''Revisionist History'' is a podcast by

Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Timothy Gladwell (born 3 September 1963) is an English-born Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker. He has been a staff writer for ''The New Yorker'' since 1996. He has published seven books: '' The Tipping Point: How Little T ...

produced by Gladwell's company

Pushkin Industries Pushkin Industries is an American publisher of podcasts and audiobooks. It was co-founded in 2018 by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg. As of 2021, it hosts over 25 podcasts. History The company was co-founded in 2018 by Malcolm Gladwell and Jac ...

. It began in 2016 and has aired six 10-episode seasons. Gladwell, who was already a successful author and essayist, was convinced to create a podcast by his friend

Jacob Weisberg Jacob Weisberg (born 1964) is an American political journalist, who served as editor-in-chief of The Slate Group, a division of Graham Holdings Company. In September 2018, he left Slate to co-found Pushkin Industries, an audio content company, ...

, then editor-in-chief of Slate Group, which includes the podcast network Panoply Media. Seasons 1 to 3 of ''Revisionist History'' were produced by

Panoply Media Megaphone (formerly Panoply Media) is a podcast technology company owned by Spotify, focusing on ad-insertion and hosting. It was formerly an audio content producer started by The Slate Group as Panoply Media, and later shifted to focusing solely ...

. In September 2018, after Panoply dropped the medium, Gladwell announced he was co-founding a podcast company

with Weisberg. Pushkin produced the series from there on. Season 6 launched on . Each episode begins with an inquiry about a person, event, or idea, and proceeds to question the received wisdom about the subject.

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2017)

Season 3 (2018)

Season 4 (2019)

Season 5 (2020)

Season 6 (2021)

Reception

''Revisionist History'' has received positive reviews from critics. In ''Podcast Review'', Nic Dobija-Nootens called it "perplexing, frustrating, and always worth a second look". ''The'' ''New York Times''s

Amanda Hess Amanda Stromwall Hess is an American journalist known for her coverage of internet culture. She is a critic-at-large for ''The New York Times'' who has also written for magazines including ''Wired'', ''ESPN'', and ''Elle''. Early life Amanda He ...

praises the show's impact, crediting it for creating a "podcast micro-genre ... fhistory-bending show .

References

General references

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External links

* {{Malcolm Gladwell Audio podcasts Works by Malcolm Gladwell 2016 podcast debuts History podcasts Megaphone (podcasting)