Kenya Barris

KENYA BARRIS, THE EMMY-NOMINATED CRE-ator of Black-ish, knows that him teaming up with Malcolm Gladwell for the new Audible series The Unusual Suspects is a bit of an odd pairing. “We’re actually not as odd, but it’s an interesting combination.” And their guest list is just as diverse, from entertainment figures like Jimmy Kimmel and Ava DuVernay to renowned chef David Chang.

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“We want people who are at the top of their [field]. [We] ask, ‘What was the thing behind the thing? What was the thing that you didn’t see?’” And if the caliber of their first guests is any indication, there will be lots more to come. “I hope that people will receive it, because there’s so many people who I’d love to talk to that I think are culturally zeitgeist-defining characters that people may not know about.” And he’s eager to work more with Gladwell, especially because of his voice. “He’s so good at understanding his audible power, his sonic power.... I always look at my [nasally] voice like, ‘This is the voi