True-crime bestseller T.J. English on his latest, The Last Kilo: Willy Falcon and the Cocaine Empire that Seduced America. We go into the backstory of getting Miami's fabled cocaine king to go on the record; the long arm of the law, over more than four decades; and reconciling legend and Hollywood with the sober truths of spending so much of a life…

Veteran media exec Janice Min -- now CEO of The Ankler -- on Hollywood's post-streaming-binge austerity: tanked share prices; creative risk aversion; slashed budgets, cable wires and expense accounts...and the resulting opportunity for focused upstarts.Oleh Roben Farzad

Brandcenter head and veteran ad executive Vann Graves on the election; the parties' changing brands and voters; the fragmenting of media consumption, reading today's youth...much more.Oleh Roben Farzad

Award-winning musicians Susan Greenbaum and Scott Lane on making a living out of Richmond, Virginia in the post-Covid streaming age. Ian Stewart guest hosts.Oleh Roben Farzad

Live with NPR's David Folkenflik, from the University of Akron's Knight Foundation Lecture Series • "Miami Vice" at 40 • Star Manhattan luxury real estate agent Michelle Griffith • Former GOP strategist Tim MillerOleh Roben Farzad

NPR media correspondent and bestselling author David Folkenflik discusses headlines, investigations, reflections, successions and his career journey. Recorded with an audience at the University of Akron's Knight Foundation lecture series.Oleh Roben Farzad

Cyclist Kristen Faulkner, reigning USA Road Race champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, on how her venture capital career has informed her competitive outlook and business model. Plus, pro-cycling presenter Jez Cox on making a living commentating on the international sport. Ian Stewart guest hosts.…

Top-ranked Manhattan luxury real estate agent Michelle Griffith of Elliman on the island's durable appeal -- spanning so many booms, busts, interest-rate cycles, crises and today's remote-work hangover. Griffith appears on NBC's Open House and Million Dollar Listing NY.Oleh Roben Farzad

Mosheh Oinounou, founder of digital insurgent Mo News, on the Mideast's new imbalance of power -- from Israel's ops in Lebanon and Iran; to Hamas's tunnel vision; to what Tehran really wants. All with a bit over a month left until the U.S. elects a new president.Oleh Roben Farzad

Tim Miller, former Republican strategist, on his journey into and out of the GOP. The Never Trumper discussed electoral post-mortems, tipping points, swing states, cognitive dissonance, iconoclasts ... much more.Oleh Roben Farzad

Miami Vice, the groundbreaking TV series full of star cameos, debuted 40 years ago. So much fact-vs-fiction and art imitating life -- which then tried to imitate that art. We talk to a retired Miami smuggler who always bumped into Crockett and Tubbs -- and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans on the show's four decades of influence.…

• Social media "blue-collar musician" Just Joe Altier • Oliver Darcy on leaving CNN• Caleb Silver on Investopedia at 25Oleh Roben Farzad

David Zipper, senior fellow at MIT's Mobility Initiative, on vehicle bloat, the elusive "15-minute city," EVs and much more. Ian Stewart guest hosts.Oleh Roben Farzad

Media reporter Oliver Darcy, recently of CNN's "Reliable Sources" newsletter, on leaving the global news giant to launch Status -- which publishes directly to readers. We discussed cable's brutal year; the struggle to get people to pay for news; and the risk-reward profile of building it yourself in 2024.…

John Doe of the seminal LA punk band X on the early days of the movement; staying in business through the decades and X's ninth --and final -- studio album, "Smoke and Fiction." Guest host: Ian Stewart.Oleh Roben Farzad

Market volatility and economic consternation are back. And so we bring back friend-of-the-show Caleb Silver -- editor in chief of Investopedia (turning 25 this year) and previously CNN's head of U.S. business news. We discussed the Fed, generational wealth, creative destruction...the works.Oleh Roben Farzad

Karina Benavides on her critically acclaimed restaurant Abuelita's, whose guisos, grilled cactus and red mole ranchero pay homage to her native Jalisco, Mexico. Guest hosted by Ian Stewart.Oleh Roben Farzad

Social media darling "Just Joe" Altier -- self-proclaimed blue collar musician -- on making a living in the era of disruption from TikTok, Spotify and AI. Plus, Def Leppard, Rush and Cyndi Lauper.Oleh Roben Farzad

In case you missed it: Netflix's "How to Rob a Bank;" The Economist on the solar revolution; former CIA director Gen. David Petraeus.Oleh Roben Farzad

The Economist's Hal Hodson on how solar energy is rapidly eclipsing our fossil fuel-based reality. The implications are revolutionary -- from clean water and A/C for the poorest populations; to a Saharan land grab; to solar-powered carbon vacuums; to fatter corporate profits. And so many dividends we cannot yet imagine.…

Seth Porges on his hit Netflix documentary "How to Rob a Bank" -- which tells the stranger-than-fiction story of the 'Hollywood Bandit,' a treehouse-dwelling ex-meth dealer who evaded authorities as he hit bank after bank in and around Seattle.Oleh Roben Farzad

Former CIA director. Professor. Commander. PhD. The 37-year military leader is now a partner with investing colossus KKR. We discussed the Middle East, Afghanistan, Ukraine, China, frontier-markets investing and Petraeus's bestseller, Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine.Oleh Roben Farzad

Highlights from recent episodes, including Slate's head of audio Alicia Montgomery; Chicken Fiesta founder Harold Vega; and Larry Ingrassia, author of A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical MysteryOleh Roben Farzad

Lawrence Ingrassia on his book A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery. The veteran journalist, who lost his mother, two sisters, brother and nephew to cancer, discusses the painstaking detective work that has gone into understanding his family's Li-Fraumeni Syndrome.…

Soulidifly Productions' founder and CEO B.K. Fulton on reinventing from the top executive ranks of Verizon into a career as a prolific filmmaker and Broadway producer.Oleh Roben Farzad