Episode · Acquired · 2022-02-22
Books mentioned on Super Pumped (with Brian Koppelman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
We sit down with two of the most talented and respected people in Hollywood — Brian Koppelman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt — to talk about the process of adapting Mike Issac’s story of Uber, “Super Pumped”, into their new Showtime series. To say this was a thrill for us is a MASSIVE understatement.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Super Pumped
Discussed“Before the book came out, way before the book came out. Oh, before. Oh, wow. Mike DM'd me on Twitter, would you read my book? It's not coming out for 5 months... He So, he DMs me, and then I read 25 pages or 50 pages, and I love it, and I say to my partner, Dave, like, dude, you”
Where to get it
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Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker is Michael Lewis's classic semi-autobiographical account of his time working as a bond salesman on Wall Street during the booming and aggressive financial culture of the 1980s.
Recommended“Well, you brought up Liar's Poker before, and Michael Lewis has just released for the first time an audiobook, an unabridged audiobook of Liar's Poker. But, he also put out a companion podcast, and the companion podcast is spectacular.”
Where to get it
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Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke is a collection of evocative correspondence offering timeless advice on art, solitude, and the creative process.
Recommended“Rian sent me a copy of uh the book Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke, which is a wonderful book that I highly recommend. And one of the things it talks about in the right towards the beginning of the book, it's sort of a mentor poet speaking to writing a letter to a young poet.”
Where to get it
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Unrequited Infatuations
Unrequited Infatuations by Stevie Van Zandt is a memoir by the legendary musician and actor best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen and his role in The Sopranos.
Recommended“And second, for this conversation we're having, there's a book I just read called Unrequited Infatuations by Little Steven Van Zandt, who you know as either Bruce Springsteen's right hand or as James Gandolfini's right hand in The Sopranos... And it's an amazing book about art and commerce, and about uh all these questions, unrequited infatuations. I highly recommend it.”
Where to get it
