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The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan

2024/11/15
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Roman Mars和Elliott Kalan: 本集节目回顾了《权力经纪人》第七部分中罗伯特·摩西权力衰落的几个关键事件，包括中央公园绿地事件、记者调查摩西腐败行为以及洛克菲勒的介入。这些事件共同导致了摩西权力地位的下降。 Brennan Lee Mulligan: 在《沉睡之城》中，罗伯特·摩西被塑造成一个魔法师，他利用高速公路网络来抵御善良势力的占卜，这反映了摩西在现实生活中对城市基础设施建设的控制和影响。 Roman Mars和Elliott Kalan: 中央公园绿地事件中，摩西为修建停车场而破坏绿地，激起了当地居民的强烈抗议。这次抗议活动由于其良好的叙事性和媒体的广泛关注，对摩西的声誉造成了严重损害。 Brennan Lee Mulligan: 摩西在游戏中被描绘成一个操纵系统、不与民众直接对抗的反派，这与现实中摩西的行事风格相符。 Roman Mars和Elliott Kalan: 记者们对摩西的腐败行为进行了深入调查，揭露了摩西在贫民窟清理计划和公共住房建设项目中的种种问题。这些报道虽然起初并未引起广泛关注，但随着时间的推移，越来越多的证据浮出水面，最终对摩西的声誉造成了严重打击。 Brennan Lee Mulligan: 游戏中的情节设计反映了摩西在现实生活中对城市规划和建设的巨大影响，以及他如何通过操纵系统来维护自己的权力。 Roman Mars和Elliott Kalan: 洛克菲勒的出现标志着摩西权力彻底终结的开始。洛克菲勒利用其强大的经济实力和政治影响力，最终迫使摩西辞去所有政府职务。 Brennan Lee Mulligan: 游戏中的最终决战反映了摩西权力地位的彻底崩塌，以及他试图通过召唤“美国梦”来维持自身权力的失败。

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Moses' refusal to include mass transit in his transportation plans and his mismanagement of slum clearance programs led to his increasing unpopularity and eventual downfall.
  • Moses' transportation plans lacked mass transit, leading to traffic congestion.
  • Activists began to recognize the issues with Moses' slum clearance programs.
  • Moses' reputation started to erode due to his actions and the media coverage.

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

This week, Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with Brennan Lee Mulligan, a comedian and host with Dropout TV, where he’s the creator of Dimension 20 — a Dungeons & Dragons show that features incredibly complex and campaigns, with improv actors and special effects. And as the Dungeon Master, Brennan leads these stories. Season three of Dimension 20 takes place in a magical New York City, where the main villain is a fictionalized, undead Robert Moses, who shares the real Robert Moses’s passion for building roads and destroying lives through bureaucracy.

Elliott and Roman also cover the second section of Part 7 (Chapter 42 through Chapter 46), discussing the major story beats and themes.

The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan)

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