Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NPR Planet Money's Mary Childs on her bestseller, The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All. Recorded before a live audience at the University of Richmond's Robins School.

Soviet-raised investor and author Vitaliy Katsenelson (Soul in the Game: The Art of a Meaningful Life) on the dire economic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Natasha Bertrand, CNN national security and White House reporter, called in from Europe with her observations from NATO.

Roya Hakakian (A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious) on her first impressions of the U.S. upon fleeing Iran in the 1980s -- and squaring that with all she has since learned. Plus, a flashback to our 2020 interview with Cuban immigrant Jorge Valdes, who went from being a University of Miami and Federal Reserve honor student to a top kingpin for the Medellín cocaine carte...

CNN's John Avlon on his book, Lincoln and the Fight for Peace -- which retraced Pres. Lincoln's steps in 1865 Richmond, just before his assassination. We discussed the state of journalism and discourse amid a divided electorate. Recorded before an audience at the University of Richmond's Robins School.

TV news -- venerable, cushy, historically profitable -- is kicking and screaming through digital disruption. Guests: Mosheh Oinounou, formerly executive producer of the CBS Evening News; he now runs a "news concierge" Instagram. And Terence Smith, veteran TV news correspondent who authored the book Four Wars, Five Presidents: A Reporter's Journey from Jerusalem to Saigon to the White House.

Founded a century ago, the National Football League brand is thriving: high TV ratings, sold-out Super Bowl ads and popularity among nearly all demographics. Yet, the NFL is reeling from allegations of institutional racism and sexual abuse, and not enough being done to protect players from traumatic injury. Brandcenter director Vann Graves and Sportico's Scott Soshnick on the dichotomy.

The Economist's Ryan Avent on the magazine's cover feature, "How High Will Interest Rates Go?" With inflation at a 40-year high, the Fed faces the tricky task of normalizing borrowing costs without killing the broader economy. Chip Hughey, managing director for fixed income at Truist, discusses the market implications.

How social media and the pull of clicks-at-any-cost are chipping away at real, facts-based history. Our guest is historian and author Jason Steinhauer, global fellow in history and public policy at The Wilson Center. Plus, a flashback to our chat with Michael Sayman, who joined Facebook at the age of 18.

Covid was a mass-extinction event for businesses, from restaurants and bars to concert venues and landlords. Many were blindsided to learn that their business-interruption insurance did not cover a pandemic. Risk advisor John Pendleton of Scott Insurance (est. 1864) and Penn Law Prof. Tom Baker discuss the tricky subject of what coverage will look like after this global shock.

Wall Street Journal editor Spencer Jakab on his book, The Revolution That Wasn't: GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors. The Mulligan brothers, new investors from Oregon, share what they learned riding GameStop stock against the Hedge Fund-Industrial Complex.

Hedge fund Alden Global has devoured and squeezed newspapers, most recently Tribune Publishing. It now wants Lee Enterprises, parent of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Charlottesville's Daily Progress and 75 other dailies. Can Lee stop Alden? Robert Zullo of the Virginia Mercury and NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik on this last stand for the industry.

Flashback to 2019: Nada Surf, Silversun Pickups and (Professor!) David Lowery (Cracker; Camper Van Beethoven) on the highs, lows and hustle it took to make it in the music industry. We'll return to live music when Covid finally exits stage left.

Travel with another greatest-hits episode, featuring The Economist, CNBC, Top Chef, Wall Street Confessions, an accomplished investor in Africa -- and more. Full Disclosure podcasts to NPR One, Spotify and Apple at FullDRadio.com. Coming in 2022 to NPR member-station WVTF Virginia Public Radio.

50+ million Americans provide unpaid care for someone over 50. Children of parents needing elder-care -- a surging share of the aging population -- are learning how little they can depend on the social-safety net. Julia Pekarsky Schneider and Kitty Eisele share their experiences as daughters who had to parent a parent.

So much for the great return to offices. Many of us are still working remotely, often with little desire to go back to the five-day-a-week desk-grind. Who gets hit hardest in this new order? Can you negotiate dividends from this shift? Guests: Bloomberg's Matthew Boyle and Prof. Andra Ghent, chair in real estate at the University of Utah's School of Business.

From the University of Richmond's Robins School: Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope, the politics duo from the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Virginia Public Radio, on the national implications of the GOP's big 2021 wins in Virginia.