Full Disclosure with Ben Nakhaima
Go beyond the talking points with Texas political figures on Full Disclosure with Ben Nakhaima. On every episode, Ben meets with some of the most enterprising names in Texas politics to have open and honest conversations about their personal motivations and the life experiences that brought them to where they are today.
Episodes
John Ealer, Executive Producer/Director, joins the podcast to discuss his CNN Original (now on HBO Max) documentary, "The Story of Late Night." John and Ben talk about the history of late-night television, the rise of Johnny Carson, network/host beef, under appreciated talent like Arsenio Hall & Wanda Sykes, the origin of The Tonight Show, hosts finding their footing in a ratings-driven environm...
Actress Nina Bergman joins the podcast to talk about her upcoming World War II thriller, Hell Hath No Fury. Ben and Nina discuss the Fury-Wilder fight, filming during the pandemic, her travels from Europe, breaking into the entertainment industry at 16, finding fulfillment in your work, and more!
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Hannah Giorgis, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins the podcast to discuss her cover story, "NOT ENOUGH HAS CHANGED SINCE SANFORD AND SON, The unwritten rules of Black TV." Hannah and Ben talk about the history of modern black television, who & what determines blackness, and the influence of shows like Sanford and Son and The Cosby Show.
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Ben and Isaac discuss what happened behind the scenes with President Obama's push of Secretary Clinton to get her to concede in 2016, the very real heated rivalries of the 2020 democratic presidential primary, h...
Pat Kondelis, an Emmy award-winning director and producer, joins the podcast to discuss his 2020 project, HBO documentary film 'The Scheme.' Ben and Pat discuss the morality of the FBI's investigation into Christian Dawkins and the corrupt world of college basketball.
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Dr. Monica Muñoz Martinez, award-winning author, educator, historian, and current Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin joins the podcast to discuss her book, "The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas." Ben and Monica discuss the vicious history of the Texas Rangers, President Trump's strong performance with Latino voters in Texas, how media outlets covered up private and state sp...
On this episode of Full Disclosure, Oscar-winning actor and New York Times #1 best-selling author joins the podcast to discuss his new unconventional memoir, "Greenlights." Matthew discusses the values instilled in him by his mother and father, Trump, stories from his adolescent time in Australia, fatherhood, guiding children to be individuals, the chances of a gubernatorial run in 2022, and more!
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Ben is joined by NYT-best selling author Jeff Pearlman to discuss his newest book, ‘Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.’ The book is centered on the 1996-2004 Lakers run, that was rife with scandal, determination, and championships.
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...On this episode of Full Disclosure, New York Times best-selling author and Texas Monthly contributor Stephen Harrigan talks everything Texas. Ben and Stephen discuss his book, "Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas," dark moments in Texas history, heroic transplants, and mythologies in Texas that still live on today.
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Texas Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia joins the podcast to discuss her upbringing in rural Texas, moving forward with impeaching Trump should the evidence lead there, working/getting started in politics, and more!
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Meritocracy and the Incentive to do Nothing PLUS Nick Norris is back. Ben and Nick discuss their lives, what happened since our last episode, and the American workplace.
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Award winning historian, author, and NYU professor Linda Gordon joins the podcast to discuss her nationally acclaimed book, "The Second Coming of the KKK: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition." Ben and Linda also discuss...
On this episode of Full Disclosure, Ben speaks to Former CIA Director General Michael Hayden about his new book, "The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies." They also discuss our post truth society, the war in Afghanistan, leadership differences between Presidents’ Obama and Bush, the war against ISIS, why it’s healthy to challenge our own assumptions, and more!
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On this episode of Full Disclosure, Ben speaks with Jieun Pyun, Manager for the Human Freedom Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas. They discuss Jieun’s journey to the United States, her work with the Bush Institute, the ongoing humanitarian crisis i...
On this episode of Full Disclosure with Ben Nakhaima, Ben and Nick Norris attempt to review Diversity Day on The Office, but the first half of the episode is more of a psychological analysis of Michael Scott. Ben and Nick eventually run out of gas and in the expletive-filled second half of this episode, they discuss moving to Austin, life lessons learned so far, and personal items. We will be returni...
New York Times best-selling author, historian, and professor at The University of Texas at Austin, H.W. Brands, author of Reagan: The Life, joins Ben to ...
Texas State Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. joins Ben on the third episode of Full Disclosure to discuss the events that have influenced his personal and professional life.
The Senator from Brownsville, TX, explains the large influence of the...
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