Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci
SALT Media Networks & CSG
- 38 minutes 26 secondsCIA Analyst David McCloskey: How People Are Really Recruited, Manipulated, and Broken
David McCloskey is a former CIA analyst and consultant at McKinsey & Company. While at the CIA, he wrote regularly for the President’s Daily Brief, delivered classified testimony to Congressional oversight committees, and briefed senior White House officials, Ambassadors, military officials, and Arab royalty. He worked in CIA field stations across the Middle East. During his time at McKinsey, David advised national security, aerospace, and transportation clients on a range of strategic and operational issues.
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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.
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29 January 2026, 10:00 am - 38 minutes 49 secondsThe End of The US Dollar, Globalization Failed, Jamie Dimon Sued By Trump, The Future of AI
In this episode, my good friend Michael Novogratz and I break down why the global monetary order is under real stress, from a weakening dollar and exploding gold prices to the deeper political and social consequences of currencies losing trust. Drawing on my trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, history, and current markets, we explain why this moment matters for everyone — not just investors — and what happens when money stops being a reliable store of value.
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: https://x.com/Scaramucci Follow Novo on X: https://x.com/novogratz 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.
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28 January 2026, 10:00 am - 28 minutes 58 secondsThe Truth About Money No One Taught You - Marcia Dawood
Marcia Dawood is an early-stage investor, serves on the SEC's Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, is a venture partner with Mindshift Capital, and is a member of Golden Seeds. She is chair emeritus of the Angel Capital Association, a global society for angel investors. Marcia is an associate producer of the documentary Show Her the Money, a TEDx speaker, and hosts The Angel Next Door podcast. Get Marcia's brilliant book Do Good While Doing Well: Invest for Change, Reap Financial Rewards, and Increase Your Happiness Watch her TEDx Talk here: https://youtu.be/yI4i4qb3E8E?si=DFiruOGlOgER8ScY 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.
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27 January 2026, 10:00 am - 31 minutes 44 secondsHow America Lost Its Edge And China Took Over - Dan Wang
Dan Wang is a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover History Lab. Previously, he was a fellow at the Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, the Financial Times, New York Magazine, Bloomberg Opinion, and The Atlantic. This is one of the most important books you'll read: Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future
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.
📚 Get a copy of my books: Solana Rising: Investing in the Fast Lane of Crypto https://amzn.to/43F5Nld
From Wall Street to the White House and Back https://amzn.to/47fJDbv
The Little Book of Bitcoin https://amzn.to/47pWRmh
The Little Book of Hedge Funds https://amzn.to/43LbM83
Hopping over the Rabbit Hole https://amzn.to/3LaykJb
Goodbye Gordon Gekko https://amzn.to/47xrLYs 🎥 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆! https://www.cameo.com/themooch
🎙️ Check out my other podcasts: The Rest is Politics US - https://www.youtube.com/@RestPoliticsUS Lost Boys - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYFf6KS9ro1p18Z0ajmXz5qNPGy9qmE8j&feature=shared SALT - https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/featured
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22 January 2026, 10:00 am - 29 minutes 2 secondsIran Regime Change, Greenland Takeover, Open AI vs Anthropic, Money in Politics
Welcome back to All Things Markets—Michael Novogratz and I are diving deep into the money in politics, the crypto legislation battle unfolding on Capitol Hill, and why the banking lobby might be winning fights it shouldn't. Novo has just returned from Washington with some sobering insights about Citizens United, lobbying power, and why the smart money is betting big on digital assets despite the headwinds. 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: https://x.com/Scaramucci Follow Novo on X: https://x.com/novogratz 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.
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21 January 2026, 10:00 am - 33 minutes 6 secondsWorld 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 global institution promoting public-private collaboration and shaping ideas like stakeholder capitalism and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. With his wife, Hilde, he created the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship to foster innovation and social impact worldwide. In 2025, he launched the Schwab Academy to prepare leaders for the emerging Intelligent Age. 📚Get his books here: Thriving and Leading in the Intelligent Age Longevity and Retirement in the Intelligent Age Restoring Truth and Trust The Fourth Industrial Revolution
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.
📚 Get a copy of my books: Solana Rising: Investing in the Fast Lane of Crypto https://amzn.to/43F5Nld
From Wall Street to the White House and Back https://amzn.to/47fJDbv
The Little Book of Bitcoin https://amzn.to/47pWRmh
The Little Book of Hedge Funds https://amzn.to/43LbM83
Hopping over the Rabbit Hole https://amzn.to/3LaykJb
Goodbye Gordon Gekko https://amzn.to/47xrLYs 🎥 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆! https://www.cameo.com/themooch
🎙️ Check out my other podcasts: The Rest is Politics US - https://www.youtube.com/@RestPoliticsUS Lost Boys - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYFf6KS9ro1p18Z0ajmXz5qNPGy9qmE8j&feature=shared SALT - https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/featured
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YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@therealanthonyscaramucci
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20 January 2026, 10:00 am - 24 minutes 55 secondsJanuary 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 world, with no talking points and no filter. 📚 Books Recommended in this episode: Streetwise: Getting to and Through Goldman Sachs by Lloyd Blankfein The Little Book of Bitcoin by Anthony Scaramucci Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom by Conrad Black These Truths by Jill Lepore The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson The Iliad by Homer The Goal Coast by Nelson DeMille The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
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.
📚 Get a copy of my books: Solana Rising: Investing in the Fast Lane of Crypto https://amzn.to/43F5Nld
From Wall Street to the White House and Back https://amzn.to/47fJDbv
The Little Book of Bitcoin https://amzn.to/47pWRmh
The Little Book of Hedge Funds https://amzn.to/43LbM83
Hopping over the Rabbit Hole https://amzn.to/3LaykJb
Goodbye Gordon Gekko https://amzn.to/47xrLYs 🎥 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆! https://www.cameo.com/themooch
🎙️ Check out my other podcasts: The Rest is Politics US - https://www.youtube.com/@RestPoliticsUS Lost Boys - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYFf6KS9ro1p18Z0ajmXz5qNPGy9qmE8j&feature=shared SALT - https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/featured
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YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@therealanthonyscaramucci
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15 January 2026, 10:00 am - 34 minutes 14 secondsAmerica'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 inequality, hard assets, Bitcoin, and why markets continue to rally despite the ground under American democracy feeling less stable than it should.
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: https://x.com/Scaramucci Follow Novo on X: https://x.com/novogratz 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.
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14 January 2026, 10:00 am - 28 minutes 22 secondsAmerica’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 of Descent (2012), and In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India (2007). He appears regularly on CNN, NPR, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, and the BBC.
Get a copy of his brilliant book Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet
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.
📚 Get a copy of my books: Solana Rising: Investing in the Fast Lane of Crypto https://amzn.to/43F5Nld
From Wall Street to the White House and Back https://amzn.to/47fJDbv
The Little Book of Bitcoin https://amzn.to/47pWRmh
The Little Book of Hedge Funds https://amzn.to/43LbM83
Hopping over the Rabbit Hole https://amzn.to/3LaykJb
Goodbye Gordon Gekko https://amzn.to/47xrLYs 🎥 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆! https://www.cameo.com/themooch
🎙️ Check out my other podcasts: The Rest is Politics US - https://www.youtube.com/@RestPoliticsUS Lost Boys - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYFf6KS9ro1p18Z0ajmXz5qNPGy9qmE8j&feature=shared SALT - https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/featured
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13 January 2026, 10:00 am - 34 minutes 7 secondsThe 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, Comedy Central, and other legendary networks. He is a board member of Imagine Entertainment and a board member emeritus of both the American Museum of Natural History and the think tank New America. I really recommend you read Tom's book Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu
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.
📚 Get a copy of my books: Solana Rising: Investing in the Fast Lane of Crypto https://amzn.to/43F5Nld
From Wall Street to the White House and Back https://amzn.to/47fJDbv
The Little Book of Bitcoin https://amzn.to/47pWRmh
The Little Book of Hedge Funds https://amzn.to/43LbM83
Hopping over the Rabbit Hole https://amzn.to/3LaykJb
Goodbye Gordon Gekko https://amzn.to/47xrLYs 🎥 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆! https://www.cameo.com/themooch
🎙️ Check out my other podcasts: The Rest is Politics US - https://www.youtube.com/@RestPoliticsUS Lost Boys - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYFf6KS9ro1p18Z0ajmXz5qNPGy9qmE8j&feature=shared SALT - https://www.youtube.com/c/SALTTube/featured
📱 Follow Anthony on Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/scaramucci/ X - https://x.com/Scaramucci LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anscaramucci/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@ascaramucci?lang=en
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@therealanthonyscaramucci
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8 January 2026, 10:00 am - 29 minutes 35 secondsVenezuela 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 geopolitics to why stocks, crypto, and commodities all look like they want to move higher at the same time. We also dig into debt, power, AI, and the uncomfortable truth that asset prices are booming while a lot of people still feel left behind.
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: https://x.com/Scaramucci Follow Novo on X: https://x.com/novogratz 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.
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