Andrew Ross Sorkin: What Can We Learn from America’s Biggest Financial Crises?

Martha welcomes journalist, author, and CNBC Squawk Box host Andrew Ross Sorkin to dive into his much-anticipated new book 1929. It details the real-life drama behind the most infamous economic crash in American history. Andrew brought some of his favorite juicy historical gossip to this conversation—from the scandalous letters he unearthed to the tycoon he dubbed “the Elon Musk” of the era. Andrew and Martha also revisit his first book, the smash success Too Big To Fail, to explore which lessons from the 2008 recession could help us navigate the uncertain economic landscape of today. Are we in a bubble right now? Will AI save us or destroy us? What will happen to all those soybeans? Tune in for Andrew and Martha’s takes on all that and more on this very special episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.