Malcolm Gladwell
14 May 2026

Malcolm Gladwell

Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

About
Neal Brennan interviews Malcolm Gladwell (Revisionist History, Broken Record, Blink, Outliers The Tipping Point) about the moral dilemmas of responsible journalism, why he doesn't believe in complaining or introspection, playing Monopoly standing up, money anxiety, his lack of jealousy, the attention Gawker gave him, his interview techniques, dinner party conversations, Elvis Presley's mom's toes, Zootopia 2, Derek Chauvin, Trump, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, and much more.



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00:00 Why Malcolm isn't introspective

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23:58 Fame, money, competitiveness & anxiety

31:37 The Gawker Era

35:57 Trevor Noah, Chris Rock and Kevin Hart

44:32 Interview techniques

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1:02:21 Zootopia 2

1:04:26 Irv Gotti

1:06:00 Responsible Journalism
1:11:10 Elvis Presley

1:13:15 Derek Chauvin

1:22:09 Trump

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Edited by Will Hagle
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