Barnes and Noble CEO "Books Will Outlive Social Media" - James Daunt

Barnes and Noble CEO "Books Will Outlive Social Media" - James Daunt

This 200th episode of Open Book marks an incredible milestone in our journey, and it feels especially fitting to celebrate it with a conversation about books, leadership, and the enduring power of ideas with James Daunt, CEO of Barnes & Noble. Thank you to every listener, reader, and supporter who has made this community what it is — your curiosity and commitment to learning are the reason we’re here. James Daunt is Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest retail bookseller, of stationery and gift retailer Paper Source, and of Waterstones, the largest retail bookseller in the United Kingdom. 📖 Books mentioned in this episode: Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Middlemarch by George Eliot The Golden Boy by Patricia Finn Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm, and founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and venture studio. He is the host of the podcast Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci. A graduate of Tufts University and Harvard Law School, he lives in Manhasset, Long Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Iran Regime Change, Greenland Takeover, Open AI vs Anthropic, Money in Politics

Iran Regime Change, Greenland Takeover, Open AI vs Anthropic, Money in Politics

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World Economic Forum Founder: This Is the Most Disruptive Moment in Human History - Klaus Schwab

Professor Klaus Schwab founded the World Economic Forum in 1971 as an independent platform for dialogue among business, government, academia, and civil society. Under his leadership, it became a key g...

20 Jan 33min

January 2026 Q&A: Who Comes After Trump, My Favorite Books, Life After Death, and More...

January 2026 Q&A: Who Comes After Trump, My Favorite Books, Life After Death, and More...

Welcome back to Open Book—happy new year. This episode is a rapid-fire Q&A, where I tackle everything from books and Bitcoin to Trump, AI, legacy, and what actually matters in a complicated, noisy wor...

15 Jan 24min

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America's Inequality Crisis, Trump v Powell, Global Instability, Venezuelan Oil & Bitcoin?

In this conversation, Michael and I dig into a world that feels like it’s coming unglued—regime change risks abroad, populism at home, and a Federal Reserve under political pressure. We discuss inequa...

14 Jan 34min

America’s Power Problem: What the Cold War Teaches Us About Today

America’s Power Problem: What the Cold War Teaches Us About Today

Edward Luce is the Financial Times’s chief US commentator and columnist. He is the author of three acclaimed books: The Retreat of Western Liberalism (2017), Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age...

13 Jan 28min

The Man Who Changed Youth Culture  - Tom Freston

The Man Who Changed Youth Culture - Tom Freston

Tom Freston is a cofounder of MTV and the former CEO of Viacom, where he oversaw Paramount Pictures. Before his Viacom roles, he ran MTV Networks for seventeen years, overseeing Nickelodeon, VH1, Come...

8 Jan 34min

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Venezuela Coup, Trump's Tariff Retreat, $40T Debt Bubble, Imperial Presidency, & Cuba Embargo

Welcome back to another conversation with me, Anthony Scaramucci and my good friend Mike Novogratz. We cut through the noise to talk about what’s really driving markets right now—from Venezuela and ge...

7 Jan 29min

The Real Reason America Feels So Broken - Brad Meltzer

The Real Reason America Feels So Broken - Brad Meltzer

Brad Meltzer is the Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lightning Rod and twelve other bestselling thrillers. He also writes nonfiction books like The JFK Conspiracy, and the O...

6 Jan 30min

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