Roben Farzad

Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad

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The business of culture. The culture of business. Policy; media & tech; entrepreneurs and more.

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Roben Farzad

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Business

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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Bondsternation 01.10.2022

Bloomberg Surveillance's Lisa Abramowicz and Truist Wealth's Chip Hughey discuss the inflation-stoked bear market that has rattled global bonds and stocks. Can the Fed subdue price pressures without pushing the economy into a steep decline?

Pope and Schapiro on Virginia 27.09.2022

The Virginia Public Radio - Richmond Times-Dispatch reporting duo of Michael Pope and Jeff Schapiro on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's national ambitions; the prominent swing-district Democratic Congresswomen being targeted in Election 2022; and how the reversal of Roe v. Wade will play out in purpling Old Dominion.

If You Can't Beat It ... 19.09.2022

"Be the market. Don't try to beat the market." This mantra has dominated Wall Street for two decades, with investors sending trillions upon trillions of dollars into cut-rate, passive funds that track the broader market. The stock commission is dead. Equity investing has never been so accessible. What does this mean for you? Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg Intelligence ETF guru, weighs in.

The Great Dispersion 12.09.2022

Hybrid work. Quiet quitting. The eternally delayed return to the office. It's increasingly apparent that work is not going to revert to some imagined pre-Covid normal. The frictions are often inter-generational. Guests: Ed Zitron, CEO of EZPR, Substack's "Where's Your Ed At?" ; and Kian Gohar, co-author of Competing in the New World of Work.

Full Disclosure Rewind II 06.09.2022

• Eron Otcasek • Bestseller William Cohan • Axlesdotter Bakery • Breanne Armbrust

Full Disclosure Rewind I 06.09.2022

• Planet Money's Mary Childs • Restaurant mogul Chris Tsui • NewsHour's Geoffrey Bennett

Triple Bill 22.08.2022

Repeat bestselling author. Veteran investment banker. Prolific feature writer. William D. Cohan discusses everything from Elon Musk's Twitter nightmare to the perennially cursed dream of acquiring (Time) Warner Media to his forthcoming book on the fall of GE.

How Eron Otcasek Found His Voice 15.08.2022

Eron Otcasek, son of the late Cars frontman and prolific producer Ric Ocasek, on finding his own musical voice (and priceless mics and instruments) -- amid the recording industry's great, wide streaming open. His first full-length album is "Take Backs."

Swede Equity 09.08.2022

Ingrid Schatz founded Axelsdotter Bakery out of her Virginia kitchen as a homage to her Swedish culinary bloodline. She's now on a mission to bring the kingdom's cakes and pastries to America. This is the story of how she flexed Instagram, elbow grease and no shortage of pricey butter to build a cottage business during Covid.

The Geoff Bennett Journey 01.08.2022

The PBS NewsHour anchor's winding career journey, including a big leap of faith from the NPR management-track to a low-paying job as an Inspector Gadget-like Washington correspondent.

Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down 19.07.2022

Oscar-nominated director Julie Cohen ("RBG," 2018) on her latest with Betsy West, "Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down." The documentary explores the ex-lawmaker's comeback -- and battle to form a new voice -- following a 2011 mass-shooting that nearly took her life.

My Brother, My Mentor 11.07.2022

My brother, Ronnie, is a hospitality-industry entrepreneur. We always have long conversations on risk-taking; the innovator's dilemma; startup life; crisis management; marketing spend; you name it. Always taking notes, I thought it was finally time to have him on my podcast. So here goes....

RVA Tsui 03.07.2022

How Taiwanese immigrant Chris Tsui went from after-schools at his parents' ice cream parlor to bussing tables at a nearby Chinese restaurant to building a 14-concept Virginia restaurant empire (Osaka, Wild Ginger, Boulevard Burger & Brew....) through the Great Recession and Covid.

Hard-Pressed 29.06.2022

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik (Murdoch's World, 2013) on TV news in the era of Jan. 6 investigations; networks doubling down and doubling back; intergenerational faultiness and Twitter spats within mastheads. All amid declining TV viewership. Plus, a flashback to our 2020 interview with veteran newswoman Soledad O'Brien.

Full Disclosure Rewind 21.06.2022

A rewind episode with highlights from recent interviews with James River Writers, Investopedia and the Minnesota med school student who is just a decade removed from homelessness. Plus, a flashback to our 2019 talk with bestselling author Mitch Albom on his humanitarian work in Haiti.

Grit Point Average 13.06.2022

The story of how Michael Kelly went from foster care, hunger and borderline high school homelessness to college and medical school. His viral LinkedIn post upon graduation brought him national attention -- which he's riding to advocate for neglected youth.

Journalism and Democracy 30.05.2022

A special live episode organized by James River Writers: "The Role of Local Journalism in a Healthy Democracy." Panelists: Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Paul Williams of the Richmond Times-Dispatch; VCU journalism professor Mallory Perryman; and Sharene Azimi of the the Institute for Nonprofit News.

Dear Graduate, 23.05.2022

Our annual listen for new graduates, featuring heartfelt advice and recollections from MLB-recruit DJ Lee; Nextdoor's head of marketing Maryam Banikarim; and some networking nuggets from global digi-mentor Sree Sreenivasan.

Get Myself Corrected 13.05.2022

Investopedia's Caleb Silver on 2022's plunge across stocks, bonds and crypto. Is this (and spiking inflation) the reckoning for decades of easy money? Can the Fed save the economy without having to crash it? Plus: with commodity prices surging, we revisit my 2019 interview with global trash and recyclables guru Adam Minter.

Iran, So Far Away 09.05.2022

The immigrant backstory of Persian-food chef Sebastian Oveysi, who splits time between serving diners across Virginia and D.C. and crossing the country in his mini-camper. Plus, a rewind back to my 2020 chat with Andrew Zimmern, the Beard Foundation-recognized foodie, activist and TV personality who turned his life around after a stretch as a homeless addict.

Diverging Markets 03.05.2022

Caglar Somek, portfolio manager for global emerging markets at British Columbia Investment Management Corp, on the investing category's lost decade-plus vs. the U.S. -- and why we could be on the brink of an inflection; emerging markets boomed during the U.S.'s post-dot-com Lost Decade.

Reactivating 25.04.2022

How illness, disability and a near-death experience led one Virginia woman to dedicate her life to serving the poor, the abused and the under-advocated.

Hollywood Reshuffled 18.04.2022

Warner HBOMax Discovery CNN. Disney+ ABC ESPN, with Hulu (kind of). Legacy content empires look formidable, until you realize how small they are vs. multi-trillion-dollar tech platforms such as Apple, Amazon and Google. Veteran media analyst and investor Rich Greenfield on Hollywood's era of frenzied self-disruption.

Full Disclosure Rewind 12.04.2022

Some Full Disclosure memories -- from the education of amateur meme-stock traders; to Pres. Lincoln's final weeks; to a beginner's guide to America.

A Call to Tech 03.04.2022

Javelin anti-tank missiles. Turkish drones. Artificial intelligence. How Russia's Ukraine invasion is disrupting long-held assumptions about deterrence and military technology. Guests: Chris Rogers, founder of the defense and aerospace practice at investment bank Harris Williams; and Morgan Till, PBS NewsHour's foreign and defense editor.

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