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A special episode revisiting the most compelling moments from Wednesday episodes in 2025, featuring interviews with Scott Payne, Mark Ronson, Blaise Aguirre, Mary Claire Haver, Malala Yousafzai, Michael Lewis, Seth Harp, James Kimmel Jr., Dave Mitchell & Chris Feistl, and Andy Roddick.
Michael Lewis explores the lasting financial consequences of the 2008 crisis with Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine, discussing shifts in Wall Street's power dynamics, the rise of Bitcoin, and how risk has moved from traditional banks to alternative financial institutions.
In their ten-year anniversary episode with Michael Lewis, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal reflect on the unexpected success of Acquired through an intimate, passionate exploration of their podcast's evolution, highlighting how their unique partnership, commitment to quality, and love of learning have created a distinctive storytelling approach that resonates with a passionate audience.
Michael Lewis reflects on his journalistic career, discussing the global financial crisis, the rise of analytics in sports and entertainment, and the importance of finding joy in writing while exploring how complex stories can be distilled into simple, compelling narratives.
A wide-ranging conversation with Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler and entrepreneur Nick Kokonas exploring behavioral economics, cognitive biases, decision-making, and how humans deviate from traditional economic models of rational behavior.