Bonus: An Evening with Michael Lewis, From "Liar’s Poker" to Today

Masters in Business

Bloomberg

Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Barry speaks with bestselling author and financial journalist Michael Lewis, live, from the Landmark Theater in Port Washington, NY. The wide-ranging, 90-minute conversation covered the full arc of his career, from “Liar’s Poker” to this year’s “Who is Government.” The informative – and at times hilarious – conversation included his experiences turning Moneyball into a film (including on-set hijinks from Brad Pitt), how his career as a writer evolved, and what he is working on next. You DO NOT want to miss this fun, rollicking live episode of Masters in Business.

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1:21.9	This week, another Masters in Business live, this time with Michael Lewis.
1:29.5	I've been fortunate to interview the Poet Laureate of Finance, I don't know, maybe a dozen times, 10 times over the years.
1:37.6	I've interviewed him after each of the last few books.
1:41.4	I've interviewed him live at a couple of conferences and events. I've had dinners with him.
1:47.5	I've gotten drunk with him in a bar late at night. Imagine the greatest storyteller of your
1:53.9	generation and then sitting at a bar and having a couple of drinks with him. It's every bit as
1:59.8	spectacular as you would imagine.
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