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The Power Broker #6: Mike Schur

2024/6/21
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Roman Mars和Elliott Kalan:本期节目重点解读《权力经纪人》第五部分,涵盖摩西的权力滥用、对弱势群体的忽视、以及他所主导的重大工程项目对纽约市产生的深远影响。他们详细分析了摩西在西区改善计划中的资金筹措策略,以及他在高瓦努斯公园大道和兰德尔岛体育场建设中所展现出的权力操控和对社区的破坏。同时,他们还探讨了摩西的公园大道建设并未有效缓解交通拥堵,反而加剧了交通问题。 Mike Schur:作为《权力经纪人》的忠实读者,Schur分享了他对该书的解读,以及该书如何影响了他的电视剧创作。他认为摩西的经历是理想主义者在权力面前逐渐堕落的典型案例,并指出摩西在追求目标的过程中,逐渐偏离了最初的理想,最终走向权力滥用和对弱势群体的漠视。他将摩西与他电视剧中的角色进行对比,并探讨了权力对个人道德的影响。

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Robert Moses' arrogance escalated, leading him to bully those with less power, including the Columbia Yacht Club, a secretary, and a borough president. His actions, fueled by a need for dominance, involved spreading misinformation, using his influence to punish opponents, and resorting to physical threats.
  • Moses' arrogance and ruthlessness intensified.
  • He targeted individuals with less power.
  • His tactics included misinformation, intimidation, and threats.

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

This week, Roman and Elliott sit down with Mike Schur), who created the critically acclaimed NBC comedy The Good Place, and co-created Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn 99, Rutherford Falls, and Netflix’s upcoming, A Classic Spy. Prior to Parks, Michael spent four years as a writer-producer on the Emmy Award-winning NBC hit The Office.

Mike also happens to be a big fan of The Power Broker, and has cited the book as his inspiration behind Parks & Rec.

On today’s show, Elliott Kalan and Roman Mars will cover the first section of Part 5 (Chapter 25 through Chapter 26), discussing the major story beats and themes.

The Power Broker #6: Mike Schur)

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