What are the limits of human performance? How can we reimagine sport to boost lifelong adoption? Andwhat is the athlete’s role in moving culture forward?Today we explore these questions and tons more with the lord of all things overlooked and misunderstood,Malcolm Gladwell.I suspect most of you are very familiar with Malcolm. Perhaps you’ve listened to his sensational podcastRevisionist History,where every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether our collective stories got it right the first time.Or maybe you’ve read one of his six New York Times best sellers, such asThe Tipping Point,Blink,Outliers,David and Goliath,andTalking to Strangers.Today’s conversation begins with running, extends to sport, broadens into a conversation about the role of athletes in moving society forward, and (of course) unearths other topics overlooked and misunderstood—all in true Gladwellian style.We talk about his latest podcast, Legacy of Speed, and why this terrain just might be his most Gladwellian project to date.Malcolm also shares several of his orthogonal ideas around education, publishing, the future of audio, creativity, and many more fascinating topics.Today’s episode is also viewable on YouTube.More about Malcom + show notes: https://bit.ly/richroll692aToday’s Sponsors:Athletic Greens:75 whole food sourced ingredients designed to optimize 5 key areas of health. Go to:athleticgreens.com/richrollto get aFREE year supply of Vitamin D​AND​5 free travel packs ofAG1with your first purchase.Indeeddelivers 4x more hires than all other job sites combined, so you can meet and hire great people faster. VisitIndeed.com/RICHROLLto start hiring now. Terms and conditions apply.Native:Protect your skin this summer with Native’s mineral-based Sunscreens. Visitwww.nativedeo.com/rrpor use promo coderrpat checkout, and get20% offyour first order.Ten Thousand:The world’s most durable training shorts + kits, built for your needs and designed for performance. Save 20% OFF your purchaseattenthousand.cc/richrollWhoop:The world’s most powerful fitness tracker is now waterproof. Get theWHOOP 4.OatWHOOP.comand use the codeRICHROLLat checkout to get15% off.InsideTracker:Created by leading scientists in biometrics, InsideTracker analyzes your blood, DNA, and fitness data to identify where you’re optimized and where you’re not. For a limited time, you can get20% offthe entire InsideTracker store atinsidetracker.com/RichRoll.Malcolm is someone I’ve wanted on the show since day one, and I am thrilled to finally have made it happen.I hope you enjoy this exchange as much as I was thrilled to host it.Peace + Plants,Rich See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.