Revisionist History
If the gap between Malcolm Gladwell’s recently released “Talking to Strangers” (2019) and his previous book “David and Goliath” (2013) felt a lot shorter than six years, it’s because the best-selling author and idea-smith were providing fans with a steady drip of prime Gladwell with his podcast Revisionist History.
Each episode of Revisionist History features an eclectic mix of anecdotes from a variety of fields, including psychology, religion, athletics, and pop music. Gladwell weaves together these seemingly disparate tales around a basic unifying theme, examining the flaws in commonly held interpretations of events and ideas. Although some of the greatest episodes remake well-known historical events (you'll never think of the Boston Tea Party the same way again after hearing Season 4's "Tempest in a Teacup"), others shed new light on current topics such as police brutality in the United States.
Gladwell selects a diverse and remarkable cast of guest experts, ranging from psychology professors and philosophers to police trainers and hedge fund managers, to give authority and variety to each episode. Revisionist History's inventive sound production improves with each season as the flagship title in Gladwell's Pushkin Industries banner, with its quality on full show in the audiobook edition of his newest full-length title "Talking to Strangers". At the end of the most recent season, podcast listeners were treated to a full chapter preview.
Link to listen:
- Apple Podcasts: https://cutt.ly/xGXFnlO
- Spotify: https://cutt.ly/wGXFkSa
