#204: Michael Lewis, journalist and author
<p>Simon and Rachel speak with journalist and author <a href="https://www.michaellewiswrites.com/#top" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Michael Lewis</a>. Michael grew up in New Orleans and in the 1980s he worked on Wall Street. His first book "<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/05/business/dealbook/michael-lewis-revisits-liars-poker.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Liar's Poker</a>" (1989) relates his experience at the investment bank Salomon Brothers. His subsequent books include "<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/jul/29/summer-readings-moneyball-michael-lewis" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Moneyball</a>" (2003), ostensibly about baseball but also about the way markets value people, "<a href="https://www.michaellewiswrites.com/#the-blind-side" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Blind Side</a>" (2006) about a black teenager taken in by a white evangelical family who becomes an American football player, and "<a href="https://www.michaellewiswrites.com/#flash-boys" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Flash Boys</a>" (2014) about the legal - but questionable - practice of high-frequency trading. Michael's writing has also appeared in <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/michael-lewis?srsltid=AfmBOopyP6qwOcSJcAs4UaEKJOzis26vxas6YF56yIvl0SsR3T0kIq7n" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Vanity Fair</a>, the New Republic, and Bloomberg. We spoke to Michael about moving from finance to writing, his subsequent books, and his most recent project, "<a href="https://www.michaellewiswrites.com/#going-infinite" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Going Infinite</a>", on the rise and fall of crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>A new edition of “Always Take Notes: Advice From Some Of The World’s Greatest Writers” - a book drawing on our podcast interviews - is available now. The updated version now includes insights from over 100 past guests on the podcast, with new contributions from Harlan Coben, Victoria Hislop, Lee Child, Megan Nolan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Philippa Gregory, Jo Nesbø, Paul Theroux, Hisham Matar and Bettany Hughes. You can order it via <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Always-Take-Notes-greatest-writers-dp-1804188867/dp/1804188867/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Amazon</a> or <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/always-take-notes/simon-akam/rachel-lloyd/9781804188866" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Waterstones</a>.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>You can find us online at <a href="http://alwaystakenotes.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">alwaystakenotes.com</a>, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is <a href="http://patreon.com/alwaystakenotes" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">patreon.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.</p>
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Show Notes
Simon and Rachel speak with journalist and author Michael Lewis. Michael grew up in New Orleans and in the 1980s he worked on Wall Street. His first book "Liar's Poker" (1989) relates his experience at the investment bank Salomon Brothers. His subsequent books include "Moneyball" (2003), ostensibly about baseball but also about the way markets value people, "The Blind Side" (2006) about a black teenager taken in by a white evangelical family who becomes an American football player, and "Flash Boys" (2014) about the legal - but questionable - practice of high-frequency trading. Michael's writing has also appeared in Vanity Fair, the New Republic, and Bloomberg. We spoke to Michael about moving from finance to writing, his subsequent books, and his most recent project, "Going Infinite", on the rise and fall of crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried.
A new edition of “Always Take Notes: Advice From Some Of The World’s Greatest Writers” - a book drawing on our podcast interviews - is available now. The updated version now includes insights from over 100 past guests on the podcast, with new contributions from Harlan Coben, Victoria Hislop, Lee Child, Megan Nolan, Jhumpa Lahiri, Philippa Gregory, Jo Nesbø, Paul Theroux, Hisham Matar and Bettany Hughes. You can order it via Amazon or Waterstones.
You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways and on Instagram @alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.
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