Episode 91: Michael Lewis

Published: May 7, 2014, 4:57 p.m.

Michael Lewis has written for The New Republic, Vanity Fair and The New York Times Magazine. His latest book is Flash Boys.\n\n"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."\n\nThanks to TinyLetter and Audible for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\nShow notes:\nmichaellewiswrites.com\nLewis on Longform\n[2:30] Lewis's speech at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (2011)\n[2:45] Flash Boys (W.W. Norton & Co. \u2022 Mar 2014)\n[3:45] "Did Goldman Sachs Overstep in Criminally Charging Its Ex-Programmer?" (Vanity Fair \u2022 Aug 2013)\n[6:45] The Big Short (W.W. Norton & Co. \u2022 Mar 2010)\n[7:15] Moneyball (W.W. Norton & Co. \u2022 May 2003)\n[7:45] Liar's Poker (W.W. Norton & Co. \u2022 Oct 1989)\n[25:15] Lewis's New Republic archive\n[31:45] The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story (W.W. Norton & Co. \u2022 Oct 1999)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices