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The Smead Book List - Fall 2025
Season 4 Episode 422
In this special quarterly ‘book list’ episode, Bill Smead and Cole Smead discuss memorable takeaways from books they have recently read, share what they are reading now, and preview what is next on t…
Published on 5 hours ago
Toby Stuart - Anointed
Season 4 Episode 421
In this episode, author and professor Toby Stuart sits down with Cole Smead to discuss his book “Anointed: The Extraordinary Effects of Social Status in a Winner-Take-Most World.” Together, they expl…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Alok Sama - The Money Trap
Season 4 Episode 420
In this episode, Cole Smead sits down with author and former President and CFO of SoftBank Group International, Alok Sama, to discuss his book, “The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble.…
Published on 4 weeks ago
James Romm - Plato and the Tyrant
Season 4 Episode 419
In this episode, Cole Smead sits down with professor and author James Romm to discuss his book, “Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiec…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Graham Taylor - Imperial Standard
Season 4 Episode 418
In this episode, author and professor Graham Taylor sits down with Cole Smead to discuss his book, “Imperial Standard: Imperial Oil, Exxon, and the Canadian Oil Industry from 1880.” Their conversatio…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Duncan Mavin - Meltdown: Greed, Scandal, and the Collapse of Credit Suisse
Season 4 Episode 417
In this episode, Cole Smead sits down with Bloomberg Editor Duncan Mavin to discuss his book, “Meltdown: Greed, Scandal, and the Collapse of Credit Suisse.” The two explore the founding of Credit Sui…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Stephen Clapham - The Smart Money Method
Season 4 Episode 416
In this episode, Cole Smead sits down with Stephen Clapham, founder of the London-based investment research and training consultancy Behind the Balance Sheet, to discuss his book “The Smart Money Met…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Smead Book List - Summer 2025
Season 4 Episode 415
In this special quarterly ‘book list’ episode of A Book with Legs, Smead Capital Management’s analyst team, including Seamus Sullivan, Nick Garcia, and Will Keenan, joins Cole Smead to discuss memora…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Jill Eicher - Mellon vs. Churchill: The Untold Story of Treasury Titans at War
Season 4 Episode 414
In this episode, Cole Smead sits down with independent scholar and writer Jill Eicher to discuss her book, “Mellon vs. Churchill: The Untold Story of Treasury Titans at War.” Their conversation explo…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Enda Kenny - Exclusive Interview
Season 4 Episode 413
In this special bonus episode, Cole Smead and Conor O’Callaghan sit down with former Taoiseach of Ireland Enda Kenny to dive deeper into Ireland’s rich history and the Great Famine. They also explore…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago