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In each episode, we explore investing through an entirely unique lens, bringing in authors to discuss books that have directly or indirectly influenced our investment decisions.

Are surgeons psychopaths? In this episode, Cole Smead is joined by Thomas Morris, author of the book The Matter of the Heart: A History of the Heart in Eleven Operations. Thomas’ book explains how eleven milestone procedures set the stage for ‘The Golden Age of Heart Surgery’, ultimately leading to an extraordinary period of innovation, ingenuity, and a deep understanding of the heart.

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What in the subconscious mind informs our actions, and what are our neural networks capable of that distinguishes them from machines such as LLMs? Gaurav is a computational neuroscientist, experimental […]

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Jason Bardi – The Great Math War: How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics

What happens when brilliant minds disagree not just on answers, but on the very rules of how answers can be found? These questions are addressed in the latest episode of […]

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The Smead Book List – Spring Book List

What is the Smead Capital Management team reading, and what’s up next? In this new quarterly ‘book list’ episode, value investors Bill and Cole Smead discuss memorable takeaways from books […]

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