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.

PodSkip has analyzed 13 episodes of Revisionist History, averaging 7.5 ads per episode (14% of runtime).

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Wolfgang's Law - Part Two
Oct 15, 2026
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? You can order The American Way of Killing at Gladwell.com…
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Wolfgang's Law - Part One
Oct 08, 2026
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…
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Brian Lehrer and Malcolm Gladwell Talk Policing and Guns
Oct 02, 2026
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…
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The Invention of an Epidemic
Sep 23, 2026
In Malcolm’s new book, The American Way of Killing, he investigates why gun violence in the United States is so much worse than every other country in the West. Today, we’re sharing a chapter from…
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President Barack Obama & Malcolm Gladwell: How Reconstruction Still Defines America
Sep 22, 2026
Malcolm sat down with President Barack Obama while making Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise for a conversation about history, progress, and why democracy is never a finished project. What makes…
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A Dollop Crossover | Ben Naddaff-Hafrey on Staten Island and the Revolutionary War
Sep 16, 2026
After Ben's Staten Island summer, he sat down with The Dollop hosts, comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, to examine Staten Island during the Revolutionary War. Ben, Dave, and Gareth dive into…
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The Fines
Sep 09, 2026
How did some remains of those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks end up in what was once the world's largest landfill? In this episode: the battle that continues to this day over what some see as…
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The Staten Island Problem - Part 5: Revenge of the Forgotten Borough
Aug 05, 2026
Election night 1993 meets election night 2016. The fate of the island and the country converge in the figure of one man: Rudy Giuliani.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Staten Island Problem - Part 4: Wu-Tang vs. Shaolin
Jul 29, 2026
At the height of the secession movement, the Wu-Tang Clan forms on Staten Island. We take a tour of early 1990s hip-hop and reveal the hidden history of the group.See omnystudio.com/listener for…
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The Staten Island Problem - Part 3: The Tuvalu Effect
Jul 22, 2026
A group on Staten Island tries to stop secession, squaring off against the secessionists in a heated set of debates and meetings recorded on never-before-seen archival tapes. A set of debates best…
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The Staten Island Problem - Part 2: A New Map
Jul 15, 2026
After the Supreme Court takes a close look at New York City government, Staten Island comes out the loser. A local artist begins organizing for secession. We take a deep dive into the psychology of…
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The Staten Island Problem - Part 1: The Mayor vs. the Borough President
Jul 08, 2026
A riot, a voyage at sea, and a movement to break up the greatest city in the country. The first Black mayor of New York City faces off with the borough president of Staten Island and tries to hold…
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Revenge of "A Good Walk Spoiled"
Jul 06, 2026
Ten years ago, Malcolm inveighed against the exclusive country clubs of Los Angeles in an episode of Revisionist History called "A Good Walk Spoiled." This November, thanks to a Los Angeles City…
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Coming Soon: The Staten Island Problem
Jun 29, 2026
On the 250th anniversary of the United States, Revisionist History investigates the overlooked story of New York City almost breaking apart as Staten Island threatened to secede.  Over the course of…
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Frankenfood | The Mistakes Series
Jun 24, 2026
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…
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Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise
Jun 17, 2026
Sharing Malcolm’s latest project, a podcast called Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise.  Imagine a time when the United States was split in two. And then had to put itself back together.  It was a…
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Revisited: Ms. Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment
Jun 10, 2026
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. See…
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Introducing The News from Scene on Radio
Jun 03, 2026
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…
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The Great American Elevator Tragedy | The Mistakes Series
May 27, 2026
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…
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James Fleming’s Impossible Vietnam War Rescue | From Medal of Honor
May 21, 2026
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The Trust Diagnosis
May 21, 2026
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…
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The BlackBerry Problem | The Mistakes Series
May 13, 2026
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.See…
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The Worst Poet in the World | From Cautionary Tales
May 06, 2026
In light of our current series on mistakes, we're sharing an episode from Cautionary Tales—a podcast that’s all about mistakes and what we can learn from them. This story is about a poet—some say the…
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Why Would I Do That to Jennifer Lopez? | The Mistakes Series
Apr 29, 2026
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…
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A Tragedy in Texas | The Mistakes Series
Apr 22, 2026
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…
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The Sony Hack | The Mistakes Series
Apr 15, 2026
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.   You can…
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Behind the Scenes with Andrew Jarecki
Mar 25, 2026
Since Andrew Jarecki’s latest documentary The Alabama Solution debuted on HBO, it has stunned viewers with a story about a group of men seeking justice. The film shows the egregious abuse and…
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