Art of Manliness Podcast #110: Hardboiled Detectives, Boxing, & Creativity With David Levien

Originally published April 2015 A few months ago I had screenwriter, producer, and director Brian Koppelman on the podcast. During our conversation, Brian mentioned that he’s collaborated with his lifelong friend David Levien on many of the screenplays he’s worked on. When Brian told me that David not only works on screenplays but boxes and writes a popular detective novel series, I had to get him on the show because, well, I’m a big fan of detective novels and boxing! In this episode, David and I discuss hardboiled detectives, the sweet science, and creativity (and how they even tie together). A great conversation with lots of fantastic insights. Show Highlights How David and Brian Koppelman collaborate on writing projects like Rounders, Oceans 13, and The Illusionist Why detectives are an archetype of American masculinity What we can learn about being a man from hardboiled detectives Why the subway is the perfect place to write How boxing has helped David become a better writer What David learned from his grandfather’s experience fighting Joe Louis (look for an awesome guest post from David on this subject next week!) And much more! Show notes: https://ift.tt/2NMSvdX Follow us! https://ift.tt/1FOPIX2 http://twitter.com/artofmanliness https://ift.tt/YAd15k https://ift.tt/1DUJeqE