Risks & Reckonings (with Lloyd Blankfein)

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Politics, Government, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Is the market due for a reckoning? This week on Stay Tuned, former Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein joins Preet for a far-reaching conversation on the economic impacts of the war in Iran, lessons from the 2008 financial crisis, the current state of the markets (and why he thinks we’re due for another reckoning), and why he thinks CEOs should stay out of most political debates. Plus, they dive into Blankfein’s new memoir, Streetwise, in which he traces his unlikely journey to the top job at one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world. Then, Preet answers your questions about CBS pulling Senate candidate James Talarico from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the latest on Bruce Springsteen’s tour. In the bonus for Insiders, Lloyd and Preet discuss how AI is transforming the workforce and why resisting technological progress is folly. Join the Insider community to stay informed without the hysteria, fear-mongering, or rage-baiting. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available on our website. You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. Shop Stay Tuned merch and featured books by our guests in our Amazon storefront. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on BlueSky, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to stay tuned.
0:05.7	I'm Preet Bharara.
0:07.8	Don't tell me about the probability or improbability of something happens, because on certain moments, you can throw that all out the window.
0:14.5	All assets become correlated.
0:16.4	It doesn't matter what you thought the probabilities were.
0:18.8	Given enough time, it's not that anything can happen.
0:20.7	It's that everything will happen.
0:28.9	My guest this week is Lloyd Blankfein.
0:32.0	He served as the chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs during the global financial crisis of 2008
0:36.5	and the years that followed on Wall
0:38.6	Street. He's now out with a new memoir, called Streetwise, getting to and through Goldman Sachs.
0:45.8	That's coming up. Stay tuned. Dell PCs with Intel inside are built for every moment.
0:58.7	With long-lasting battery life and built-in intelligence,
1:01.5	you can stay focused on what matters most.
1:03.8	Dell Technologies, built for you.
1:05.7	Dell.com slash del PCs.
1:10.0	Dell PCs with Intel inside are built for every moment.
1:13.8	With long-lasting battery life and built-in intelligence,
1:16.6	you can stay focused on what matters most.
1:18.8	Dell Technologies, built for you.
1:20.8	Dell.com slash del PCs.
1:29.9	What's the best way to assess risk?
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