Malcolm Gladwell’s 12 Rules for Life
Crucial life lessons from the end of hockey games, Idris Elba, and some Wall Street guys with a lot of time on their hands.Revisionist History wades into the crowded self-help…
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The Hug Heard Round the World
Q: Was there a period where you felt you had something to prove? A: The first 45 years of my life.Sammy Davis Junior was one of the world’s greatest entertainers…
General Chapman’s Last Stand
Good fences make good neighbors. Or maybe not.General Leonard Chapman guided the Marines Corp through some of the most difficult years in its history. He was brilliant, organized, decisive and…
Free Brian Williams
“Sorry dude, I don’t remember you being on my aircraft.”NBC news anchor Brian Williams told a war story on national television. It wasn’t true. But does that make him a…
A Polite Word for Liar
An early morning raid, a house-full of Nazis, the world’s greatest harmonica player, and a dashingly handsome undercover spy. What could possibly go wrong? One early morning in July of…
Burden of Proof
“He called to wish me ‘Happy Birthday.’ Then he said, ‘I’m failing everything.’” In 2013, Malcolm gave a talk at the University of Pennsylvania on the subject of proof. How…
Divide and Conquer
The complete, unabridged history of the world’s most controversial semicolon. US CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 3 New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new…
Bonus: Malcolm Gladwell debates Adam Grant
In a special live taping at the 92nd Street Y in New York, Malcolm talks with WorkLife’s Adam Grant about how to avoid doing highly undesirable tasks, what makes an…
Pilot: Walk on Water
In the fall of 2017, Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, and Bruce Headlam sat down with Eminem and talked about his song “Walk on Water,” featuring Beyoncé. That interview became the…
The Basement Tapes
What is a son’s obligation to his father? A cardiologist in Minnesota searches through the basement of his childhood home for a missing box of data from a long-ago experiment.…
McDonald’s Broke My Heart
They made the world’s greatest French Fry. Then they threw it away.McDonald’s used to make the best fast food french fries in the world — until they changed their recipe…
Mr. Hollowell Didn’t Like That
Arrested, arraigned, indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in the electric chair in 24 hours. A man named Willie Nash is arrested for the murder of a white man…