"I get in trouble when I say things like this" - Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried from Cautionary Tales

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Episode: "I get in trouble when I say things like this" - Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried from Cautionary Tales
Pub date: 2025-07-11

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Acclaimed author Michael Lewis discusses his time with Sam Bankman-Fried and why he thinks both high finance and Effective Altruism shaped the 'Crypto King's' worldview, ultimately landing him in jail. Plus, we hear about the people fighting terrorism, cave-ins and brain-eating amoeba from Michael's new book 'Who Is Government?'.

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