Whether or not the upscale neighborhood of Buckhead actually declares independence from Atlanta, says Bradley, all the nascent secessionist movements around the country show us how much our politics must improve. Plus, why we are obsessed with Squeegee Men, how the slow pace of drug legalization is costing lives, and if Naomi Osaka doesn't want to talk to the press, good for her.

The clashes we see every day on Twitter and cable TV are a terrible model for how to handle differences of opinion, says Ian Leslie, the author of ‘Conflicted: How Productive Disagreements Lead to Better Outcomes.’ He talks to Bradley about how dissent can make us smarter.

The greater the claims Big Tech makes about privacy, says Bradley, the less we should trust them. Plus, quick takes on vaccine incentives, Breyer, Beto and UFOs.

Could the secret to longevity on Wall Street be aligning your interests with the common man? That's one of the lessons of Zachary Karabell's 'Inside Money: Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power.' He talks to Bradley about why today's companies aren't more mindful of the impact they have on the world.

Should we be worried that Peter Thiel is bankrolling 2022 Senate bids for two of his friends? ‘I’ll probably support their opponents,’ says Bradley, but there’s nothing wrong with people spending money on what they believe in.

Is it possible that we could come out of Covid and into a golden age of healthcare? It all depends, Tom Tobin of Hedgeye tells Bradley, on technologies like telemedicine and the ability of consumers to seize control.

The impending divorce of the 4th richest man in the world is as good an occasion as any to talk about the weirdness of the mega rich. Teddy Schleifer, who covers billionaires for Vox / Recode, breaks it down for Firewall and tells Bradley to keep an eye on the $150 billion in Gates wealth that’s not yet in the hands of Bill and Melinda’s foundation.

The Biden administration has proposed huge hikes in the capital-gains tax and the venture community is outraged? Not necessarily. Bradley explains why paying more to the government is the right thing to do and won’t take the steam out of risk-taking.

And other practical lessons from the legendary third season of 'The Wire', which Bradley assigns to students of his Columbia Business School class on disruption.

How much infrastructure spending does America really need? Bradley brings in his concrete team Bob Greenlee and Jamie Rubin to critique the Biden plan.