The Great American Elevator Tragedy | The Mistakes Series
5/28/202626 min
A single line of a building code proposal filled out by a fire inspector in Glendale, Arizona has had a devastating impact on the way housing is built across the entire United States. Malcolm enlists Stephen Smith, Executive Director of the Center for Building in North America, to investigate.
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First 90 secondsMalcolm Gladwell· Host0:00
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Malcolm Gladwell· Host0:46
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