Hello, it's Mike. Today we're sharing an episode of the acclaimed by me and also others podcast. No Small Endeavor, where host an award-winning theologian Lee C. Camp sits down in this episode with Malcolm Gladwell. New York Times bestselling all you know, Malcolm Gladwell, host of revisionist

history. They talk about how Malcolm became the wildly curious and unpinnable down person that

he is, bent on getting to the bottom of things. Produced by Great Feeling Studios in PRX,

no small endeavor brings you thoughtful conversations with best-selling authors, artists,

theologians, and philosophers.

Who?

How about Hollywood legend, Rob Reiner, civil rights hero Reverend James Lawson?

They talk about what it means to live a good life.

In today's specific episode, they explore some of Malcolm's favorite stories, like receiving permission from his mother

to cut class, to spending three days a week in Freudian therapy as a young adult, all of which

contributed to the person he is today. Be sure to check out No Small Endeavor wherever you get

your podcast and tell them I, Mike Pasca said, hello, please do so. It helps everyone. Without further ado,

here's that full episode. I'm Lee C. Camp and this is no small endeavor, exploring what it

means to live a good life. You're probably familiar with the work of Malcolm Gladwell.

Perhaps you've read one of his New York Times best-selling books like The Tipping Point or Outliers,

or maybe you listen to Malcolm's podcast revisionist history.

But how well do you know the man himself?

There was a period of my life where I spent a huge amount of time in Freudian therapy.

Today we learned what made Malcolm, Malcolm, like what pushed him to get really good at explaining things.

My father and my brothers were incapable of explaining things.

Or how his dad influenced his curiosity.

My whole child was spent listening to my father,

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