the book is called "griftopia." and jeffrey wright joins us from new york in advance of the broadway debut of "a free man of color." matt taibbi and jeffrey wright coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. >> and by contributions from your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: matt taibbi is a contributing author for "rolling stone." his latest book is called "griftopia, bubble machines, vampire squid and the long con breaking america." matt, thanks for being on the program. >> thanks for having me. tavis: let me start with the quote that was the impetus for the book. it says, "the first thing you need to know abo