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
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
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
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
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
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
The Best Moments of Open Book 2025 Edition
This is our final episode of the year on Open Book, and I wanted to slow things down for a moment and take stock of what we’ve built together. Over the past year, we sat down with extraordinary author...
30 Des 202540min
Inflation Crisis, Market Predictions for 2026, Trump's Federal Reserve, Crypto's Future
This conversation dives into inflation, affordability, and why the Federal Reserve’s next moves will shape markets heading into 2026. We unpack Trump’s pressure on interest rates, the politics behind ...
29 Des 202531min
