Today’s guest is Malcolm Gladwell.

Malcolm is a journalist, speaker, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and host of the Revisionist History podcast.

He is the author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, and The Bomber Mafia.

Malcolm is also the president and co-founder of Pushkin Industries, an audio content company best known for the podcasts Revisionist History and Broken Record, which he hosts with Rick Rubin, Justin Richmond, and Bruce Headlam.

In the new season of Revisionist History, Malcolm explores how people talk about firearms and how we can have more honest conversations about the topic.

Malcolm has landed on Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” list and is considered one of Foreign Policy’s “Top Global Thinkers.” He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2011.

To learn more about Malcolm, follow him on Instagram @malcolmgladwell and visit his website gladwellbooks.com.

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