While I understand and respect the general unhappiness with the TAL and Daisey situation. I think this is an unreasonable extrapolation. Both shows (TAL, and e

While I understand and respect the general unhappiness with the TAL and Daisey situation. I think this is an unreasonable extrapolation. Both shows (TAL, and especially The Moth) are about storytelling. There are times (like the Daisey incident) where TAL tries to take on the role of journalist, but, at the end of the day both programs are about entertainment and thought-provocation. Whether or not Gladwell told a tall tale does not diminish either program's value as a storytelling medium. I think it's unfair to blame Malcolm for the fact that journalistic publications failed to research and understand what the Moth is actually about. Yes, he could have done a better job of finding what people are writing about him and correcting it, but I feel like the primary failure here was on these secondary sources.