Michael Lewis on the Power of Intelligent Leadership (Podcast)
Masters in Business
Bloomberg
4.4 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2020
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with author Michael Lewis, whose books include “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt,” “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game,” “Liar’s Poker” and “The Fifth Risk.” He is also a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, and hosts the podcast “Against the Rules.”
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| 0:00.0 | There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of. |
| 0:05.7 | That's why we launched The Big Take. |
| 0:08.3 | It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit |
| 0:14.0 | to give you some space to think. |
| 0:16.4 | I'm Wes Kosova. |
| 0:17.7 | Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters. |
| 0:23.6 | Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. |
| 0:30.0 | This is Masters in Business with Barry Redholz on Bloomberg Radio. |
| 0:37.6 | This week, one of my favorite guests, Michael Lewis. |
| 0:41.6 | What can I say about him? |
| 0:42.8 | His books are just required reading for anyone interested in finance or psychology of money. |
| 0:51.4 | We speak about a lot of really interesting things. |
| 0:54.4 | We talk about season two of his podcast against the rules. |
| 0:58.8 | The first season was about referees. |
| 1:01.6 | The second season is about coaches. |
| 1:05.2 | This doesn't just apply to sports. |
| 1:07.6 | This is about referees in the real world. |
| 1:11.0 | Coaches in the real world, how things operate, how coaches affect students and children |
| 1:17.0 | and everybody, essentially, including Michael Lewis, who claims he would not have been |
| 1:23.7 | a writer, but for coach fits in high school. |
| 1:27.6 | He pushed his life really just quite fascinating. |
| 1:31.3 | We also discuss his book, The Fifth Risk, and how pressing it was about ignoring the importance |
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