A Treat for the Die-Hards

Author, psychologist and professional poker player Maria Konnikova joins the show as Revisionist History’s first ombudsman. Maria advocates for the audience, reading letters from listeners and challenging Malcolm on matters great and small. They discuss how iodized salt is changi ...  Show more

Today, we dig into the fascinating life of someone Malcolm knows very well: fellow Pushkin host Justin Richmond. Malcolm and Justin talk about being the product of biracial marriages, surviving racist bullies, and Justin's chance dinner with a megastar that changed his life. Just ...  Show more

People are always trying to push the barriers of what's possible. How those stories end, however, is always more than a little curious.

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The beginning rarely looks like the end, but once you dig into these curious lives, you'll start to notice the shape of greatness.

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Every story has to start somewhere. Whether it’s with “once upon a time” or “when tigers used to smoke tobacco”, storytellers have been setting the scene for their audiences in beautiful and interesting ways. Join us as we dig into the origins of story beginnings AND endings!Cont ...  Show more

The line between the ordinary and the extraordinary is often barely perceptible. But the stories that tale place on either side can be utterly curious.