The Lie That Built Modern China - Frank Dikötter
I've spent a lot of time studying China — the culture, the power, the politics — and I thought I knew the story, but my guest today, historian Frank Dikötter, absolutely blew my mind, because the foun...
5 Mar 33min
War in Iran, Trump’s Anthropic Ban, & Jane Street’s Bitcoin Rigging
This week was absolutely insane — we've got US and Israeli strikes on Iran, markets somehow shrugging it off, and the Trump administration trying to kneecap Anthropic even while using their AI to pick...
4 Mar 33min
The Death of Power As We Know It - Elizabeth Day
Today we've got the brilliant Elizabeth Day on Open Book, and let me tell you, her new novel One of Us is the book of the year — a razor-sharp, hilariously dark dive into the corruption of power, clas...
3 Mar 40min
Trump Tariffs Overturned, $56T Debt Surge, AI Replacing Workers & Fed Cuts Debate
Welcome back to All Things Markets — Today, Mike Novogratz and I are ripping into the big stuff: tariffs getting struck down, a potential $56 trillion national debt, and whether the bond market is jus...
25 Feb 33min
The Greatest Generation Never Told Us the Truth About War - Peter Caddick-Adams
Peter Caddick-Adams is a lecturer in military history and current defense issues at the UK Defence Academy. He is the author of Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell and Monty and Rommel: Parallel Lives. ...
24 Feb 38min
AI Replacing Humans, Tariffs Hurting Americans & Why Markets Feel Broken
Today on All Things Markets, Mike and I tackle the forces reshaping everything — from AI replacing jobs to the real story behind tariffs, the dollar, and Bitcoin. If you think the ground isn’t shiftin...
18 Feb 38min
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 ide...
17 Feb 31min
You’ll Never Find Peace Until You Fight This Battle - Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield is the author of The War of Art, which has sold millions of copies globally and been translated into multiple languages. He is a master of historical fiction with Gates of Fire being...
12 Feb 39min
