Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2017-03-15
Books mentioned on Malcolm Gladwell Wants to Make the World Safe for Mediocrity (Live at Mason)
Journalist, author, and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell joins Tyler for a conversation on Joyce Gladwell, Caribbean identity, satire as a weapon, Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden, Harvard's under-theoriz
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell is a well-known bestseller that explores how small societal changes can spark massive cultural shifts and epidemic trends.
Discussed“your first book Tipping Point is about how small moves can lead to big changes”
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Brown Face, Big Master
Discussed“if I think of your mother uh Joyce Gladwell I've been reading her book it was published in 1969 you even make a cameo appearance on page 178 it's called brownface Big Master it's a memoir and it's full of great stories”
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Contempt and pity
Discussed“I was just both read the Great Book on this is darl Scott's uh contempt and pity um who's a he's a a very good black historian at Howard”
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The Sports Gene
The Sports Gene by David Epstein is a fascinating scientific exploration into the complex interplay between genetic predisposition, natural physiology, and exceptional athletic performance.
Discussed“this is my friend David Epstein who wrote Sports Gene is really really interesting on this subject with it with respect to sports”
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The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré is a sophisticated espionage thriller that delves into the intricate moral complexities and geopolitical tensions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Discussed“I thought I've Al a little drummer girl is um really fantastic”
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a classic espionage novel by John le Carré that follows British intelligence operative Alec Leamas through a grim, morally ambiguous mission in Cold War Berlin.
Discussed“oh wow uh so many right well the very small town in Germany uh the pre um uh spy came in from the cold ones I really like and I also really like um”
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“the other parallel problem which I get at in David and Goliath is I think that um overly competitive environments uh at too early an age are really deep deeply problematic”