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Malcolm Gladwell on his Jamaican roots, growing up in rural Ontario and why ‘being first’ is overrated

Malcolm Gladwell on his Jamaican roots, growing up in rural Ontario and why ‘being first’ is overrated

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One of the most brilliant and influential writers of his generation, Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer at The New Yorker, host of the Revisionist History podcast and author of many bestselling books, including The Tipping Point, Blink and Talking to Strangers. In 2012, Gladwell spoke to Eleanor Wachtel onstage at the Toronto Reference Library as part of Jamaica 50, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence. *This episode originally aired June 10, 2012.
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Malcolm Gladwell on his Jamaican roots, growing up in rural Ontario and why ‘being first’ is overrated

Malcolm Gladwell on his Jamaican roots, growing up in rural Ontario and why ‘being first’ is overrated