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Miami Water Torture Sep 14, 2017

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Miami dodged catastrophe when Hurricane Irma swerved. Even so, much of its downtown ended up submerged. Keeping the sea at bay has rapidly become costlier and more complicated for this Pan-American boomtown, whose skyline holds record foreign wealth. What if...? I talked to condo power broker Alicia Cervera Lamadrid and the Miami Herald's Nick Nehamas. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

The Fed's Looooooong Unwind Sep 04, 2017

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Unemployment's low. Stocks are at highs. The financial crisis is a distant memory. So why are interest rates still so stubbornly low? And how will they get back up to some level of "normalcy"? We ask Al Broaddus, the former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. He joined the Fed back in 1970.

The Rogue Mouseketeer Aug 27, 2017

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Wall Street analyst Rich Greenfield is outspoken in his belief that Walt Disney Co., parent of struggling ESPN, is in trouble. The CEO blocked him on Twitter. He's ignored on Disney's analyst calls. You know the House-of-Mouse of Pain is in effect, y'all.

HBR's Appetite for Disruption Aug 13, 2017

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Harvard Business Review editor in chief Adi Ignatius on the 95-year old publication's reinvention for the smartphone age. After cutting its print frequency and doubling down on digital and subscriber-only content, HBR just posted record circulation growth. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio.

The Cigarette's Last Stand? Aug 06, 2017

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Dr. Stanton Glantz, director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, on the FDA's surprise decision to target nicotine levels in cigarettes. Though U.S. smoking rates have been falling, cigarettes remain a cash-cow. Is this Big Tobacco's big reckoning? We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

(He Moved Your Cheese) Jul 29, 2017

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Jon Steinberg is CEO and founder of Cheddar, the "post-cable" news network that's drawing in investors, viewers and marketing partners. Big Media is rapidly getting disrupted. Netflix. Amazon. Apple. Facebook. AT&T-TimeWarner. Apps and digital startups. Everyone wants a wedge of the action. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio | Facebook.com/FullDRadio

Globally yours, Gayle Jul 25, 2017

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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, the author of two NY Times bestsellers and a former politics producer for ABC News. We talk about her career reinvention and U.S. foreign policy in the shadows of Iraq and Afghanistan. Twitter @FullDRadio

Edward Harrison, Credit Diplomat Jul 16, 2017

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Global Macro Advisors' banking and finance expert talks about the difficulty of normalizing monetary policy 10 years after the onset of the financial crisis. Markets are hot. Unemployment is back down. Shouldn't interest rates be (much) higher? On iTunes at FullDRadio.com • Twitter @FullDRadio • Facebook.com/FullDRadio

The iPhone at 10 Jul 02, 2017

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The gadget that changed everything. Veteran tech writer Arik Hesseldahl discusses that journey and where Apple -- now the most valuable company in America -- needs to go in the next 10 years. We're on Twitter @FullDRadio

Cocaine Cowgirl Jun 25, 2017

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The story of Mollie, the femme fatale hostess, "one of the guys" and kingpins' favorite at Miami's infamous Mutiny hotel. She's in my upcoming book, Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami (https://is.gd/f1yvxA).

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