Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci

We are back with another Open Book Q&A — the episode where you ask, I answer, and nobody's feelings are guaranteed to survive intact. From repealing Citizens United to what Trump is really like behind closed doors, we're getting into all of it today, so let's go. 📚Books mentioned in this episode: Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson Running Down a Dream by Bill Gurley Nigel Hamilton's FDR trilog...

David Baldacci has sold 150 million books, and when I picked up his first novel — Absolute Power — I was a 32-year-old lawyer who thought he had life figured out. What I didn't expect was to walk away from a thriller feeling like a different person. That's what David does. He doesn't just write stories — he holds up a mirror to humanity, all the mess and the greatness of it, and he dares you to lo...

My guest today is Jitske Kramer — corporate anthropologist, bestselling author, and one of the most original thinkers I've had on this show. We're getting into tricksters, liminality, and why the messy middle of change is exactly where we need to be having the conversations most people are too scared to have. The book is Tricky Times, and trust me — you need to read it. Jitske Kramer is a corporat...

Sebastian Mallaby is back as a repeat guest on Open Book, with a brilliant new book. He spent 30 hours inside the mind of the man building superintelligence, and what he found should wake all of us up. We're talking about Demis Hassabis, the chess prodigy-turned-AI god who founded DeepMind before Sam Altman even had the idea for OpenAI. This is one of the most important books I've read in years, a...

Markets are flashing warning signs, and the U.S. consumer is taking the hit. Mike Novogratz and I break down why traders have shifted from buying the dip to selling the rally, what the wealth gap means for the economy, and where crypto stands as the Clarity Act stalls. This is a market you need to understand right now! Michael Novogratz is the Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital. He was formerly a P...

This episode is about understanding something most people get wrong about Donald Trump: what looks like chaos is often very deliberate. I sat down with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who’s studied Trump for decades, to break down the strategy, the psychology, and the playbook behind it all. Whether you agree with him or not, you need to understand how he operates. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the Senior Associate D...

Markets are whipping around like a yo-yo with war, oil, and rates all over the place, and somehow stocks are still standing. At the same time, Jensen Huang is calling out CEOs for hiding behind AI to justify layoffs, while we’re watching a real migration of wealth out of high-tax blue states into places like Miami and Texas. So the big question is: are we managing this economy the right way, or ar...

I'll be honest with you, I'm a Mets guy, I owned a piece of that team for years, but even I can't deny that the Yankees are the Google of baseball, and today we're going to find out exactly how they keep doing it. My guest is award-winning MLB journalist Andy Martino, whose new book The Yankee Way pulls back the curtain on the Brian Cashman era and reveals that everything you thought you knew abou...

On today's episode of All Things Markets, Mike Novogratz and I discuss America's K-shaped economy — asset prices near all-time highs, food banks overwhelmed, and the inequality gap as wide as I've ever seen it in my career. We get into all of it this week — the bond selloff, what's really happening in the Middle East, and why AI is going to be the defining issue of our time. Michael Novogratz is t...

Today on Open Book, I’m joined by legendary venture capitalist Bill Gurley, whose new book Runnin' Down a Dream challenges a lot of the career advice we give young people. Bill argues that the safest career path isn’t the “safe job” at all—it’s finding something you’re genuinely fascinated by and chasing it relentlessly. We’re going to talk about curiosity, regret, and how to build a career you ac...

Today on Open Book, we’re diving into one of the biggest questions in human history: why do civilizations rise—and why do they collapse? Cambridge scholar Luke Kemp joins me to explain why the forces shaping our future might be the same ones that brought down every empire before us. Luke Kemp is a research affiliate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge. He...

The world feels like it’s unraveling—oil shocks, AI replacing jobs, and markets trying to figure out what comes next. Mike Novogratz and I break down why this economy is splitting in two, where Bitcoin and oil go from here, and how smart investors survive the chaos. Michael Novogratz is the Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital. He was formerly a Partner and President of Fortress Investment Group LLC....

In this month’s Q&A episode of Open Book, I answer questions from viewers across YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X on topics ranging from politics and global markets to career decisions, philosophy, and parenting. We cover Citizens United, the national debt, and the future of crypto, while also offering personal insights on finding your calling, managing time, and navigating difficult moments in...

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 founding myth of the world's most powerful authoritarian state is built on a lie. Stick around, because this conversation is going to change the way you see China forever. 📚Books mentioned in the episode...

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 military targets. And if that's not enough, we're going to talk about Jane Street and some serious questions around Bitcoin market manipulation. Mike and I are breaking it all down here on All Things...

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, class warfare, and rich people behaving very, very badly. Elizabeth breaks it all down with the kind of insight that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about who's really running the wo...

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 just calmly whistling past the fiscal graveyard. Mike and I debate Fed cuts, the AI labor shock that could upend the middle class, and why baby boomers may go down as the most overrepresented — and self-...

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. He holds the rank of major in the British Territorial Army and has served with U.S. forces in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. 📚Get a copy of his books here: Sand and Steel: The D-Day Invasion and the...

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 shifting under the global economy right now, you’re not paying attention — and we’re going to break down exactly what that means for your money and your future. Michael Novogratz is the Founder and CEO of Ga...

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 h...

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 on the required reading list at West Point and the recommended reading list of the Joint Chiefs. His other books include A Man at Arms, Turning Pro, Do the Work, The Artist's Journey, Tides of War, T...

Natalie Brunell is a prominent figure in the Bitcoin world as a top-rated podcast host, educator, media commentator, and author of 'Bitcoin Is For Everyone: Why our financial system is broken and Bitcoin is the solution.' Her podcast, 'Coin Stories,' offers in-depth discussions on Bitcoin, its impact on global economics, and technology trends. Natalie's interviews go beyond finance, highlighting t...

Welcome back to All Things Markets and today, Mike Novogratz and I are diving headfirst into a world where crypto gets punched in the face, AI threatens white-collar jobs, and global capital starts quietly packing its bags. I’m joined by Mike Novogratz to cut through the noise, call out the real risks, and talk honestly about where markets, money, and opportunity are heading next. Michael Novograt...

Tom Carver was a long-time foreign correspondent with the BBC. He was latterly the BBC's Washington Correspondent and continues to live in Washington working as a writer and consultant. He is the step-grandson of Field Marshal Montgomery. This book would make a great TV series. Get your copy of Where The Hell Have You Been?: Monty, Italy and One Man's Incredible Escape Anthony Scaramucci is the fo...

Michael Novogratz is the Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital. He was formerly a Partner and President of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Mr. Novogratz served on the New York Federal Reserve’s Investment Advisory Committee on Financial Markets from 2012 to 2015. He serves as the Chairman of The Bail Project and has made criminal justice reform a focus of his family’s foundation. Follow Anthony on X: ⁠...