Full Disclosure

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, 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....

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 cartel.

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.