<p>This is the sixth official episode, breaking down the 1974 Pulitzer Prize winning book, <i>The Power Broker</i> by our hero Robert Caro. </p><p>This week, Roman Mars and Elliott Kalan sit down with <a href="https://x.com/kentremendous" target="_blank">Mike Schur</a>, who created the critically acclaimed NBC comedy <i>The Good Place</i>, and co-created <i>Parks and Recreation</i>, <i>Brooklyn 99</i>, <i>Rutherford Falls</i>, and Netflix’s upcoming, <i>A Classic Spy</i>. Prior to <i>Parks</i>, Michael spent four years as a writer-producer on the Emmy Award-winning NBC hit <i>The Office</i>.</p><p>Mike also happens to be a big fan of <i>The Power Broker</i>, and has cited the book as his inspiration behind <i>Parks & Rec</i>.</p><p>Elliott and Roman also cover the first section of Part 5 (Chapter 25 through Chapter 26), discussing the major story beats and themes.</p><p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=42387" target="_blank">The Power Broker #6: Mike Schur</a></p><p>Join the discussion on <a href="https://discord.gg/99pi">Discord</a> and <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/99percentinvisible/">Reddit</a>.</p>
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