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Sociologist and author Tressie McMillan Cottom on her book Lower Ed -- and the candor and empathy we're avoiding around race, class, privilege ...and the legacy of slavery. Do not miss this episode.

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Harvard Business Review's Daniel McGinn on his new book Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You Succeed.

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In studio: bestselling writer, activist and digital entrepreneur Cory Doctorow. We discuss his new novel, Walkaway, and delve into everything from empathy to income inequality to Thomas Piketty and how to make a buck as a creative. Twitter @FullDRadio

April 20th weekend at Denver's den of marijuana worship, where visibility hit zero daily at 4:20pm. We talk about the challenges and opportunities in cannabis commerce; the uphill battles of nationwide decriminalization and taking on entrenched political interests; pot's challenge to Pharma; the history of marijuana...and kilos upon kilos more. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Jeetendr Sehdev, author of bestseller The Kim Kardashian Principle: Why Shameless Sells (and How to Do it Right). His accent alone will break the Internet. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Ira Boudway on his Bloomberg Businessweek cover on ESPN's subscriber losses as people ditch cable -- and what this means for media players big and small. Our co-host is an ad man: the Martin Agency's Neil Patel, formerly digital media exec at Disney, ESPN's parent company. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Business Insider's Hayley Peterson on retailers' worsening prospects as Amazon (worth $405 billion) takes on everything from apparel to office supplies to groceries to diapers. We talk dead malls, broken restaurant brands and the potential hit to lenders. Twitter @FullDRadio

The 11-time NBA-champ LA Lakers are a broken franchise, having surrendered 229 losses over the last four seasons. Fired coaches. Disastrous trades. Wasted contracts. Now, the siblings who co-own the team are suing to control it. Our guest, ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, has been all over the story. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Teacher and single mother Krysti Albus, 43, has racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills since her 2004 cancer diagnosis. Obamacare was her only means of getting affordable insurance. We are joined in studio by health-focused behavioral scientist Caroline Orr (@RVAWonk).

HBS organizational behavior Prof. Gautam Mukunda on how Democrats should rethink and rebuild after 2016's disaster -- which he just wrote about in the Harvard Business Review: https://is.gd/9jZInP. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio