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Podcast · 50 episodes

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by Pushkin Industries · English

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. To get early access to ad-free episodes and extra content, subscribe to Pushkin+ in Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

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Encore: The King of TearsRevisionist History explores why “sad songs” in country music regularly make listeners cry, contrasting them with rock/pop songs that (in the episode’s view) rarely dwell on death, breakup, or grief.10 Jul 2025 · 44 min · 22 chapters
Encore: HallelujahRevisionist History “Encore: Hallelujah” argues that creativity can be “experimental” and take years to become genius, using Elvis Costello’s “Deportees Club” and its later transformation into…3 Jul 2025 · 38 min · 17 chapters