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EPISODE · Sep 14, 2025 · 8 MIN

2008 Revisited: What Really Caused the Financial Crisis? - Part 1

from America's News Hour · host Talk Media Network

Bill is joined by author Todd Sheets to revisit the 2008 financial crisis—what really caused it, who bears the blame, and how government policy, housing giants, and the Federal Reserve all helped fuel a bubble that nearly collapsed the global economy. Sheets, author of 2008: What Really Happened (Encounter Books), peels back the layers of political spin and economic jargon to explain how we got here, and what lessons still matter as America faces new financial warning signs.Do you think the 2008 financial crisis was caused more by reckless banks—or by government policies that encouraged the bubble in the first place?Get Todd's book and signup for his Substack on his website. Follow Bill on X at @BillBernardoni, explore his work at Bernardoni.media, and read his latest writings at Bernardoni.blog.

Bill is joined by author Todd Sheets to revisit the 2008 financial crisis—what really caused it, who bears the blame, and how government policy, housing giants, and the Federal Reserve all helped fuel a bubble that nearly collapsed the global economy. Sheets, author of 2008: What Really Happened (Encounter Books), peels back the layers of political spin and economic jargon to explain how we got here, and what lessons still matter as America faces new financial warning signs.Do you think the 2008 financial crisis was caused more by reckless banks—or by government policies that encouraged the bubble in the first place?Get Todd's book and signup for his Substack on his website. Follow Bill on X at @BillBernardoni, explore his work at Bernardoni.media, and read his latest writings at Bernardoni.blog.

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