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.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42932" target="_blank">The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan</a>Join the discussion on <a href="https://discord.gg/99pi">Discord</a> and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/99percentinvisible/">Reddit</a>.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;This is the eleventh official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, &lt;i&gt;The Power Broker&lt;/i&gt; by our hero Robert Caro. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;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 &amp; 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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elliott and Roman also cover the second section of Part 7 (Chapter 42 through Chapter 46), discussing the major story beats and themes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42932" target="_blank"&gt;The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join the discussion on &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/99pi"&gt;Discord&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/99percentinvisible/"&gt;Reddit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Featuring Brennan Lee Mulligan, a comedian and host with Dropout TV, and covering the second section of Part 7, chapters 42-46.

The Power Broker #11: Brennan Lee Mulligan

Roman talks with The Memory Palace creator Nate DiMeo, whose new book brings his poetic history podcast to life on the page. They explore how moments of wonder and empathy shape Nate’s stories, turning forgotten history into something intensely personal. Plus, Roman shares two beautifully haunting tales from The Memory Palace that remind us just how close the past really is.<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706914/the-memory-palace-by-nate-dimeo/">The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of the Past</a> comes out November 19th and will be available everywhere books are sold. We highly recommend you check it out!<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43014" target="_blank">The Memory Palace...Book!</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Roman talks with &lt;i&gt;The Memory Palace&lt;/i&gt; creator Nate DiMeo, whose new book brings his poetic history podcast to life on the page. They explore how moments of wonder and empathy shape Nate’s stories, turning forgotten history into something intensely personal. Plus, Roman shares two beautifully haunting tales from The Memory Palace that remind us just how close the past really is.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706914/the-memory-palace-by-nate-dimeo/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of the Past&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt; comes out November 19th and will be available everywhere books are sold. We highly recommend you check it out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43014" target="_blank"&gt;The Memory Palace...Book!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Roman talks with The Memory Palace creator Nate DiMeo, whose new book brings his poetic history podcast to life on the page.

The Memory Palace…Book!

As the last warmth of summer fades, Riis Beach—a hidden queer oasis behind a decaying hospital—faces a new reality. With its shadowy protector demolished, can this haven survive in the open, or will its magic disappear with the ruins?<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43049" target="_blank">Meet Me at Riis</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;As the last warmth of summer fades, Riis Beach—a hidden queer oasis behind a decaying hospital—faces a new reality. With its shadowy protector demolished, can this haven survive in the open, or will its magic disappear with the ruins?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43049" target="_blank"&gt;Meet Me at Riis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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As the last warmth of summer fades, Riis Beach—a hidden queer oasis behind a decaying hospital—faces a new reality.

Meet Me at Riis

Remember when grocery shelves went bare and cargo ships clogged the California coast? That chaos wasn’t just a pandemic hiccup—it was a symptom of a supply chain stretched to its limits. With insights from Peter Goodman’s new book, discover the unlikely invention that made the modern supply chain possible—and why it’s now at risk of collapsing.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42973" target="_blank">How the World Ran Out of Everything</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Remember when grocery shelves went bare and cargo ships clogged the California coast? That chaos wasn’t just a pandemic hiccup—it was a symptom of a supply chain stretched to its limits. With insights from Peter Goodman’s new book, discover the unlikely invention that made the modern supply chain possible—and why it’s now at risk of collapsing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42973" target="_blank"&gt;How the World Ran Out of Everything&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Remember when grocery shelves went bare and cargo ships clogged the California coast? That chaos wasn’t just a pandemic hiccup—it was a symptom of a supply chain stretched to its limits.

How the World Ran Out of Everything

Every fall, a vacant Toronto storefront is possessed by Spirit Halloween, the pop-up shop haunting 1,500 empty spaces across North America. What does this seasonal invasion say about the retail apocalypse? And why are people so drawn to its eerie aisles? Explore the spooky rise of Spirit Halloween—where the scares are temporary, but the obsession is real.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42850" target="_blank">Spirit Halloween</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Every fall, a vacant Toronto storefront is possessed by Spirit Halloween, the pop-up shop haunting 1,500 empty spaces across North America. What does this seasonal invasion say about the retail apocalypse? And why are people so drawn to its eerie aisles? Explore the spooky rise of Spirit Halloween—where the scares are temporary, but the obsession is real.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42850" target="_blank"&gt;Spirit Halloween&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Spirit Halloween takes over empty stores every fall—explore the eerie allure behind these spooky pop-ups and what they say about the decline of retail.

Spirit Halloween

Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.

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