Podcast: Freakonomics Radio
Episode: 568. Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis? | Freakonomics Radio
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode, complete with an Amazon buy link and quotes from the episode.
Liar's Poker
Buy on Amazon"His books include Liars Poker, Moneyball, The Big Short, Flash Boys, and now, Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon."
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
Buy on Amazon"His books include Liars Poker, Moneyball, The Big Short, Flash Boys, and now, Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon."
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Buy on Amazon"His books include Liars Poker, Moneyball, The Big Short, Flash Boys, and now, Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon."
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Buy on Amazon"The thing is, as you read Michael Lewis's book, it's hard to separate Bankman-Fried's illegal behaviors from the ones that were just sloppy or weird."
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Buy on Amazon"The story really begins in 2017 when Bankman-Fried quit his job at the trading firm Jane Street Capital to start his own crypto trading firm, Alameda Research, as Lewis's book makes clear."
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Buy on Amazon"Here is a passage from Going Infinite."
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Buy on Amazon"He ultimately decided to make as much money as possible; his personal goal was infinity dollars, thus the title of Michael Lewis's book."
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Buy on Amazon"Here's a passage from Going Infinite: Sam had long since decided that any discussions about his inner life and its consequences for others were futile."
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Buy on Amazon"And I think I could be wrong about this; it's possible they canceled him because they just decided they didn't need him, but I think between the time they teed him up and the time they called him, they read my book and they saw that he presented the same kind of problem I would present."
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Buy on Amazon"There is a particularly revealing scene, particularly sad scene toward the end of Lewis's book."
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Buy on Amazon"The book is called 'Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon' by Michael Lewis."