Episode · Big Technology Podcast · 2025-11-14
Alex Kantrowitz & Gil Luria: books mentioned on Big Technology Podcast
Inside The AI Bubble: Debt, Depreciation, and Losses — With Gil Luria
Gil Luria is the head of technology research at D.A.
Gil Luria discussed The big short by Michael Lewis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The big short
The Big Short by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction book examining the accumulation of risk and the bursting of the housing bubble that led to the 2008 financial crisis.
Discussed“By the way, Big Short is a story of how he was spot on, but he almost didn't make it, right? A lot of the movie is about how long it takes to play out. And you can be right, but if you're right too early, you don't make it.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The big short
“Everybody should re-watch The Big Short and not just to see Christian Bale and Margot Robbie and Selena Gomez. It's a great movie that talks about how it's a little problem until everybody does it and then it's a big problem that affects everybody.”
Passing The big short
“So, Gil, it's a great segue because you brought up the big short. And this has definitely been a week where that is applicable because Michael Burry, basically the star of that movie, of that story, the guy who effectively shorted the housing market”