Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2026-07-30

Steven Bartlett & Ray Dalio: books mentioned on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (Jul 2026)

Ray Dalio: I Predicted The 2008 Crash, I Know What Comes Next

2 books · With Ray Dalio · Listen · Watch on YouTube

The man who predicted the 2008 crash says the warning signs are flashing again! Ray Dalio, founder of the world's largest hedge fund, reveals why we are in an AI bubble, why the US has already entered its decline, and what he thinks is coming next.

Steven Bartlett recommended Principles by Ray Dalio, and discussed Changing World Order by Ray Dalio.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Changing World Order

   Ray Dalio · at 1:13:39

   Ray Dalio's Changing World Order is a sweeping macroeconomic exploration of how major global empires rise, decline, and transition through cycles of debt, economic dominance, and conflict.

   Discussed

   “this one here on the front of your book, The Changing World Order, happens roughly every 80 years.”

   Steven Bartlett Ray Dalio: I Predicted The 2008 Crash, I Know What Comes Next 2026-07-30 ▶ Play 1:13:15

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   Principles

   Ray Dalio · at 1:28:13

   Principles by Ray Dalio is a comprehensive framework for decision-making, management, and life philosophy derived from the billionaire investor's decades of experience at Bridgewater Associates.

   Recommended

   “Principles is the first one that I ever read, but then I watched all of your your videos on your YouTube channel, which ­ explain it in animated ways.”

   Steven Bartlett Ray Dalio: I Predicted The 2008 Crash, I Know What Comes Next 2026-07-30 ▶ Play 1:27:51

   Where to get it

   Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon