Peter and Michael discuss Michael Lewis’s bestselling book about the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, a young prodigy whose only flaw was that he dreamed too big. Where to find us: Peter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: Michael Lewis Is Buying What Sam Bankman-Fried Is Selling Michael Lewis Likens Critics of His New Bo ... Show More
Oct 2023
Bonus: Michael Lewis on FTX & Sam Bankman-Fried
<p>This week, we have a bonus episode for you, live from the FT Due Diligence Forum in London. FT chief features writer Henry Mance sits down with author Michael Lewis to discuss his new book, <em>Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, </em>an all-access account of Sa ... Show More
40m 56s
Oct 2023
Judging Sam: Going Infinite – Jacob Weisberg interviews Michael Lewis
For the past year and a half, journalist Michael Lewis has been following crypto entrepreneur and former CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried. The resulting book, "Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon", is out October 3. When Michael started his reporting, SBF was heralded a ... Show More
33m 5s
Sep 2023
Judging Sam: The Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried
Just a year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried was heralded as a wunderkind, a genius, a crypto innovator, a major philanthropist and political donor. He was worth tens of billions of dollars. FTX, the crypto exchange he founded, was buying Super Bowl ads. Now, he’s standing trial on multipl ... Show More
1m 35s