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Man v. Marlboro Mar 19, 2018

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Richmond City Councilman Parker Agelasto on his campaign to pass a cigarette tax to raise money for the city's crumbling schools. This is far easier said than done in the hometown of the nation's biggest tobacco company.

"Every-Tom" Dorsey Mar 11, 2018

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Famous investor Tom Dorsey (founder of Dorsey Wright, which Nasdaq bought in 2015) on the lessons of his more than four decades of working on and with Wall Street. Can you really beat the market? How much diversification is too much? We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Grinding Out A Dream Feb 26, 2018

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The story of Ironclad Coffee Roasters, a Virginia upstart that is taking the plunge into the cafe business -- with the help of family & friends and even crowdfunding. How do you win business vs corporate giants? How to clear a profit on a cup of coffee? How do you decide what to pay yourself? We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Confessions of a PR Exec Feb 18, 2018

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Ed Zitron, PR executive and author of the book Fire Your Publicist, dishes on the rampant bullshattery and worst practices of the public relations industry. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio, iTunes: FullDRadio.com

VIXing It Up Again Feb 11, 2018

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Bear Stearns and AIG veteran Ardavan Mobasheri on the decade since the economy and Wall Street's historic meltdown -- and what the market's recent surge in volatility is telling us. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio | Facebook.com/FullDRadio | iTunes at FullDRadio.com

Puttin' On the Rit Feb 04, 2018

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Barry Ritholtz, founder and CIO at Ritholtz Wealth Management, on markets, risk aversion, AmazonBerkshire Health .... and maybe even a little bit of the Bitcoin. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Capital Gayner Jan 28, 2018

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Warren Buffett disciple Tom Gayner started at Markel Corp in 1990 and reinvented the insurer into an investing powerhouse with diverse holdings. Gayner's eye for good values (financial and cultural)helped propel Markel's stock to 93 times where it traded upon his arrival. We talk about his career, markets and the lost art of "value investing" in go-go-growth 2018.

The Economist: Taming the Tech Titans Jan 23, 2018

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Investor and b-school case-study darlings Facebook, Google and Amazon now sport a combined $2 trillion in value and enviable swathes of market share. The Economist's U.S. tech editor Alexandra Suich Bass on how the triumvirate's dominance is bad for consumers and competition.

The Hunt for Blue November Jan 16, 2018

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Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer, is trying to ride this year's growing blue wave to win Virginia's 7th U.S. Congressional district. President Trump is unpopular, grassroots activists are buzzed and Democrats think the incumbent is vulnerable. The seat has been held by Republicans since 1971; the Tea Party snatched it in 2014 and Trump won the district by six points.

Richard Haass on a World in Disarray Jan 07, 2018

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The Council on Foreign Relations president and veteran diplomat on the volatility of international affairs in the era of Trump. We discuss Haass's latest book, A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order. [Twitter @FullDRadio | Facebook.com/FullDRadio]

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