About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and its relevance to the current economic situation in 2025.

Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Washington Mutual, Wachovia Corporation, Merrill Lynch, Circuit City, Borders Bookstore, Sharper Image, and some 150,000 small businesses across the United States — the 2008 global financial crisis killed them all. Turns out, looking at that crisis explains a lot about where we are right now in 2025.

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