Malcolm Gladwell: I do have imposter syndrome yet and still it's like I do somewhere in me have this belief that like I can't help but be myself you know. He says he was never forced to answer the question of whether his mom thought of herself as a Jamaican not as a white person or a black person or so I don't have a kind of easy answers for people who are questioning their race. Malcolm Gladwell: You just are true to yourself whatever that is however you view yourself identify yourself behave like yourself like I think that's all you can do.
Today, we dig into the fascinating life of someone Malcolm knows very well: fellow Pushkin host Justin Richmond. Malcolm and Justin talk about being the product of biracial marriages, surviving racist bullies, and Justin's chance dinner with a megastar that changed his life.
Justin created his newest show, Started from the Bottom, to talk with successful people who grew up as outsiders about how they made it against the odds. Origin stories of mostly men and women of color and brilliant people who others counted out. How they climbed their way up the ladder, and the obstacles they overcame along the way.
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