Full Disclosure with Roben Farzad

Chef Sunny Baweja of Lehja, twice recognized by the James Beard Foundation, on his journey from humble beginnings in rural India to U.S. culinary stardom. Recorded before a live audience at the University of Richmond's Robins School.

In case you missed it ... highlights from recent episodes, including a media rabble-rouser on Disney's summer from hell; The Economist on China's slowdown; interviews from my book, Hotel Scarface; and a candid self-appraisal of where we want to take this show as it approaches 10 years on the air.

Veteran media executive and producer. Professor. Consultant. Evan Shapiro, a self-described "media-universe cartographer," dishes uncomfortable analysis on the disruption of Hollywood. That turmoil just reached a tipping point with cable-co Charter's feud with Disney, parent of ESPN. Everyone across media -- from streamers to TV agents to sports leagues -- is scrambling for answers ... and revenue.

China's economy is grappling with all sorts of challenges, from a property / banking bust to high youth unemployment and and aging population. Can Beijing plan its way out of this slide? What are the implications for emerging markets, which haven't excited investors in more than a decade? Guests: The Economist's Alice Fulwood and William Blair's Vivian Lin Thurston.

Nine years after Full Disclosure's debut, a creative self-audit -- featuring co-producers Claire Morgan and Case Graham ... and, back by popular demand, my little brother Ronnie Farzad.

Book meets pod! A special supercut of Hotel Scarface characters on Full Disclosure -- from Mollie, the "cocaine cowgirl," to the Miseducation of Nelson Aguilar; to salutatorian-turned-doper Owen Band; to Rick Morales, Jr. piecing together the life of his infamous father, Ricardo "Monkey" Morales.

Highlights from recent episodes, including Disney's summer from hell; Chef Keya on going national; Ben Smith on launching Semafor; and the former top editor of Money on leaving media to teach at an underserved high school.

Ben Smith on why he left his media column at The New York Times to launch news startup Semafor with the CEO of Bloomberg Media. His book is Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral.

Keya didn't even have an oven in India. But a decade and a half into her new life in Virginia, she's become a cake-pop mogul, Food Network champ and, now, the force behind Keya & Co., whose masala potato chips are a first foray into grocery-aisle stardom. She discussed personal tragedy, pivoting during Covid and the learning curve of taking her brand national.

The Walt Disney Co -- venerable multinational entertainment blue-chip -- is broken, what with ESPN in free fall, streaming losing billions, linear TV collapsing and management succession in doubt. Oh, and a huge talent strike. Could CEO Bob Iger have to break it all up? Guests: The Media Mix's Claire Atkinson; and Shipyard Entertainment's Neil J. Patel -- who in a past life managed strategic alliances for Disney.