Author Malcolm Gladwell On America Finally Waking Up, Crooked Politics & What Inspired Him To Write 

I love the fact that Breakfast club doesn't just interview rappers and entertainers but also brings us interesting people with a lot of knowledge.

I gotta give it up Charlamagne, He pull a lot of strings behind the scenes and get these great figures who play a big role in our culture to come on the show. Really Appreciate you KING, Stay BLESSED! #ReadMoreBooks

Good morning my black brothers and sisters, have a wonderful and blessed day. Always remember to live, love, respect and make justifiable decisions and actions ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 #bewisealways

Breakfast Club is changing the game with these interviews. Not just rappers, but political analysts, writers, activists etc.

So many intellectuals come off as aloof and condescending...this guy is the prototype for how to obtain knowledge and expertise, and then convey it in a way that is both accessible and compelling. We need more people like him to frequent the virtual Black community.

Whenever smart people come on, Charlamagne is the only one that can hold the conversation.

Outliers changed my way of thinking, Thank You Malcolm Gladwell!!

I have read almost all his books and I have to say without a doubt, Mr. Gladwell is one of the most brilliant minds of our time. We need people with such rational and insight. God bless him!💕 Thank you so much for featuring him on your show.

DJ Envy " Can you please explain what a book is and how to read it ?"

A lot of people talk shit about Charmalange but he's the only one holding the conversation. 🤔

Malcolm Gladwell is the man that came up with the 10,000 hrs theory. Basically, if you practice something for 10,000 hrs you become a master in that craft.

We need more good conversations like this to open up more minds

This is why the breakfast club is so successful they can go from having someone from love and hip hop one day to Farrakhan or Malcolm Gladwell its amazing

Good morning my black brothers and sisters, kings and queens. The melanin on your skin is a blessing from above, wear it with pride, courage and self respect, be safe today. instagram.com/devinsdoodles/

"His ability to speak to people who he has nothing in common with and who he is going to screw over the minute he wins is kind of amazing...A good con man is always someone who is extraordinarily insightful into others, otherwise you can't do the con." He hit the fucking nail on Trump.

He needs to be on here WAY more often. #GOAT

PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF REALITY TV NONSENSE! THANK YOU CABLE FOR RE-INTRODUCING ME TO THOUGHT/BOOKS/INTELLECT!!

Man, I love Malcolm Gladwell but it's obvious only one person on the team did the required reading. Nice job CTG. Can't wait to get into Revisionist History

This interview is amazing. I'm going to watch it again later.

I No lie use Malcolm Gladwell as an example to Middle and High School students of the importance of not judging by what you visually see. They love his voice, his podcast, love his words and essays. And then they see him and they are like whaaaat! And I love the acceptance that comes

Envy is a terrible interviewer. He randomly blurts out a few questions that have no flow with the rest of the interview...

This is EPIC! Continue to greatness Breakfast Club!!

Thank you for sharing this wonderful writer and champion for curiosity and learning with your audience. Thank you for asking some of the best questions I have ever seen posed to Mr. Gladwell. Made my day.

This was very good! Listening to people like Malcolm is somewhat refreshing. Keep bringing more intellectuals like him on the show. Thanks BFC!

You can tell Charlamagne did a lot of homework. It was a fantastic interview. Malcolm Gladwell's the man.

Malcolm Gladwell - such an important voice right now!

Great job of mixing things up. Great for young people to see entertainers, athletes, writers, etc.

I love what you guys are doing at power... y'all are ahead of the game... this is the future of digesting entertainment... just talks, getting to know the real people

Malcolm Gladwell is a living legend!

I have learned so much Gems from Malcolm over the years. Outliers is a masterpiece and gave me so much insight. Salutes Brother!

Great Interview….I am just wondering why Envy would interrupt the conversation when Chicago was the topic to go in another direction. They should probably consider turning off his mic after he introduces the guest.

This man is actually a large influence on hip hop as a lot of the big players, Gucci, Jay, etc have read and still read him and thus planting seeds in the culture. Thanks for getting this guy on.

Great author and great mind. They gotta get Robert Greene next.

for those not familiar with Galdwell, I'd suggest you check out his work. His books are a great read

This is Logic in 30 years lol

Thanks for Having Malcolm on. He's a great source of information and inspiration.

Been waiting on his podcast for a minute, glad it's coming back soon!

Charlamagnes ideal on "White Privilege" is so minuscule. When people refer to this privilege they're not referring to an individual thought process that you can just channel, its a Cultural structure that we live in.

Outliers was by far the most helpful piece of literature I came across in college

breakfast club needs more interviews like this..

Malcolm is a great mind. Great interview.

Thanks for bringing this guy..he is so awesome am always interested in what he has to say

Dj Envy: What got you into writing? This nigga here boy

This is an impressive interview. I had not heard of this author before and now I have just added him to my podcast and reading list and its a long list. He was write about the reading thing and working in the time to do it. One of the reasons why reading has increased because we have awakened to the fact that we have been miseducated and now we have to catch up and make sure our children do the same.

Shout out Charlemagne for keeping the interview on track

Slowly but surely, The Breakfast Club are dropping gems more often. This was definitely one of them!

Say what you want about Charlamagne; the man is good at what he does. Great interview!

I love Malcolm Gladwell......kudos to this show for getting the right folks....

Envy: For those who don't know, what made you get into writing? Bruh lol

I'm loving the evolution of The Breakfast Club! You're not just talking about music and beefs, but having real substantive conversations and in a relatable way. Malcolm never disappoints, so good call there. Please also consider having Gregory Porter on to talk about his music (your audience who may not know who he is yet will love his sound and those who do know him will be stoked for you to have him on). Also, get someone like Ray Kurzweil on to discuss the Singularity and Robin DiAngelo to discuss White Fragility. Keep expanding minds!

Smartest guest you'll probably ever have on the show...more like this please. Get Sam Harris, get Bill Nye , get Neil de Grasse Tyson .... introduce your audience to more geeks with swagger!

I love it when they do interviews with substance! We need more of this in 2017! 👍

If envy did research about the guest before they came, he wouldn't be asking the first thing that popped in his head

My dear Malcolm Gladwell you are without a doubt one of the most important cultural voices of our modern day. You are a light in the world!

He is an AMAZING writer I love his books and his analysis of situations. So good to not just have trash rappers on here. Thanks for this!

I m soooooo grateful for this❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤in2024!!!!!!!! Thank God for these folks

If logic and Kramer did the fusion dance...

This a fascinating interview. I'm from the old school, middle-class Black population. What Charlamagne and Malcolm are talking about is something we called "social graces" when I was growing up. Social graces were about learning what was appropriate to do; say; wear and when it was appropriate. I learned it at home and had it reinforced at school; at church and at play. So many of today's young people have none of what I had and so they have learn things on the fly or get humiliated because they don't know. Governments cut after-school activities first where children might such things. Some of today's parents feel nobody should discipline or speak about their angel/devil children. Or parents live far away from their support systems where children might be exposed to proper manners/social graces. Or parents have to earn a living and simply don't have time to teach their children. These are some of the reasons why young are the way they are today. I wonder what I can do as an old-school, Black elder looking at all these problems. I don't think it's enough to complain about them without having some solutions in mind.

Great interview! I haven't heard of him before this; checking out his book now!

Excellent interview! I love how Malcolm's thought process works and how detailed he is in his writing. Thank you!!

Thank you BC for not staying in a box.

Envy talks about going to college the most but comes off as the least intelligent among the three.Not saying he is dumb or anything

He keeps it so fucking real.

I didn't see this one coming but it certainly makes sense and is long overdue. Its interviews like this that set you guys apart

The breakfast club ask every guest about solving the problem in Chicago. Bring someone from Chicago in to answer that question. I love watching the breakfast club but damn this shit pisses me off

Kudos to the Breakfast Club. Also, this interview deserved to be a two or three part series due to the sheer content and depth of character of this author.

Good point DJ Envy, no one is teaching us how to invest. Sounds like a topic you can teach in your podcast or even a segment on the radio once a week. Teach us!

Wow great guest and interview from Charlemagne asked great questions. Don't know how I didn't hear this before

definitely checking out his podcast.

Malcolm Gladwell is impressive. I’ve listened to him for years & some1 gave me Outliars which I didn’t read & which I will now read. Nothing generic about him.

What is Black privilege? It's having access to the brilliant mind of Malcom Gladwell. I hope The Breakfast Club makes it a habit of having Mr. Gladwell on the show on a consistent basis. His voice needs to be heard more often. Say, once every three months. Make it happen. Stay strong. #readmorebooks

I have read 3 of Malcolm's books and about to finish another one. The man's a genius!

DEFINITELY going to READ HIS BOOKS!!

I love the fact that he admitted he was wrong about the first time being ashamed of America tweet and he explained himself. Humility is a major key, even the smartest of people make mistakes.

My favorite author is finally here...... Time to learn some knowledge..... From Master Yoda

Aye YO!!!??? The fact that the BC brought Malcolm Gladwell on to speak. I have all of his books and love his train of thought and the way he expresses himself. It's great to see TI and the rest of dem, but having people like Gladwell, Dyson, and Rye that really spark thought and conversation on the show makes a HUGE difference. #BlackMediaMatters

Come on Envy damn lol... think a little harder dude...

This is dope I love when they have Men&Women like this on here!!!!! We need more of THIS. This is the tipping point. This little 47 minutes might inspire more Black, White, Yellow, Tan pink whatever color, race or creed to THINK. Make ALL people realize things can be change and maybe seek a way to actually change them. Not sit around thinking there's no hope screw it. Thank you!!!

His book " The Blink " is one of his best work

There is so much Gladwell is educating AfriCan America’s on in this video. See, based on the comments here, FAR TOO MANY Black people are looking at what they interviewers are doing or how they are taking Gladwell off subject. That’s not as important as the jewel that Gladwell is offering. I guarantee you that many of these criticisms come from people who has never read One book by Malcom. There is so much relevance particularly at 29:10 area and 35:-40:00. Sadly too many black people are bent and conditioned toward negativity and generational ignorance. The cycles can be broken but when it’s Not you end up with severely broken communities for generations to come. I am a teacher, educator, health psychology professional but I’m still a black mother who FEELS what is said here and I appreciate it. ✌🏽❤️

Envys a man for the people .. I know this because he can't ask a question without saying ,"for the people who don't know"

I'm reading his book "Outliers" right now so its so great to see him on the breakfast club!!!

Very smart man

This was a damn good interview! One of the best ever!

also about having a teacher of the same color.. THEY WILL VOUCH FOR YOU.. that is real.

I love when people like him come on the show, its so refreshing.

Pull the strings and get Neil degrasse Tyson on here

Seriously you all need to read his book "Outliers"

The first real intellectual conversation I've ever heard on this show. Did the earth tilt?

I'm glad DJ envy ain't talk a lot during this interview

Envy: "How did you get into writing?" that's probably the smartest question Envy ever asked!

Envy asks questions like how he DJs, no blend nor mix, just cuts in with awkward questions...

The Breakfast Club and Sway in the Morning are the best because they interview more than just rappers and singers they interview people who are talking about making a difference and pushing the country forward. More importantly they interview the people qualified too talk about these issues.

Gotta love Nerdy Charlemagne mixed in with ratchet Charlemagne. I know good and well Angela and Envy didn't get him up there.

Yes! Etiquette classes and finishing schools have historically made a HUGE difference in how one is able to navigate this society with confidence. This training is especially critical for Black people because we traverse a nation where we are not wanted or appreciated. We have to beat them at their own game.

Never heard of this guy until now, great guy and, great interview. Will definitely have to read some of his work. As for as charlamagne is concerned i am a big supporter of his. Alot of people dont like him but his intelligent and he keeps it real. He doesnt sugar coat and yes when they have these type interviews he is always the most knowledgeable of the three. I listen to his podcast as well, he's always trying to better people and push the envelope.

loving the black love on this page, but to add to the interview topic. I always start with us. WE have to change the culture. its OK to have good time and entertain but like Malcolm said we are creatures of habit, if we are influencing our youth to learn new slang/dances then what do u think kids will develop. Its OK to become rappers but not 70% of our kids WE adults have to promote NON DESTRUCTIVE behavior and demand more from ourselves. or we will never have this privilege

Best show guest and interview yet.

legend

Another bomb interview, thank you!