This week I’m extra excited to share a podcast from one of my favorite humans on the planet… Malcolm Gladwell recently released a bonus episode of his podcast Revisionist History called “The Limits of Power”. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revisionist-history-presents-the-limits-of-power/id1119389968?i=1000476517088
It’s a chapter from his book David and Goliath (2013) about a riot in Belfast 50 years ago and subsequent policing practices related to religion and class as opposed to race. There are parallels to be drawn between Belfast 50 years ago and policing in America today – a common denominator being the use or abuse of Power.
Malcom has been researching and writing on police brutality and race throughout his books for the last 15 years. As a biracial man from Canada, he approaches the topic with an outsider’s perspective. In his most recent book, Talking to Strangers, he spotlights the Sandra Bland case as one storyline amid many which highlight how bad humans are at assessing each other. If you’re interested, I highly recommend the audiobook version as it includes original recordings, reenactments, and music.
If you come across any interesting content (books, articles, podcasts, movies, etc), please share! I’d love any recommendations you have and for this to be a dialogue.
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