Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2026-10-16
Books mentioned on 691. Is This What a “Good Billionaire” Looks Like?
David Rubenstein, a product of the old bipartisan D.C.
Stephen Dubner discussed The American Experiment by David M. Rubenstein, The American Story by David M. Rubenstein, and Inside the Owner's Box by David M. Rubenstein. David Rubenstein discussed Moneyball by Michael Lewis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The American Experiment
Discussed“Rubenstein has also compiled several books worth of these interviews. There's the American story, conversations with master historians and the American experiment, dialogues on a dream.”
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The American Story
Discussed“Rubenstein has also compiled several books worth of these interviews. There's the American story, conversations with master historians and the American experiment, dialogues on a dream.”
Where to get it
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Inside the Owner's Box
Discussed“He's just published a new book called Inside the Owners Box: Conversations on Power and Leadership in Sports.”
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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“When the famous book was written, Moneyball, that book was written at a time that many people didn't realize that these mathematical models were being used and the Oakland A's had a big advantage in it.”
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