Combining food and television viewing

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The impact of combining food and television viewing on American food is discussed, highlighting the importance of eating at the kitchen table and focusing on the content being watched. The conversation also touches on the experience of listening to audiobooks compared to reading with a pen. Additionally, the chapter explores improvements that could enhance the movie theater experience, emphasizing the need for a large immersive screen, high-quality sound, and proper lighting.

Brian Koppelman is a writer, director, and producer known for his work on films like Rounders and Solitary Man, the hit TV show Billions, and his podcast The Moment, which explores pivotal moments in creative careers.

Tyler and Brian sat down to discuss why TV wasn’t good for so long, whether he wants viewers to binge his shows, how he’d redesign movie theaters, why some smart people appreciate film and others don’t, which Spielberg movie and Murakami book is under appreciated, a surprising fact about poker, whether Jalen Brunson is overrated or underrated, Manhattan food tips, who he’d want to go on a three-day retreat with, whether movies are too long, how happy people are in show business, his unmade dream projects, the next thing he’ll learn about, and more.

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Recorded August 22nd, 2023.

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