October 2025 Q&A: Post-Trump America, Zohran Mamdani as Mayor, and more
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This Q&A covers a wide range of topics, including politics, economics, crypto, reading, and more. So keep watching and keep the questions coming.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe https://amzn.to/4mPO80Z
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown https://amzn.to/4npPKj7
Apple in China by Patrick McGee https://amzn.to/48HOiUA
1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe by Peter Firtzsche https://amzn.to/4pQvrNi
Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman https://amzn.to/46LW8Kf
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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CNN Legal Analyst Elie Honig: Trump’s War on the Rule of Law
Elie Honig is CNN’s Emmy-nominated Senior Legal Analyst, writes a weekly column for New York Magazine and Cafe.com, hosts podcasts on the law and true crime for Vox Media, is a Rutgers University scholar, and is special counsel to the law firm Lowenstein Sandler.
His book is one of the must-read political books of the fall, get it here: When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump
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:
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
Timestamps
00:00 Elie Honig Introduction
02:58 Why did you write this book about accountability for presidents now?
04:41 Would this be the situation if Trump won in 2020?
07:31 Is this time different in American history?
11:23 Archibald Cox, Saturday Night Massacre, & Robert Bork
16:11 Everyone loves the idea of an outsider prosecutor, until this happens
20:19 Presidential immunity case: Would Nixon have gotten in trouble?
21:49 Is the Supreme Court afraid of Trump?
22:50 Examples of Supreme Court rulings against Trump
23:08 Is Elie more optimistic or pessimistic about America holding the powerful accountable?
27:52 Five Words
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James Holland is Back: The Forgotten Campaign That Shaped the World We Live In
James Holland is the author of Cassino ’44, The Savage Storm, Brothers in Arms, Sicily ’43, Normandy ’44, Big Week, The Rise of Germany, and The Allies Strike Back in the War in the West trilogy, Burma ’44, and Dam Busters. He has written and presented the BAFTA shortlisted documentaries Battle of Britain and Dam Busters for the BBC. He is also the co-host of the brilliant WW2 Pod with Al Murray.
Get a copy of his brilliant book Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome, you won't regret it: https://amzn.to/4gB8OZ2
Listen to the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/34VlAepHmeloDD76RX4jtc?si=6695d3eef52944c0
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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Historian James Holland: What World War II Teaches Us About Today
James Holland is the author of Cassino ’44, The Savage Storm, Brothers in Arms, Sicily ’43, Normandy ’44, Big Week, The Rise of Germany, and The Allies Strike Back in the War in the West trilogy, Burma ’44, and Dam Busters. He has written and presented the BAFTA shortlisted documentaries Battle of Britain and Dam Busters for the BBC. He is also the co-host of the brilliant WW2 Pod with Al Murray.
Get a copy of his brilliant book "Victory '45: The End of the War in Eight Surrenders", you won't regret it: https://amzn.to/3IlwaW3
Listen to the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/34VlAepHmeloDD76RX4jtc?si=6695d3eef52944c0
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 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.
📚 Get a copy of my books:
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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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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