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Crashed

Adam Tooze
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Crashed by Adam Tooze gets recommended on The Ezra Klein Show, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.

Crashed by Adam Tooze appears 3 times across 3 podcast episodes on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.

He's the author of the book Crashed, which, for my money, is the single best history of the financial crisis, and now of Shutdown, How COVID Shook the World's Economy.

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Economics Needs to Reckon With What It Doesn’t Know on The Ezra Klein Show
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Across three episodes of The Ezra Klein Show, Crashed by Adam Tooze is repeatedly invoked as a definitive work on recent economic turmoil. Ezra Klein cites the book alongside other major histories and recommends it for its insights into the financial crisis and the legal structures underpinning financial instruments, noting Tooze as the author and endorsing Crashed as "the single best history of the financial crisis" in one episode. The mentions cluster around themes of economic crises, legal fictions that create wealth and inequality, and how the world views American economic power. The recurrence within the same podcast and across episodes positions Crashed as a go-to source in conversations about the causes, consequences, and institutional mechanics of the financial crisis.

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The host mentions Adam Tooze's book 'Crashed' to highlight the historical context of crises and their impact on global order. This reference is made in relation to the current political climate and the changes observed at Davos.

The host discusses the complexities of financial systems and their legal underpinnings, referencing Adam Tooze's book 'Crashed' to illustrate a broader theory of financial crises. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding the legal structures that contribute to financial instability and crises.

The host mentions 'Crashed' to highlight Adam Tooze's insights on financial crises and their impact on economic ideology. The book serves as a critical resource for understanding the historical context of the financial crisis and the recent economic responses to the pandemic.

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Individuals interested in political history and global crisesStudents and professionals in finance and lawIndividuals interested in economic history and policy
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Recent show rotation: The Ezra Klein Show.

Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 2:45 in the episode where we captured it.

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Which episode recommended Crashed?

Economics Needs to Reckon With What It Doesn’t Know on The Ezra Klein Show is one of the clearest indexed episodes that recommended Crashed by Adam Tooze. Other indexed episodes include A Guide to the ‘Legal Fictions’ That Create Wealth, Inequality and Economic Crises on The Ezra Klein Show and How the World Sees America, With Adam Tooze on The Ezra Klein Show. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 2:45.

Which podcast mentioned Crashed?

The Ezra Klein Show is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Crashed by Adam Tooze.

Who recommended Crashed on podcasts?

PodcastMentions ties Crashed by Adam Tooze to The Ezra Klein Show, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.

Why do podcast guests bring up Crashed?

The host mentions Adam Tooze's book 'Crashed' to highlight the historical context of crises and their impact on global order. This reference is made in relation to the current political climate and the changes observed at Davos. It most often appears in conversations about crisis and new order, financial crises theory, and economic response to pandemic.

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Adam Tooze is the author of the book Crashed, which, for my money, is the single best history of the financial crisis.

Sentiment: Highly Recommended
For: Individuals interested in economic history and policy
Key quote: He's the author of the book Crashed, which, for my money, is the single best history of the financial crisis, and now of Shutdown, How COVID Shook the World's Economy.
The host mentions 'Crashed' to highlight Adam Tooze's insights on financial crises and their impact on economic ideology. The book serves as a critical resource for understanding the historical context of the financial crisis and the recent economic responses to the pandemic.

Recommended for its insights into the financial crisis and legal structures of financial instruments.

Sentiment: Deep Dive
For: Students and professionals in finance and law
Key quote: And so I think this brings us to one of the central arguments of the book, which is, you know, we can sort of sit here and rehash the 2008 financial crisis all day, but what I think you're offering here is actually a much broader theory of financial crises, almost legal theory of financial crises.
The host discusses the complexities of financial systems and their legal underpinnings, referencing Adam Tooze's book 'Crashed' to illustrate a broader theory of financial crises. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding the legal structures that contribute to financial instability and crises.

Crashed is referenced alongside Deluge, indicating a focus on economic crises and their implications.

Sentiment: Deep Dive
For: Individuals interested in political history and global crises
Key quote: Adam Tooze is a historian at Columbia University.
The host mentions Adam Tooze's book 'Crashed' to highlight the historical context of crises and their impact on global order. This reference is made in relation to the current political climate and the changes observed at Davos.