Revisionist History

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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 are pushkin.fm/pus. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

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You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You’re dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale -- the most popular class in the university’s 300-year history -- Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.

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Journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis explores the figures in American life who rely on the public's trust, whether in sports, in business, in the courtroom, or on TV. What happens when that trust erodes and we can no longer agree on what's fair and what's not? In the latest season of his podcast, Michael takes on America’s newest form of legalized gambling, sports betting, and how it’s changing what it means to be a player…a teenager…and most of all, a fan. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

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We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. New episodes every Friday.

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HISTORY
Risky Business is a weekly podcast about making better decisions. The hosts, Maria Konnikova and Nate Silver, are both journalists who moonlight as high-stakes poker players. On Risky Business, they bring their analytical framework to everything from politics to poker to personal decisions. Maria has a PhD in psychology and is the author of several books including, most recently, The Biggest Bluff. While researching the book, she inadvertently became a professional poker player, with over $500,000 in tournament winnings. She is a PokerStars Team Pro. Nate is the founder and former editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight, and one of the country’s leading election forecasters. He has over $800,000 in lifetime poker tournament winnings and his forthcoming book, On the Edge, is about gambling and risk. Risky Business is a co-production of iHeart Media and Pushkin Industries.

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Deep Cover is a show about people who lead double lives. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Halpern reveals webs of deception and dark underworlds, through interviews with federal agents and convicted criminals. Welcome to a new miniseries, Deep Cover: George Santos. George Santos, the former Republican Congressman from New York, told a lot of stories about his life and his credentials. Many of which, it turns out, were not true. And now–in just a few weeks–Santos is scheduled to face a criminal trial. Deep Cover Producer Amy Gaines McQuade, who grew up in Santos’ congressional district, speaks with insiders and experts to try to answer the question: Who is George Santos… really? Amy shares her findings with Jake Halpern as she covers Santos' rise and fall, the double life he led and reports from his upcoming trial in New York. Season four,The Nameless Man, tells the epic tale of two federal agents who investigate a rumor about a murder that supposedly took place 15 years prior. It is also the story of a family searching for answers about why their brother was killed. These two storylines collide in a courtroom in Philadelphia, where murder, memory, and morality go on trial. Season three, Never Seen Again, tells the story of two women living on opposite sides of the country, who went missing in the summer of 1999. Seven years later, their stories collided when a small town detective got a tip and became convinced that if he could solve one mystery, he'd solve the other. Season two, Mob Land, is about a high-rolling lawyer who joins forces with the feds to try to bring down one of the most powerful criminal syndicates in the country. Season one, The Drug Wars, tells the story of an FBI agent who goes undercover with a biker gang, and follows a trail of clues that eventually leads to the US invasion of a foreign country. Deep Cover drops on Mondays. To hear episodes early and ad-free, subscribe to Pushkin+ in Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

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You can follow the show at @DrMayaShankar on Instagram. Apple Podcasts’ Best Show of the Year 2021 Editor's Note: Maya Shankar blends compassionate storytelling with the science of human behavior to help us understand who we are and who we become in the face of a big change. Maya is no stranger to change. “My whole childhood revolved around the violin, but that changed in a moment when I injured my hand playing a single note,” says Shankar, who was studying under Itzhak Perlman at the Juilliard School at the time. “I was forced to try and figure out who I was, and who I could be, without the violin." Maya soon discovered a new path in the field of cognitive science, where she earned her PhD as a Rhodes Scholar studying how and why we change. Her insights into human behavior ultimately led her to create A Slight Change of Plans—Apple Podcasts’ Best Show of the Year in 2021. You’ll hear intimate conversations with people like Tiffany Haddish, Kacey Musgraves, and Riz Ahmed, as well as real-life inspirations, like John Elder Robison, who undergoes experimental brain stimulation to deepen his emotional intelligence, Daryl Davis, a Black jazz musician who inspires hundreds of KKK members to leave the Klan, and Shankar herself, who had her own “slight change of plans” earlier this year. The show also explores the science of change with experts like Adam Grant and Angela Duckworth. "What I love most about this show is that the content is evergreen," says Shankar. "You can listen to episodes in any order and at any time."

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From Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam, and Justin Richmond. The musicians you love talk about their life, inspiration, and craft. Then play. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

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Lost Hills investigates the dark side of Malibu, California. Beneath a seductive facade, this city of billionaires, celebrities, and surf bums is hiding something menacing. On September 16, 2009, 24-year-old Mitrice Richardson was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for failing to pay her bill at a restaurant in Malibu, CA. After being released from Lost Hills Station shortly after midnight, she disappeared. Eleven months later, her naked, skeletal remains were discovered in a canyon some six miles away. For nearly 15 years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Mitrice’s friends and family, and generations of internet sleuths have tried to crack the case. To this day, her death remains an unsolved mystery. The truth lies in the remote Malibu community where Mitrice was last seen. And now, finally, people are starting to talk. Hosted by Dana Goodyear (The New Yorker) and produced by Western Sound and Pushkin Industries. Show artwork copyright Francesca Gabbiani. Subscribe to Pushkin plus to hear the whole season early, and ad free. Find Pushkin plus on the Lost Hills show page in Apple Podcasts or at Pushkin.fm. Follow us @losthillspod on Twitter and Instagram for a deeper dive into the stories.

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In the beautiful mountain town of Idyllwild, a wealthy widow named Dia Abrams suddenly vanishes from her home. She leaves behind her idyllic ranch, estranged children and a messy legal battle. Two men in her life, her son and a man who claims to be her fiance, launch public campaigns to find her. But soon, their efforts – and stories – begin to unravel. Hosted by Lucy Sherriff and co-produced with iHeartPodcasts.

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The streets of wartime London are pitch black and the darkness offers cover to a murderer every bit as terrible as Jack the Ripper. During one awful week in February 1942 he viciously attacks women night after night. But the victims of the so-called Blackout Ripper are now all but forgotten. In this season of Bad Women, historian Hallie Rubenhold and criminologist Alice Fiennes share new details from the archives to tell the extraordinary and moving stories of the women who died and why their deaths were swept from view. And don't miss season one of Bad Women about a cold case like no other. In the fall of 1888, five women were brutally murdered in the slums of London. But everything you think you know about Jack the Ripper and those murdered women is wrong. Hallie reconstructs the lives of the five victims - revealing the appalling treatment they faced as women in the 1880s, and completely overturning the accepted Ripper story.

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Heavyweight!

Feb 27

knolldk

Thrilled that Heavyweight has found a home at Pushkin!! It is one of the best.
Malcolm is a genius

Feb 23

Kellz1977

I just love you Malcolm. All your books. Everything you do. Keep doing what you do.
25 cents in 1976.

Feb 9

The tragically hit

If it’s a bad review, they will mention politics. If it’s a good review they will mention everything except politics. History is unique in that way. We hear exactly what we wanted to hear or our worst fears. So while the world debates if the coin was heads up or tails down, it’s good to hear someone say, it was made in 1976 and it’s worth 25 cents. Then, proceed to discuss why any of that matters. 1976 years from what? Who designed it? Why golf is the real antichrist and what that means in regard to inflation and that quarter. Enjoy yourself.
Great stories with even greater messages!

Jan 10

Andlistener

Just started listening and I’m already hooked. A great thought provoking look into a number of issues and ideas. Great concept to dive into some stories that we would not normally give a thought to. Wonderfully insightful!
New host can’t fill Gladwell’s shoes

Jan 29

Nanananaaa

I have enjoyed this podcast for many seasons - until the middle of the Hitler’s Olympics series in season 11, when a new voice took over as host. Ben does not have the experience, diction, or charisma to make what he relays engaging and believable. Please bring Gladwell back as primary speaker or find a replacement who can mirror his presence.
Average disappointment

Jan 23

heeelllpp

True follower of your remarkable casts. Fixed income widow that can’t afford “Bonus”. Also can’t afford helping my granddaughters to attend the “ Big Three “ So ironic on your part. Maybe you could provide us a contest, please not tennis or rowing as I am 75. Miss my listening privilege. Hopefully you may see this. Mums, my grandma name.
Gladwell is brilliant as always

Jan 17

Double Down NC

I really enjoy listening to Gladwell’s podcast. The topics are always so intriguing and thought provoking. Only thing holding back from 5 stars are the ads. Buckle up because there are a lot of them. And when Gladwell narrates the ads, sometimes it is hard to tell the difference from the podcast.
SLOUCHING TOWARDS GOMORRAH

Jan 12

TeeDeeDub

I put RH into my History podcast rotation last fall. I started at Season 1 and am now in Season 8. I usually wait until I’m caught up to the current season to write a review, but too many things about Malcolm and this podcast trouble me so I couldn’t wait. 1. The foul language is unnecessary and offensive. I understand that Malcolm can’t control what his guests say - so why not bleep out their offensive words? Malcolm also resorts to gutter talk himself by regularly using the F-word without bleeping it out. Why? 2. Malcolm repeatedly likes to lionize his home country, Canada, and he regularly criticizes America while rarely praising it. Malcolm, if Canada is so perfect and America is so imperfect, why live here? 3. Finally, and most importantly, Malcolm’s worldview is so leftist that it frames his podcast prism for nearly every single issue that he discusses. A recent example for me was in Season 8 Episode 6, where Malcolm said that Douglas Murray is against the Islamization of the UK and then concludes that this is because Murray “is one of those English people, white English people who objects to the number of non-white people who have moved to England in the last 50 years.” NO MALCOLM, MURRAY IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NON-ASSIMILATION OF MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS TO THE UK AND EUROPE AND ITS RAMIFICATIONS COUPLED WITH RISING ISLAMIC TERRORISM IN THE UK AND EUROPE. Malcolm’s leftist worldview compelled him to castigate Murray as a racist. Malcolm, do you have the capacity to even explore and / or explain an opinion that is contrary to your own? I’m not sure whether I’ll make it to the current season. Malcolm, if you read this, please circumspectly consider what I’ve said and I sincerely wish you the best.
Clear-Eyed

Jan 9

kspo_co

Malcolm Gladwell is certainly one of the most clear-eyed thinkers and writers living today. RH is nuanced and highly informative. No stretch to say he's a hero.
Best Ever

Jan 4

Peggyteaches

I could listen to Malcolm Gladwell explain a grocery list. I love his approach. Even episodes I’m considering passing up turn out to be interesting.