Biz Please

The Facebook "Trending" controversy rages, and now Mark Zuckerberg is meeting with conservative leaders. We welcome David Kirkpatrick, founder of Techonomy and author of "The Facebook Effect," to talk about why it's necessary to keep the social network under such tight scrutiny. Spoiler: Because nothing like it has ever existed.

Apple v. FBI. Uber and Lyft v. Austin. Google v. FTC. Facebook v. Senate. Those are just a few of the brewing battles in what is becoming an all-out war between tech companies and the governments that try to regulate them. We run through that list and then talk to Bradley Tusk, one of the leading lobbyists for tech companies and a person that has spent time on both sides of the issue.

It's a special "May the 4th be with you" edition of Biz Please. We talk to Mashable's resident Star Wars expert Christ Taylor about the gensis of the unofficial Star Wars holiday and where the franchise is headed. BTIG Analyst Rich Greenfield joins us in the second half to talk more broadly about where the movie industry is headed.

Check your mental picture of Cuba at the door. Cardiff Garcia, U.S. editor of FT Alphaville, joins to talk about the economic challenges as well as the on-the-ground realities that Cuba must face.

There's already billions of dollars and millions of customers in the U.S marijuana industry -- and plenty of room to grow. High Times managing editor Jen Bernstein joins to talk about the state of the industry and where it's headed. Then, David Hua joins to talk about his marijuana logistics startup Meadow and what's happening on the business side.

Case joins to talk about his new book The Third Wave and discuss where tech is headed -- and share some stories about where its been, including an early run in with Mark Zuckerberg well before his Facebook fame.

*Well, not exactly. Women still make significantly less than men in similar jobs and face a serious challenge in reaching high-paying roles. There's some good news in changing public discourse and the leveling of salaries at entry level jobs -- but there's still a long way to go. Oh, and we touch on Facebook's F8 event and its plans for global domination.

Mashable's transportation reporter Nick Jaynes joins to discuss Tesla's new, affordable Model 3 sedan and whether it will make or break its business. Plus, we break down what you really need to know about the Panama Papers.

Lacrosse bros, vanishing employees, and a founder who brings a teddy bear into meetings. Dan Lyons, a longtime tech reporter, takes us inside the madness of a billion-dollar startup that actually believes its changing the world one spam email at a time.

On April 1, nothing on the Internet can be trusted. We talk to Peter Clark, Mashable's assistant viral content editor, on what it's like to try to navigate the minefiled of brands, parnks and hoaxes, as well as why misinformation seems to be flourishing online.