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The Power Broker #5: Brandy Zadrozny

2024/5/18
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Robert Moses's gubernatorial campaign was marked by his surprising nomination by the old guard GOP, a disastrous campaign strategy filled with personal attacks and alienating behavior towards supporters and the press, and a historic loss with the smallest percentage of votes for a major party candidate in New York State history.
  • Moses ran a negative campaign, alienating supporters and press.
  • He lost with the smallest vote percentage in NY history at the time.
  • His attacks on Lehman backfired, making him look unlikeable.
  • Moses' arrogance and entitlement contributed to his downfall.

Shownotes Transcript

This is the fifth official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Power Broker by our hero Robert Caro. 

This week, Roman and Elliott also sit down with Brandy Zadrozny, a senior reporter for NBC News who covers misinformation, conspiracy theories, and the internet. Brandy recently finished) The Power Broker, and she’s got a great perspective on what the book says about the press and its relationship to power, what has changed in journalism, and what has remained the same.

On today’s show, Elliott Kalan and Roman Mars will cover the last section of Part 4 of the book (Chapter 21 through Chapter 24), discussing the major story beats and themes.

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