Podcast Commentary: Michael Lewis on the SmartLess Podcast 

Podcast Commentary: Michael Lewis on the SmartLess Podcast 
Host: Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett | Guest: Michael Lewis 

Episode Link: Listen on Spotify

If you’ve ever felt like the best stories come from asking the questions no one else is asking, this episode’s for you. Michael Lewis - author of Moneyball, The Big Short, and The Blind Side - joins the SmartLess crew for a conversation that’s part hilarious, part devastating, and all heart. It’s less about the headlines and more about the people behind them - and what drives someone to chase the truth, even when it hurts. 

Key Takeaways: 

• Be curious and ask Questions. Michael talks about looking at baseball and questioning the money side of things, which he thought would be a quick conversation and then eventually turned into the book Moneyball.
• Each of his characters are typically underdogs or people overlooked, who eventually succeed against convention.
• Michael comments on Grief and the loss of his 19-year-old daughter and her boyfriend. This was a really emotional and moving part of the conversation. He talks about how no one really knows what people need in times of immense grief and how little things or gestures can make a huge difference.

Quotes: 

• “I was shocked by the connection between success and unhappiness”
• “But one is there was no one who could really help me in that it does what does help me is the love of my community and love of friends”
• “because the essence of loss is the feeling of the loss of love.”

There’s something grounding about hearing someone as sharp as Michael Lewis talk so openly—about curiosity, about loss, about the messy parts of life that don’t fit neatly into a narrative. This episode wasn’t just entertaining; it lingered. Definitely one to sit with for a bit. 

Reach out with your thoughts - I’d love to hear what’s resonated with you.