Michael Burry Speaks
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Of all the characters in The Big Short, fund manager Michael Burry (depicted by Christian Bale in th...
How the Financial Crisis Broke Politics
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To wrap up our series on The Big Short, Michael Lewis speaks with two people who represent two very ...
How the Financial Crisis Broke Wall Street
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To make sense of Wall Street’s hangover from the crash described in The Big Short, Michael Lew...
Lessons of the Great Depression
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Ross Sorkin writes the business and policy newsletter DealBook for the New York Times and is ...
Lender of Last Resort
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Michael Lewis wrote The Big Short, there was an extra character in the story: The Federal Reser...
The FrontPoint Boys
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Short is centered around the story of investment advisors who noticed something was seriousl...
The Short Sellers
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis speaks with Greg Lippmann, formerly a bond trader at Deutsche Bank, made famous when h...
Michael Lewis Interviews His Producer
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Against the Rules producer Lidia Jean Kott is the host of a new podcast series called The Chinatown ...
Adam McKay is Still Angry About 2008
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Adam McKay decided to make a movie based on The Big Short, he was mainly known for his comedies...
The Big Short is Big Back
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 2008, Michael Lewis started paying attention to Wall Street again, as banks and investment f...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal on the SAFE Bet Act
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is anyone trying to regulate sports gambling on the federal level in the US? In the fall of 2024, Co...
Dr. Laurie Santos on Group Psychology, the Teen Brain, and Happiness
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis invites over Yale psychology professor Dr. Laurie Santos, host of The Happiness Lab at...
Natasha Schüll on the Antisocial Lure of Gambling
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As an anthropologist, Natasha Schüll spent more than a decade doing field work in Vegas casinos...
Episode 10: “Anybody Can Win, but Everybody’s Gonna Lose”
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps you have someone in your life who’s prone to sports gambling. Michael Lewis has someon...
Episode 9: Framing the Gambler
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis gets a glimpse of sports gambling's future by talking with writers in Great Britain an...
Episode 8: The Integrity Landscape
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Has betting based on inside intel on games gone down since sports gambling was legalized in the US? ...
Michael Lewis on the Prof G Pod
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just recently, Michael Lewis was a guest on the "Prof G" podcast with Scott Galloway. He talks about...
Vegas Sports Bookies on Old-School Betting
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On a visit to Las Vegas, Michael Lewis meets three old-school sports bookies. Chris Andrews, Jimmy V...
Gambler Billy Walters on the Sharp's Life
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis sits down with Billy Walters, one of the most famous sports bettors of all time. They ...
Episode 7: Little Big Short
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a resident of California, Michael Lewis cannot place bets on any of the online sports books at th...
Episode 6: VIP
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to be a “very important person” in the world of online sports betting? Not nec...
Episode 5: The Mule
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The role has many names: “Runner,” “mover,” “betting partner,” and “mule.” As skille...
An Interview with Ted Olson
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Constitutional lawyer and former US Solicitor Ted Olson recently died at the age of 84. Olson repres...
Episode 4: A Hard Way to Make an Easy Living
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis heads to Las Vegas to explore the way sports betting used to work, up until the day it...
Nate Silver on the Risky Business of Sports Betting
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the US election nears, Michael Lewis sits down with Nate Silver, co-host of the Pushkin podcast R...
Marci Cottingham on the Religious Passion of Steeler Nation
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a difference between fandom and religion? In Pittsburgh, it can be hard to tell. Fans of th...
Alison LaCroix on How History Rhymes at the Supreme Court
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It may seem like sports gambling got legalized overnight in the US. But it was in fact a winding roa...
Episode 3: Welcome to the Garden State
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did we get from fantasy sports to legalized sports betting? The path is convoluted, but most of ...
Episode 2: Values of the Game
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Bradley was already famous in college as the epitome of certain American virtues: integrity, ho...
Episode 1: What’s Wrong with Eric?
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sports fans experience incredible highs and lows, and spend loads of money on a product over which t...
Against the Rules: Fans
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Against the Rules is going to Vegas (by way of New Jersey!). Host Michael Lewis bets high and low to...
Judging Sam: The Sentencing
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy....
Judging Sam: Judging the FTX Bankruptcy
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While Sam Bankman-Fried has been on trial, the cryptocurrency exchange he founded, FTX, has been goi...
Judging Sam is Coming Back
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This fall we covered the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchan...
Michael Lewis on Freakonomics Radio
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this episode of Freakonomics Radio, where Michael Lewis sat down with Stephen Dubner to discus...
The Rise and Fall of Crypto Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried from Talk Easy
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Enjoy this episode from another Pushkin Industries podcast, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso. Upon taking ...
Judging Sam: Millennial Frauds
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lidia Jean Kott talks to journalist Elizabeth Lopatto about what it was like to cover the trial, the...
Judging Sam: The Aftermath
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's all over. Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts. But what now? Michael Lewis, ...
Judging Sam: Guilty on all counts
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The jury, after about 4 and a half hours of deliberation, has delivered its verdict – guilty on al...
Judging Sam: The jury's job
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this episode, our guest incorrectly stated that in the case of ...
Judging Sam: The Hail Mary That Wasn’t
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're finally in the home stretch. Today the prosecution finished their cross examination of Sam Ban...
Judging Sam: Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Cross-Examination
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Bankman-Fried finishes direct and faces withering cross-examination by the government’s chief ...
Judging Sam: Sam Bankman-Fried Takes The Stand
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The day is finally upon us: Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand. Michael Lewis and Lidia Jean meet up ...
Judging Sam: Michael Lewis comes to court
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis finishes his book tour and joins Lidia Jean Kott in court. His timing, as usual, is im...
Judging Sam: After The Prosecution Rests
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a few days off, the trial resumes tomorrow, October 26. The prosecution has said they will lik...
Judging Sam: An FTX Victim Speaks Out
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Voices of the victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged crimes have been few and far between during t...
Judging Sam: Week 3 is in the books
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another week come and gone, and like everything SBF, it wasn’t without a healthy dose of drama. Li...
Listen Now: Spellcaster - The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world’s richest 29-year-old, he pledged...
Judging Sam: Michael Lewis Talks Money with Matt Levine
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, Michael talks with Matt Levine, business columnist at Bloomberg News and author o...
Judging Sam: Nishad Singh Takes the Stand
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was supposed to be a quiet Monday in court, but it turned out to be everything but. Nishad Singh,...
Judging Sam: Week 2 Catch-up with Michael Lewis
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Week 2 of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is in the books. The prosecution has called witnesses, includi...
Judging Sam: Ellison Testimony Wraps Up
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Ellison, former co-CEO of Alameda Research and Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend, spent 3...
Judging Sam: Caroline Ellison Takes The Stand
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Ellison, former co-CEO of Alameda Research and Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend, takes t...
Judging Sam: Catching up with Michael Lewis
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Week 1 of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is in the books. The jury is seated, opening statements have b...
Judging Sam: Opening Statements
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SBF’s trial has been on for three days, and a lot has happened: jury selection, opening statements...
Judging Sam: Jury Selection
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried got underway yesterday in the Southern District of New...
Judging Sam: The Case Against SBF
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Bankman-Fried's trial starts today in the formidable Southern District of New York, with Judge L...
Judging Sam: Going Infinite – Jacob Weisberg interviews Michael Lewis
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the past year and a half, journalist Michael Lewis has been following crypto entrepreneur and fo...
Judging Sam: The Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just a year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was heralded as a wunderkind, a genius, a crypto innovator, a maj...
On Background: Preparing for Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto firm FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged with fraud and co...
The Sudden Celebrity of Sir John Knight from Revisionist History
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the battles over gun rights, a shadowy English nobleman from the 17th century has unexpectedly ta...
On Background: The Political Spender America Deserves
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the 2022 election cycle, crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried gave as much as $40 million in politi...
On Background: Who Buys Distressed Assets?
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Mitchell could be called a "doctor for business." His firm, Lantern Asset Management, buys up b...
On Background: Effective Altruism Still Has Friends
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One-time crypto-currency king Sam Bankman-Fried was a big proponent of a philosophical movement know...
On Background: Crypto Skeptic Proven Right
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you spend any time reporting on the world of crypto currency and Bitcoin, then you’re going to ...
On Background: A History of Bankruptcy in the US
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Often when a corporation declares bankruptcy, that happens at the end of a long and difficult road. ...
On Background: White-Collar Crime and Punishment
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why do people commit white-collar crimes? And how has the way we think about — and prosecute — w...
On Background: Bad Actors on the Blockchain
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For his next book, Michael Lewis wants to find out how investigators manage to trace the murky trail...
On Background from Against the Rules
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis's next book is all about Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the crypto-currency exchange FT...
Episode 7: The Person Who Knows
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The United States had a pandemic plan. But when a pandemic came, we hesitated to follow it. The coun...
Episode 6: The Overconfidence Game
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In which several people, including Rebecca Solnit, Katty Kay, and Maria Konnikova, help Michael unde...
Episode 5: The Sanchez Problem
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s one kind of expert whose role is enshrined in law: that of the expert witness, who&rsq...
Episode 4: Respect the Polygon
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Experts know more now than ever before. And we’re more critical of them than ever before, too. But...
Episode 3: Field of Ignorance
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The right kind of expert, at the right time, can change everything. While working as a security guar...
Episode 1: Six Levels Down
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Athenahealth was just another healthcare provider facing the biggest problem US doctors face: not tr...
Episode 2: The Art of the Untold Story
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why can’t we see the experts right in front of us, even when they're saving our lives? Maybe it's ...
Against the Rules Season 3: The Ballad of Expertise
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In “Against the Rules,” journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis takes a searing look at ...
Other People’s Money: George Saunders on the Value of Failure
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the surprise success of Liar’s Poker, publishers urged Michael Lewis to try his hand at fict...
Other People’s Money: Ira Glass on Finding Your Voice
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis did not rest long on his laurels after publishing Liar’s Poker. In the 1990s, he hit...
Other People’s Money: Anne Clarke Wolff on the Wages of Sexism
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Liar’s Poker is set on a Wall Street where women were the last hired and first fired — and that ...
Other People’s Money: Dash Riprock and the Human Piranha Revealed
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Liar’s Poker describes many of the mentors Michael Lewis had at the investment bank Salomon Brothe...
Other People’s Money: Jacob Goldstein and the Bonds of Wall Street
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time in more than 30 years, Michael Lewis has re-read Liar’s Poker. That experience ...
Introducing Other People's Money: A Liar's Poker Companion
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis published his first book, Liar's Poker, in 1989. It’s about his time as a bond sales...
Live Interview 5/19/21: Michael Lewis and Geraldine Brooks
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Geraldine Brooks interviews Michael Lewis about his new book “The ...
The Premonition
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of Against the Rules, Michael Lewis reads a chapter from his new book ...
Aim Higher
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can everyone be coached — or are some people beyond help?The transformative power of coaching is p...
The Unfair Coach
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Back when coaching didn’t do very much, it didn’t matter who got it and who didn’t. But coachi...
The Data Coach
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the quantitative, scientific, and data-driven new frontier of coaching. Major League ba...
The Coach Effect
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Colleges today talk a big game about valuing diversity — so why are so many of them failing to ret...
The Coach in Your Head
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just about anyone today can call themselves a coach. Michael traces this trend back to its source an...
Don't Be Good – Be Great
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael revisits his high school days in New Orleans to tell the story of Billy Fitzgerald, the base...
Against the Rules Presents: Michael Lewis in Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Lewis interviews the Co-Founders of Pushkin Industries, Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg,...
The Invisible Coach
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Credit card companies are making billions of dollars off of people who don’t understand the rules ...
Introducing Against the Rules Season 2
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis (Liar's Poker, Moneyball) takes a searing look at wh...
Bonus Against the Rules: Help in a Crisis
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While working on the next season of Against the Rules coming later this spring, Michael Lewis has ha...
Against the Rules Presents: Cautionary Tales
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A new show from Pushkin Industries: Cautionary Tales. We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to...
Live Episode: Michael Lewis and Malcolm Gladwell
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Around the launch of Against the Rules, Michael spoke with his friend and co-producer, the author Ma...
The Magic Shoebox
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Where is a millisecond worth a million dollars? The New York Stock Exchange. Learn more about you...
Baby Judge School
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Judges now want us to know they’re human. But maybe we’d be better off if we didn’t know. Lea...
The Neutral
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of person makes a neutral referee? It’s not the kind of person you think. Learn more ab...