Reader's Digest New Zealand - August/September 2025

PODCAST The Unusual Suspects Hosted by Malcolm Gladwell and Kenya Barris The path to the peak is often plotted by those you’d least expect, as evidenced by this series from The Tipping Point author Malcolm Glad- well and Black-ish creator Kenya Barris. There’s an alternate timeline in which we knowWNBA legend Sue Bird for a fabled soccer career rather than basketball. Michelin star chef David Chang showed much more early promise as a golfer than he ever did as a chef. (Chang says his father labored his entire life so his son wouldn’t have to work in restaurants.) Gladwell and Barris pull back the curtain with masters in entertainment, business and politics: Jimmy Kimmel, Ursula Burns, Wes Moore and more. Chang’s episode is a standout—and doesn’t shy from his controversial attempt to trademark the condiment “chili crunch.” (Streaming on Audible) — Caroline Fanning COURTESY OF AUDIBLE. THE NOUN PROJECT (PODCAST ICON). reader ’ s digest 116 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2025