
Revisionist History
Malcolm Gladwell / Pushkin
Malcolm Gladwell's contrarian reexaminations of the past, often focusing on overlooked social and cultural narratives.
Why we picked this
We picked Revisionist History because Malcolm Gladwell treats the past as an argument, not a record. Each installment takes a misunderstood event, person, or institution and reframes it through meticulous reporting and Gladwell’s own moral lens. The show’s posture is prosecutorial: it names what went wrong and who paid the price. That willingness to argue, rather than merely explain, is what separates it from standard history fare. Subscribe for the back catalog—a warehouse of stubborn, carefully built cases against the way we remember things.
Recent episodes

The Staten Island Problem - Part 3: The Tuvalu Effect
Jul 23, 202631 min

The Staten Island Problem - Part 2: A New Map
Jul 16, 202627 min

The Staten Island Problem - Part 1: The Mayor vs. the Borough President
Jul 9, 202637 min

Revenge of "A Good Walk Spoiled"
Jul 7, 202647 min

Coming Soon: The Staten Island Problem
Jun 29, 20263 min

Frankenfood | The Mistakes Series
Jun 25, 202632 min

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise
Jun 18, 202650 min

Revisited: Ms. Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment
Jun 11, 202632 min

Introducing The News from Scene on Radio
Jun 4, 202642 min

The Great American Elevator Tragedy | The Mistakes Series
May 28, 202626 min

James Fleming’s Impossible Vietnam War Rescue | From Medal of Honor
May 22, 202631 min

The Trust Diagnosis
May 21, 202639 min
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