Malcolm Gladwell has an interesting and curious mind. He's the guy who wrote the critique on college rankings. Anyway, he has a new podcast called "Revisionist History." Here's how he describes the podcast: "Each week, over the course of 10 weeks, Revisionist History will go back and reinterpret something from the past. An event. A person. An idea. Something overlooked. Something misunderstood. Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance." I listened to the first three, and they are all totally interesting in different ways:
NOTE: I am now planning on using some of the subsequent podcasts, so for the purposes of this blog, please limit yourself to any one of the first three. Sydnie listened to one of the newer ones before I made this decision, so she's grandfathered in!
- "The Lady Vanishes" explores how a female painter in Victorian England disappears after an initial success.
- "Saigan, 1965" digs into some reasons behind intelligence failures associated with the Vietnam War.
- "The Big Man Can't Shoot" looks at why Wilt Chamberlain decided to abandon the underhand free throw after making 28 out of 32 in his famous 100-point single game NBA scoring record.
NOTE: I am now planning on using some of the subsequent podcasts, so for the purposes of this blog, please limit yourself to any one of the first three. Sydnie listened to one of the newer ones before I made this decision, so she's grandfathered in!