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Revisionist History

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Pushkin Industries

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. From Pushkin Industries. Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance. To get early access to ad-free episodes and extra content, subscribe to Pushkin+ in Apple Podcasts are pushkin.fm/pus. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

#182

Americana Music Live with Drew Holcomb and Malcolm Gladwell

Wrapping up our summer music series, the Memphis-born, East Nashville-based singer songwri... more

14 Aug 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:11

14 Aug 2025

#181

What Is Your Life For? From Hidden Brain

What should you do with your life? There's no one-size-fits-all answer to that question. B... more

31 Jul 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:05

31 Jul 2025

#180

Encore: Good Old Boys

In 2019, Malcolm just wanted an excuse to hang out with Randy Newman so they sat down at t... more

24 Jul 2025

40 MINS

40:01

24 Jul 2025

#179

Encore: Analysis, Parapraxis, Elvis

Malcolm’s habit of reading footnotes leads him to the psychologist Alan Elms, which ... more

17 Jul 2025

53 MINS

53:20

17 Jul 2025

#178

Encore: The King of Tears

Why does country music make you cry, but rock and roll doesn’t? We revisit a musical... more

10 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:31

10 Jul 2025

#177

Encore: Hallelujah

How does genius emerge? Kicking off our summer series, Malcolm digs into the Revisionist H... more

03 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:14

03 Jul 2025

#176

Encores

Starting next week, we revisit four of Malcolm’s favorite episodes from the Revision... more

26 Jun 2025

01 MINS

01:47

26 Jun 2025

#175

The Formula

In our season finale, we team up with the Culinary Institute of America to reverse enginee... more

29 May 2025

36 MINS

36:09

29 May 2025

#174

Nooks & Crannies

Seven people knew the recipe for a half-a-billion dollar muffin. Then, one of them tried t... more

22 May 2025

31 MINS

31:27

22 May 2025

#173

Rat vs. Raccoon

What if we picked the wrong animal? Get ad-free episodes to Revisionist History by subscri... more

15 May 2025

32 MINS

32:07

15 May 2025

#172

Face Value

Malcolm and Lucie discover that they experience something very differently. If you suspect... more

08 May 2025

33 MINS

33:06

08 May 2025

#171

The Origin of “You” – A Conversation with John McWhorter

Malcolm sits down with the linguist John McWhorter, to discuss his new book, Pronoun Troub... more

01 May 2025

49 MINS

49:12

01 May 2025

#170

The Joe Rogan Intervention

The world's most famous interviewer has a problem with interviewing. Revisionist History i... more

24 Apr 2025

37 MINS

37:13

24 Apr 2025

#169

The RFK Jr. Problem

Malcolm investigates the origins of what the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services b... more

17 Apr 2025

33 MINS

33:17

17 Apr 2025

#168

Running Hot

You might think unbelievably loud, shrill sirens on ambulances and fire trucks are just a ... more

10 Apr 2025

45 MINS

45:42

10 Apr 2025

#167

In Defense of PAW Patrol

PAW Patrol is in trouble. Like Ryder and the pups, Malcolm comes to the rescue. Get ad-fre... more

27 Mar 2025

35 MINS

35:31

27 Mar 2025

#166

Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 2

Five years ago a police officer tried to stop Derek Chauvin from murdering George Floyd. W... more

20 Mar 2025

35 MINS

35:34

20 Mar 2025

#165

Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 1

Five years ago the entire world watched Derek Chauvin murder George Floyd. What did we mis... more

13 Mar 2025

32 MINS

32:58

13 Mar 2025

#164