Book · 2006 · Football
The Blind Side
#239 of 16,912 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
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But it also became uh Michael Lewis's bestselling book The Blind Side which is it's s a remarkable book starts with a really long chapter analyzing Taylor's effect on football.
What they say about it
- Adapted into a film“favorite movies, such as The Blind Side”2
- Discusses earnings from the book and movie“earned a few hundred,000 off of The Blind Side”2
The best things said about it
A book called The Blind Side, which was published in 2006. Now, the Blind Side, like a lot of Lewis stories, there's a macro and a micro narrative.
Some of his books have even become some of our favorite movies, such as The Blind Side, Moneyball, and The Big Short.
Family featured in The Blind Side the hit book and movie Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for her betrayal of Leanne Tui um the family that took in Michael Orr and he went on to become a big football star in the NFL.
Megyn Kelly The Megyn Kelly Show · Aug 2023 And it's kind of interesting to be discussing this in the same week that Michael Lewis's great book called, or great in retrospect, who knows, book called the blind side, which is about, you know, a boy who was adopted and went on to play football.
So let's say we'll take the blind side for instance i didn't understand anything you know i watched football my whole life i didn't understand the importance of the left tackle.
Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
12 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction narrative exploring the evolution of football strategy and the remarkable life of Michael Oher, which later became a blockbuster film. On SmartLess, Sean Hayes highlighted the book alongside Moneyball and The Big Short during an introduction of Michael Lewis, observing that several of his written works have successfully transitioned into popular cinema. Megyn Kelly later referenced the title on The Megyn Kelly Show while discussing an interview with the author. The book has also faced critical examination, particularly on Behind the Bastards. Mia Wong and Robert Evans both brought up the publication during retrospectives on Michael Lewis, analyzing the dual macro and micro narratives that characterize his storytelling style. Robert Evans also discussed Lewis's defense of the subjects regarding their earnings from the book and the subsequent film adaptation. Meanwhile, Jamie Loftus expressed initial surprise that Lewis had authored the title, but also offered a sharp critique of the book during the podcast series. Despite mixed critical perspectives, the title remains a prominent part of the author's extensive bibliography, continuing to generate conversation regarding sports, journalism, and the ethics of biographical non-fiction.
Every mention
Sean Hayes Some of his books have even become some of our favorite movies, such as The Blind Side, Moneyball, and The… 3
Discussed
“some of his books have even become some of our favorite movies such as the blind side moneyball and the big short”
Recommended
“Some of his books have even become some of our favorite movies, such as The Blind Side, Moneyball, and The Big Short.”
Discussed
“And, um, yeah, what I love about your books is that you hone in on subjects that are kind of right there in front of us, right under our nose, and you offer a perspective that you say, 'Hey, look, this is right here, but actually look at what's happening.' So let's say we'll take The Blind Side, for instance.”
Robert Evans so I think the best example of this before we get into Sam bankman freed prior in Lewis's history is a book… 4
Discussed
“a book called The Blind Side, which was published in 2006. Now, the Blind Side, like a lot of Lewis stories, there's a macro and a micro narrative.”
Discussed
“Michael Lewis has defended the TwoHe's by saying that they only earned a few hundred,000 off of The Blind Side, the book, and the movie that was made off of it.”
Discussed
“so I think the best example of this before we get into Sam bankman freed prior in Lewis's history is a book called The Blind Side which was published in 2006”
Discussed
“Michael Lewis has defended the Tes by saying that they only earned a few $100,000 off of The Blindside the book and the movie that was made off of it”
Jamie Loftus So, in the in the intervening days, I've talked about the Michael Lewis of it all with a couple different p… 2
Discussed
“So, in the in the intervening days, I've talked about the Michael Lewis of it all with a couple different people just to see if I was like if if if I had just missed something, but every single person I talked to, I found had a similar experience to me where they did not know that he wrote The”
Critiqued
“Michael Lewis The Blind Side a book that is famously [ __ ]”
Jason Whitlock I re-read The Blind Side I've rewatched the movie The Blind Side I've watched the interviews he's done 2
Discussed
“I re-read The Blind Side I've rewatched the movie The Blind Side I've watched the interviews he's done”
Discussed
“he didn't like the movie but that he liked the book The Blind Side and that's what made me go”
Megyn Kelly And you had a very interesting interview the other day with Michael Lewis, famed author, author of Moneybal… 2
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.”
Discussed
“family featured in The Blind Side the hit book and movie Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for her betrayal of Leanne Tui um the family that took in Michael Orr and he went on to become a big football star in the NFL”
Alex Kantrowitz And it's kind of interesting to be discussing this in the same week that Michael Lewis's great book called,… 1
Discussed
“And it's kind of interesting to be discussing this in the same week that Michael Lewis's great book called, or great in retrospect, who knows, book called the blind side, which is about, you know, a boy who was adopted and went on to play football”
Joe Staley So I play left tackle, which is considered the blind side of the quarterback made famous by that movie. Hey… 1
Discussed
“So I play left tackle, which is considered the blind side of the quarterback made famous by that movie. Hey, a book before a movie. Yeah, the book. Come on now. Yeah, the book. Michael Lewis, right? Michael Lewis.”
John Williams but it also became uh Michael Lewis's bestselling book The Blind Side which is it's s a remarkable book sta… 1
Discussed
“but it also became uh Michael Lewis's bestselling book The Blind Side which is it's s a remarkable book starts with a really long chapter analyzing Taylor's effect on football”
Mia Wong And he wrote The Blind Side, which is another book that like talk they talk about on uh Behind the Bastards… 1
Discussed
“And he wrote The Blind Side, which is another book that like talk they talk about on uh Behind the Bastards. You can go listen to that.”
Michael Lewis The Blind Side, nobody wanted to make that movie, right? 1
Discussed
“The Blind Side, nobody wanted to make that movie, right?”
Ranjan Roy And I say this, I am a huge fan of Michael Lewis and I really hope like more of this does not come to light… 1
Discussed
“And I say this, I am a huge fan of Michael Lewis and I really hope like more of this does not come to light. And, and it was a troubling one because again, the, uh, the football player, uh, Michael Oh, her, I believe he had, uh, or yeah, he, I mean, and it's kind of sad too.”
Will Arnett so let's say we'll take the blind side for instance i didn't understand anything you know i watched footbal… 1
Discussed
“so let's say we'll take the blind side for instance i didn't understand anything you know i watched football my whole life i didn't understand the importance of the left tackle”
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Other mentions (11: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball, Liars Poker, The Blind Side, The Undoing Project, Going Infinite, on and on and on.”
Passing
“He did the blind side. He did the big short.”
Passing
“And one of the things that that SPF did as as a sort of PR thing, right, was let the author Michael Lewis of The Big Short, we're going to get to Moneyball in a second, Blind Side, uh other books”
Passing
“So he Lewis has written two of the most famous books ever written about sports, right? He wrote Moneyball, which is the book that we're going to be talking about, which I'll get to in a second. And he wrote The Blind Side”
Passing
“So I had a really interesting conversation once with the author Michael Lewis um of Moneyball and The Blindside and the big short”
Passing
“I had an intriguing conversation once with author Michael Lewis, who has written 'Moneyball,' 'The Blind Side,' and 'The Big Short.' I asked him about the extraordinary success stories he had studied: which ones remained grounded and appreciated how far they had come?”
Passing
“first up Michael Lewis the number one New York Times bestselling author of more than 15 books including Moneyball The Blindside and The Big Short which were made into major Motion Pictures”
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“it was meant to be like The Blind Side”
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“Moneyball The Blind Side The Big Short they've all become cultural phenomena turned into Blockbuster films”
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“this is Michael Lewis author of The Blindside and Moneyball and liars poker and a number of best sellers and he sold more than 10 million copies of his books”
Passing
“It's a great conversation with Michael Lewis, the author of great nonfiction books that often get turned into great nonfiction movies, including The Big Short, Moneyball, and Blindside.”