Book · 1921 · Business & Economics
The Work of Wall Street
An Account of the Functions, Methods and History of the New York Money and Stock Markets
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The Work of Wall Street by Sereno Stansbury Pratt is an educational text detailing the mechanics and history of financial markets. Although the book itself provides foundational economic history, it was referenced indirectly across multiple podcasts through discussions of cultural attitudes toward finance via Oliver Stone's film Wall Street. On The Tucker Carlson Show, Tucker Carlson mentioned the movie to discuss cultural attitudes toward greed, referencing the famous line delivered by the character Gordon Gekko. On the Huberman Lab, Andrew Huberman brought up a specific scene from the movie to discuss wealth accumulation, envy, and the psychological question of when accumulated riches are ever enough. Similarly, on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, Jesse Ventura brought up the movie to discuss insider trading and legal consequences involving the character played by Charlie Sheen. Across these various podcast episodes, the speakers utilized cinematic depictions of Wall Street culture to explore broader themes of ambition, financial ethics, and the psychological impact of extreme wealth generation.
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Andrew Huberman in the movie Wall Street there's that one scene where someone says you know what's your number like at what… 1
“in the movie Wall Street there's that one scene where someone says you know what's your number like at what point is it enough”
Jesse Ventura Charlie Sheen went to jail in Wall Street for that yeah remember Oliver's movie Oliver Stone's movie Wall S… 1
“Charlie Sheen went to jail in Wall Street for that yeah remember Oliver's movie Oliver Stone's movie Wall Street oh yes I remember it”
Tucker Carlson you see a movie like Wall Street you got Michael Douglas who was a superstar at that time height of his car… 1
“you see a movie like Wall Street you got Michael Douglas who was a superstar at that time height of his career greed is good I mean isn't that the phrase from that movie”
