Evan Hafer welcomes one of his favorite authors, Malcolm Gladwell, to Free Range American. Malcolm is the author of 5 New York Times bestsellers and hosts two podcasts - Revisionist History and Broken Record. Evan and Malcolm discuss Malcolm's newest book, The Bomber Mafia, and some eye-opening facts about how the military operates during wartime. 0:01 - Intro 1:18 - Finding inspiration to write 7:11 - The Fog of War 9:05 - Not everything makes it into the book 15:05 - Not talking about war 20:46 - Respect for the military 26:39 - The Bomber Mafia 34:29 - The Football 39:50 - What do you do when your number 1 option is gone? 44:38 - Commercial 45:15 - Attack on Schweinfurt 51:17 - Obsessed with failure 52:50 - Blink 56:30 - Defund the Police RANT 59:14 - Split-second decision making 1:08:21 - Leadership is a dying art 1:16:38 - Pleasing your audience vs. peers 1:20:55 - Revisionist History 1:22:44 - What’s next for Malcolm? 1:24:00 - Outro Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter: IG: @blackriflecoffeepodcast Twitter: @brccpodcast #evanhafer #malcolmgladwell #thebombermafia #podcast #blackriflecoffee