Revisionist History (podcast)
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Presentation | |
Hosted by | Malcolm Gladwell |
Genre | History |
Format | MP3 |
Language | English |
Updates | Weekly |
Length | 30-40 mins |
Production | |
No. of seasons | 2 |
Publication | |
Original release | Jun 16, 2016 – present |
Provider | Panoply Media |
Website | revisionisthistory |
Revisionist History is a podcast by Malcolm Gladwell produced through Panoply Media. It began in 2016, and has aired 2 10-episode seasons.
Gladwell, who was already a successful author and essayist, was convinced to create a podcast by his friend Jacob Weisberg, editor-in-chief of the Slate Group, which also includes the podcast network Panoply Media.
Each episode begins with an inquiry about a person, event, or idea, and proceeds to question the received wisdom about the subject.
Season 1 (2016)[edit | edit source]
No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Lady Vanishes" | June 16, 2016 | |
Central Topic: The Roll Call, an 1874 oil-on-canvas painting by Elizabeth Thompson Themes Explored: How success by a member of a minority group does not alleviate discrimination, but perpetuates it. | |||
2 | "Saigon, 1965" | June 23, 2016 | |
Central Topic: Leon Gouré, Konrad Kellen and the RAND Corporation recommendations regarding the Vietnam War Themes Explored: How personal bias can lead to people drawing different conclusions from the same data. | |||
3 | "The Big Man Can't Shoot" | June 30, 2016 | |
Central Topic: Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry and the underhand free throw Themes Explored: Why smart people sometimes refuse to accept the best ideas. | |||
4 | "Carlos Doesn’t Remember" | July 7, 2016 | |
Central Topic: Meritocracy in American schools: Themes Explored: How America is making use of its human capital. | |||
5 | "Food Fight" | July 14, 2016 | |
Central Topic: Bowdoin College, Vassar College and the budgetary choices of colleges Themes Explored: How colleges get rewarded for distorting the educational system. | |||
6 | "My Little Hundred Million" | July 21, 2016 | |
Central Topic: Hank Rowan's donation to Glassboro State University Themes Explored: The ideologies behind educational philanthropy. | |||
7 | "Hallelujah" | July 28, 2016 | |
Central Topic:Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Deportee by Elvis Costello Themes Explored: The role of time and repetition in the creation of works of genius. | |||
8 | "Blame Game" | August 4, 2016 | |
Central Topic: The 2009–11 Toyota vehicle recalls Themes Explored: Human perception and misconception, our fraught relationship to technology, media dishonesty. | |||
9 | "Generous Orthodoxy" | August 11, 2016 | |
Central Topic: Chester Wenger, the Mennonite minister who confronted his own church Themes Explored: Effective ways of dissent. | |||
10 | "The Satire Paradox" | August 18, 2016 | |
Central Topic: Harry Enfield and his creation of the Loadsamoney character Themes Explored: How satire with the aim of social protest can backfire. |
Season 2 (2017)[edit | edit source]
No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "A Good Walk Spoiled" | June 14, 2017 | |
Central Topic: Golf and golf clubs Themes Explored: Property taxes, real estate, CEO productivity. | |||
2 | "The Road To Damascus" | June 21, 2017 | |
Central Topic:The CIA's use of former terrorists as informants Themes Explored: Forgiveness and second chances. | |||
3 | "Miss Buchanan's Period Of Adjustment" | June 28, 2017 | |
Central Topic: Brown v. Board of Education Themes Explored: The persistent legacy of racism in American schools. | |||
4 | "The Foot Soldier of Birmingham" | July 5, 2017 | |
Central Topic: The Foot Soldier, by Ronald McDowell Themes Explored: Artistic license, sanitizing of history. | |||
5 | "The Prime Minister and the Prof" | July 12, 2017 | |
Central Topic: The friendship between Winston Churchill and Lord Cherwell Themes Explored: The Bengal Famine. | |||
6 | "The King of Tears" | July 9, 2017 | |
Central Topic: Country Music as illustrated by an interview with prolific song writer Bobby Braddock Themes Explored: Sad songs as compared to general levity of the rock and roll genre. | |||
7 | "State v Johnson" | July 26, 2017 | |
Central Topic: Black Americans and the US justice system Themes Explored: Institutional racism, power dynamics. | |||
8 | "Mr. Hollowell Didn’t Like That" | August 2, 2017 | |
Central Topic: Black Americans and the US justice system via an extended interview with Vernon Jordan about his work with Donald L. Hollowell Themes Explored: Institutional racism, power dynamics. | |||
9 | "McDonald’s Broke My Heart" | August 9, 2017 | |
Central Topic: McDonald's decision to stop frying its french fries in beef tallow Themes Explored: The link between saturated fats and heart disease, the power of individual persistence. | |||
10 | "The Basement Tapes" | August 16, 2017 | |
Central Topic: Themes Explored: |
Reception[edit | edit source]
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Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Bausells, Marta (June 20, 2016). "Malcolm Gladwell launches a podcast – to 'finally make people cry'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
- Sawyer, Miranda (July 3, 2016). "The week in radio: Woman's Hour; 5 Live News; World at One; Adrian Durham; Today; Revisionist History". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
- Sawyer, Miranda (August 21, 2016). "The week in radio: Revisionist History; Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
- Johnson, Eric (June 16, 2016). "Malcolm Gladwell wants his new podcast to make you cry". Recode. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- Stelter, Brian (June 3, 2016). "Malcolm Gladwell unbound: His next work will be a podcast". CNNMoney. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- Locke, Charley. "Smarten Up and Get Right With the 5 Best Podcast Episodes of the Week". WIRED. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- Locke, Charley. "5 Great Podcasts to Listen to While Watching the Olympics". WIRED. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- Dockterman, Eliana. "The 50 Best Podcasts Right Now". Time. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- Locke, Charley. "Stephen King's Batman Story and 4 More Podcasts You Must Hear". WIRED. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- Smith, Erin Geiger (June 10, 2017). "Malcolm Gladwell Polishes His Podcast in a Brooklyn Studio". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- Smith, Erin Geiger (March 24, 2017). "Welcome to the Podcast. First, a Word From Our Celebrity". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
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