Book · 2010 · Business & Economics
Too Big to Fail
The Inside Story of how Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
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Every financial crisis is really only a function of one thing.
Andrew Ross Sorkin · Big Technology Podcast · Jun 2021 Listen at 25:42 Questions about Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Who has discussed Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin on podcasts?
No speaker in our archive has explicitly recommended Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin; Andrew Ross Sorkin (2 episodes), Gilbert Cruz (1 episode), Marc Andreessen (1 episode) and Saagar Enjeti (1 episode) have discussed it across 6 podcasts (4 people in all).
Which podcasts mention Too Big to Fail the most?
Big Technology Podcast (1 episode), Breaking Points (1 episode), The Ben & Marc Show (1 episode), The Book Review (1 episode) and The Daily Stoic (1 episode), among 6 podcasts in all.
Is Too Big to Fail recommended, or only discussed?
Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 5 episodes, as of 2025-12-17.
What do people say about Too Big to Fail?
Andrew Ross Sorkin on Big Technology Podcast (2021-06-16): "Every financial crisis is really only a function of one thing."
When was Too Big to Fail last mentioned on a podcast?
Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin was last discussed on The Daily Stoic by Andrew Ross Sorkin on 2025-12-17.
What they say about it
- Discussing the financial crisis“global financial crisis”2
The best things said about it
Too Big to Fail was kind of the crisis from the government's perspective.
Unlike when I wrote Too Big to Fail, I couldn't go back to people or try to like find there wasn't extra material.
Andrew Ross Sorkin The Daily Stoic · Dec 2025 The whole book on the global financial crisis that Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote was called Too Big to Fail.
Marc Andreessen The Ben & Marc Show · May 2024 An author of Too Big to Fail which has just been reissued to mark the 10-year anniversary of the financial crisis.
Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin is a comprehensive chronicle of the 2008 financial crisis told from the perspective of the Wall Street executives and government officials who tried to prevent a global economic collapse. On Timcast IRL, Clint Russell mentioned the book alongside The Big Short as essential coverage of the financial crisis, specifically highlighting how Sorkin's work focuses on the government's viewpoint. Andrew Ross Sorkin discussed the book on The Daily Stoic while reflecting on the differences in research challenges when writing about living versus historical figures, and he also brought it up on the Big Technology Podcast to explain what reporting on the crisis taught him about financial phenomena. Saagar Enjeti noted Sorkin's authorship on Breaking Points, while Marc Andreessen referenced the book on The Ben & Marc Show to discuss the evolution of systemically important financial institutions. Additionally, Gilbert Cruz introduced Sorkin on The Book Review around the reissue of the book for the ten-year anniversary of the financial crisis.
Every mention
Andrew Ross Sorkin Because these people aren't alive. So unlike when I wrote too big to fail, I couldn't go back to people or… 2
“Because these people aren't alive. So unlike when I wrote too big to fail, I couldn't go back to people or try to like find there wasn't extra material.”
“so i though the only lesson i feel like i learned writing too big to fail and and you know reporting around that crisis and now really trying to understand financial crisis as a phenomenon is every financial crisis is really only a function of one thing”
Gilbert Cruz an author of too big to fail which has just been reissued to Mark the 10year anniversary of the financial c… 1
“an author of too big to fail which has just been reissued to Mark the 10year anniversary of the financial crisis”
Marc Andreessen The whole book on the global financial crisis that Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote was called too big to fail and… 1
“The whole book on the global financial crisis that Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote was called too big to fail and the whole thing was we wanted to not have the companies, you know, cuz you know, if a bank is if a bank is not systemically important if if a bank goes down the way a normal company goes down”
Saagar Enjeti He wrote Too Big to Fail. 1
“He wrote Too Big to Fail.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“You can watch the big The Big Short is a movie that uh is really good that covers this kind of stuff and also too big to fail was another one too big to fail was kind of the crisis from the government's perspective and The Big Short was like three or four different groups of people that actually kind”
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“He's the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail, co-producer of a film adaptation of the same, nominated for 11 Emmy Awards.”
“So, I written that book, Too Big to Fail, about the 2008 financial crisis, right?”
“And the truth is, having now written this book and too big to fail and just spending, you know, all this time reporting on all this, you need speculation.”
“When when Too Big to Fil came out, we had a British actor do it and I enjoyed read I enjoyed listening to him.”
“We should explain that because people don't really like Andrew Rossin is the guy who wrote Too Big to Fail.”
“he's the co-anchor of squawk box on cnbc the founder and editor of deal book at the new york times and the author of too big to fail which might have some good lessons for our time today”