October 13, 2025· 40 min

Andrew Ross Sorkin on the Stock Market Crash That Shattered America

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Orality

Model

77%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,913 words)

M:29%

HostTracy Alloway(4,594 words)

M:29%

GuestAndrew Ross Sorkin(1,199 words)

M:29%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic31%

basically, very, absolutely

Engagement67%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, so

Repetition100%

like (91x), about (67x), know (64x)

Parallelism51%

So why would I pay for stuff I..., And I'm Tracy Alloway...., But, of course, when you get t...

Sound Patterns82%

78 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases8%

you know what, i mean, to be honest

Literate Indicators

Hedging7%

could, probably, maybe

Passive Voice5%

been written, were written, been even

Abstract Nouns15%

investment, information, volatility

Subordination6%

until, because, though

Sentence Length26%

Avg: 11.6 words/sentence

Word Complexity46%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers3%

according to

Impersonal Style33%

637 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style100%

monthly, carefully, exactly

Description

Almost everyone is talking about us possibly being in a bubble. Regardless of how AI investment ultimately pan out, there is an incredible amount of retail speculative mania in the air. So, how does this environment compare to past periods of exuberance? On this episode, we speak with Andrew Ross Sorkin, the editor of Dealbook, the co-host of CNBC's Squawk Box, and the author of the new book 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation. Sorkin, who previously wrote Too Big to Fail (chronicling the Great Financial Crisis of 2008), went into the archives to discover just how in thrall the American public was to the market on the eve of the great crash. We discuss lessons from the time, similarities, and differences. Read more: Companies Overpaying for AI Add to Bubble Risks, Survey Shows Why Circular AI Deals Among OpenAI, Nvidia, AMD Are Raising Eyebrows Only http://Bloomberg.com subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox each week, plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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