Stephen Fry meets Malcolm Gladwell Interview

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Published 2013-10-28

Stephen Fry meets Malcolm Gladwell Interview

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Stephen Fry let slip to the Guardian that he wanted to interview the author Malcolm Gladwell, so we arranged for them to meet. The duo discuss dyslexia among CEOs, bipolarity among high-fliers, how adversity creates character and Gladwell answers questions from Comment is free readersMalcolm Gladwell's new book on how underdogs sometimes succeed, David and Goliath, is published by Allen Lane. He will be live in London on 28 Oct (with special guests The Staves), Liverpool on 30 Oct and Dublin on 1 Nov. More details here

All Comments (21)

@barpoe1 9 years ago

What an amazing quote of G B Shaw: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." I love it, Stephen Fry!!
6 years ago

What a wonderful conversation from two of my favorite people!
@mwatson4283 1 year ago

I wish these kinds of interviews were more celebrated than the usual pop culture. We need really smart people interviewing really smart people. I wish this were an hour long.
@lonewolfnh89 5 years ago

"..refuse to take that conventional notion that because they're underdog they have to play dead..." this is why I always enjoy listening to Gladwell.
@normanleon 2 years ago

Thanks!
@barpoe1 9 years ago

Gladwell and Fry, the joy of thinking personified :-)
@ruffsnap 2 years ago

I want SO much more of these two together. Two INCREDIBLE minds!
@emilynightingale7758 5 years ago

4:01 when i saw the glasses, i had to replay it to make sure i was seeing it right
@eileencloonan8261 5 years ago

Two of my Favorite Intellects! What a treat and Thanks for posting :)
@jacquelinejane903 6 years ago

Sorry, Malcolm, you are definitely an "amazing thinker". We need more people like you!!
@curtandoscar 7 years ago

Two of my favorite people in a room together. Thanks for posting.
@Michael-4 6 years ago

A superb interview.
@Randomthoughts1000 4 years ago

so cutting edge....Thank you
@vonrupert8718 7 years ago

The advantage of disadvantages. I like this interview very much. Thanks for posting.
@jacobduncan958 6 years ago

Love myself some Malcolm Gladwell.
@spearlatturr4207 7 years ago

ripe fruit of a stunning exchange
@chazz7667 10 years ago

Dear Mr. Fry, thank you for your use of language!
@shashanks.k855 4 years ago

My two favorite people
@ecaepevolhturt 10 years ago

7:46 - Fry mentions Feynman!
@davidanderson9664 4 years ago

Oh goodness no. The beard is UN-ACCEPTABLE. If Gladwell had one - some horrible genius beard duel - it'd all be over for intellectual sitdowns! Thx for the upload Guardian. D.A. NYC