How the Financial Crisis Broke Politics

About this episode

Michael Lewis interviews Elizabeth Warren and Steve Bannon about their differing responses to the 2008 financial crisis.

To wrap up our series on The Big Short, Michael Lewis speaks with two people who represent two very different responses to the financial crisis of 2008: US Senator Elizabeth Warren , an expert in bankruptcy law who became an advisor to the Obama White House before running for higher office in Massachusetts. And Michael interviews former Trump White House advisor and right-wing podcaster Steve Bannon , who talks about how the financial crisis radicalized him. Order The Big Short audiobook, now narrated by Michael Lewis, on Audible , Spotify , pushkin.fm/bigshort or wherever you get audiobooks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Lewis

Guests: Elizabeth Warren, Steve Bannon

Topics covered

• financial crisis
• politics
• 2008
• interviews
• radicalization
• bankruptcy law

Keywords

• financial crisis
• Elizabeth Warren
• Steve Bannon
• politics
• The Big Short
• bankruptcy law
• radicalization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Obama White House, Audible, Spotify, pushkin.fm

Products: The Big Short audiobook

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