As summer travel heats up, International bestselling author TJ Newman joins Anthony to discuss her much-anticipated new book, Drowning. Following the publishing sensation of her first novel Falling, TJ opens up about her nerves surrounding this release, she lets us in on her dark side, and reveals her the most disgusting she experienced during her career as a flight attendant…

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Anthony talks with Ben Smith, co-founder of Semafor. Ben’s new book Traffic chronicles the genius and delusion that makes up the internet’s media pioneers. Anthony and Ben explore the rise and fall of innovators like Gawker and BuzzFeed News, and the many egos that came to play. Ben shares his inside knowledge on the space, the industry and it’s many faces.

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Anthony talks with multiple New York Times bestselling author William D. Cohan. William discusses his most personal book yet, Four Friends: Promising Lives Cut Short which tells the tragic stories of four of his school friends, including John F. Kennedy Jr. and Will Daniel, a grandson of President Harry Truman. 

He then moves to his acclaimed book, Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon, examining what went wrong at General Electric and who was to blame. Finally, William shares what American behemoth he’s investigating next… 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Anthony talks with AOL cofounder and bestselling author Steve Case. Steve has travelled across the country, with his latest book The Rise of the Rest, to promote startups away from traditional investor cities. He tells Anthony where, who and what we should be looking to for the future of America. 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

With Mother’s Day this weekend, it would only be right to dedicate a whole episode to the real star of Open Book, Marie Scaramucci. Anthony talks with his Mom about everything from his upbringing and their shared love of his Nonna’s meatballs, to which Scaramucci was caught speeding by the Port Washington police… 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Anthony talks with Andrew Cuomo, the 56^th Governor of New York. With over 20 years of friendship under their belt, Anthony and Andrew get personal on the highs and very public lows life has thrown at them. Together they discuss what the city they both love needs, to do better. Of course, we couldn’t have the elder Cuomo brother on without getting into some of that sibling rivalry…

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Anthony talks with British biographer Matthew Dennison. With the coronation of King Charles fast approaching, Matthew gives Anthony his take on all things Royal, from his magisterial biography of the late Queen Elizabeth II, to what the Brits really think of Meghan Markle. 

Matthew’s latest book looks at the much-loved children’s author Roald Dahl, uncovering a life many of us wouldn’t expect, and he examines the censorship issue Dahl’s books now face. 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Anthony is joined by none other than Hollywood legend, Barbara Eden. Barbara opens up about the tragic loss of her son Matthew to an overdose in 2001, and Anthony shares the struggles with addiction in his own family.

Barbara then lets us in on countless tales from her storied career. Having shared studios with everyone from Elvis Presley to Marilyn Monroe. 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

International bestselling crime writer Don Winslow joins Anthony to discuss his brand-new book and his penultimate, City of Dreams. Rhode Island and Long Island; Italian and Irish; Mob stories and the Classics. Anthony and Don reveal everything and more in this conversation, including how Don Winslow was way far ahead of Anthony on who Donald Trump really is. 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mark Esper, the 27th Secretary of Defense under President Trump joins Anthony to discuss his bestselling memoir, A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times. Together they make sense of the Trump years, sharing stories from behind the closed White House doors, and of course, both of their firings. Then, Secretary Esper examines America’s current national security, considering the threat of China, Putin - and the United States itself.

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Anthony sits down with American diplomat and outgoing Council on Foreign Relations president, Dr. Richard Haass, to discuss his New York Times bestseller The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens. Dr. Haass shares his wealth of experience blending politics, civics and history to argue that citizenship must be redefined, and bold change is the only thing that can save American democracy, before it’s too late. 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In today’s episode, Anthony talks with award-winning author, Morgan Housel. Housel’s book The Psychology of Money has sold over 3 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 53 languages. They get to the root of what our relationship with money can tell us about ourselves, discussing the real definition of wealth, approaches to investing, saving and more.

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode Anthony is joined Red Apple Group chairman and CEO, John Catsimatidis. Together they discuss John’s new bestselling book, How Far Do You Want to Go: Lessons from a Common-Sense Billionaire which shares his incredible rise to success. Having reached the top on both sides of the political spectrum, John separates the disloyal from the weak and who we need to bring back unity in America.

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Anthony is joined by serial entrepreneur and friend, Matt Higgins to discuss his new book, Burn the Boats. Matt opens up about his own rags-to-riches life story and how he made it happen, with no room for Plan B. He shares his struggles with anxiety, loss, and failure – and reveals what his editors wouldn’t let him include in his book.  

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We’ve all heard about the 4-day work week, but is it realistic? Will it really improve our lives as much as people say? And how can we persuade the traditionalists? Renowned economist and sociologist, Juliet Schor, answers all of this and more on today’s episode, but does she persuade Anthony… 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Anthony talks with Liz Hoffman about her book Crash Landing: The Inside Story of How the World’s Biggest Companies Survived an Economy on the Brink. Together they recall the unforeseen moment when our economy simply stopped in March of 2020. Anthony opens up about his own experiences at SkyBridge and they reflect on the business leaders that did well, those that didn’t – and where we go from here.

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Anthony sits down with Alex Wieckowski aka Alex and Books. Alex has taken the reading world by storm with his popular newsletter that provides weekly reading tips, book recommendations and thoughtful analysis. From The Great Gatsby and the Stoics, to which popular title is the most overrated - who better to tell us everything we need to know. 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Scholar & CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig joins Anthony to talk about his new book Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away with It. They discuss President Trump’s indictment, Bill Cosby, Jeffrey Epstein and more. Elie shares his inside account of going up against the Mob, during his time as a federal and state prosecutor – and both share their thoughts on the fate of Sam Bankman-Fried.  

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, Anthony talks with macroeconomist and investment strategist Lyn Alden about what we can learn from the history of money and why it’s so complex. Looking forward, they share their hopes for the future, discussing inflation, potential policy decisions and of course, cryptocurrencies. 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

With Women’s History Month upon us, Anthony talks with trailblazer Gretchen Carlson. Gretchen takes us back to her decision to go public and stand up against then Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, she details her work bringing harassment and retaliation issues front and centre in the workplace. Gretchen talks candidly with Anthony about what more needs to be done, and whether the predators are still being protected. 

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy