Today, a look into the power of thinking without thinking - that's those few seconds when your mind jumps to its own conclusions. Leonard asks writer Malcolm Gladwell all about snap judgments. Plus, we'll rebroadcast an interview with Elia Kazan from 1989. We're airing some of our favorite archival material each Friday this month in celebration of Leonard's 20th anniversary at WNYC.
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Malcolm Gladwell's new book is Blink:The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. He's a New Yorker writer and author of The Tipping Point.
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Elia Again
Each Friday in February we’re re-airing an archival interview to celebrate Leonard's 20th anniversary on air at WNYC. Today, tune in to hear an interview with Elia Kazan from 1988. Kazan's impressive body of work includes such late 1940s and early 50s films as "On the Waterfront", "East of Eden", ...
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