Barbarians at the gate

Bryan Burrough

Recommended on The Ezra Klein Show, most recently on 2026-08-28 — 2 shows, 2 episodes.

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Where it came up

• The Ezra Klein Show · What the Heck Is Going On in the Bond Market? | The Ezra Klein Show · at 56:48 · 2026-08-28

  “I think the obvious first place, the first book is Barbarians at the Gate. I genuinely think it's kind of the gold standard of narrative business journalism today”Recommended

• Acquired · Disney: The Renaissance and the Empire · at 1:07:09 · 2026-08-10

  “the next year Nabiscoco gets taken private by KKR in the Barbarians at the Gate, you know, largest acquisition of all time”Discussed

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