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Revisionist History Pushkin
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4.7 • 56.3K Ratings
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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.
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The Magic Wand Experiment
What if you could design any experiment you wanted? Without worrying about money, ethics, logistics, or even the laws of nature? Revisionist History kicks off the season by giving some of the world’s smartest scientists a magic wand to create the experiment of their dreams. We hear about the best twins study ever, how to test the effects of iPhone vs Blackberry, and a bizarre plan to get Americans into shape.
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Tangent: On Twins
An extended conversation between Malcolm and twin expert Nancy Segal on twins, parenting, and…more magic wand experiments!
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Way to Go, Ohio
A century ago, a mysterious and disfiguring disease was finally cured by an experiment in Akron, Ohio . . . with a condiment. We ask: it is time to return to Akron, and try the same trick again? Ay, oh, way to go, Ohio.
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Tangent: Dave Hill in Studio
A behind-the-scenes conversation between Malcolm and musician Dave Hill on all things Ohio, goiter, and rock and roll.
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In Triplicate
A mystery that begins with the half-baked idea of an obscure California bureaucrat in the 1930’s and ends with one of the worst public crises in American history. Chicken Little said the sky was falling. And sometimes Chicken Little is right.
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Tangent: David Courtwright on the Strategic Opium Reserve
A leading historian of the drug trade tells Malcolm about a forgotten era, when the US government hoarded narcotics.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant
Simply put, nothing more needs to be said.
Recent seasons lack the quality and content of earlier ones
This used to be my by far favorite podcast but the last few seasons have gone downhill. I thought this one (season 7) started off promising but the July 28 episode is simply not worthy of this series, and is an example of the change to the series. It’s a nice story, but that’s all. Nothing misunderstood about it. I’ll keep listening in hopes for a return to greatness but the trend is obvious.
Garbage
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