REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

Malcolm Gladwell once again shows that audio is the ideal medium for someone who excels at both long-form journalism and podcasting. In this follow-up to his iconic debut, THE TIPPING POINT, Gladwell explores the bleaker side of how things go viral. His unmistakable delivery has become more animated after years as at the mic, and as he's done in previous audiobooks, he uses snippets of recorded interviews to give authentic voices to many of his subjects. Less successfully, voice actors present the rest of the quotes. Some of Gladwell's arguments about contagion are more persuasive than others, but the overall presentation is so compelling that listeners will binge this work and wonder where the time went. D.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2024]