This is the 99% invisible breakdown of the power broker. I'm Roman Mars and I'm

Elliot Kalin. So today we're still in part six the lust for power covering

chapters 33 and 34, pages 703 to 806 in my book.

And later in this episode, our special guest is Shiloh Frederick, born and raised in New York City.

Shiloh is a writer and influencer who shares her love of the city's history and architecture on Instagram and Tik-Toc.

Last year, she chronicled her rather ambitious plan to read the Power Broker in 30 days and her viral videos

about her endeavor ended up making some real change in the city specifically

some real change to some Moses designed ornamentation in the city. But before we get to all that we wanted to announce

something very special on October 7th, Elliot and I are talking with the

great Robert Caro live on stage at the New York Historical Society.

It's part of the society's special exhibit dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the

Power Broker, and I am so incredibly excited.

I cannot wait to see this exhibit and I can't wait to talk to

Robert Caro live in person. It's a dream come true. If it had to happen from an

audience, I mean I guess that's even better. So there are witnesses that can tell me, yes, that did happen. You and Roman did get to talk face to face with Robert Caro. So be one of those witnesses, be part of that moment. You can go to nyhistory. org to learn more we'll also put the information

on 99 p.org and in the 99 p i discord server

so on the last blockbuster episode of the Power Broker Breakdown, we covered Robert Moses.

He is literally busting blocks. You're not wrong,

Roman. He is busting blocks full of people.

Robert Moses had successfully gained control of every ingress and egress to the island of Manhattan.

Like if you are in a car and you're trying to get to Manhattan or trying to leave Manhattan and all future

river crossings you have to pay some told Robert Moses he controls everything.

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