Malcolm Gladwell interview in Gigantic Magazine

I interviewed Malcolm Gladwell (below) for issue 1 of Gigantic, in which I'm interviewed by Rozalia Jovanovic.

Tao: What's the most memorable thing you've ever eaten?
Malcolm: As a very small child, I once accompanied my uncle, on his farm in Jamaica, out in the fields Christmas morning. Together we killed a goat. Last evening, at Christmas dinner, we ate it. To an eight year old, that is a seriously cool thing to do.

Tao: What are some things you were really interested in the past but today have little or no interest in? (Do not elaborate, just state the things.)
Malcolm: Writing letters. Major League Baseball. The Real World. G. I. Joe. Las Vegas. Shrinks. Hip Hop. William F. Buckley

Tao: If after reading OUTLIERS a sports organization or country wanted to hire you to reorganize their entire system of operation how interested in that would you be, and have you ever fantasized about this happening, perhaps with a certain organization that you like a lot?
Malcolm: I have fantastized about that a lot. I would be very interested. I would like to be Czar of all post-secondary education in the United States. My big reform would be to make it illegal for any employer to ask, or any prospective employee to disclose, the identity of the job candidate's undergraduate institution.

Tao: What do you know about "kombucha?"
Malcolm: That is another thing that I was interested in before, but now have little or no interest in at all.