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Revisionist History

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Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether we got it right the first time.…

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Pals, Allies, and Companions | Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Grant Live 2026-10-22 · 60m
Wolfgang's Law - Part Two 2026-10-15 · 34m
Wolfgang's Law - Part One 2026-10-08 · 32m
Brian Lehrer and Malcolm Gladwell Talk Policing and Guns 2026-10-02 · 35m
The Invention of an Epidemic 2026-09-24 · 49m
President Barack Obama & Malcolm Gladwell: How Reconstruction Still Defines America 2026-09-22 · 62m
A Dollop Crossover | Ben Naddaff-Hafrey on Staten Island and the Revolutionary War 2026-09-17 · 80m
The Fines 2026-09-10 · 31m
Merciless Indian Savages | First America 2026-08-27 · 37m
The Other Johnson and Johnson | From Planet Money 2026-08-20 · 31m
The Staten Island Problem - Part 5: Revenge of the Forgotten Borough 2026-08-06 · 40m
The Staten Island Problem - Part 4: Wu-Tang vs. Shaolin 2026-07-30 · 33m
The Staten Island Problem - Part 3: The Tuvalu Effect 2026-07-23 · 31m
The Staten Island Problem - Part 2: A New Map 2026-07-16 · 28m
The Staten Island Problem - Part 1: The Mayor vs. the Borough President 2026-07-09 · 37m
Revenge of "A Good Walk Spoiled" 2026-07-07 · 48m
Coming Soon: The Staten Island Problem 2026-06-29 · 3m
Frankenfood | The Mistakes Series 2026-06-25 · 32m
Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise 2026-06-18 · 50m
Revisited: Ms. Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment 2026-06-11 · 33m
Introducing The News from Scene on Radio 2026-06-04 · 42m
The Great American Elevator Tragedy | The Mistakes Series 2026-05-28 · 26m
James Fleming’s Impossible Vietnam War Rescue | From Medal of Honor 2026-05-22 · 31m
The Trust Diagnosis 2026-05-21 · 39m
The BlackBerry Problem | The Mistakes Series 2026-05-14 · 33m
The Worst Poet in the World | From Cautionary Tales 2026-05-07 · 41m
Why Would I Do That to Jennifer Lopez? | The Mistakes Series 2026-04-30 · 31m
A Tragedy in Texas | The Mistakes Series 2026-04-23 · 30m
The Shawshank Redemption | From What Went Wrong 2026-04-21 · 90m
The Sony Hack | The Mistakes Series 2026-04-16 · 30m
Richard Pryor: The Story We Got Wrong | From Big Lives 2026-04-09 · 43m
Behind the Scenes with Andrew Jarecki 2026-03-26 · 61m
Zootopia Exposed! (Part Two) 2026-03-12 · 31m
Zootopia Exposed! (Part One) 2026-03-05 · 32m
From Valley of Shadows: The Devil's Punchbowl 2026-02-26 · 47m
The Big Birthday Party 2026-02-12 · 32m
Invisible Infrastructure with T-Mobile for Business 2026-01-29 · 44m
Malcolm Gladwell Doesn't Mind Being Wrong | From Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know 2025-12-30 · 63m
Christmas in Connecticut 2025-12-25 · 45m
Twas the Night Before Christmas 2025-12-18 · 40m
Understanding the Death Penalty: Malcolm Gladwell on The Intercept Briefing 2025-12-11 · 42m
How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now: A Giving Tuesday Special from The Happiness Lab 2025-12-02 · 48m
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna: Creating Smarter Business with AI and Quantum 2025-11-27 · 52m
Introducing Business History: How Free Whisky, Hot Pants and Low Fares Led to Southwest's Success 2025-11-19 · 53m
From Medal of Honor: Showing Up On Veterans Day 2025-11-11 · 27m
The Alabama Murders - Part 7: The Second Warrant 2025-11-06 · 40m
The Alabama Murders - Part 6: The Porterfield Sessions 2025-10-30 · 33m
The Alabama Murders - Part 5: Cruel and Unusual 2025-10-23 · 34m
The Alabama Murders - Part 4: The Protocol 2025-10-16 · 38m
The Alabama Murders - Part 3: A Peculiar Institution 2025-10-09 · 46m
The Alabama Murders - Part 2: Coon Dog Cemetery Road 2025-10-02 · 33m
The Alabama Murders - Part 1: The True Church 2025-10-02 · 33m
The Alabama Murders 2025-09-22 · 5m
L’Oréal and IBM: AI-Powered Beauty from Smart Talks with IBM 2025-08-28 · 27m
Americana Music Live with Drew Holcomb and Malcolm Gladwell 2025-08-14 · 78m
What Is Your Life For? From Hidden Brain 2025-07-31 · 65m
Encore: Good Old Boys 2025-07-24 · 40m
Encore: Analysis, Parapraxis, Elvis 2025-07-17 · 53m
Encore: The King of Tears 2025-07-10 · 44m
Encore: Hallelujah 2025-07-03 · 38m
Encores 2025-06-26 · 2m
Warlords, Espionage, and Disinformation | Introducing Hot Money: Agent of Chaos 2025-06-19 · 38m
From Smart Talks with IBM: How AI Assistants Can Transform Education 2025-06-12 · 27m
Medal of Honor: Journeys of Courage with J.R. Martinez 2025-06-05 · 41m
The Formula 2025-05-29 · 36m
Nooks & Crannies 2025-05-22 · 31m
Rat vs. Raccoon 2025-05-15 · 32m
Face Value 2025-05-08 · 33m
The Origin of “You” – A Conversation with John McWhorter 2025-05-01 · 49m
The Joe Rogan Intervention 2025-04-24 · 37m
The RFK Jr. Problem 2025-04-17 · 33m
Running Hot 2025-04-10 · 46m
The Sporkful Presents: How Did ‘Super Size Me’ End Up In Schools? 2025-04-03 · 56m
In Defense of PAW Patrol 2025-03-27 · 36m
Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 2 2025-03-20 · 36m
Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 1 2025-03-13 · 33m
Revisionist History is Back 2025-03-06 · 3m
Welcoming Heavyweight 2025-02-27 · 42m
Malcolm Breaks Down the Perfect Break Up Song 2025-02-14 · 36m
The Future of Healthcare Technology with Eli Lilly and Company's Diogo Rau 2025-02-06 · 28m
How to Trust and Be Trusted with Rachel Botsman 2025-01-23 · 36m
Presenting Gone South 2024-12-26 · 29m
A Very Terminator Christmas 2024-12-18 · 44m
Gambling with Michael Lewis 2024-11-21 · 53m
John Birch vs. the PTA 2024-10-31 · 33m
Exploring Life-Saving AI Tech with T-Mobile for Business 2024-10-29 · 52m
The Tipping Point Revisited: Broken Windows 2024-10-24 · 31m
How AI Can Accelerate Cybersecurity 2024-10-22 · 40m
The Tipping Point Revisited: Live with David Remnick 2024-10-17 · 63m
The Tipping Point Revisited: Georgetown Massacre Part 2 2024-10-10 · 37m
The Tipping Point Revisited: Georgetown Massacre Part 1 2024-10-03 · 37m
The Tipping Point Revisited: An Excerpt 2024-09-26 · 47m
Tim's Tolkien Obsession & Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power 2024-08-30 · 45m
Hitler’s Olympics, Part 9: A Plague on Both Your Houses. 2024-08-22 · 45m
Hitler’s Olympics, Part 8: “Vater, It is to be Fayetteville” 2024-08-15 · 34m
Hitler’s Olympics, Part 7: Long Jump, Tall Tale 2024-08-08 · 44m
Hitler’s Olympics, Part 6: The Jiggle & the Giddy Up 2024-08-01 · 38m
Pushkin Goes to the Olympics 2024-07-26 · 39m
Hitler’s Olympics, Part 5: The Amateur’s Hour 2024-07-25 · 36m
Hitler’s Olympics, Part 4: Outcast in Olympia 2024-07-18 · 43m
Hitler’s Olympics, Part 3: Mustache to Mustache 2024-07-11 · 36m
Hitler’s Olympics, Part 2: Pangloss, Polonius, Prufrock 2024-07-04 · 32m
Hitler’s Olympics, Part 1: The Blue-Eyed Tornado 2024-06-27 · 36m
Hitler’s Olympics 2024-06-21 · 4m
Vultures from Lost Hills: Dark Canyon 2024-06-17 · 37m
Why We Need Small Talk from The Art of Small Talk 2024-05-13 · 12m
The Rumor from Deep Cover: The Nameless Man 2024-04-29 · 41m
Malcolm on No Small Endeavor 2024-04-18 · 51m
Blue Seattle with Cameron Crowe | Development Hell 2024-04-11 · 49m
Labor of Love with M. Night Shyamalan | Development Hell 2024-03-28 · 35m
I Am Superman with Patty Jenkins | Development Hell 2024-03-21 · 40m
Pushkin Hosts Celebrate World Happiness Day 2024-03-20 · 48m
The Birthday Party with Charles Randolph | Development Hell 2024-03-14 · 43m
Bubbles with Isaac Adamson | Development Hell 2024-03-07 · 42m
Oscar Season with Talk Easy 2024-03-05 · 77m
The Variable Man with Gary Goldman and Angus Fletcher | Development Hell 2024-02-29 · 40m
Blink with Stephen Gaghan | Development Hell 2024-02-29 · 42m
Welcome to Development Hell 2024-02-23 · 4m
Revisionist History LIVE with Nate Berkus 2024-02-15 · 35m
The IT Revolution 2024-02-01 · 28m
Board Game Season 2023-12-21 · 49m
A New Day at the Races 2023-12-04 · 34m
This Is Your Captain Speaking 2023-11-16 · 43m
The Bear Was Poked With Maria Konnikova 2023-11-02 · 32m
Oil and Blood: The Osage Murders from Cautionary Tales 2023-10-31 · 42m
Unlocking Hidden Potential with Adam Grant 2023-10-26 · 44m
Silicon Valley on the Couch 2023-10-19 · 46m
Guns Part 6: “Sin is the failure to bother to care” 2023-10-05 · 29m
Five Burning Travel Questions with Malcolm Gladwell 2023-10-03 · 23m
Guns Part 5: The Footnote 2023-09-28 · 38m
Guns Part 4: Moral Hazard 2023-09-21 · 43m
Guns Part 3: A Shooting Lesson 2023-09-14 · 40m
Guns Part 2: Getting out of Dodge 2023-09-07 · 43m
Guns Part 1: The Sudden Celebrity of Sir John Knight 2023-08-31 · 47m
Doctors, Guns, and Money 2023-08-17 · 11m
Taxonomy of the Modern Mystery Story 2023-07-27 · 47m
Acting Out 2023-07-06 · 37m
A Good Circle 2023-06-29 · 38m
Feeling A Bit Attacked with Maria Konnikova 2023-06-22 · 43m
The Pushkin Prize for Egregiously Deceptive Self-Promotion 2023-06-08 · 42m
The Crisis in Girls’ Sports with Lauren Fleshman and Linda Flanagan 2023-05-25 · 56m
The Mystery of Mastery with Adam Gopnik 2023-05-18 · 37m
Introducing: So Many Steves, A New Audiobook from Steve Martin and Pushkin 2023-05-03 · 11m
Malcolm Goes to Debate School 2023-04-13 · 44m
Higher Animals with Michael Specter 2023-04-06 · 34m
Started From The Bottom with Justin Richmond 2023-03-16 · 44m
Rodents and Red Wine with Maria Konnikova 2023-03-09 · 42m
A Treat for the Die-Hards 2023-02-16 · 30m
From Broken Record: Rick Rubin in Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell 2023-01-26 · 62m
The Cadillac LYRIQ: Malcolm Gladwell meets an Electric Icon - Part Two 2022-12-20 · 10m
The Cadillac LYRIQ: Malcolm Gladwell meets an Electric Icon – Part One 2022-11-22 · 10m
From Inside Voice: Lake Bell and the Sexy Baby Voice Phenomenon 2022-11-01 · 26m
The Creative Power of Misfits 2022-10-20 · 41m
The Mennonite National Anthem 2022-10-06 · 32m
The Rise of the Guinea Pigs 2022-09-29 · 43m
The Department of Physiological Hygiene 2022-09-22 · 32m
Outliers, Revisited 2022-09-15 · 44m
We’re Back … With More Experiments! 2022-09-12 · 1m
Tim Harford Cools Us Down This Summer 2022-08-19 · 22m
“I Was A Stranger and You Welcomed Me” 2022-07-28 · 34m
When Will Met Grace 2022-07-21 · 36m
Star Struck 2022-07-14 · 48m
In Triplicate 2022-07-07 · 34m
Way to Go, Ohio 2022-06-30 · 39m
The Magic Wand Experiment 2022-06-30 · 35m
Revisionist History Season 7: The Experiment Experience 2022-06-16 · 3m
Relax and Win from Legacy of Speed 2022-06-14 · 33m
An Ode to the BMW M5: From Car Show! with Eddie Alterman 2022-05-18 · 38m
See Revisionist History Live! 2022-05-04 · 3m
The Revisionist History Holiday Sampler 2021-12-21 · 24m
Teaser: Pushkin’s Dirty Laundry 2021-11-11 · 6m
Teaser: The Compromises of Al Levitt 2021-10-14 · 4m
The Dog Will See You Now 2021-08-26 · 33m
A Serious Game 2021-08-19 · 31m
Laundry Done Right 2021-08-12 · 32m
Little Mermaid Part 3: Honestly Ever After 2021-08-02 · 32m
Little Mermaid Part 2: The Fairytale Twist 2021-07-29 · 32m
Little Mermaid Part 1: The Golden Contract 2021-07-22 · 34m
The Judgment of Helen Levitt 2021-07-15 · 35m
Project Dillard 2021-07-08 · 35m
Lord of the Rankings 2021-07-01 · 32m
I Love You Waymo 2021-06-24 · 34m
Presenting: Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi 2021-06-09 · 27m
Introducing Revisionist History Season Six 2021-06-03 · 3m
Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Grant 2021-05-28 · 46m
Presenting: The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell 2021-04-27 · 17m
Return to the 404 2020-12-17 · 36m
Druid Hills 2020-12-10 · 32m
A Memorial for the Living 2020-08-20 · 39m
"Oh Howard, You Idiot!” 2020-08-13 · 46m
Hamlet Was Wrong 2020-08-06 · 38m
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen 2020-07-30 · 40m
Bombs-Away LeMay 2020-07-23 · 40m
May the Best Firebomb Win 2020-07-16 · 37m
The Bomber Mafia 2020-07-09 · 32m
The Powerball Revolution 2020-07-02 · 41m
Hedwig’s Lost Van Gogh 2020-06-25 · 40m
Dragon Psychology 101 2020-06-18 · 41m
Introducing Revisionist History Season Five 2020-06-04 · 3m
Revisionist History Presents: The Limits of Power 2020-06-02 · 45m
The Queen of Cuba 2019-08-29 · 59m
The Obscure Virus Club 2019-08-22 · 36m
Chutzpah vs. Chutzpah 2019-08-15 · 37m
In a Metal Mood 2019-08-08 · 39m
Descend into the Particular 2019-08-01 · 41m
Dr. Rock’s Taxonomy 2019-07-25 · 37m
The Standard Case 2019-07-18 · 37m
Good Old Boys 2019-07-11 · 39m
Tempest in a Teacup 2019-07-04 · 35m
The Tortoise and the Hare 2019-06-27 · 39m
Puzzle Rush 2019-06-20 · 35m
Introducing Revisionist History Season Four 2019-06-13 · 3m
Revisionist History Presents: Rick Rubin 2018-11-13 · 50m
Analysis, Parapraxis, Elvis 2018-07-19 · 51m
Strong Verbs, Short Sentences 2018-07-12 · 40m
The Imaginary Crimes of Margit Hamosh 2018-07-05 · 33m
Malcolm Gladwell's 12 Rules for Life 2018-06-28 · 43m
The Hug Heard Round the World 2018-06-21 · 38m
General Chapman’s Last Stand 2018-06-14 · 34m
Free Brian Williams 2018-06-07 · 36m
A Polite Word for Liar 2018-05-31 · 37m
Burden of Proof 2018-05-24 · 33m
Divide and Conquer 2018-05-17 · 38m
Malcolm Gladwell debates Adam Grant 2018-05-10 · 51m
Introducing Revisionist History Season Three 2018-05-03 · 3m
The Basement Tapes 2017-08-17 · 31m
McDonald’s Broke My Heart 2017-08-10 · 34m
Mr. Hollowell Didn’t Like That 2017-08-03 · 35m
State v Johnson 2017-07-27 · 31m
The King of Tears 2017-07-20 · 42m
The Prime Minister and the Prof 2017-07-13 · 34m
The Foot Soldier of Birmingham 2017-07-06 · 35m
Miss Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment 2017-06-29 · 31m
The Road to Damascus 2017-06-22 · 40m
A Good Walk Spoiled 2017-06-15 · 34m
Introducing Revisionist History Season Two 2017-05-26 · 3m
The Satire Paradox 2016-08-18 · 37m
Generous Orthodoxy 2016-08-11 · 33m
Blame Game 2016-08-04 · 38m
Hallelujah 2016-07-28 · 37m
My Little Hundred Million 2016-07-21 · 39m
Food Fight 2016-07-14 · 30m
Carlos Doesn’t Remember 2016-07-07 · 34m
The Big Man Can't Shoot 2016-06-30 · 35m
Saigon, 1965 2016-06-23 · 41m
The Lady Vanishes 2016-06-16 · 34m
Introducing Revisionist History 2016-06-03 · 3m
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