Open Book with Anthony Scaramucci The Best Moments of Open Book 2025 Edition
Dec 30, 2025
This year-end reflection showcases conversations with remarkable authors and thinkers. It emphasizes how reading condenses years of wisdom into hours, enriching life experiences. Highlights include insights from Gay Talese on storytelling, Graydon Carter on cultural curation, and deep dives into pivotal historical figures like Virginia Hall and Pamela Harriman. Anthony shares his top books of 2025 and previews exciting guests for the coming year. This engaging recap celebrates the power of literature and the insightful dialogue that illuminates our understanding of complex realities.
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Reading As Compacted Life Experience
- Anthony Scaramucci values books because they compress years of an author's experience into hours of reading.
- He argues reading expands your perspective and fills gaps in personal life experience.
Interview With Gay Talese
- Anthony recounts his in-person interview with 93-year-old Gay Talese and praises Talese's outsider curiosity.
- He highlights Talese's drive to tell others' stories and make the obscure become part of history.
Graydon Carter On Cultural Curation
- Anthony describes his conversation with Graydon Carter about magazines shaping culture and curating who’s hot.
- He portrays Carter as a lively, well-connected curator who brings fun and insight to cultural conversations.