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Sociologist and author Tressie McMillan Cottom on her book Lower Ed -- and the candor and empathy we're avoiding around race, class, privilege ...and the legacy of slavery. Do not miss this episode. Twitter @FullDRadio and Facebook.com/FullDRadio

Harvard Business Review's Daniel McGinn on his new book Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio and Facebook.com/FullDRadio

In studio: bestselling writer, activist and digital entrepreneur Cory Doctorow. We discuss his new novel, Walkaway, and delve into everything from empathy to income inequality to Thomas Piketty and how to make a buck as a creative. Twitter @FullDRadio

April 20th weekend at Denver's den of marijuana worship, where visibility hit zero daily at 4:20pm. We talk about the challenges and opportunities in cannabis commerce; the uphill battles of nationwide decriminalization and taking on entrenched political interests; pot's challenge to Pharma; the history of marijuana...and kilos upon kilos more. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Jeetendr Sehdev, author of bestseller The Kim Kardashian Principle: Why Shameless Sells (and How to Do it Right). His accent alone will break the Internet. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Ira Boudway on his Bloomberg Businessweek cover on ESPN's subscriber losses as people ditch cable -- and what this means for media players big and small. Our co-host is an ad man: the Martin Agency's Neil Patel, formerly digital media exec at Disney, ESPN's parent company. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Business Insider's Hayley Peterson on retailers' worsening prospects as Amazon (worth $405 billion) takes on everything from apparel to office supplies to groceries to diapers. We talk dead malls, broken restaurant brands and the potential hit to lenders. Twitter @FullDRadio

The 11-time NBA-champ LA Lakers are a broken franchise, having surrendered 229 losses over the last four seasons. Fired coaches. Disastrous trades. Wasted contracts. Now, the siblings who co-own the team are suing to control it. Our guest, ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, has been all over the story. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Teacher and single mother Krysti Albus, 43, has racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills since her 2004 cancer diagnosis. Obamacare was her only means of getting affordable insurance. We are joined in studio by health-focused behavioral scientist Caroline Orr (@RVAWonk).

HBS organizational behavior Prof. Gautam Mukunda on how Democrats should rethink and rebuild after 2016's disaster -- which he just wrote about in the Harvard Business Review: https://is.gd/9jZInP. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

The Princeton foreign and public affairs professor and columnist has advised governments across the planet. He was previously at McKinsey, the World Economic Forum and in Mayor Bloomberg's NYC administration. We talk Trump, China, Big Tech, the Democrats, monetary and fiscal policy -- and much more. Find us on Twitter @FullDRadio

Cindy Gallop, founder of MakeLoveNotPorn, whose tagline is "Pro-sex. Pro-porn. Pro-knowing the difference." She talks about disruption and opportunity in the industry: rampant piracy and diminishing returns on production vs huge strides in sextech, VR and social. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio -- and on Facebook at Facebook.com/FullDRadio

Citigroup's chief U.S. equity strategist and Reuters money editor Lauren Young talk markets in 2017. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Three famous Richmond investors -- Jerry "Turtle" Parker; star financial advisor Dalal Salomon; and Davenport veteran Michael Beall -- talk markets, the economy and the year ahead at the historic Hippodrome Theater in Jackson Ward. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doctors Shaiv Kapadia of Iggbo and Phil Duncan discuss fear and loathing in U.S. healthcare, what with the EpiPen price hike and insurers dropping out of Obamacare. How technology and innovation can cut through the logjam. On Twitter @FullDRadio