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Konrad Kay

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49 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

And honestly, in the first season, me and Mickey were just really interested in the idea of luck.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

We're also just writing towards our references as well.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

For us, the stuff we grew up loving and watching, the language and what was coming out of people's mouths could be as dramatic as what was actually happening in the scenes.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

I mean, you know, there's that great truism or, like, cliche even about, like, Sorkin and Fincher, like, social network stuff where those scenes of two people talking can have as much drama as a car chase.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

And that's kind of industry's MO.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

Like, people talking is violence.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

Language is violence.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

Language is action.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

And we're pretty bold and obvious about what we wear on our sleeves.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

I think you can really see a lot of these sort of disparate influences all over the show.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

And we like to leave the fingerprints on it.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

Like, we draw from Mad Men, we draw from The Sopranos.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

A lot of the needle drops this season are direct lifts from Mad Men.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

We almost feel like those two shows are kind of in conversation with each other.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

That's what we, we had a proper set.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

We didn't enjoy fighting so much that we never did it again.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

But David, it's a commitment.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

I mean, you said marriage.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

It's like, it is a marriage and like anything in life that's worth doing and is good is a commitment.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Failed “Finance Bros” Find Success with HBO’s “Industry”

I think we know, look, we've been best friends.