Michael Lewis
Guest on Acquired
Michael Lewis is an American author and financial journalist best known for narrative nonfiction books such as Moneyball, The Big Short, Liar’s Poker, and The Blind Side. He is recognized for explaining complex topics in finance, economics, and sports through character-driven storytelling, and he currently works as a writer and podcast host, including his show Against the Rules.
Products they talk about
Arzteca Rollerball Pen 0.7 Fine👍 Recommends
…michael lewis's product carveout about writing pen
“I found a new pen. I got it here. Let's see what it is. And it's just, like, I needed a pen that had just the right sort of fine point and that it's kind of generous with the ink, but it doesn't explode on an airplane. And doesn't smear, I imagine. It doesn't smear it. I'm looking at it now. The Arzteca Rollerball Pen. 0.7 fine. And I just ordered a whole case of them because it's finally got a pen I just love.”
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On Running Shoes👍 Recommends
…michael lewis's product carveout about on running shoes
“These shoes. So those ons? These are ons. Nice. And oddly, I spent a couple days with Roger Federer this summer. And I just discovered them. So we had the on conversation. And it made me kind of, like, acceptable to them. But it was, but the, I think these ons, I was a Hoka guy.”
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Science, the Endless Frontier👍 Recommends
…michael lewis carveout recommendation about science policy and government
“At the end of the thing I just finished, it's not like it's a great book, but I think it's so short, and it's something that is speaking to our moment in our—it's basically how we govern ourselves. It's—I always mispronounce his name. It's Vannevar Bush. Who essentially created the American Science Project.”
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The Name of the Wind👍 Recommends
…michael lewis's book carveout recommendation for the year
“First one I read because my son was in high school at the time, had read it, and he was enthusing about this 800-page novel. And I thought that just didn't happen very often. And it's been out a long time. It's called The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, and it's a fantasy trilogy.”
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The Undoing Project👍 Recommends
…michael lewis discusses his book about kahneman and tversky's collaboration
“Which is why I asked if your spouses were threatened, because Kahneman and Tversky's spouses were—threatened is too strong a word, but they were very aware that the relationship that was most important in their lives was with—not with their spouse. I got the sense from The Undoing Project that Kahneman and Tversky's relationship was very intense.”
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Uniqlo Socks👍 Recommends
…michael lewis's product carveout about uniqlo socks
“I ran out of white socks in London. I went over to, is it Uniqlo? Yeah. And they didn't have any. I was just looking for athletic socks, right? And they have these other things instead. They've turned out to be so much better than the athletic socks. And they come in different colors. So you can, like a light gray. You can wear them as dress socks. You can wear them as athletic socks.”
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