1929 vs 2025: Andrew Ross Sorkin on Crashes, Bubbles & Lessons Learned

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

(0:00) Chamath and Friedberg welcome Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss his new book, "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation"

(0:38) Why he chose this time period

(3:22) The setup: what led to the 1929 crash

(19:24) The characters: major players in the 1929 crash; what kind of bubble are we experiencing in 2025?

(26:21) Role of journalist vs market participant; characters of the 2025 market

(30:10) AI's potential 1929-like impact on unemployment

(35:16) Why socialism is flaring up now more than it did post-1929

(40:34) Does the US need a 2025 "New Deal" on cutting spending, tariff balancing act

(46:51) Film rights strategy

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Referenced in the show:

https://www.amazon.com/1929-Inside-Greatest-History-Shattered/dp/0593296966

https://archive.org/details/sim_ladies-home-journal_1929-08_46_8/page/n9/mode/2up

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(0:00) Chamath and Friedberg welcome Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss his new book, "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation"

(0:38) Why he chose this time period

(3:22) The setup: what led to the 1929 crash

(19:24) The characters: major players in the 1929 crash; what kind of bubble are we experiencing in 2025?

(26:21) Role of journalist vs market participant; characters of the 2025 market

(30:10) AI's potential 1929-like impact on unemployment

(35:16) Why socialism is flaring up now more than it did post-1929

(40:34) Does the US need a 2025 "New Deal" on cutting spending, tariff balancing act

(46:51) Film rights strategy

Buy Sorkin's new book:

https://www.amazon.com/1929-Inside-Greatest-History-Shattered/dp/0593296966

Follow Andrew Ross Sorkin:

https://x.com/andrewrsorkin