It’s the Economy, Stupid. It’s the Stupid Economy.

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4.7 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Imagine the Roaring Twenties, but with cable news, Bitcoin, and orange hair. Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Rick to discuss his new book '1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation' (out 10/14/25), which shows the collision course between Wall Street excess and regulatory failure that sparked the Great Depression. Today, Trump’s tariff tantrums are gutting supply chains, midwestern farmers are losing land, inflation is gobbling up paychecks, and the rich are floating above it all. If the economic pressure cooker looks familiar, that’s because history is being regurgitated on fast forward — and MAGA’s version is dumber, uglier, and louder.
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You can find Andrew Ross Sorkin @andrewrsorkin on X, and pick up his new book “1929: The Inside Story of the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History,” wherever fine books are sold.

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0:00.0	Try a free sample of berry pie?
0:01.7	Oh, yeah, I do.
0:03.0	Wait.
0:04.1	Will this send me spiraling out of my routine?
0:06.3	Time to consult the online experts.
0:09.2	One bite will destroy your metabolism.
0:12.0	Drink butter coffee instead to kill cravings.
0:14.3	But?
0:14.8	Is it really that bad?
0:16.7	I had protein this morning, right?
0:18.9	Ugh, but it looks so good.
0:21.4	Only eat after walking 10,000 steps.
0:25.0	Pie is only two steps from here.
0:27.0	Am I overthinking again?
0:28.6	Fruit, ruins, insulin.
0:30.1	Never eat after 7 p.m.
0:31.9	One cheat day.
0:32.8	Cut cars.
0:33.3	They don't know your body.
0:36.1	Stop it.
0:37.0	Stop it. They don't know your body, only you do.
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