Revisionist History
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Revisionist History is a podcast created and hosted by author Malcolm Gladwell that re-examines overlooked or misunderstood events, ideas, and people from the past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Revisionist History canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3675878 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revisionist History Context triple: [Malcolm Gladwell, isHostOf, Revisionist History]
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A.
The Revisionist
The Revisionist is a stage play by actor-writer Jesse Eisenberg that explores the tense, revealing relationship between a young American writer and his distant cousin in Poland.
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B.
The Politics of History
The Politics of History is a critical work of historiography by Howard Zinn that challenges traditional narratives and argues for a politically engaged, socially conscious approach to writing and teaching history.
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C.
Making History
Making History is a satirical science fiction novel by Stephen Fry that explores an alternate history in which Adolf Hitler was never born.
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D.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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E.
My Side of History
My Side of History is the memoir of Chin Peng, the former leader of the Malayan Communist Party, recounting his role in the anti-colonial struggle and the Malayan Emergency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revisionist History Target entity description: Revisionist History is a podcast created and hosted by author Malcolm Gladwell that re-examines overlooked or misunderstood events, ideas, and people from the past.
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A.
The Revisionist
The Revisionist is a stage play by actor-writer Jesse Eisenberg that explores the tense, revealing relationship between a young American writer and his distant cousin in Poland.
-
B.
The Politics of History
The Politics of History is a critical work of historiography by Howard Zinn that challenges traditional narratives and argues for a politically engaged, socially conscious approach to writing and teaching history.
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C.
Making History
Making History is a satirical science fiction novel by Stephen Fry that explores an alternate history in which Adolf Hitler was never born.
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D.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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E.
My Side of History
My Side of History is the memoir of Chin Peng, the former leader of the Malayan Communist Party, recounting his role in the anti-colonial struggle and the Malayan Emergency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | podcast ⓘ |
| availableOnPlatform |
Apple Podcasts
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Podcasts (macOS app)
Google Podcasts ⓘ Spotify ⓘ Stitcher ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Malcolm Gladwell ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | podcast feed ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 2016-06-16 ⓘ |
| focus |
re-examining misunderstood events
ⓘ
re-examining overlooked events ⓘ reinterpreting historical narratives ⓘ |
| format |
narrative nonfiction
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ |
| genre |
history podcast
ⓘ
nonfiction podcast ⓘ |
| hasAudioFormat | digital audio ⓘ |
| hasCreatorOccupation |
author
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeLength | approximately 30–50 minutes ⓘ |
| hasMedium | audio ⓘ |
| hasNotableContributor | Pushkin Industries production staff ⓘ |
| hasNotableEpisodeTopic |
business and economics
ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ education reform ⓘ memory and cognition ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ music and culture ⓘ |
| hasTagline | “Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance.” ⓘ |
| host | Malcolm Gladwell ⓘ |
| inception | 2016 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | host-driven commentary ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | multiple seasons ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisionist-history ⓘ |
| producer | Pushkin Industries ⓘ |
| publisher | Pushkin Industries ⓘ |
| releaseSchedule | seasonal ⓘ |
| subject |
education
ⓘ
history ⓘ memory ⓘ misunderstood historical events ⓘ overlooked historical events ⓘ public policy ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
ⓘ
listeners interested in history ⓘ listeners interested in social science ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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