What Benjamin Franklin Taught Me About Money, Mistakes, and Meaning I Mark Skousen
Mark Skousen holds the Doti-Spogli Chair of Free Enterprise at Chapman University in California. As an eighth-generation direct descendant of Benjamin Franklin, he has had a lifelong interest in the “grandfather” of our nation. Dr. Skousen’s career has often followed that of his illustrious ancestor, as a publisher, author, financial advisor, teacher, father, public servant, and world traveler.
Get a copy of Mark's wonderful book The Greatest American: Benjamin Franklin, the World’s Most Versatile Genius
Books mentioned on this episode:
Fart Proudly by Benjamin Franklin https://amzn.to/4nyi2Yb
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
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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Pre-order Solana Rising: Investing in the Fast Lane of Crypto
From Wall Street to the White House and Back
The Little Book of Bitcoin
The Little Book of Hedge Funds
Hopping over the Rabbit Hole
Goodbye Gordon Gekko: How to Find Your Fortune Without Losing Your Soul
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This One Decision Stopped Russia From Controlling Everything
Benn Steil is a senior fellow and director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War, winner of the New York Historical Society’s Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History and the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Douglas Dillon Award.
Get a copy of his masterful book The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century
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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September 2025 Q&A - Work-Life Balance, Working in the White House & Biggest Regrets
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.
Books mentioned in this episode:
1. King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation by Scott Anderson
2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
3. The Iliad by Homer
4. The Odyssey by Homer
5. The Nazi Mind by Laurence Rees
6. Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill
7. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
📚 Get a copy of my books:
1. Pre-order Solana Rising: Investing in the Fast Lane of Crypto
2. From Wall Street to the White House and Back
3. The Little Book of Bitcoin
4. The Little Book of Hedge Funds
5. Hopping over the Rabbit Hole
6. Goodbye Gordon Gekko: How to Find Your Fortune Without Losing Your Soul
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Why We’re Working Ourselves to Death
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Juliet Schor is an economist and a professor of sociology at Boston College and is the bestselling author of numerous books, including The Overworked American, After the Gig, and The Overspent American. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has been featured across national and international media, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, People, 60 Minutes, the Today show, and Good Morning America.
Read her book Four Days a Week: The Life-Changing Solution for Reducing Employee Stress, Improving Well-Being, and Working Smarter
Watch her TED Talk here
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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What They’re Not Telling You About The Future of Money
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Kenneth Rogoff is Maurits C. Boas Professor of Economics at Harvard University and former International Monetary Fund chief economist. One of the world’s foremost observers on the global economy, he is coauthor of the New York Times bestselling This Time Is Different.
Get a copy of his book "Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider's View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead" here: https://amzn.to/3JsOxbT
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You may think you know Anthony Scaramucci: a Harvard Law School graduate who cut his teeth at Goldman Sachs, went on to build two successful businesses and had an 11-day stint in the White House. What people don’t know is he’s an avid reader, endlessly curious, history buff with a restless mind.
In his new podcast, Open Book, listeners will hear and get to know the real Anthony: the proud son of immigrant parents, a long-suffering New York Mets fan and a father of five. Each week, he’ll invite you into an intimate and open conversation with some of the brightest minds out there, from business, politics, entertainment, and more. Together, they’ll go deep into a piece of work - whether it's a highly anticipated book, an in-depth feature story, or an opinion piece – to dig into why it matters to you, what we can learn from the past, and how their work is shaping our future.
Along the way, you’ll learn more about The Mooch – beyond the headlines – where he came from and how he got here. He’ll turn the pages on his own life lessons from his blue-collar upbringing and career on Wall Street to getting his teeth kicked in the White House and then, coming back stronger. He’ll offer his perspective as a self-made entrepreneur and “open book” with a lot of experience, both good and bad.
Tune in every week to hear fascinating conversations you won’t get anywhere else.
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