Liar's Poker
Rising Through the Wreckage of Wall Street
Michael Lewis
The author recounts his experiences on the lucrative Wall Street bond market of the 1980s, where young traders made millions in a very short time, in a humorous account of greed and epic folly
The book was briefly referenced as part of Michael Lewis's body of work while the hosts discussed his viewpoints on the rapid growth of sports‑betting apps. Peter Kafka mentioned it alongside Lewis's other titles to establish his authority, but no specific analysis or endorsement of the book itself was offered.
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Michael Lewis, the author of this book, was mentioned in the context of his concerns about the rapid expansion of sports betting apps on mobile phones.
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But Michael Lewis, that's the guy who wrote Moneyball and The Big Short and Liar's Poker, has been thinking a lot about it.
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Michael Lewis, the author, was mentioned as having written this book in the context of discussing other works he authored.
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But Michael Lewis, that's the guy who wrote Moneyball and The Big Short and Liar's Poker, has been thinking a lot about it.
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This book was mentioned as an example of previous work by Michael Lewis, who was being interviewed about sports betting apps.
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But Michael Lewis, that's the guy who wrote Moneyball and The Big Short and Liar's Poker, has been thinking a lot about it.
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Michael Lewis, the author of this book, was mentioned in the context of him having considered the implications of the fast spread of sports betting on mobile devices and voiced his concern.
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But Michael Lewis, that's the guy who wrote Moneyball and The Big Short and Liar's Poker, has been thinking a lot about it.
It was described as a memoir and expose of Wall Street in the 1980s, and it was discussed in the context of Michael Lewis's writing career and the changes he's observed in finance.
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Liars poker is part memoir and part expose of the money harvesting industry
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It was described as a memoir and expose of Wall Street in the 1980s, and it was discussed in the context of Michael Lewis's writing career and the changes he's observed in finance.
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Liars poker is part memoir and part expose of the money harvesting industry
Lewis had done what a lot of smart kids from good schools did back then He got a job at an investment bank in his case Solomon Brothers
It was mentioned as a comparable book to Chaos Monkeys, referencing the tech industry in a similar manner to how Liars Poker does with Wall Street.
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It's very much like Liars Poker. If you've ever read that book about Wall Street, it's Michael Lewis book.
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It was mentioned as a comparable book to Chaos Monkeys, referencing the tech industry in a similar manner to how Liars Poker does with Wall Street.
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It's very much like Liars Poker. If you've ever read that book about Wall Street, it's Michael Lewis book.
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The book was called an amazing work that remains widely read, detailing Wall Street excesses of the 1980s.
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Liar's Poker is an amazing book. It's still read today.
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The book was referenced as a classic finance memoir that remains popular and has not yet been adapted into a film. It was described as an "amazing book" still read today.
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Liar's Poker is an amazing book. It's still read today.
Michael Lewis, famed author of Moneyball and Blindside and Liar's Poker.
The episode mentioned that Lewis wrote Liar's Poker about his early Wall Street days and a banquet with the Queen Mother, calling it semiautobiographical.
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He writes a book called Liar's Poker about the investment - you know, bang, the stockbroker, like that kind of life that makes a shitload of money, right?
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The episode mentioned that Lewis wrote Liar's Poker about his early Wall Street days and a banquet with the Queen Mother, calling it semiautobiographical.
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He writes a book called Liar's Poker about the investment - you know, bang, the stockbroker, like that kind of life that makes a shitload of money, right?
Liar's Poker, which is semiautobiographical, revolves around a scene where Michael Lewis is invited to a banquet hosted by the Queen Mother while he's working in London.
It was mentioned as one of Michael Lewis's early works, detailing his experiences as a trader in the 1980s, which was later tied to the 2008 financial crisis due to the mortgage-backed securities discussed in the book.
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Michael Lewis author of the great short or the big short um it was great and a ton of a ton of incredible books he started out with lyre's poker he was a trader back in the 1980s and then ends up writ...
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It was mentioned as one of Michael Lewis's early works, detailing his experiences as a trader in the 1980s, which was later tied to the 2008 financial crisis due to the mortgage-backed securities discussed in the book.
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Michael Lewis author of the great short or the big short um it was great and a ton of a ton of incredible books he started out with lyre's poker he was a trader back in the 1980s and then ends up writing about layman which then ends up fueling the uh the financial crisis in 2007 2008 with the very mortgage backed securities that he wrote about in lyre's poker which is an incredible book
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It was mentioned as one of Michael Lewis's best books, before his recent work was criticised for its lack of critical analysis.
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As a fan of Moneyball, as a fan of The Big Short, Liar's Poker. I thought these were great, great books.
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It was discussed in relation to Michael Lewis's body of work and how his book on mortgage-backed securities indirectly influenced the 2007-2008 financial crisis.
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Michael Lewis author of the great short or the big short um it was great and a ton of a ton of incredible books he started out with lyre's poker he was a trader back in the 1980s and then ends up writing about layman which then ends up fueling the uh the financial crisis in 2007 2008 with the very mortgage backed securities that he wrote about in lyre's poker which is an incredible book
The book was repeatedly mentioned when Michael Lewis introduced himself on the show, being listed alongside his other well‑known titles. Hosts simply noted it as part of his bibliography without further analysis. The overall tone was neutral, treating it as another credential of the guest.
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The book was referenced as part of Michael Lewis's authorial background on the program.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side, and Liars Poker.
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He listed "Liar's Poker" as another of his notable titles during the introduction.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side, and Liars Poker.
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Michael Lewis was identified as the author of this book.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liar's Poker.
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The book was referenced as part of Michael Lewis's bibliography during his introduction.
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Author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liar's Poker.
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He was introduced as the author of "Liar's Poker," confirming it is a published book.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liar's Poker.
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Michael Lewis cited Liar's Poker as one of his works while introducing himself.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liar's Poker.
Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liar's Poker.
It's Michael Lewis author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liar's Poker.
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The host included it when naming famous books by Michael Lewis.
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Hey there it's Michael Lewis, Arthur going infinite money ball the blind side and Liars poker.
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Liar's Poker was cited as another of Michael Lewis's published titles.
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Hey there it's Michael Lewis, Arthur going infinite, money ball, the blind side and Liars poker.
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He cited Liar's Poker as one of his earlier works, referencing his experience writing about Wall Street culture.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liar's Poker
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Michael Lewis identified himself as the author of Liar's Poker in the podcast segment.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side, and Liar's Poker.
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The host included Liar's Poker among the titles credited to Michael Lewis when introducing him.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis author of Going Infinite Moneyball the blind side and Liars poker
Arthur going infinite money ball the blind side and Liars poker on the latest season of my podcast against the rules
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The host listed "Liar's Poker" among Michael Lewis's published works.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liar's Poker.
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The host listed Liar's Poker among Michael Lewis's books during his introduction.
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Hey there it's Michael Lewis author of going infinite money ball the blind side and liars poker.
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Michael Lewis mentioned this title as one of his authored books during his introduction.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liars Poker.
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The host listed the title among other Michael Lewis works, indicating its place in the conversation about notable sportsrelated books.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, Arthur going infinite, money ball, the blind side and liars poker.
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Michael Lewis listed Liar's Poker among his books.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liars Poker.
It was mentioned during a discussion about the Texas Stock Exchange and the financial world's migration to Texas. A phrase from the book, "equities in Dallas," was used to describe the pejorative view of the Dallas finance scene compared to New York.
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I don't know if anyone's read Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis, but there was a phrase that was in reference to the Salomon Brothers.
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It was mentioned during a discussion about the Texas Stock Exchange and the financial world's migration to Texas. A phrase from the book, "equities in Dallas," was used to describe the pejorative view of the Dallas finance scene compared to New York.
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I don't know if anyone's read Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis, but there was a phrase that was in reference to the Salomon Brothers.
It's called equities in Dallas.
And it was this pejorative phrase where if you were assigned to Dallas and you were a finance worker, it was back office.
It was lowest of the low.
You did not want to go there.
It was the backwater of the finance world, Dallas compared to New York.
The book was repeatedly cited by Michael Lewis when he introduced his own podcast, listing it alongside his other best‑selling works. He simply identified himself as the author of the title while previewing a season about sports betting. No further commentary was given, indicating a casual mention rather than a recommendation.
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"Liar's Poker" was listed among other works by Michael Lewis when he introduced his podcast, "Against the Rules."
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liar's Poker.
Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liar's Poker.
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Michael Lewis, the author, was introduced at the start of a podcast segment. He briefly mentioned his book, 'Liar's Poker', amongst others, while discussing his podcast, 'Against the Rules'.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side, and Liar's Poker.
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This book by Michael Lewis was mentioned in the podcast introduction as one of his published works.
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Hey there it's Michael Lewis, Arthur of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liars Poker.
Hey there it's Michael Lewis author of going infinite moneyball the blind side and liars poker
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on every season of my podcast against the rules i take a broad look at various characters in american life the referee the coach the expert my next season's all about fans and with the rise of sports betting is doing to them to the teams and even to my family i'm heading to los vegas and new jersey and beyond to understand america's newest form of legalized gambling
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This book was mentioned by Michael Lewis in his podcast introduction along with 'Going Infinite', 'Moneyball', and 'The Blind Side'.
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hey there it's michael lewis author of going infinite money ball the blind side and liars poker
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This book by Michael Lewis was mentioned in the introduction to his podcast, "Against the Rules," along with his other works.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side, and Liars Poker.
Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side, and Liars Poker.
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Michael Lewis, the author of "Liars Poker," among other books, discussed his podcast, "Against the Rules," which explores the changes in American sports fandom due to the rise of sports betting.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liars Poker.
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Michael Lewis, the author of "Liars Poker," mentioned his podcast "Against the Rules" and its upcoming season focusing on the effects of legalized sports betting on various aspects of life.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liars Poker.
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This book by Michael Lewis was mentioned in his podcast introduction, along with others he's written.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, Arthur of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liars Poker.
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This book was mentioned by Michael Lewis alongside Going Infinite, Moneyball and The Blind Side.
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Hey there, it's Michael Lewis, Arthur of Going Infinite, Moneyball, The Blind Side and Liars Poker.
It was mentioned as an example of a business moment or Rorschach test that had been turned into a show or movie, and it was described as having a companion podcast which was highly recommended.
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There's Michael Lewis's Liars poker.
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It was mentioned as an example of a business moment or Rorschach test that had been turned into a show or movie, and it was described as having a companion podcast which was highly recommended.
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There's Michael Lewis's Liars poker.
You brought up Liars Poker before and Michael Lewis has just released for the first time an audio book, an unabridged audio book of Liars Poker. But he also put out a companion podcast and the companion podcast is spectacular.
It was mentioned as a book about Solomon Brothers, one of the most aggressive and ruthless banks, that Bill Browder ended up working at. It was discussed in relation to how competitive and individualistic the work environment was.
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That bank was some called Solomon brothers doesn't exist anymore but for anyone has any memory of the financial world that it was the one of the most aggressive doggy dog banks out there there's a fam...
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It was mentioned as a book about Solomon Brothers, one of the most aggressive and ruthless banks, that Bill Browder ended up working at. It was discussed in relation to how competitive and individualistic the work environment was.
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That bank was some called Solomon brothers doesn't exist anymore but for anyone has any memory of the financial world that it was the one of the most aggressive doggy dog banks out there there's a famous book written by Michael Lewis call Liars poker about Solomon brothers.
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It was mentioned as a famous book about Solomon Brothers, the bank where Bill Browder worked, and their involvement in manipulating the US treasury market.
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That bank was some called Solomon brothers doesn't exist anymore but for anyone has any memory of the financial world that it was the one of the most aggressive doggy dog banks out there there's a famous book written by Michael Lewis call Liars poker about Solomon brothers.
This was mentioned as Michael Lewis's first book, a young memoir. It was used as an example of a successful early work, but the conversation then turned towards the author's later career.
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He writes all these, you know, he writes his first book Liars Poker, which is his sort of young memoir, does these other books all very successful.
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This was mentioned as Michael Lewis's first book, a young memoir. It was used as an example of a successful early work, but the conversation then turned towards the author's later career.
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He writes all these, you know, he writes his first book Liars Poker, which is his sort of young memoir, does these other books all very successful.
