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PARTING SHOT: Malcolm Gladwell
Newsweek US
|February 14, 2025
WHEN IT COMES TO CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS, MALCOLM GLADWELL MAY not be the first name that comes to mind. But The Tipping Point author says he will "defend my props as a celebrity interviewer" on Audible's The Unusual Suspects with Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell.
But it's not just celebrities; it's that mix of them with business figures, politicians and others that makes their conversations so thrilling. "The fun with choosing the guests was, how out of the box can we jump?" That process led to new discoveries. "It's incredibly interesting to be exposed to something that I've not thought about." And Gladwell is no stranger to exploring new ideas. He recently revisited his groundbreaking work in his new book Revenge of the Tipping Point, where he addresses "some quibbles" he has with how his theory of putting 10,000 hours into something to excel at it has been interpreted. "It never was intended as a prescription, and it was neve
This story is from the February 14, 2025 edition of Newsweek US.
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