Lessons of the Great Depression
From Against the Rules: The Big Short Companion by Pushkin Industries
November 11, 2025 · 39 min · Season 6 · Episode 5
About this episode
Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses the lessons of the Great Depression with Michael Lewis, comparing it to the financial crash of 2008.
Andrew Ross Sorkin writes the business and policy newsletter DealBook for the New York Times and is co-anchor of Squawk Box on CNBC. He also has a historical bent, and has a new book out about the causes and consequences of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Sorkin speaks with Michael Lewis about how that crisis differed from the financial crash of 2008, and what we can learn by comparing the two eras. For more, check out Sorkin’s book 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History, and How it Shattered a Nation . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Guest: Andrew Ross Sorkin
Topics covered
- Great Depression
- financial crisis
- 2008 crash
- economic history
- business policy
Keywords
- Great Depression
- financial crash
- 2008
- Andrew Ross Sorkin
- Michael Lewis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Times, CNBC
Books & works: 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History, and How it Shattered a Nation
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