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99% Invisible
The hosts discussed the book's dense narrative, noting how it revealed Robert Moses's sprawling influence on New York and provoked strong reactions from listeners.
She hadn't read The Power Broker before and this podcast inspired her to pick it up and read it along with us.
— Episode: The Power Broker #10: Clara Jeffery
Episode: The Power Broker #10: Clara Jeffery
The hosts discussed the book's dense narrative, noting how it revealed Robert Moses's sprawling influence on New York and provoked strong reactions from listeners.
She hadn't read The Power Broker before and this podcast inspired her to pick it up and read it along with us.
I have now read this book three times.
The book itself, your guys' podcasts, their movies, their articles. It's just a phenomenal upwelling of interest about this book, you know, which is beloved by many for decades.
Robert Caro had taken a lot of time to assemble those facts and figures, and he made it into a compelling narrative that still feels relevant today.
It's a tour de force of journalism, and it really has become the default way of thinking about these topics.