Against the Rules · November 25, 2025 · 44m

How the Financial Crisis Broke Politics

In the final episode of The Big Short series, Michael Lewis speaks with Elizabeth Warren and Steve Bannon to explore how the 2008 financial crisis launched two very different political trajectories. Warren, a bankruptcy law expert, moved from advising the Obama White House to running for Senate in Massachusetts, while Bannon describes how the same crisis radicalized him and fueled his path to becoming a top Trump advisor and populist podcaster.

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Highlights

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Warren: From Bankruptcy Expert to Senate

Elizabeth Warren's expertise in bankruptcy law led her to become an advisor to the Obama administration and later run for higher office in Massachusetts, using her understanding of household debt to shape her political career.

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Bannon: How the Crisis Radicalized Him

Steve Bannon describes the 2008 financial crisis as a radicalizing event that set him on the path from finance and media into far-right populist politics, ultimately leading to his role as a top Trump advisor.

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