The film that took two decades (and a million favors) to make, and the book about a detective with Tourette’s. Also, the secret man who ran New York for 50 years. The film Motherless Brooklyn is by Edward Norton, and the book by Jonathan Lethem.
Watch/read/listen:
(WATCH): the trailer for Motherless Brooklyn
http://bit.ly/motherlesstrailer
(WATCH): the trailer for the doc Twitch and Shout
http://bit.ly/tourettesdoc
(WATCH): a doc about the NBA player with Tourettes
http://bit.ly/nbamahmoud
(LISTEN): to the Radiohead version of the main song
http://bit.ly/thomversion
(LISTEN): to the Jazz version of the main song
http://bit.ly/wyntonversion
(LISTEN): to Prince’s extended version of Kiss
http://bit.ly/kissextented
(READ): the guest list for Radiohead’s concert
http://bit.ly/guestlistradiohead
(READ): An Anthropologist on Mars neurology book
http://bit.ly/anthroonmars
(READ): The Power Broker about Robert Moses
http://bit.ly/pwrbrkr
(READ): an article about the road through Washington Square Park
http://bit.ly/wshsqprk
Get a copy of Motherless Brooklyn:
Shop your local indie bookstore
Topics from today’s episode:
01:05 - why you should listen to the audiobook
02:50 - the worldwide history of detectives
08:00 - who is Jonathan Lethem?
08:15 - what does Motherless Brooklyn mean?
10:00 - why the detective has Tourette’s
12:00 - Edward Norton finds the book
16:30 - the secret man who ran NYC
21:45 - Edward Norton almost gave up
23:05 - ‘90s music in a ’50’s world
25:10 - Prince and Tourette’s
28:00 - the NBA player with Tourette’s
29:20 - the beautiful last line
33:10 - let us know what you’re into
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