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Michael Lewis here.

My bestselling book, The Big Short, tells the story of the buildup and burst of the U.S.

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Now I'm bringing it to you for the first time as an audiobook narrated by yours truly.

The Big Short Story, what it means to bet against the market, and who really pays for an unchecked

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I was told, if you go to college as a girl, you're going to be sexually assaulted.

It's almost like a guarantee because you won't be protected and you'll learn how to be a career woman, which is ungodly, and then it'll just be a waste of money.

And so it was all these negative things, not about, you know, expanding your education or learning how to be yourself, because individuality didn't matter as much as conforming to this belief system.

And I think the fear really fed into that, at least for me, I was afraid.

I started to realize that not being an expert isn't a liability.

It's a real gift.

If we don't know something about ourselves at this point in our life,

it's probably because it's uncomfortable to know.

If you can die before you die, then you can really live. There's a wisdom at death's door.

I thought I was insane. Yeah. And I didn't know what to do because there was no internet.

I don't know. Man, I'm like, I feel like everything is hard.

Hey, y'all. My name is Kat. I'm a human first and a licensed therapist second. And right now,

I'm inviting you into conversations that I hope encourage you to become more curious and less

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