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,, this is Deep Background, the show where we explore the stories

behind the stories in the news. I'm Noah Feldman. This time we have a special episode

for you, which we recorded live on stage here in Boston

in front of an audience of more than a thousand people.

My guest was none other than Malcolm Gladwell.

He's a staff writer at The New Yorker, the author of best-selling books including Blink,

The Tipping Point, The Outliers.

He's also the co-founder of Pushkin Industries, the company that makes this podcast.

Malcolm just published a new book called Talking to Strangers.

We started there.

Thank you all very much for coming.

Thank you, Malcolm, for coming to Boston.

I want to start by just asking you about the person to whom this book is dedicated.

Yes.

Namely, your father.

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