Podcast Host

Michael Lewis

Host of Against the Rules.

Known For

Against the Rules

Canon

Courage Is a Learnable Skill

False Information Spreads Faster and Further Than Truth

Misaligned Incentives Override Capability

"What Is the Most Generous Interpretation of This?"

Close Relationships Are the Strongest Predictor of Life Satisfaction

Shared Fictions Enable Large-Scale Human Cooperation

Sports Fandom as Secular Religion

Episodes

#Blockers: A New Audiobook from Michael LewisJun 4, 2026 #Live with Nicolle WallaceDec 16, 2025 #10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)Dec 15, 2025 #How the Financial Crisis Broke Wall StreetNov 18, 2025 #Lender of Last ResortNov 4, 2025 #The Short SellersOct 21, 2025 #Adam McKay is Still Angry About 2008Oct 14, 2025 #Natasha Schüll on the Antisocial Lure of GamblingJan 28, 2025 #Episode 10: “Anybody Can Win, but Everybody’s Gonna Lose”Jan 21, 2025 #Episode 9: Framing the GamblerJan 14, 2025 #Michael Lewis on the Prof G PodDec 24, 2024 #Anybody Can Win, but Everybody's Gonna LoseDec 2, 2024 #Episode 4: A Hard Way to Make an Easy LivingNov 12, 2024 #The MuleNov 4, 2024 #Nate Silver on the Risky Business of Sports BettingOct 28, 2024 #A Hard Way to Make an Easy LivingOct 16, 2024 #Six Levels DownSep 24, 2024 #Episode 1: What’s Wrong with Eric?Sep 24, 2024 #Judging Sam: Judging the FTX BankruptcyMar 27, 2024 #Judging Sam is Coming BackMar 22, 2024 #Michael Lewis on Freakonomics RadioFeb 19, 2024 #The Rise and Fall of Crypto Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried from Talk EasyDec 12, 2023 #The Unfair CoachJul 7, 2020 #The Invisible CoachJun 2, 2020 #The Hand of LeonardoApr 23, 2019 #Ref, You Suck!Apr 2, 2019