Oct 19, 202657 minS4
In this episode of A Book with Legs, Cole Smead, CEO and Portfolio Manager at Smead Capital Management, and Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Bill Smead sit down with Lydia Towns to discuss her book, “In Search of...
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A Book with Legs
Hosted by Smead Capital Management · business · EN
About this Podcast:
In each episode, we explore value investing through an entirely unique lens, bringing in authors to discuss books that have directly or indirectly influenced the decisions the Smead Capital Management team has made on their investments in stocks and equities. The podcast is for the curious-minded looking for worldly wisdom. Investing is the last great liberal art, and the team at Smead wants to learn as much as they can. Any level of investor, business person, or thinker, whether personally or professionally, will be intrigued and engaged by these discussions.
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What is A Book with Legs about?
In each episode, we explore value investing through an entirely unique lens, bringing in authors to discuss books that have directly or indirectly influenced the decisions the Smead Capital Management team has made on their investments in stocks and equities. The podcast is for the curious-minded looking for worldly wisdom.
Who hosts A Book with Legs?
A Book with Legs is hosted by Smead Capital Management. The show has published 137 episodes to date.
What has A Book with Legs covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Lydia Towns - In Search of Trade and Fortune: John Cabot, Christopher Columbus and the Opening of the Atlantic" (19 October 2026, 57 minutes), "The Smead Book List - Fall Book List 2026" (28 September 2026, 56 minutes), and "Kenneth Rogoff - Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider's View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead" (14 September 2026, 72 minutes).
How often does A Book with Legs publish?
A Book with Legs publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 69 minutes across 137 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on A Book with Legs?
Booking probability for A Book with Legs is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A Book with Legs requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A Book with Legs's contact route on record: verified email.
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Smead Capital Management hosts A Book with Legs, a business podcast with 137 episodes published.
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Episode #450
The Smead Book List - Fall Book List 2026
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Episode #443
The Smead Book List - Summer 2026
Jun 29, 20261h 8mS4What is the Smead Capital Management team reading, and what ideas are shaping their view of today's markets? In this quarterly Book List episode of A Book with Legs, Smead Capital Management CEO and Portfolio Manager...
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Episode #440
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Episode #439
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Episode #436
The Smead Book List - Spring Book List
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Mar 2, 20261h 24mS4What is the divine, and what can the distinctions between AI learning and human cognition reveal about it? These concepts are explored in the latest episode of A Book with Legs, where value investor Cole Smead, CEO and...
Episode #433
Amy Gamerman - The Crazies
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Episode #432
Tim Wu - The Age of Extraction
Feb 2, 20261h 2mS4Smead Capital Management Chairman and CIO Bill Smead and CEO and Portfolio Manager Cole Smead sat down with author and Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu for a special live taping of the A Book with Legs podcast at...
Episode #431
Kenneth R. Rosen - Polar War
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Episode #430
Trent Preszler - Evergreen
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Episode #429
The Smead Book List - Winter 2025
Dec 29, 202549 minS4In this special quarterly ‘book list’ episode, Cole Smead is joined by Smead Capital Management’s analyst team. Together, they discuss the books that they have recently finished and what they are reading now, including...
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Charles Murray
F.A. Hayek Emeritus Chair in Cultural Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, American Enterprise Institute
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Gaurav Suri
director of the Readiness, Activation, and Decision-Making Laboratory, San Francisco State University
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Kathryn Paige Harden
professor of clinical psychology, University of Texas at Austin
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Tom Griffiths
Henry R. Luce Professor of Information Technology, Consciousness, and Culture, Aquatic Safety Research Group
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