Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-12-05
Books mentioned on Part One: The Last Sam Bankman-Fried Episodes (secretly about Michael Lewis)
Robert Evans is a Living God and can never lie.....Also we talk with Jamie Loftus about Sam Bankman-Fried and beloved biographer to con man Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The big short
The Big Short by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction account detailing the buildup of the housing market bubble and the financial crisis of the late 2000s through the eyes of contrarian investors.
Discussed“The Big Short is obviously not a Wall Street puff piece but it became beloved by exactly the same people you might assume it was trying to criticize”
Where to get it
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Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book exploring how the Oakland Athletics baseball team used advanced mathematical analytics and sabermetrics to compete against wealthier franchises.
Discussed“there's no other way you get people to give a [ __ ] about Moneyball”
Where to get it
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Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis is a semi-autobiographical account of the author's turbulent experiences working as a bond salesman on Wall Street during the booming financial markets of the 1980s.
Discussed“and to extend the Michael kryon comparison it is liars poker is generally agreed to have had a similar impact on its industry”
Where to get it
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The Blind Side
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis is a celebrated non-fiction book that examines the evolution of football strategy and the recruitment of offensive tackle Michael Oher, highlighting how changes in the game transformed the value of specific athletic positions.
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”
Where to get it
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Flash Boys
Flash Boys by Michael Lewis is a fast-paced non-financial narrative that exposes the rise of high-frequency trading and a group of Wall Street rebels who uncovered how electronic markets were being manipulated for speed advantages.
Discussed“in 2014 Lewis published a book called Flash Boys which is a book about Brad katsuyama and a small group of of Rebel Wall Street investors”
Where to get it
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Going Infinite
Going Infinite by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book that chronicles the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and his cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Critiqued“this is like the weirdest through line in going infinite which is Michael Lewis does not understand games”
Where to get it
