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A Book With Legs

In each episode of our podcast, A Book With Legs, we explore investing through an entirely unique lens, bringing in authors to discuss books that have directly or indirectly influenced our investment decisions. The podcast is for the curious-minded looking for worldly wisdom. We invite you to listen in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, our RSS Feed, or subscribe to our YouTube channel.

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In this episode, author and Professor Ekaterina Pravilova joins Cole Smead to discuss her book, “The Ruble: A Political History.” Ekaterina’s book explores the evolution of the Russian currency over […]
In this episode, author and historian Harold James joins Cole Smead to discuss his book, “Seven Crashes: The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalization.” Their discussion delves into major economic downturns throughout […]
In this episode, author Chris Roush joins Cole Smead to discuss his book, “The Future of Business Journalism,” which explores the evolving media landscape and its impact on business reporting. […]
Live from the 2024 Smead Investor Oasis, venture capitalist George Gilder joins Bill and Cole Smead to discuss his latest work, “Life after Capitalism,” in which he redefines capitalism as […]
In this episode, Professor Andrew Pettegree joins Cole to discuss his newly released title, “The Book at War.” The book is a captivating analysis of the power of print in society […]
In this episode, retired U.S. Army general David Petraeus joins Bill and Cole to discuss the recently released book that he co -authored titled, “Conflict.” The book explores the evolution of warfare […]
Interested in the Smead Capital Management book list? Listen in to hear Cole and Bill Smead list the books they have recently read, what they’re currently reading, and the books […]
“What about our system of liberal meritocratic capitalism is good and useful? What about it is worth preserving, expanding and fixing, so that we can be prepared for the challenges […]
“If you read it, you will realize that many of the arguments being made against American capitalism are invalid. You will realize that this country of ours is even greater […]
“Once you know where to look, you start to see it all around you in present day life. Whether it’s the Federal Reserve Bank, whether it’s the company Goldman Sachs… […]

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