blanco and My Fight to Stay Alive. All this as his native Cuba teeters.
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  Andy Serwer 04.05.2026 56m

  Barron's editor at large Andy Serwer on the last stand for the Hollywood mega-merger; tech-heavy markets; artificial intelligence; China's electrified threat to Detroit; and stories from his decades in business journalism. Serwer previously was chief editor of Fortune and Yahoo Finance.
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  ICYMI 21.04.2026 1h 6m

  In case you missed it, highlights from recent episodes: ・ "Prof. of Rock" Adam Reader ・ "Smart Girl Dumb Questions''" Nayeema Raza ・ Deepali Vyas, "The Elite Recruiter"
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  Deepali Vyas ("The Elite Recruiter") 10.04.2026 53m

  Deepali Vyas, veteran Fortune 500 exec.-whisperer, has hit it big on social media as "The Elite Recruiter" -- so much so that she kind of maxed out her welcome on LinkedIn. We discussed how to break through in this most frustrating job market. Plus, she put me in play to somehow get poached by Silicon Valley.
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  Sam Ro 03.04.2026 54m

  The career journey and market education of Sam Ro, who runs TKer -- a newsletter that carries the torch for long-term investing.
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  Claire Atkinson 26.03.2026 56m

  The Media Mix's Claire Atkinson on fear and loathing in a diminished Hollywood -- in the wake of Paramount's massive, debt-laden acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Plus, mogul Rupert Murdoch at 95.