Bushkin.

Why is Miami, Miami?

What does the heartbreaking fate of the Cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children?

Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports?

I'm Malcolm Gladwell. In my new audiobook, Revenge of the

Tipping Point, I'm returning to the subject of social epidemics and the dark side of contagious

phenomenon. Find revenge of the tipping point wherever you find audiobooks out now.

From Pushkin Industries, this is Deep Background, the show where we explore the stories behind

the stories in the news.

I'm Noah Feldman. Welcome to the first episode of our show. Before we kick off the season, I wanted to share a little bit about myself. I teach constitutional law at Harvard, and I write a column for Bloomberg Opinion. I really wanted to do this show because I love going to the deepest part of any subject to try to figure out what's really happening

underneath the news stories that we read about every day.

It's not always easy, and it does take time, but it's also very satisfying.

I hope the conversation we're going to have now and the ones that we'll have in the future

will give you the same sense of satisfaction. I want these to be

useful to you, to help you figure out something really new that gives you a different perspective

on the issues and the debates that are out there, whether it's politics, criminal justice reform,

or even some of the really sensational stories in the news, like our first topic, the

college admissions scandal.

After dozens of wealthy parents were indicted for bribing college admissions officials to get

their kids into highly competitive universities, I could not stop thinking about the story.

First, as someone who lives and breathes academia myself, I was amazed that such an elaborate scheme

could exist and be as successful as it was, given how heavily structured and bureaucratic

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