Book · 2017 · Information asymmetry
Skin in the Game
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb has been mentioned in 12 episodes across 8 podcasts (3 episodes recommend it and 9 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2 episodes), Dax Raad (1 episode) and Forrest Cooper (1 episode) on The Tim Ferriss Show (3 episodes), EconTalk (2 episodes) and Invest Like the Best (2 episodes).
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- episodes recommend it
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Going back to Nicholas Nicholas Nasim taleb if you read if you want to read three books of his Black Swan anti-fragile skin in the game skin in the game means if I'm not if I'm the guy on the ground I know that I can make decisions because I know that if I'm looking at a combatant or non-combatant.
Questions about Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Who recommends Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on podcasts?
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (1 episode), Dax Raad (1 episode) and Forrest Cooper (1 episode) have recommended Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on podcasts. In all, 8 people brought it up across 8 podcasts (3 people recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Skin in the Game the most?
The Tim Ferriss Show (3 episodes), EconTalk (2 episodes), Invest Like the Best (2 episodes), a16z Podcast (1 episode) and The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett (1 episode), among 8 podcasts in all.
Is Skin in the Game recommended, or only discussed?
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb was recommended in 3 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 9 episodes, as of 2026-05-27.
What do people say about Skin in the Game?
Forrest Cooper on Timcast IRL (2021-08-19): "Going back to Nicholas Nicholas Nasim taleb if you read if you want to read three books of his Black Swan anti-fragile skin in the game skin in the game means if I'm not if I'm the guy on the ground I know that I can make decisions because I know that if I'm looking at a combatant or non-combatant."
When was Skin in the Game last mentioned on a podcast?
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb was last recommended on The Pragmatic Engineer by Dax Raad on 2026-05-27.
What they say about it
- Discussing author's work“skin in the game”5
The best things said about it
You should not listen to anyone unless they have an enormous amount of skin in whatever game.
Don't tell me what you think, just tell me what's in your portfolio.
When you don't have accountability you have a moral hazard that you just do more and more.
I'm a big fan of a bunch of Taleb's work.
I'm a fan of the collection.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2021 Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
8 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a provocative philosophical and economic work that argues true accountability, risk-sharing, and survival depend on individuals bearing the direct consequences of their decisions. Dax Raad recommended Taleb's broader body of work on The Pragmatic Engineer, describing his ideas as fundamental truths about how the world functions. Nassim Taleb himself recommended the book on The Tim Ferriss Show for professionals like lawyers seeking a baseline for risk management and responsibility. Forrest Cooper recommended the book on Timcast IRL as part of a three-book reading list illustrating accountability and individual decision-making in high-stakes combat scenarios. Paulo Figueiredo Filho cited the book on The Rubin Report to explain moral hazards and argue that a lack of accountability enables bad actors to commit further abuses. Russ Roberts discussed the book across EconTalk and The Tim Ferriss Show, exploring Taleb's arguments regarding scale and the necessity of keeping decision-makers exposed to real-world outcomes, while Steven Bartlett and Tim Ferriss also referenced the text within discussions of Taleb's collected works.
Every mention
Nassim Nicholas Taleb and this is something we discussed last time last chapter of skin in the game which is something about uh t… 2
“or if you're lawyer can in the game”
“and this is something we discussed last time last chapter of skin in the game which is something about uh the absorbing barrier that”
Dax Raad I'm a big fan, these are like boring recommendations, but I'm a big fan of uh a bunch of TB's work. I think… 1
“I'm a big fan, these are like boring recommendations, but I'm a big fan of uh a bunch of TB's work. I think he's basically got like a couple good ideas and it's maybe hard to read a whole book cuz a book is just one good idea inflated into a book, but these are just fundamental true things about”
Forrest Cooper going back to Nicholas Nicholas Nasim taleb if you read if you want to read three books of his Black Swan a… 1
“going back to Nicholas Nicholas Nasim taleb if you read if you want to read three books of his Black Swan anti-fragile skin in the game skin in the game means if I'm not if I'm the guy on the ground I know that I can make decisions because I know that if I'm looking at a combatant or non-combatant”
Patrick O'Shaughnessy One of my favorite writers, even though he's controversial guy is Nassim Taleb and he has a new book coming… 2
“The first of which is inspired by the fact that I'm reading Nassim Taleb's newest book, Skin in the Game. And there's a great quote in there, which is an appropriate one for all portfolio managers out there, which is, don't tell me what you think, just tell me what's in your portfolio.”
“One of my favorite writers, even though he's controversial guy is Nassim Taleb and he has a new book coming out called, I think he's calling it skin in the game, which is a key idea for him. And the core idea being, you should not listen to anyone unless they have an enormous amount of skin in whatever game”
Russ Roberts so so we gotta back up we gotta back up the whole the whole point that that i understand you to be making b… 2
“so he has a book called skid in the game”
“so so we gotta back up we gotta back up the whole the whole point that that i understand you to be making both in the pieces that you've written recently and going back to your books get in the game and anti-fragile”
Paulo Figueiredo Filho that books kin the game he's explained that very well that when you don't have accountability you have a mo… 1
“that books kin the game he's explained that very well that when you don't have accountability you have a moral hazard that you just do more and more you enable the criminal to do more and more”
Steven Bartlett that's a quote taken from your book skin in the game 1
“that's a quote taken from your book skin in the game”
Tim Ferriss Aha. So, for clarity, Tim, the Incerto, I'm assuming it's Incerto since he likes Italian, is the collection… 1
“Aha. So, for clarity, Tim, the Incerto, I'm assuming it's Incerto since he likes Italian, is the collection of the following books: Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Antifragile. Some will include Skin in the Game. Great. Then I'm a fan of the collection.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“I mean, if you if you read Taleb's new book, it's really all about skin in the game.”
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Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“this led to my book skin in a game later on”
“now we're going from Michael Lewis to uh Naseem to lab you know well we got skin in the game that's a different substance”
“and then in the book skin in the game i tell the story of the acquisition”
“And you're if I correct me if I'm wrong here, just to bring up Nassim Taleb, you have the skin in the game. You are buying these homes yourself, so you are on the hook for the home.”
“he also has a follow-up called skin in the game which is a similar book”
“the black swan fooled by randomness the better per crusty's skin in the game”
“but there is a flip side and this is really important and it's a really important sort of skin in the game as has been famously said many times including most lately by Nassim Taleb in his latest book”