Revisionist history | |
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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 | 9 |
No. of episodes | 100 (plus bonus episodes) (as of June 2024[update]) |
Publication | |
Original release | June 16, 2016 |
Provider | Pushkin Industries |
Related | |
Website | www |
Revisionist History is a podcast by Malcolm Gladwell produced by Gladwell's company Pushkin Industries. It began in 2016 and, as of 2024[update], has aired nine seasons.
Gladwell, who was already a successful author and essayist, was convinced to create a podcast by his friend Jacob Weisberg, then editor-in-chief of Slate Group, which includes the podcast network Panoply Media. Seasons 1 through 3 of Revisionist History were produced by Panoply. In September 2018, after Panoply ceased making podcasts, Gladwell announced he was co-founding a podcast company Pushkin Industries with Weisberg.[1] Pushkin has produced the series since then.[2]
Each episode begins with an inquiry about a person, event, or idea, and proceeds to question the received wisdom about the subject.