“And so my most recent book, The American Way of Killing, began its life as a series of podcasts. Not the whole book, but roughly 40% of the book in some form appeared in my podcast. And I then took that material, reshaped it, added an extra 50%, and then that's the book.”

Malcolm Gladwell · Other People's Business · Bestselling Author Malcolm Gladwell on the Business of Storytelling

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use his narrative podcast as a testing ground, turning roughly 40% of a book’s content into podcast episodes first, then adding an extra 50% new material for the book

40% of the book originated in the podcast; added 50% new material

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