Why Malcolm Gladwell Believes We Can Make Seemingly Irrational Courage Contagious | On the X #1

On the debut episode of On the X, Navy SEAL veteran and Navy SEAL Foundation Communications Director Chris Irwin sits down with bestselling author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell for a discussion on the power of veteran stories, rethinking the personal flaws of the founding fathers, the contagious nature of courage, and more.

Gladwell is the host of the popular podcast Revisionist History. The latest season explores “Hitler's Olympics” during the summer of 1936. He also hosts the new podcast Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage, which tells the stories of U.S. military heroes. He is the author of books including The Tipping Point, What the Dog Saw, Outliers, Blink, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, and The Bomber Mafia. His next book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, releases this fall.

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More on Malcolm Gladwell:

Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/medal-of-honor-stories-of-courage/id1751303783

Revisionist History: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revisionist-history/id1119389968

Chapters:

00:01:40: Guest Intro
00:03:08: The Power of Medal of Honor Stories
00:06:02: The Powerful Story of War Hero Henry Johnson
00:13:55: Why Courage Is Contagious
00:16:45: The Cost of Being Isolated From Teams
00:20:24: Overcoming Fatigue and Developing Resilience
00:29:18: Revenge of the Tipping Point and Why Today's Teens Are Struggling
00:40:06: The Problem with Modern Youth Sports
00:44:05: Group Dynamics and Diversity
00:46:43: The 1936 Berlin Olympics
00:51:52: Malcolm Gladwell's Philosophy on Podcasting
00:54:14: 'Canceling' Historical Figures
01:06:05: The Vision of Pushkin Podcasts
01:11:10: Malcolm Gladwell's Writing Process
01:16:20: The Role of AI in the Creative Process