Pushkin.

Before we get to this episode, I want to recommend another podcast for you.

Fiasco, Aran Contra, is another Pushkin podcast by the co-creator of Slow Burn, Leon Nafok.

You'll learn how Ronald Reagan found himself in the middle of a scandal that looked like it just might take down his presidency. Fiasco,

Iran-Contra, is available wherever you get your podcasts. Don't miss it. You're listening to an

I-Heart podcast.

For decades, China's economic rise has been symbolized by the unstoppable force of low-cost manufacturing.

But today, a new and far more disruptive wave of competition is unfolding, one that threatens not just Western manufacturing, but also the West's geopolitical dominance. I'm journalist James King, and in my new

audiobook, Global Tech Wars from Pushkin Industries and the Financial Times,

I'm unpacking what China's rapid technological ascent across cutting-edge industries

like artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and surveillance technology means for the future.

Find Global Tech Wars at Pushkin.fm slash audiobooks,

Audible, Spotify, and wherever audiobooks are sold.

Hello, hello, Malcolm Gladwell here.

Today I'm in the studio with my producer Lucy Sullivan, Lucy.

Hi, Malcolm.

I understand you have a story for me about a particular misunderstanding.

That is true.

We're here because I want to tell you about something I'm calling the Missy incident.

Oh, my goodness.

It totally changed the way that I think about something foundational, and it also reminded me of you.

Of me?

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