Episode 91: Michael Lewis
Longform
English - May 07, 2014 16:57 - 36 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratingsNews Arts Books interview journalism longform Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Michael Lewis has written for The New Republic, Vanity Fair and The New York Times Magazine. His latest book is Flash Boys.
"When you're telling a story, you're essentially playing the cards you're dealt. ... Sometimes the hand is very easy to play. Sometimes the hand is difficult to play. At the end, I just try to think, 'Is there anything I would have done differently?' 'Is there any trick I missed?' If I don't have the feeling that I missed something big, I feel happy about the book."
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Show notes:
michaellewiswrites.com
Lewis on Longform
[2:30] Lewis's speech at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (2011)
[2:45] Flash Boys (W.W. Norton & Co. • Mar 2014)
[3:45] "Did Goldman Sachs Overstep in Criminally Charging Its Ex-Programmer?" (Vanity Fair • Aug 2013)
[6:45] The Big Short (W.W. Norton & Co. • Mar 2010)
[7:15] Moneyball (W.W. Norton & Co. • May 2003)
[7:45] Liar's Poker (W.W. Norton & Co. • Oct 1989)
[25:15] Lewis's New Republic archive
[31:45] The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story (W.W. Norton & Co. • Oct 1999)
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Michael Lewis has written for The New Republic, Vanity Fair and The New York Times Magazine. His latest book is Flash Boys.
"When you're telling a story, you're essentially playing the cards you're dealt. ... Sometimes the hand is very easy to play. Sometimes the hand is difficult to play. At the end, I just try to think, 'Is there anything I would have done differently?' 'Is there any trick I missed?' If I don't have the feeling that I missed something big, I feel happy about the book."
Thanks to TinyLetter and Audible for sponsoring this week's episode.
Show notes:
michaellewiswrites.com
Lewis on Longform
[2:30] Lewis's speech at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (2011)
[2:45] Flash Boys (W.W. Norton & Co. • Mar 2014)
[3:45] "Did Goldman Sachs Overstep in Criminally Charging Its Ex-Programmer?" (Vanity Fair • Aug 2013)
[6:45] The Big Short (W.W. Norton & Co. • Mar 2010)
[7:15] Moneyball (W.W. Norton & Co. • May 2003)
[7:45] Liar's Poker (W.W. Norton & Co. • Oct 1989)
[25:15] Lewis's New Republic archive
[31:45] The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story (W.W. Norton & Co. • Oct 1999)
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