Revisionist History

Pals, Allies, and Companions | Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Grant Live

Live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Malcolm interviews Adam Grant around his new book, Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World. They cover the three kinds of relationships&mdash...

2026-10-22

ڈاؤن لوڈ

Wolfgang's Law - Part Two

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 ...

2026-10-15

ڈاؤن لوڈ

Wolfgang's Law - Part One

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 ...

2026-10-08

ڈاؤن لوڈ

Brian Lehrer and Malcolm Gladwell Talk Policing and Guns

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, ...

2026-10-02

ڈاؤن لوڈ

The Invention of an Epidemic

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 chap...

2026-09-24

ڈاؤن لوڈ

President Barack Obama & Malcolm Gladwell: How Reconstruction Still Defines America

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 R...

2026-09-23

ڈاؤن لوڈ

A Dollop Crossover | Ben Naddaff-Hafrey on Staten Island and the Revolutionary War

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 ...

2026-09-17

ڈاؤن لوڈ

The Fines

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 ...

2026-09-10

ڈاؤن لوڈ

The Staten Island Problem - Part 5: Revenge of the Forgotten Borough

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.

2026-08-06

ڈاؤن لوڈ

The Staten Island Problem - Part 4: Wu-Tang vs. Shaolin

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 pri...

2026-07-30

ڈاؤن لوڈ

The Staten Island Problem - Part 3: The Tuvalu Effect

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 und...

2026-07-23

ڈاؤن لوڈ

The Staten Island Problem - Part 2: A New Map

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 th...

2026-07-16

ڈاؤن لوڈ

The Staten Island Problem - Part 1: The Mayor vs. the Borough President

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 his...

2026-07-09

ڈاؤن لوڈ

Revenge of "A Good Walk Spoiled"

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 Counc...

2026-07-07

ڈاؤن لوڈ

Coming Soon: The Staten Island Problem

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 cour...

2026-06-29

ڈاؤن لوڈ

Frankenfood | The Mistakes Series

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...

2026-06-25

ڈاؤن لوڈ

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise

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 togethe...

2026-06-18

ڈاؤن لوڈ

Revisited: Ms. Buchanan’s Period of Adjustment

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. ...

2026-06-11

ڈاؤن لوڈ

Introducing The News from Scene on Radio

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...

2026-06-04

ڈاؤن لوڈ

The Great American Elevator Tragedy | The Mistakes Series

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 ...

2026-05-28

ڈاؤن لوڈ

Revisionist History

اقساط (218 اقساط)

متعلقہ پوڈکاسٹ