Crash of 1929 -- The myth of the media diet -- The birth of financial TV : a conversation with Jim Rogers -- The first media-blown bubble -- Being right and wrong : a conversation with Ben Stein -- The single most important trait -- Tough gig : a conversation with Karen Finerman -- The man who loved markets -- Redemption song : a conversation with Henry Blodget -- Dow 10,000! -- Welcome to the madhouse -- Tales from the news cycle : a conversation with Herb Greenberg -- The wanderer : a conversation with James Altucher -- The confidence trick -- The bull market for opinions : a conversation with Barry Ritholtz -- All your investment rules contradict each other -- Martin Zweig and the biggest market call of all time -- They don't get Cramer! -- The King of Commentary : a conversation with Jim Cramer -- Make a prediction without making a prediction -- "Car people" : the live blog

"Even the most savvy, knowledgeable investors are overwhelmed by the 24/7/365 financial news cycle that bombards us from virtually every media platform. Known for his no-nonsense exposure of how Wall Street really works, Josh Brown, along with Yahoo's Breakout host Jeff Macke, demonstrates how the news is processed and packaged from the pundits on the screen to the producers running the show. Written for investment pros and everyday joes, The News and the Noise [sic] is an insider's how-to guide for discerning what matters from what's show biz" --