Brian Koppelman on the intimacy of podcasting and the genius of Iron Maiden

Episode 133 August 11, 2020 00:45:22
Brian Koppelman on the intimacy of podcasting and the genius of Iron Maiden
Deviate
Brian Koppelman on the intimacy of podcasting and the genius of Iron Maiden

Aug 11 2020 | 00:45:22

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Hosted By

Rolf Potts

Show Notes

“My ambition was not financial, but a creative ambition toward fulfillment and satisfaction — and to be a better human toward those whom I loved.” – Brian Koppelman

In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Brian discuss podcast fandom, and how listening to podcasts is intimate in a way other media is not (2:00); self-improvement and ambition versus fulfillment, and the cultural reach of what Brian has created (11:00); the influence of music, and how a single album or artwork affects you at certain ages or times of your life (22:00); and masculine emotions as they are expressed in music, and writing to music informs your creativity (41:00).

Brian Koppleman (@briankoppelman) is a screenwriter and co-creator / showrunner of the television show Billions. His screenwriting credits include Rounders and Ocean’s Thirteen. He is also the host of The Moment podcast. 

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The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel’s 2017 album Lumber.

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