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Against the Rules: The Big Short Companion

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Michael Lewis’s best-selling book The Big Short is now 15 years old. The Oscar-winning movie based on it came out a decade ago. To mark the occasion, Lewis has narrated a new audiobook of The Big Short. Here on his podcast, he and co-host Lidia Jean Kott are thinking about the legacy of the book, the movie, and the financial crisis of 2008. Michael catches up with the director of the movie, Adam M... more

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The Big Short is centered around the story of investment advisors who noticed something was seriously wrong with the subprime housing market starting in the early 2000s. Why did the traders at FrontPoint Partners and others bet against the herd, at g... more

Michael Lewis speaks with Greg Lippmann, formerly a bond trader at Deutsche Bank, made famous when he was portrayed by Ryan Gosling in the movie version of The Big Short. And Lewis catches up with Steve Eisman, the Wall Street investor who was played... more

Against the Rules producer Lidia Jean Kott is the host of a new podcast series called The Chinatown Sting. It’s about a group of unlikely suspects at the center of a massive drug bust that took place in 1980s New York. Recently Michael spoke with LJ... more

When Adam McKay decided to make a movie based on The Big Short, he was mainly known for his comedies. But he managed to get a bevy of star actors — among them Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Steve Carell and Margot Robbie — to sign on and bring the intensit... more

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Greg Lippmann
Chief Investment Officer at Libra Max Capital
Libra Max Capital
Episode: The Short Sellers
Steve Eisman
Hedge fund manager and key character featured in 'The Big Short'
Episode: The Big Short is Big Back
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Episode: Preview: Into the Scatterbrained Minds of Team Revisionist History
Dr. Anne Fischel
Associate Professor at the Harvard Medical School and family therapist.
Harvard Medical School
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Jan-Emmanuel De Neve
Professor of Economics and Behavioral Science at the University of Oxford and Editor of the World Happiness Report.
University of Oxford
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic US Senator from Connecticut
Episode: Sen. Richard Blumenthal on the SAFE Bet Act
Natasha Schull
Associate Professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU
New York University
Episode: Natasha Schüll on the Antisocial Lure of Gambling
Charlie Lewis
Journalist for the Australian news site Crikey
Crikey
Episode: Episode 9: Framing the Gambler
Patrick Radden Keefe
Author of Empire of Pain, the story of the Sackler family in Purdue Pharma
Episode: Episode 9: Framing the Gambler

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Michael Lewis
Author and journalist known for best-selling books addressing financial and societal issues, including 'The Big Short.'

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 12.9k ratings
  • The best

    Or at least one of the best - don’t miss this

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    styria8741
    Austria22 days ago
  • China/America Relations

    Love to listen to how Lewis touts about the greatest country in the world… China! Yes, you heard it first Lewis is moving to China! Go prove China wrong about American’s. Can’t be against the rules out there though.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    and hi the egg hi knf
    United States23 days ago
  • Season 5 on Gambling

    Gambling is taking over sports. I even heard gambling app advertised on Senator Cruz’s podcasts as well as others that purport to be conservative.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Winsur4
    United States5 months ago
  • Can’t Listen to This

    The interviews and narration seem really interesting but the music is way too loud and distracting.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    msn2008
    United States6 months ago
  • Great Content

    I wish everyone had the curiosity, integrity and meticulous attention to detail that ML has. I always am interested in what he has to say.

    John Oliver stole your thunder!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    vern mihill
    United States7 months ago

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Many express admiration for the high-profile guests and the contemporary relevance of the discussions, highlighting the show's timely approach to revisiting past financial crises.
Listeners appreciate the insightful analysis and storytelling, particularly Michael Lewis's ability to distill complex financial concepts into relatable narratives.

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The Short Sellers
Q: How has being the face of The Big Short affected your life since the movie came out?
Eisman mentions that it doesn't affect his day-to-day life much, but sometimes people recognize him on the street as Steve Eisman.
The Short Sellers
Q: How do you put it in the simplest terms: the financial crisis through your eyes?
Lippmann explains that the financial crisis was a result of institutions taking on greater risks for lower returns, which led to the aggressive lending to homeowners who eventually defaulted.
"I get in trouble when I say things like this" - Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried from Cautionary Tales
Q: To what extent can you track it all back to effective altruism?
Effective altruism influenced how Sam Bankman-Fried thought about financial success as a means of doing good.
"I get in trouble when I say things like this" - Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried from Cautionary Tales
Q: Can we assign fractional blame?
The effective altruism community shares in a sliver of blame for how it was sold to individuals like Sam Bankman-Fried.
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Q: What do we do to dissuade young men from jumping into sports gambling if we're doing a podcast on sports gambling?
We should motivate teens by appealing to their sense of respect and agency, helping them recognize how sports betting companies target them.

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This podcast explores the legacy of Michael Lewis's best-selling book and Oscar-winning film, The Big Short, which tells the intricate story of the 2008 financial crisis. Through conversations with prominent figures such as journalists, directors, and economists, it seeks to understand the repercussions of the crisis and how its lessons continue to resonate in today's economic landscape. The engaging narratives blend insights from real-life characters depicted in the film with discussions on macroeconomic themes, making complex financial topics accessible and relevant to listeners interested in society and culture, as well as business dynamics. This series not only revisits a significant historical event but also reflects on its ongoing imp... more

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