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Books by Michael Lewis mentioned on podcasts
Michael Lewis and his various books on finance, government, and society were discussed across several programs. On Breaking Points, Jared Dillian referenced The Big Short to explain subprime loans, teaser rates, and financial bubbles. On SmartLess, Mike De Luca and Will Arnett talked about reading Moneyball when it came out in 2003 and praised Lewis as a great author. On Pod Save America, John Lovett introduced Lewis to discuss his book Who Is Government?, which showcases the unglamorous work of civil servants when the government is under attack. During the same Pod Save America episode, Lewis and the host discussed several other works, including The Fifth Risk, the naming of characters from his research, and The Undoing Project, which explored Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. The host also questioned Lewis about changes in journalism since he published Liar's Poker and touched upon his other books, Flash Boys and Going Infinite, while discussing the activities of modern technology and AI companies.
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The big short
The big short by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction account that explores the housing market collapse and the traders who profited from the 2008 financial crisis.
Discussed“You ever seen the movie The Big Short? This is what happened.”
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Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a groundbreaking non-fiction book that explores how the Oakland Athletics baseball team leveraged advanced statistical analytics to compete against wealthier franchises with larger payrolls.
Discussed“But I'm trying to remember what baseball maybe it's Moneyball where they go, you know, at some point they tell you you can't play baseball anymore. Like we all just want to keep playing the game.”
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The Premonition
The Premonition by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction narrative that investigates the public health system and the government officials who attempted to warn leadership about the impending COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussed“And and I and I think that comes back to like kind of a a problem from both directions which is you catalog in this is in the premonition. in in the fifth risk and and and and and you and your fellow writers in in this book”
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Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis and Blanca Ribera de Madariaga is a semi-autobiographical exposé detailing the author's chaotic experiences as a bond salesman on Wall Street during the reckless financial boom of the 1980s.
Discussed“And you had a very interesting interview the other day with Michael Lewis, famed author, author of Moneyball and Blind Side and Liars Poker.”
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The undoing project
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book that explores the profound intellectual partnership and friendship between psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose groundbreaking work laid the foundation for behavioral economics.
Recommended“There's a great book by Michael Lewis called the undoing project that's about the relationship between Danny Conaman and Amoski, but also the ways in which the field evolved that I think is like pretty profound and a great story.”
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The undoing project
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book that explores the profound intellectual partnership and friendship between psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose groundbreaking work laid the foundation for behavioral economics.
Recommended“There's a great book by Michael Lewis called the undoing project that's about the relationship between Danny Conaman and Amoski, but also the ways in which the field evolved that I think is like pretty profound and a great story.”
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Flash Boys
Flash Boys by Michael Lewis is an incredible nonfiction narrative examining high-frequency trading, market reform, and the daring efforts of Wall Street rebels to make financial markets work better.
Recommended“Have you ever read the book Flash Boys by Michael Lewis? It was very very good book. I came out on probably almost 15 years ago at this point.”
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The Blind Side
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis is a bestselling non-fiction book that examines the evolution of football strategy alongside the complex micro and macro narratives of its subjects, and which famously inspired a major film adaptation.
Discussed“And you had a very interesting interview the other day with Michael Lewis, famed author, author of Moneyball and Blind Side and Liars Poker.”
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Going Infinite
Going Infinite by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book that explores the meteoric rise and subsequent collapse of cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried and his company, FTX.
Critiqued“Ah, so we've been talking around the book Going Infinite, which is Michael's terrible book on Sam.”
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The Fifth Risk
Michael Lewis's The Fifth Risk is a non-fiction account examining the vital, often unseen roles and responsibilities carried out by the federal government and civil service agencies.
Discussed“So I just thought I started got interested in the characters and then I found this character towards at the end of the fifth risk. I just picked him basically out of h out of a hat.”
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Boomerang
Boomerang by Michael Lewis is a nonfiction book examining how the global financial crisis played out in various countries and U.S.
Discussed“and I just read a book on California politics by Michael Lewis called Boomerang about sort of like how a lot of the towns like Stockton went broke because of the pension plans and all that [__] blah blah blah”
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Michael Lewis Box Set - Liar's Poker; Pacific Rift; Money Culture; TheNew New Thing (India Only)
Discussed“um you know Michael Lewis touched on this a little in the book”
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New New Thing, The
Discussed“okay I to Michael Lewis book s if you oh my gosh he's an incredible incredible writer his most recent one was called the premonition about the pandemic and it's incredible it's very good but the one I just finished was the one about Silicon Valley called the new new thing”
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Who Is Government?
Discussed“Michael's most recent book, Who is Government? Showcases the thankless, unglamorous work of doctors and engineers and civil servants inside the government at a time when the government is under attack.”
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