He took the bomb. From W be Z Chicago and PRX, this is sound opinions. I'm Greg Kott and I'm Jim

Deregadis this week we'll share some of our favorite duets from pop music

history two talented musicians working together to create something better than either on their

own.

Some velvet morning when I'm straight.

Flowers growing on a hill.

I'm gonna open up your gate.

Plus, we'll interview the duo from the Broken Record podcast author Malcolm

Gladwell and journalist Bruce Hedlam. That's all coming up on sound opinions.

You're listening to sound opinions, I'm Greg Kott. He's Jim Duregatus and this week we're talking about some of our favorite duets.

That's coming up a little bit later in the show, but first my conversation with Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Hedlam.

A few years ago, Malcolm Gladwell, a staff writer for The New Yorker, an author of best-selling

books like The Tipping Point and Outliers, made waves in the publishing world by choosing to make a

podcast instead of authoring his next book. And after three seasons of that show

called Revisionist History, Gladwell has now teamed up with a friend and former New York Times editor Bruce Hedlam

for a new show focused on music called Broken Record.

Why, my friend, would Wiley E. Coyote super super genius, literary hero to our generation.

Want to do a music podcast.

You know, Greg Cotton and I do it, but that's only because we can't do anything else.

First of all, so not true.

I'm sure you could do whatever you want.

Why not? I love music.

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