Ross Barkan joins the pod to discuss 9/11 memes, life in the Outer Boroughs, Jane Jacobs vs. Robert Moses, the unironic pursuit of greatness, and his novel Glass Century.
Read Stephen's review of Glass Century in COMPACT https://www.compactmag.com/article/a-new-york-epic-for-our-time/
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