My experience with Gladwell has been a positive one, but I would never consider him the source/expert on anything. I put him between John Oliver (cherry picked

My experience with Gladwell has been a positive one, but I would never consider him the source/expert on anything. I put him between John Oliver (cherry picked truths veering on lies) and Nate Silver (will have an opinion, but will separate it from the source data). He tries to reach a conclusion through honest means and good research. However, his narration will skip over / bend the specifics to make the journey to the conclusion more digestible. He has been an excellent entry point for a lot of my peers who are less inclined to read textbooks or non-fiction novels. Similarly, his podcast is always interesting enough to keep the attention of a random person despite covering what they would've otherwise not been interested in. There is something to be said for that skill.