At the time, I was reading your book, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, which had just come out. My favorite TV show at that time was Cops, and the answer was right in front of me: I should study crime.
Steve Levitt · People I (Mostly) Admire · Jul 2023 Listen at 1:53 The best things said about it
And Levitt had this Epiphany because he was reading a book about crime yes but by David Simon it's called homicide a year on The Killing streets.
But by David Simon, it's called Homicide: A Year on The Killing Streets, and at the same time, he said his favorite TV show was Cops.
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon is a gripping non-fiction book that chronicles a year inside the homicide unit of the Baltimore Police Department, detailing the gritty reality of criminal investigations. This influential work was discussed on the podcast No Stupid Questions in an episode titled 158. Bigger Fish, or Bigger Pond?, released in August 2023. During the discussion, host Mike Maughan referenced the book while explaining how guest Steve Levitt discovered his passion for studying crime. Levitt, who appeared on the podcast People I (Mostly) Admire in July 2023 for the episode 109. David Simon Is On Strike. Here’s Why., reflected on his time as a struggling PhD student at MIT. He shared that while facing academic difficulties, he immersed himself in Simon’s newly released book. At the time, Levitt’s favorite television show was Cops, and reading Simon’s detailed account provided the ultimate professional epiphany, helping him realize that the answer was right in front of him and that he should dedicate his academic career to studying crime instead.
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“and Levitt had this Epiphany because he was reading a book about crime yes but by David Simon it's called homicide a year on The Killing streets”
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“At the time, I was reading your book, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, which had just come out. My favorite TV show at that time was Cops, and the answer was right in front of me: I should study crime.”
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“But by David Simon, it's called Homicide: A Year on The Killing Streets, and at the same time, he said his favorite TV show was Cops.”
