Revisionist History
by 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 or at pushkin.fm/plus. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.
Episodes
From The Big Dig: Mitt & Ted
<p>Healthcare is the problem American politics cannot solve. It’s the subject of screaming matches at town halls, the cause of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the justification for political assassination in cold blood. </p> <p>Mitt & Ted, a Healthcare story, the new season from The Big Dig, looks at how Mitt Romney and Ted Kennedy began their political journeys on opposite sides of the issue—and they ended once again on opposite sides—but for a brief period in the middle they worked together to pass a groundbreaking law: one that promised to finally transform the politics of American healthcare. So what brought this odd couple together, and what ultimately pulled Mitt and Ted apart?</p> <p>Here's a preview of Mitt & Ted. Find Mitt & Ted from <a href="https://apple.co/4d1lyaV">The Big Dig</a> wherever you get podcasts.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
The $5 Billion Effort to help Secure the World’s Shared Software | Smart Talks with IBM
<p>Today we're sharing a recent episode from another show Malcolm hosts, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-talks-with-ibm/id1558889546">Smart Talks with IBM</a>.</p> <p>Earlier this year, IBM and Red Hat launched Lightwell, a $5 billion initiative backed by a force of<br>20,000 engineers with the goal of securing the open source software that powers a great deal of<br>modern life — from banks and payment systems to transportation and critical infrastructure.<br>Malcolm Gladwell speaks with cybersecurity leader Jen Easterly, Wells Fargo Chief Information<br>Security Officer Munish Sharma, and Red Hat’s Gunnar Hellekson about how AI is transforming<br>vulnerability discovery, how open source software can introduce risk, and what it will take to<br>secure the shared digital infrastructure much of the world depends on.</p> <p>If this episode sparks a question you’d like to ask an IBM technical expert, submit your question<br>at <a href="http://ibm.com/smarttalks" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://ibm.com/smarttalks&source=gmail&ust=1793110341366000&usg=AOvVaw2NdPQZ1FHE-wwpx9Pce0Yo">ibm.com/smarttalks</a></p> <p>This is a paid advertisement from IBM. The conversations on this podcast don't necessarily<br>represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Pals, Allies, and Companions | Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Grant Live
<p>Live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Malcolm interviews Adam Grant around his new book, <a href="https://apple.co/4juHKhL">Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World</a>. They cover the three kinds of relationships—pals, allies, and companions—explain why frenemies may be worse for your health than enemies, and look at why dating algorithms can’t find your soulmate. Malcolm offers a grand unified theory of Adam’s work: every book has been a nerd manifesto. Along the way, they talk about what kids learn from watching their parents work, and how nerds build community in their own ways.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Wolfgang's Law - Part Two
<p>We’ve known about a solution to violent crime for decades. Why hasn’t it been adopted everywhere? And what are the costs of waiting so long?</p> <p>You can order The American Way of Killing at <a href="http://gladwell.com/" data-airgap-id="12">Gladwell.com</a> or wherever books are sold.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Wolfgang's Law - Part One
<p>Over the last few years homicide rates in Baltimore have plummeted. A city once labeled America’s murder capital is seeing a reprieve that seems nothing short of miraculous. What happened? This week, Malcolm takes a look at what Baltimore is doing to save lives. </p> <p>To learn more about the organization Termite founded, visit: <a href="https://switchinglanesadultandyouth.org/" data-airgap-id="11">https://switchinglanesadultandyouth.org/</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Brian Lehrer and Malcolm Gladwell Talk Policing and Guns
<p>A dispatch from the book tour – Malcolm recently joined WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show for a conversation about his new book, The American Way of Killing. We’re sharing it here today, including listener phone calls about their own experiences and questions about the epidemic of gun violence in America. <br><br>You can pre-order The American Way of Killing at <a href="http://pushkin.fm/audiobooks" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://pushkin.fm/audiobooks&source=gmail&ust=1790991516235000&usg=AOvVaw213ZULZXJksKeDHHbDkd2x">pushkin.fm/audiobooks</a> or buy the book wherever books are sold.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Coming Soon: The Staten Island Problem
<p>On the 250th anniversary of the United States, <em>Revisionist History</em> investigates the overlooked story of New York City almost breaking apart as Staten Island threatened to secede. </p> <p>Over the course of five episodes, The Staten Island Problem reconstructs the battle for New York City amidst the turbulent early 1990s — the rise of Rudy Giuliani, the peak of the homicide rate, the Wu-Tang Clan, a young Donald Trump, and the first Black mayor of New York — all through the prism of the city’s Forgotten Borough. And ultimately asks: What do you do when a democracy looks like it’s falling apart?</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Frankenfood | The Mistakes Series
<p>Would a tomato by any other name taste as sweet? What about a steak? Malcolm sends Ben on a mission to investigate the cutting edge of food technology and two mistakes: one from the 1990s and one that’s unfolding as we speak.</p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise
<p>Sharing Malcolm’s latest project, a podcast called Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise. </p> <p>Imagine a time when the United States was split in two. And then had to put itself back together. It was a time of chaos and sometimes violence as millions of people fought for the right to become citizens. Americans struggled over questions like: who gets to be a citizen? Who has the right to vote? To own property? In short, who belongs? This was Reconstruction…the era following the Civil War. When Americans ended slavery and expanded voting rights. But none of this was easy. Many people consider the promise of Reconstruction unfulfilled. Why? </p> <p>In this episode, journalist Kai Wright shares the story of the legendary abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass and how he navigated a world without Abraham Lincoln. Find Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise on Audible or <a href="https://lnk.to/reconstructionRH">wherever you get podcasts.</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Revisited: Ms. Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment
<p>Revisionist History revisits an episode from season two and Malcolm tells the story of a phone call that set in motion a collaboration with President Barack Obama, which we'll preview next week. </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Introducing The News from Scene on Radio
<p>Scene on Radio is a two-time Peabody-nominated podcast that dares to ask big, hard questions about who we are—really—and how we got this way. Their new season, The News, asks: what’s really wrong with the news? Some have called the news media the oxygen of a functioning democracy. But if that’s true, America’s lungs are in rough shape. Most Americans say they don’t trust the media. The business model for local journalism has all but collapsed. And we all know about the barrage of misinformation that flows from our splintered mediascape. You can’t separate the state of our news media from the other profound crises that America keeps on failing to solve. John Biewen explores the roots of this crises. Here's episode 1. Find <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scene-on-radio/id1036276968">The News, from Scene on Radio</a>, wherever you get podcasts.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
The Great American Elevator Tragedy | The Mistakes Series
<p>A single line of a building code proposal filled out by a fire inspector in Glendale, Arizona has had a devastating impact on the way housing is built across the entire United States. Malcolm enlists Stephen Smith, Executive Director of the Center for Building in North America, to investigate.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
James Fleming’s Impossible Vietnam War Rescue | From Medal of Honor
<p>This July 4th marks the 250th Anniversary of America—250 years of rebellion and innovation, of struggle and survival. At many times, our American experiment looked like it could fall apart at the seams. When you look closely at those moments, it was ordinary people who kept it all together. In thew new season of Medal of Honor, our podcast about courage, leadership, identity, and sacrifice, we’re telling the stories of some of those people. People like James Fleming. In 1968, in the dense jungles of Vietnam, a team of Green Berets was pinned down by an overwhelming North Vietnamese Army force. Their last hope was a young Air Force pilot named James Fleming. Despite being low on fuel and facing a wall of enemy fire, Fleming refused to turn back. The rescue mission seemed destined to fail, but a split-second decision would earn Fleming the nation’s highest military honor.</p> <p>Binge the full season of Medal of Honor, ad-free, with a Pushkin+ subscriptions. Sign up on the Medal of Honor show page in <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/medal-of-honor-stories-of-courage/id1751303783">Apple</a> or at <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin">Pushkin.fm/plus</a> and use the code MOH25 for 25% off an annual subscription.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
The Trust Diagnosis
<p>The episode centers on the dilemma of a man with an advanced, metastatic case of prostate cancer. His name is Dan. Every doctor he spoke to had a different opinion on what he should do — or whether it was even worth doing anything at all. His question was: which of these many opinions should I trust? The episode centers on which doctor he ended up committing to, how he made that decision of where to place his trust, and how his choice probably saved his life. What Dan will explain — and he is someone who has spent his life as a crisis communications specialist — is that trust only comes at the end of a careful and intentional process.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
The Blackberry Problem | The Mistakes Series
<p>Jim Balsillie, the one time co-CEO of Research in Motion, reflects on the mistake that led to the downfall of Blackberry, once named the fastest growing company in the world.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
The Worst Poet in the World | From Cautionary Tales
<p>In light of our current series on mistakes, we're sharing an episode from <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/cautionary-tales"><em>Cautionary Tales</em></a>—a podcast that’s all about mistakes and what we can learn from them. This story is about a poet—some say the worst poet in the world–William McGonagall. McGonagall's works were full of jarring meter, banal imagery, and awkward rhymes. They made him a laughing stock in 19th Century Scotland and are still derided to this day.</p> <p>What can we learn from such a disastrous poet? And it is possible we’ve misunderstood McGonagall all along? </p> <p>We'll be back with a new mistake next week.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
Why Would I Do That to Jennifer Lopez? | The Mistakes Series
<p>Years ago a music producer named Irv Gotti–a hitmaker for Jay-Z, Ja Rule, and Ashanti–was tapped by Sony Music to make a record with Jennifer Lopez. They wanted a big hit. And Irv delivered. But then he made the biggest mistake of his career.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
A Tragedy in Texas | The Mistakes Series
<p>General David Goldfein, former Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, and Dr. Heather Wilson, former Secretary of the Air Force, tell the story of the worst day in their professional careers and what it taught them about leadership. </p> <p><br>You can find their book, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/get-back-up-lessons-in-servant-leadership-unabridged/id1844712173"><em>Get Back up: Lessons in Servant Leadership</em></a>, here.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
The Shawshank Redemption | From What Went Wrong
<p>We've just begun our series around mistakes and last week, you heard Michael Lynton, former head of Sony Pictures Entertainment, share how he found himself at the center of one of the most devastating corporate hacks in history. This week, we're sharing a preview of another podcast that looks at notorious Hollywood mistakes and the difficulties of movie-making, What Went Wrong. The Shawshank Redemption is the highest rated movie on IMDb. It’s held that position for nearly as long as the site has existed, yet its history is far more troubled than most people know. Hosts Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer explore the journey the movie took from big screen disappointment to near universally beloved American classic. Find more episodes of <a href="https://apple.co/4cvP0on">What Went Wrong</a> wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
The Sony Hack: Mistakes Part 1
<p>The former head of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Michael Lynton, tells Malcolm about a time he made a really big mistake: greenlighting a film that would lead to an international incident. </p> <p>You can learn more about Michael Lynton and Josh Steiner’s book, <em>From Mistakes to Meaning</em>, <a href="https://apple.co/3Qq8m6S">here</a>.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>