Tight Values, Loose Ideas with Malcolm Gladwell | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

November 14, 2024

Duration

52m

Channel

What Now? With Trevor Noah

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Malcolm Gladwell sits down to discuss his new book, and why values should be held tightly but ideas should be held loosely. We also delve into the importance of television in shaping culture, and into our respective African roots (yes, Malcolm has African roots).

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Malcolm Gladwell

  guest

  Author and journalist, known for The Tipping Point and host of the Revisionist History podcast.

• Trevor Noah

  host

  Comedian and presenter, host of the What Now? with Trevor Noah podcast.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of What Now? With Trevor Noah, featuring Malcolm Gladwell and Trevor Noah, Tight Values, Loose Ideas with Malcolm Gladwell | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast explores gladwell revisits Tipping Point: evolving ideas, shared reality, social change Gladwell argues for “tight values, loose ideas,” describing why changing one’s mind with new evidence is intellectually necessary and morally required.

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