There is something under theorized about the differences between west indian and american black culture. It explains, ell, the well known phenomenon of how disproportionately successful west indians are when they come to the united states. West indians seem to be better equipped to deal with the particular pathologies attached to race in this country. You know, my mother being a very good example. Ah, but of course, there's, there's a million examples. A, you know, i was reading for one of my podcasts. I was reading, i've been reading all these oral history transcripts from the civilrites movement. Andi had that completely unbidden thing, was i o sku
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-theorized endowment, why early childhood intervention is overrated, long-distance running, and Malcolm’s happy risk-averse career going from one “fur-lined rat hole to the next.”
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Recorded February 27th, 2017 Other ways to connect