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A Roben Farzad production

Roben Farzad


    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 439 EPISODES

    4.8 from 94 ratings Listeners of Full Disclosure that love the show mention: roben, richmond, full disclosure, insightful, topics, guests, host, interesting, informative, great.


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    The Full Disclosure podcast, hosted by Roben Farzad, is a true gem in the world of long-form podcasts. Based in Richmond, this show manages to strike the perfect balance between local intricacies and global topics, making it a must-listen for anyone interested in insightful conversations and thought-provoking ideas. With excellent guests and poignant questions, Farzad delves into complex issues with ease, keeping listeners engaged and always leaving them with something new to learn.

    One of the best aspects of The Full Disclosure podcast is Farzad's ability to attract exceptional guests. Whether it's James Beard award-winning chefs or hard-nosed journalists discussing their latest coverage, each episode features individuals who are experts in their field and have unique insights to share. This diverse range of guests ensures that there is something for everyone, from politics to economics to technology to religion. Farzad's skill as an interviewer shines through as he navigates these conversations with ease and brings out the best in his guests.

    Another standout feature of The Full Disclosure podcast is its depth. Farzad does not shy away from tackling complex issues head-on, providing his listeners with a deeper understanding of various topics. His questions are thoughtful and poignant, allowing for insightful discussions that go beyond surface-level analysis. Whether it's exploring the inner workings of Richmond or diving into larger pop-culture relevant topics, this show never fails to deliver valuable perspectives.

    While there are many positive aspects of The Full Disclosure podcast, one potential downside is that some episodes may feel too niche for certain listeners. With such a wide range of topics covered on the show, there may be episodes that do not resonate with every listener's interests. However, the breadth of subjects covered also ensures that there is always something new and interesting on offer.

    In conclusion, The Full Disclosure podcast is a must-listen for anyone seeking engaging long-form conversations on a variety of topics. Roben Farzad's skill as an interviewer, the exceptional guests, and the depth of discussions make this show a standout in the podcasting world. Whether you're from Richmond or not, there is something to learn and enjoy from each episode. So sit back, tune in, and prepare to be enlightened by The Full Disclosure.



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    Latest episodes from Full Disclosure

    Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 57:00


    Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CEO of Gilman Hill Asset Management, on the art of dividend investing -- the subject of her new book.

    Dan Colarusso

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 54:33


    Dan Colarusso, CNBC's senior VP of news, on spinning off from Comcast; keeping talent after the cord is cut; making a living in digital; co-piloting with A.I....and much more.

    William D. Cohan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 62:12


    Bestselling author Bill Cohan (House of Cards; Power Failure) on Elon Musk's Wall Street-to-Washington playbook; Big Media's last stand; nostalgia for the golden age of glossy magazines; and how A.I. will both help and threaten beleaguered junior bankers.

    Restaurateur Carena Ives

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 59:08


    Jamaica House and Carena's Jamaican Grille founder Carena Ives on starting from scratch three decades ago, expanding, surviving disasters and snagging national renown with the help of Guy Fieri.

    Jeffrey Lacker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 53:20


    Former Richmond Fed president Jeffrey Lacker, a member of the Shadow Open Market Committee, on tariffs and the inflationary hangover; Pres. Trump vs. Fed Chair Powell; and the peculiarities of post-Covid economic life.

    ICYMI

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 52:49


    In case you missed it: highlights from recent shows. Mudlarking on the River Thames; raising chickens in a Virginia backyard; and a Full Disclosure first -- a journo who I admire, Mo News's Mosheh Oinounou, interviews me about nervous markets and the economy.

    Mudlarking the River Thames

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 53:50


    Gradually...bit by bit...shard by shred...coin by button....a storied river gives up thousands of years of history. London Mudlark and micro-paleontologist Alessio Checconi on his finger-wrinkling love-affair with the River Thames.

    Thomas Dolby

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 59:55


    The professional journey of musician Thomas Dolby, the synth and MTV pioneer who hit it big with “She Blinded me with Science.” The British polymath has been a tech innovator, producer, author and professor at Johns Hopkins, among a thousand other things. Ian Stewart guest hosts ... with a fanboy chime-in by Roben Farzad.

    Mo ... Roben?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 64:18


    The tables have turned! For the first time in Full Disclosure's storied history, I, Roben Farzad, am interviewed -- and by a favorite journalist: Mosheh Oinounou, the exec. behind digital media empire Mo News. We discuss anxious markets, the economy, avocados, grievance, headline volatility, factory towns...the works.

    Jonathan Wald

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 54:56


    Veteran TV news executive Jonathan Wald -- NBC; CNN; CNBC; MSNBC; Amazon's Election Night Live -- on the season of cable spinoffs and streaming consolidation and consternation.

    Greens, Eggs and ...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 50:00


    A backyard-chicken enthusiast on churning out eggs -- suddenly the most valuable food in the world. And the brave new world of raising fresh produce through micro-farming. Ian Stewart guest hosts.

    Ken Adelman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 52:00


    Ken Adelman, who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Arms Control Director for Pres. Ronald Reagan, on the Trump administration's post-post-Cold War view on Russia -- and where that leaves Europe, NATO and the transatlantic order.

    DJ Hesta Prynn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 58:20


    Licensed therapist Julie Potash Slavin -- who circles the planet as DJ Hesta Prynn -- on where the dance floor meets the couch. CNN called her "the leading voice in music and mental health."

    Abigail Spanberger Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 61:25


    Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger -- previously a three-term member of Congress and CIA officer -- on Trump II vs. Washington; foreign affairs; culture wars; and the Democrats' messaging problem. Taped before an audience at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

    Backwash

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 55:40


    It's "innovate or die" in craft beer -- the recently booming industry that survived the pandemic only to face lagging sales, drinkers' shifting preferences (seltzer everywhere) and even tariffs on the horizon. Andrew Coplon of Craft Beer Professionals and a pair of brewers talk to guest host Ian Stewart.

    Richard Stengel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 55:40


    Rick Stengel on his journey to and from the top job at TIME magazine to traveling the world as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

    Hamilton Lane's Erik Hirsch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 53:35


    Erik Hirsch, co-CEO of alternative investment management house Hamilton Lane, on getting Americans across generations to better save, invest and diversify -- as sobering demographic and market realities take hold.

    Ray Suarez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 58:10


    Veteran newsman Ray Suarez on his book We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century, which illustrates the nation's volatile relationship with immigration. We also discussed staying alive in journalism -- despite ageism, rampant layoffs and increasing hostility from Washington and Big Tech.

    Morgan Till of PBS News

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 34:10


    Morgan Till, PBS News foreign affairs and defense editor, takes us around the globe -- from Canada to Greenland to the Mideast to Panama -- as Donald Trump returns to the White House.

    Liz Ann Sonders of Charles Schwab & Co.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 52:14


    Liz Ann Sonders, chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab & Co., on markets, the Fed, inflation...lots more. The 53-year-old brokerage house now has more than $10 trillion in total client assets.

    Syria, Suddenly

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 53:35


    Hussein Ibish on the sudden fall of Assad's Syria -- a 54-year dictatorship that collapsed in days. What does this mean for the U.S., Iran, Russia, Turkey, Israel ... the Mideast's entire disordered-order as Donald Trump returns to the White House?

    ICYMI

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 52:40


    In case you missed it, excerpts from recent interviews: Brandcenter chief Vann Graves on the lessons of earned media and Election 2024; true crime bestseller T.J. English on his latest, The Last Kilo; Hollywood insider Janice Min on cable TV's last stand.

    T.J. English on The Last Kilo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 56:16


    True-crime bestseller T.J. English on his latest, The Last Kilo: Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire that Seduced America. We go into the backstory of getting Miami's fabled cocaine king to go on the record; the long arm of the law, over more than four decades; and reconciling legend and Hollywood with the sober truths of spending so much of a life in prison.

    Janice Min

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 55:35


    Veteran media exec Janice Min -- now CEO of The Ankler -- on Hollywood's post-streaming-binge austerity: tanked share prices; creative risk aversion; slashed budgets, cable wires and expense accounts...and the resulting opportunity for focused upstarts.

    Brandcenter's Vann Graves

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 50:24


    Brandcenter head and veteran ad executive Vann Graves on the election; the parties' changing brands and voters; the fragmenting of media consumption, reading today's youth...much more.

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    RVAudio

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 51:30


    Award-winning musicians Susan Greenbaum and Scott Lane on making a living out of Richmond, Virginia in the post-Covid streaming age. Ian Stewart guest hosts.

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    ICYMI

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 68:40


    Live with NPR's David Folkenflik, from the University of Akron's Knight Foundation Lecture Series • "Miami Vice" at 40 • Star Manhattan luxury real estate agent Michelle Griffith • Former GOP strategist Tim Miller

    Live with NPR's David Folkenflik

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 72:38


    NPR media correspondent and bestselling author David Folkenflik discusses headlines, investigations, reflections, successions and his career journey. Recorded with an audience at the University of Akron's Knight Foundation lecture series.

    Kristen Faulkner, Venture Cyclist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 63:37


    Cyclist Kristen Faulkner, reigning USA Road Race champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, on how her venture capital career has informed her competitive outlook and business model. Plus, pro-cycling presenter Jez Cox on making a living commentating on the international sport. Ian Stewart guest hosts.

    Manhattan Michelle Griffith

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 55:47


    Top-ranked Manhattan luxury real estate agent Michelle Griffith of Elliman on the island's durable appeal -- spanning so many booms, busts, interest-rate cycles, crises and today's remote-work hangover. Griffith appears on NBC's Open House and Million Dollar Listing NY.

    Mo News: Mosheh Oinounou

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 57:00


    Mosheh Oinounou, founder of digital insurgent Mo News, on the Mideast's new imbalance of power -- from Israel's ops in Lebanon and Iran; to Hamas's tunnel vision; to what Tehran really wants. All with a bit over a month left until the U.S. elects a new president.

    The Bulwark's Tim Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 53:00


    Tim Miller, former Republican strategist, on his journey into and out of the GOP. The Never Trumper discussed electoral post-mortems, tipping points, swing states, cognitive dissonance, iconoclasts ... much more.

    Miami Vice at 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 53:40


    Miami Vice, the groundbreaking TV series full of star cameos, debuted 40 years ago. So much fact-vs-fiction and art imitating life -- which then tried to imitate that art. We talk to a retired Miami smuggler who always bumped into Crockett and Tubbs -- and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans on the show's four decades of influence.

    ICYMI

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 51:59


    • Social media "blue-collar musician" Just Joe Altier • Oliver Darcy on leaving CNN • Caleb Silver on Investopedia at 25

    David Zipper

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 50:20


    David Zipper, senior fellow at MIT's Mobility Initiative, on vehicle bloat, the elusive "15-minute city," EVs and much more. Ian Stewart guest hosts.

    Oliver Darcy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 52:32


    Media reporter Oliver Darcy, recently of CNN's "Reliable Sources" newsletter, on leaving the global news giant to launch Status -- which publishes directly to readers. We discussed cable's brutal year; the struggle to get people to pay for news; and the risk-reward profile of building it yourself in 2024.

    Punk legend John Doe (X)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 55:58


    John Doe of the seminal LA punk band X on the early days of the movement; staying in business through the decades and X's ninth --and final -- studio album, "Smoke and Fiction." Guest host: Ian Stewart.

    Investopedia's Caleb Silver

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 54:51


    Market volatility and economic consternation are back. And so we bring back friend-of-the-show Caleb Silver -- editor in chief of Investopedia (turning 25 this year) and previously CNN's head of U.S. business news. We discussed the Fed, generational wealth, creative destruction...the works.

    Abuelita's RVA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 54:41


    Karina Benavides on her critically acclaimed restaurant Abuelita's, whose guisos, grilled cactus and red mole ranchero pay homage to her native Jalisco, Mexico. Guest hosted by Ian Stewart.

    Just Joe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 61:00


    Social media darling "Just Joe" Altier -- self-proclaimed blue collar musician -- on making a living in the era of disruption from TikTok, Spotify and AI. Plus, Def Leppard, Rush and Cyndi Lauper.

    ICYMI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 51:05


    In case you missed it: Netflix's "How to Rob a Bank;" The Economist on the solar revolution; former CIA director Gen. David Petraeus.

    We Cannot Comprehend the Solar Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 53:57


    The Economist's Hal Hodson on how solar energy is rapidly eclipsing our fossil fuel-based reality. The implications are revolutionary -- from clean water and A/C for the poorest populations; to a Saharan land grab; to solar-powered carbon vacuums; to fatter corporate profits. And so many dividends we cannot yet imagine.

    Netflix's "How to Rob a Bank"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 52:49


    Seth Porges on his hit Netflix documentary "How to Rob a Bank" -- which tells the stranger-than-fiction story of the 'Hollywood Bandit,' a treehouse-dwelling ex-meth dealer who evaded authorities as he hit bank after bank in and around Seattle.

    Gen. David Petraeus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 51:22


    Former CIA director. Professor. Commander. PhD. The 37-year military leader is now a partner with investing colossus KKR. We discussed the Middle East, Afghanistan, Ukraine, China, frontier-markets investing and Petraeus's bestseller, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine.

    ICYMI

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 51:37


    Highlights from recent episodes, including Slate's head of audio Alicia Montgomery; Chicken Fiesta founder Harold Vega; and Larry Ingrassia, author of A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery

    Author Lawrence Ingrassia: A Fatal Inheritance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 54:15


    Lawrence Ingrassia on his book A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery. The veteran journalist, who lost his mother, two sisters, brother and nephew to cancer, discusses the painstaking detective work that has gone into understanding his family's Li-Fraumeni Syndrome.

    Filmmaker B.K. Fulton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 53:51


    Soulidifly Productions' founder and CEO B.K. Fulton on reinventing from the top executive ranks of Verizon into a career as a prolific filmmaker and Broadway producer.

    Chicken Fiesta

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 51:59


    Restaurateur Harold Vega on leaving the violence of his native Colombia for the U.S. -- where he bussed tables and accumulated the ambition and capital to found Virginia rotisserie empire Chicken Fiesta.

    Alicia Montgomery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 55:49


    Alicia Montgomery, Slate's head of audio and a longtime NPR producer, on the converging and diverging words of public and for-profit media. Slate, a 28-year old digital media OG with a roster of hit podcasts, just had its most profitable year on record.

    Meb Faber

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 56:29


    Cambria Investment Management's Meb Faber on staying ahead in the era of democratized markets -- with too many choices and maybe too much information. We discussed diversification, risk and the tech heavyweights dominating U.S. returns. And Faber's career journey.

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