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Music and Podcasts, Free and On-Demand | Pandora We're sorry, but our site requires JavaScript to function. Here are instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Now PlayingMy CollectionBrowseClear searchSign UpLog InRevisionist HistoryBy Pushkin Industries126 EpisodesCollectCollectPlay PodcastPlay PodcastShareShareRevisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a...Read MoreEpisodesNewest to OldestPlay Doctors, Guns, and Money Doctors, Guns, and Money Aug 16, 2023 11:0711:07more Coming soon – a six-part series from Revisionist History about everything Americans get wrong about guns.  The series will air weekly, starting Thursday, August 31st. You can binge listen to all six episodes early and ad-free by subscribing to Pushkin Plus on Apple Podcasts, or by visiting: pushkin.fm/plus.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Play Guns Part 1: The Sudden Celebrity of Sir John Knight Guns Part 1: The Sudden Celebrity of Sir John Knight Aug 30, 2023 54:5654:56more In the battles over gun rights, a shadowy English nobleman from the 17th century has unexpectedly taken center stage. Who was he? What did he do that has — 300 years later — endeared him to a generation of legal scholars? Revisionist History explores the cult of personality around the mysterious Sir John Knight.  Sign up for Pushkin+ on the Revisionist History Apple Show page or at Pushkin.fm to binge the entire series now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Play Guns Part 2: Getting out of Dodge Guns Part 2: Getting out of Dodge Sep 6, 2023 52:4752:47more The longest running television series of the 20th century was Gunsmoke, a western set in the notorious Dodge City, Kansas. Malcolm sweeps away mountains of legal scholarship to make a bold claim: The simplest explanation for the Supreme’s Court’s puzzling run of gun rights decisions may be that the justices watched too much Gunsmoke when they were growing up.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Play Guns Part 3: A Shooting Lesson Guns Part 3: A Shooting Lesson Sep 13, 2023 46:5346:53more Malcolm goes to a shooting range in the woods of North Carolina to get a tutorial on the AR-15. It’s scary. It’s ugly. It’s at the center of the gun control debate. But what exactly makes it worse than other guns?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Play Guns Part 4: Moral Hazard Guns Part 4: Moral Hazard Sep 20, 2023 53:2653:26more Robert Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1968, ending his presidential run. Had he been shot today, would he have lived? A what-if story about homicides and medical care and the moral consequences of a world where trauma surgeons have gotten really, really good at what they do.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Play Guns Part 5: The Footnote Guns Part 5: The Footnote Sep 27, 2023 47:4947:49more At the end of a forgotten study of convicted murderers, the author left a devastating footnote.  We travel to an old plantation house outside Montgomery Alabama to hear his story — and what it tells us about American gun violence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Play Five Burning Travel Questions with Malcolm Gladwell Five Burning Travel Questions with Malcolm Gladwell Oct 2, 2023 25:1625:16more Revisionist History hits the road, courtesy of Airbnb. Malcolm shares some travel tips, including music for poolside relaxation, how to find your way around the Carolinas, and what to do about inclement weather. Then, Di Zock and Michael Specter talk about the pros and cons of traveling with your dog. The finale of our series on guns in America airs this Thursday. Please write in with your comments at revisionisthistory.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Play Guns Part 6: “Sin is the failure to bother to care” Guns Part 6: “Sin is the failure to bother to care” Oct 4, 2023 32:4732:47more Abdullah Pratt grew up in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in America, then returned to be an ER doctor in his neighborhood hospital. At the end of Revisionist History’s series on everything Americans get wrong about guns, we offer a final lesson on the obligations and costs of compassion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Play Silicon Valley on the Couch Silicon Valley on the Couch Oct 18, 2023 56:2256:22more Why is Silicon Valley where it is? How did a narrow valley in California become the epicenter of the computer age? People usually say it’s because of Stanford, or the weather. But the answer may be something much more … Freudian. In this episode, Malcolm puts William Shockley—inventor of the transistor, winner of the Nobel Prize, father of Silicon Valley—on the couch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Play Unlocking Hidden Potential with Adam Grant Unlocking Hidden Potential with Adam Grant Oct 25, 2023 52:1952:19more Malcolm Gladwell hosts a rollicking live discussion about Adam Grant’s new book, “Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things,” which is available now. They explore why we overemphasize innate talent, how Adam grappled with impostor syndrome as a writer and perfectionism as an athlete, and how to chart a path toward achieving greater things. They also discuss the evidence on affirmative action — and riff on topics ranging from humility to psychoanalysis to whether Lions or Bills fans suffer more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See All Episodes126 EpisodesSimilar PodcastsPlay the memory palace the memory palace Nate DiMeo 269 EpisodesPlay Unknown History with Giles Milton Unknown History with Giles Milton QuickAndDirtyTips.com 123 EpisodesPlay The Documentary Podcast The Documentary Podcast BBC World Service 304 EpisodesPlay Throughline Throughline NPR 270 EpisodesPlay Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford Pushkin Industries 102 EpisodesPlay You're Wrong About You're Wrong About Sarah Marshall 207 EpisodesMore from this categoryView Category History 1,086 Podcasts © Pushkin IndustriesAboutJobsAdvertisingBusinessesFor ArtistsInvestorBlogGiftsPrivacyTermsHelpCommunityAd PreferencesYour Privacy ChoicesCookie Settings© 2023 Pandora Media, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Pandora and the Music Genome Project are registered trademarks of Pandora Media, LLC. 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