This week, Anthony talks with the Wall Street Journal’s veteran Amazon reporter, Dana Mattioli. Dana’s brand-new book "The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power,” tells the inside story of Amazon’s rise to becoming one of the world’s most powerful and feared companies. 

Dana exposes what’s really happening behind the doors of “The Everything Store,” and shares why the FTC’s Monopoly lawsuit could be the most damning business story we’ve ever seen… 

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This week, Anthony talks with social psychologist at Stanford and Indiana University, Mary C. Murphy, about her brand-new book, Cultures of Growth.

Carol Dweck’s “Mindset” altered our view of individual potential forever. Now, her protégé Mary C. Murphy has taken it one step further.

Mary discusses her groundbreaking take that mindset can in fact transcend individuals and transform any group, team, or classroom to reach breakthroughs. Mary shares why we must focus on the growth rather than the genius to spur innovation, work better together, and unlock the real secret to success. 

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This week, Anthony talks with Marine veteran and candidate for the US Senate in Massachusetts, John Deaton.

From growing up in a world where violence was second nature, to becoming a marine and having public showdowns with the SEC, John discusses his raw and compelling memoir Food Stamp Warrior. Every moment of John’s life has been a fight for survival, and his next opponent Elizabeth Warren could be his toughest yet…

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This week, Anthony talks with Senior Washington Correspondent for Bloomberg News, Saleha Mohsin.

Saleha’s new book, Paper Soldiers discusses how the weaponization of the dollar changed the world order. Together they get into how the Trump administration began to turn against the "strong dollar” consensus; the policy wounds that have damaged the dollar’s domination; and whether America's superpower status is really at stake… 

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This week, Anthony talks with tech journalist, podcast host, entrepreneur, author and self-defined bad ass, Kara Swisher about her new book, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.

Anthony and Kara discuss their surprisingly similar backgrounds, and how they became unexpected friends when a “very short man” ran towards Kara at a conference...

Kara takes no prisoners in sharing her thoughts on Silicon Valley’s titans, from why Elon Musk is his own worst enemy, to whether we should always remain optimistic about tech, considering its “endless dangers and possibilities.”

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In this episode, Anthony talks with award-winning Bloomberg journalist, Kurt Wagner about his new book Battle for the Bird.

Kurt tells the gripping tale of the high stakes battle to control Twitter. From the rise of @RealDonaldTrump that showcased Twitter’s power, to the true characteristics of the story’s two main characters: Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey. So, who was the real villain? Should we still bet on Elon Musk and his plan to restore free speech? And what about all of Jack Dorsey’s so-called promises… Kurt has the answers for us.

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From China and Artificial Intelligence to the death of a President and the possibility of a coming Singularity, retired four-star U.S. Naval Officer Admiral James Stavridis and Marine Veteran Elliot Ackerman join Anthony to discuss their brand-new book, 2054. With another book in the trilogy still to come, what existential threat could be next…

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This week Anthony is joined by celebrity nutritionist and longevity expert, Dr. Daryl Gioffre. Dr. Gioffre discusses his bestselling book Get Off Your Sugar, which shares alarming facts on our societies’ obsession with sugar and provides a foolproof plan for how to fix it.

Having overcome a lifelong sugar addiction himself, Dr. Gioffre tells us everything we need to know, from how we can fight inflammation and stop the stress eating to fixing our gut health and identifying the so-called “healthy’ foods that weaken our immune system. And if you were ever wondering what’s really in New York’s drinking water, you won’t want to miss this one…

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This week, Anthony talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll about his brand-new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq.

With access to new and unpublished documents, Steve analyzes the power dynamics, lost opportunities and misunderstandings that fueled the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003. Painting a comprehensive picture of Saddam Hussein, a paranoid man that was convinced the world was out to get him and acted accordingly. Steve discusses the attempted assassination of President George H.W. Bush; the burden Saddam faced from his family; Saddam’s complacency, misconceptions and more…

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Award-winning journalist and author, Diana Henriques, joins Anthony this week to discuss her latest book,Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal, and FDR's Fight to Regulate American Capitalism.

 What does capitalism owe to the common good? Diana raises this urgent question with Anthony, discussing the steps President Franklin D. Roosevelt took to regulate Wall Street during the 1929 stock market crash and the Great Depression, and the role the New Deal still plays in today’s markets. They then move on to discuss Diana’s definitive book on Bernie Madoff.

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