📚 7 Books mentioned in "Michael Lewis Explains Elon Musk, Trump 2.0 and the Real Cost of DOGE" of Pod Save America
Podcast: Pod Save America
Episode: Michael Lewis Explains Elon Musk, Trump 2.0 and the Real Cost of DOGE
Published on April 6, 2025
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
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and what whether it's Flash Boys or Going Infinite uh leads you to wonder about what these companies are doing.
The host mentions Michael Lewis's book 'Flash Boys' while asking about his interest in AI companies.
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
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and what whether it's Flash Boys or Going Infinite uh leads you to wonder about what these companies are doing.
The host mentions Michael Lewis's book 'Going Infinite' while asking about his interest in AI companies.
Liar's Poker
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One aspect of trust in a society is journalism. And I was think about how much the ability to report on powerful figures has changed since you wrote say Liars Poker, right?
The host asks Michael Lewis about changes in journalism since he wrote 'Liar's Poker'.
On Tyranny
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And what happens is, you know, it's the equivalent of what is that Timothy Snyder line about uh the guy who wrote on tyranny, anticipatory obedience.
Michael Lewis references Timothy Snyder and his book 'On Tyranny' regarding the concept of anticipatory obedience.
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
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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.
Michael Lewis mentions finding a character towards the end of his book, 'The Fifth Risk'.
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
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my first step in answering that question is I think that people first place um red badge of courage you know not of course that this Danny Conaman used to love the psychologist who I wrote about in the doing project used to love this story as an example of what he thought was true that behavior so context dependent and the same soldier who runs away in one battle is incredibly brave in another.
Michael Lewis refers to his book about Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, 'The Undoing Project', calling it 'the doing project'.
Who Is Government?
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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.
The host introduces Michael Lewis and mentions his most recent book, 'Who is Government?', describing its subject matter.