Motherless Brooklyn | detectives, Tourette’s, & 20 year projects

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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