Gregory Zuckerman

Read The Bull

The 10th episode of Read The Bull is an in-depth conversation with WSJ's Gregory Zuckerman. Greg is an investigative reporter and a 27-year veteran of the paper who writes about business and investing topics. Greg is a three-time winner of the Gerald Loeb Award—the highest honor in business journalism.
Greg's written six books, including "A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine," "The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution," "The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters," and “The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History.” Greg's written two books with his sons, "Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Overcame Challenges in their Youth to Become Stars,” and "Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Sports."
Greg's an intrepid reporter, but he's also a compelling story teller.
Stefan and Greg discuss in the interview the common thread in his books - breaking down complex topics and telling stories through the people. Zuckerman reveals that behind all of his books are interesting characters who are the unexpected people leading a revolution - whether it's the small companies leading the charge to find a vaccine for COVID, the wildcatters extracting oil and natural gas buried in shale rock deep below the ground, a merger arbitrage specialist who unearths the greatest trade or the team of mathematicians who consistently beat the stock market.
Greg reveals about how he's able to get sources to talk including the secretive and publicity-shy subjects of his books, including John Paulson and Jim Simons.
Greg talks about his writing process and explains why he's taking more time to write his next book.
Check out the interview and see if Stefan can find out the subject for Greg's seventh title.
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