What can the 1929 stock market crash teach us today? This week, New York Times columnist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Preet Bharara to unpack his new book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash In Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation, which draws on eight years of research and access to never-before-seen historical documents.

Then, Preet answers your questions on the legality of potential U.S. military action in Venezuela and the history of the oath of office.

In the bonus for Insiders, Preet and Andrew chat about a possible film adaptation of 1929 and Andrew dreamcasts the characters.

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REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 

• Andrew Ross Sorkin, “1929: Inside the Greatest Crash In Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation,” Viking, 10/14/25