Episode · All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · 2025-10-16
Books mentioned on 1929 vs 2025: Andrew Ross Sorkin on Crashes, Bubbles & Lessons Learned
(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 p
Andrew Ross Sorkin discussed Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart, Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and others, and Foundation by Isaac Asimov.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Barbarians at the Gate
Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar is a classic work of narrative business journalism documenting the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco.
Discussed“I loved Barbarians of the Gate.”
Where to get it
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Foundation
Foundation by Isaac Asimov is an epic science fiction masterwork that chronicles the collapse and rebirth of a galactic empire through the lens of psychohistory and predictable social trends.
Discussed“By the way, the book is foundation the foundation series.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“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.”
“Uh haven't sold them yet. We're talking to a couple people. Hopefully, we'll have some news on that sometime soon because it sounds like it's a very peopledriven story.”
“When when Too Big to Fil came out, we had a British actor do it and I enjoyed read I enjoyed listening to him.”