Steve Forbes knows a little about both business and politics. He is an internationally respected authority in economics, finance, and corporate leadership. He also understands politics having campaigned twice for the Republican nomination for the presidency. We discuss why free markets are moral and big government isn’t, from his latest book, Freedom Manifesto.

Guests include California Senate candidate Mike Stoker; political commentator Ann Coulter; rock ‘n’ roll legend Randy Bachman; Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine; businessman Ron Zayas; and licensing expert Danny Simon.

Dan Kainen is attempting to change the book industry. While the attention is being focused on e-books, he’s concentrating on improving traditional print book with his patented technology The Motion Viewer. We discuss the first book of its kind that uses Photicular image processing titled Safari.

Chris Anderson is a business and technology visionary who changed business vocabulary forever when he coined the term The Long Tail. He’s focused his attention on the new DIY Maker economy. We discuss his latest thesis on the new Industrial Revolution from his book Makers.

Randy Bachman is a Rock ‘n’ Roll legend for his work with two super groups of the 1960s and 70s. Today’s he’s migrated into radio with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with his own show which features the music he’s so passionate about. We discuss his latest book Vinyl Tap Stories: Stories That Rock From A Guitar Legend.

Ron Zayas is an entrepreneur who became frustrated with giving gift cards to friends and family, only to discover that some of them were never used, and others caused more trouble than they were worth. We discuss his latest venture, Gift Cards Online.