In the early 1930s, a young German law student spent a year in Arkansas, studying American “race law.” The fight over the 1936 Games provided Americans with a chance to study Nazi Germany. But it turns out the Nazis were studying us too. 

In the early 1930s, a young German law student spent a year in Arkansas, studying American “race law.” The fight over the 1936 Games provided Americans with a chance to study Nazi Germany. But it turns out the Nazis were studying us too.

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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Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past&mdash;an event, a person, an idea, even a song&mdash;and asks whether we got it right the first time. From Pushkin Industries. Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance.
To get early access to ad-free episodes and extra content, subscribe to Pushkin+ in <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revisionist-history/id1119389968">Apple Podcasts</a> or at <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/join-pushkin">pushkin.fm/plus</a>.
iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance

Revisionist History

Hitler’s Olympics, Part 8: “Vater, It is to be Fayetteville”

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In Malcolm’s new book, The American Way of Killing, he investigates why gun violence in the United States is so much worse than every other country in the West. Today, we’re sharing a chapter from the audiobook and over the next four weeks we’ll air episodes about the gun violence epidemic in America. Later in the series, Revisionist History looks at how Baltimore turned its homicide problem around, and why it took so long. You can pre-order The American Way of Killing at pushkin.fm/audiobooks or wherever books are sold.

In Malcolm&rsquo;s new book, <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/audiobooks/the-american-way-of-killing">The American Way of Killing</a>, he investigates why gun violence in the United States is so much worse than every other country in the West. Today, we&rsquo;re sharing a chapter from the audiobook and over the next four weeks we&rsquo;ll air episodes about the gun violence epidemic in America. Later in the series, Revisionist History looks at how Baltimore turned its homicide problem around, and why it took so long. You can pre-order The American Way of Killing at <a href="http://pushkin.fm/audiobooks">pushkin.fm/audiobooks</a> or wherever books are sold.

The Invention of an Epidemic

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Malcolm sat down with President Barack Obama while making Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise for a conversation about history, progress, and why democracy is never a finished project. What makes Reconstruction one of the most misunderstood eras in American history, and why does it still have so much relevance today? Today, we’re sharing an extended version of their conversation. 

You can find the full series, Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise,on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

Malcolm sat down with President Barack Obama while making Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise for a conversation about history, progress, and why democracy is never a finished project. What makes Reconstruction one of the most misunderstood eras in American history, and why does it still have so much relevance today? Today, we&rsquo;re sharing an extended version of their conversation.&nbsp;
You can find the full series,&nbsp;Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise, on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reconstruction-the-unfinished-promise/id1892472472">Apple Podcasts</a> or wherever you listen.

President Barack Obama & Malcolm Gladwell: How Reconstruction Still Defines America

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After Ben's Staten Island summer, he sat down with The Dollop hosts, comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, to examine Staten Island during the Revolutionary War. Ben, Dave, and Gareth dive into an extremely niche topic in history.

After Ben's Staten Island summer, he sat down with <a href="https://apple.co/3V0mK8b">The Dollop</a> hosts, comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, to examine Staten Island during the Revolutionary War. Ben, Dave, and Gareth dive into an extremely niche topic in history.

A Dollop Crossover | Ben Naddaff-Hafrey on Staten Island and the Revolutionary War

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Hitler’s Olympics, Part 8: “Vater, It is to be Fayetteville”

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