Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
The Creative Power of Misfits
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Sharing something from our friends at the TED Audio Collective—an episode of WorkLife with Adam Gr...
The Mennonite National Anthem
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Lester Glick’s year in the Minnesota Starvation Experiment cost him his hoped-for career and also ...
The Rise of the Guinea Pigs
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The Minnesota Starvation Experiment could never be done today. No scientist could get permission to ...
The Department of Physiological Hygiene
22 Sep 2022
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In the final year of the Second World War, 36 men spent a year in a dingy set of rooms under the Uni...
Outliers, Revisited
15 Sep 2022
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Did Malcolm Gladwell blow it in his bestselling book Outliers? What if all he did was write a primer...
We’re Back … With More Experiments!
12 Sep 2022
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Revisionist History returns on September 15th with a saga about self-sacrifice. Plus, Malcolm offers...
Tim Harford Cools Us Down This Summer
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We’ll be back in September with new episodes of Revisionist History. In the meantime, I got to sit...
“I Was A Stranger and You Welcomed Me”
28 Jul 2022
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Malcolm tells the story of how his parents and their friends sponsored three Vietnamese refugees, in...
When Will Met Grace
21 Jul 2022
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You thought the antics of Will, Grace, Jack and Karen were just harmless fun. Oh please. Revisionist...
Star Struck
14 Jul 2022
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A legendary Hollywood mogul, a famous author, a fatal drunk driving accident, and a brilliant bit of...
In Triplicate
07 Jul 2022
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A mystery that begins with the half-baked idea of an obscure California bureaucrat in the 1930’s a...
Way to Go, Ohio
30 Jun 2022
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A century ago, a mysterious and disfiguring disease was finally cured by an experiment in Akron, Ohi...
The Magic Wand Experiment
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What if you could design any experiment you wanted? Without worrying about money, ethics, logistics,...
Revisionist History Season 7: The Experiment Experience
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Revisionist History is back! And obsessed with ... experiments. Natural experiments. Thought experim...
Relax and Win from Legacy of Speed
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Sharing a new Pushkin show, Legacy of Speed. When two Black sprinters raised their fists in protest ...
An Ode to the BMW M5: From Car Show! with Eddie Alterman
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Malcolm confesses to being an absolute car nut. And now his dream has come true — the launch o...
See Revisionist History Live!
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
For the first time ever, Revisionist History is hitting the road! On two nights, Malcolm will be wor...
The Revisionist History Holiday Sampler
21 Dec 2021
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Sharing special previews of Pushkin’s show Bad Women: Ripper Retold and this month’s Pushkin+ ep...
Teaser: Pushkin’s Dirty Laundry
11 Nov 2021
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In this month’s subscriber-only episode, the Pushkin staff have something to say about Malcolm’s...
Teaser: The Compromises of Al Levitt
14 Oct 2021
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In this month’s subscriber-only episode, a look at the complicated and possibly cursed career of H...
The Dog Will See You Now
26 Aug 2021
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If recent times have shown us anything, it’s that many problems can not be fixed by humans alone. ...
A Serious Game
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The best way to prepare for the unexpected may not be to make plans, or predictions, but to play gam...
Laundry Done Right
12 Aug 2021
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Is there a right way to do your laundry? Of course there is. A long look at the science of cleaning ...
Little Mermaid Part 3: Honestly Ever After
02 Aug 2021
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Revisionist History presents: The Little Mermaid...our way. The grand finale of our three-part serie...
Little Mermaid Part 2: The Fairytale Twist
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The quest to revise The Little Mermaid continues. This week, we call in the experts. Part two of thr...
Little Mermaid Part 1: The Golden Contract
22 Jul 2021
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Revisionist History takes on The Little Mermaid: a deep dive into a world where merpeople present us...
The Judgment of Helen Levitt
15 Jul 2021
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Helen Slote Levitt was on her way to the good life in 1950s Hollywood. Then one day, her name appear...
Project Dillard
08 Jul 2021
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A historically Black university in New Orleans is beloved by everyone – except the US News best co...
Lord of the Rankings
01 Jul 2021
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For 30 years, US News & World Report has been using a secret formula to rank the best colleges a...
I Love You Waymo
24 Jun 2021
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Revisionist History travels to Phoenix, Arizona to learn about the future of the automobile. It’s ...
Presenting: Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi
09 Jun 2021
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Presenting a sneak peek of Pushkin’s newest show, Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi. On Be Antirac...
Introducing Revisionist History Season Six
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The sixth season of Revisionist History is underway, and Malcolm’s finally out of the house. We pl...
Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Grant
28 May 2021
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Whenever Malcolm and Adam Grant cross paths on the book tour circuit, it's always a good time. Here ...
Presenting: The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Season 5 of Revisionist History included four episodes on the rise of air power during the Second Wo...
Return to the 404
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
We're back in Atlanta - this week with jaunts to Jamaica, Kenya, court-side NBA games, and a deep di...
Druid Hills
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Revisionist History takes a trip to Malcolm's favorite city and gets a tour of Emory University, mee...
A Memorial for the Living
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Lessons from the world’s most perfect memorial.Get Revisionist History updates first by signing up...
"Oh Howard, You Idiot!”
13 Aug 2020
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A billionaire turned recluse befriends a minor novelist. Together they seize the public’s imaginat...
Hamlet Was Wrong
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The delicate science of hiring nihilism, examined in five deeply-personal case studies.Get Revisioni...
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
How do we remember one of the deadliest nights in human history? We don't. Part four.Get Revisionist...
Bombs-Away LeMay
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The arguments, accidents, cold-blooded logic and sheer serendipity that led to the longest night of ...
May the Best Firebomb Win
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Basement laboratories. Mad scientists. Sticky gels, and a bake-off in the desert. The strange story ...
The Bomber Mafia
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
On the eve of the Second World War, a band of visionaries at Maxwell Air Force Base tried to reimagi...
The Powerball Revolution
02 Jul 2020
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In Bolivia, a political activist radically reforms the voting process for... student council electio...
Hedwig’s Lost Van Gogh
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
An escape from war-torn Germany. Lavish dinners with Hollywood royalty. A Swedish baron and a dime-s...
Dragon Psychology 101
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Dragons hoard treasure, deep in their lairs. They don’t show it off to their neighbors. Revisionis...
Introducing Revisionist History Season Five
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Andy Warhol. War. Smaug the Dragon. And, as always, digressions of great importance.Launching June 1...
Revisionist History Presents: The Limits of Power
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Malcolm has been writing about race and policing for a very long time, going back to the killing of...
The Queen of Cuba
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
On February 24, 1996, Cuban fighter jets shot down two small planes operated by Brothers to the Resc...
The Obscure Virus Club
22 Aug 2019
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Throughout the 1960s, a biologist named Howard Temin became convinced that something wasn’t right ...
Chutzpah vs. Chutzpah
15 Aug 2019
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You thought that there was only one kind of chutzpah. Wrong. There’s two. Revisionist History tell...
In a Metal Mood
08 Aug 2019
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Two seasons after its investigation of the decline of McDonalds french fries, Revisionist History re...
Descend into the Particular
01 Aug 2019
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An unarmed man is shot to death by police. How does the Jesuitical idea of “disordered attachments...
Dr. Rock’s Taxonomy
25 Jul 2019
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John Rock was the co-inventor of the birth control pill — and a committed Catholic. He wanted his ...
The Standard Case
18 Jul 2019
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Revisionist History tries to make sense of the conundrum of PED use in baseball, using the 500-year-...
Good Old Boys
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
If you disagree with someone — if you find what they think appalling — is there any value in tal...
Tempest in a Teacup
04 Jul 2019
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Bohea, the aroma of tire fire, Mob Wives, smugglers, “bro” tea, and what it all means to the bac...
The Tortoise and the Hare
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
A weird speech by Antonin Scalia, a visit with some serious legal tortoises, and a testy exchange wi...
Puzzle Rush
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Malcolm challenges his assistant Camille to the Law School Admissions Test. He gets halfway through,...
Introducing Revisionist History Season Four
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Jesuits. Chess masters. Mafiosi. Lawyers. And a little bit of tire fire. Launching June 20th from P...
Revisionist History Presents: Rick Rubin
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Revisionist History presents the first episode of a new podcast, Broken Record. It's a conversation ...
Analysis, Parapraxis, Elvis
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The one song The King couldn’t sing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc...
Strong Verbs, Short Sentences
12 Jul 2018
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“She was Joan of Arc, Madame Curie, and Florence Nightingale—all wrapped up in one.” Learn mo...
The Imaginary Crimes of Margit Hamosh
05 Jul 2018
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Epidemics of fear repeat themselves. The first time as tragedy. The second time as farce. Margit Ham...
Malcolm Gladwell's 12 Rules for Life
28 Jun 2018
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Crucial life lessons from the end of hockey games, Idris Elba, and some Wall Street guys with a lot ...
The Hug Heard Round the World
21 Jun 2018
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Q: Was there a period where you felt you had something to prove? A: The first 45 years of my life. ...
General Chapman’s Last Stand
14 Jun 2018
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Good fences make good neighbors. Or maybe not. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea...
Free Brian Williams
07 Jun 2018
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"Sorry dude, I don't remember you being on my aircraft." Learn more about your ad-choices at https:...
A Polite Word for Liar
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
An early morning raid, a house-full of Nazis, the world’s greatest harmonica player, and a dashing...
Burden of Proof
24 May 2018
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“He called to wish me ‘Happy Birthday.’ Then he said, ‘I’m failing everything.’” Lear...
Divide and Conquer
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
The complete, unabridged history of the world’s most controversial semicolon. Learn more about ...
Malcolm Gladwell debates Adam Grant
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In a special live taping at the 92nd Street Y in New York, Malcolm talks with WorkLife’s Adam Gran...
Introducing Revisionist History Season Three
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Malcolm Gladwell is back with season three of Revisionist History: harmonica players, mass delusion,...
The Basement Tapes
17 Aug 2017
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What is a son’s obligation to his father? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartp...
McDonald’s Broke My Heart
10 Aug 2017
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They made the world’s greatest French Fry. Then they threw it away. Learn more about your ad-choi...
Mr. Hollowell Didn’t Like That
03 Aug 2017
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Arrested, arraigned, indicted, tried, convicted, and sentenced to die in the electric chair in 24 ho...
State v Johnson
27 Jul 2017
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“Nobody was interested in justice.” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodca...
The King of Tears
20 Jul 2017
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Why country music makes you cry, and rock and roll doesn’t: A musical interpretation of divided Am...
The Prime Minister and the Prof
13 Jul 2017
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The friendship that changed the course of World War II. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...
The Foot Soldier of Birmingham
06 Jul 2017
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“Oh, Mac. What did you do?” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwor...
Miss Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment
29 Jun 2017
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A landmark Supreme Court case. A civil rights revolution. Why has everyone forgotten what happened n...
The Road to Damascus
22 Jun 2017
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What happens when a terrorist has a change of heart? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...
A Good Walk Spoiled
15 Jun 2017
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Rich people and their addiction to golf: a philosophical investigation. Learn more about your ad-ch...
Introducing Revisionist History Season Two
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
From bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell, season two of Revisionist History launches June 15th. Lea...
The Satire Paradox
18 Aug 2016
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In the political turmoil of mid-1990s Britain, a brilliant young comic named Harry Enfield set out ...
Generous Orthodoxy
11 Aug 2016
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A 98-year-old minister takes on his church over the subject of gay marriage—and teaches the rest o...
Blame Game
04 Aug 2016
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In the summer and fall of 2009, hundreds of Toyota owners came forward with an alarming allegation: ...
Hallelujah
28 Jul 2016
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How does genius emerge? An exploration of different types of innovation—through the lens of Elvis ...
My Little Hundred Million
21 Jul 2016
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In the early ’90s, Hank Rowan gave $100 million to a tiny public university in Glassboro, New Jers...
Food Fight
14 Jul 2016
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Bowdoin College and Vassar College are two elite private schools that compete for the same students....
Carlos Doesn’t Remember
07 Jul 2016
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Of the tens of thousands of talented, low-income students who graduate from high school every year i...
The Big Man Can't Shoot
30 Jun 2016
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Wilt Chamberlain’s brilliant career was marred by one, deeply inexplicable decision: He chose a sh...
Saigon, 1965
23 Jun 2016
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In the early 1960s the Pentagon set up a top-secret research project in an old villa in downtown Sai...
The Lady Vanishes
16 Jun 2016
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In the late 19th century, a painting titled The Roll Call, by a virtually unknown artist, took Engla...
Introducing Revisionist History
03 Jun 2016
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Coming soon, a new podcast series from bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell. Learn more about your a...