Malcolm and Lucie discover that they experience something very differently.

If you suspect you might have a problem recognizing faces and you want to get involved in the research they’re doing at Dr. Joe DeGutis’s lab, go to: www.faceblind.org

And if you’re curious about your own facial recognition abilities, these online tests are a good place to start: 

https://www.troublewithfaces.org/test-yourself-1 https://www.bbk.ac.uk/psychology/psychologyexperiments/experiments/facememorytest/startup.php

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Malcolm sits down with the linguist John McWhorter, to discuss his new book, Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words. Among other things in their wide-ranging conversation, John makes an impassioned case for the return of “thou.”

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The world's most famous interviewer has a problem with interviewing. Revisionist History is here to help.

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Malcolm investigates the origins of what the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services believes (and doesn’t believe) about viruses.

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You might think unbelievably loud, shrill sirens on ambulances and fire trucks are just a fact of life. But what if we got the facts all wrong?

In this episode we ask how we got here in the first place. It’s a story involving a TV show from the 1970s, hearses serving as ambulances, and a dog with a big voice.

You can see a list of the sources we consulted while making this episode here.

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PAW Patrol is in trouble. Like Ryder and the pups, Malcolm comes to the rescue.

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Five years ago a police officer tried to stop Derek Chauvin from murdering George Floyd. Why didn’t he try harder?

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Five years ago the entire world watched Derek Chauvin murder George Floyd. What did we miss?

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For more from Dr. Gary Klein, check out his Masterclass in Practical Decision Making.

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Revisionist History will be back with an all-new season starting March 13th. We’ll be investigating everything from Paw Patrol to the secret behind English muffins to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Plus much, much more. To start, a two-part series that revisits the death of George Floyd in 2020. That’s next week – stay tuned.

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We are thrilled to welcome the acclaimed narrative series Heavyweight to the Pushkin network. In each episode Jonathan Goldstein sets out to help someone confront their past and heal old wounds. Today we’re sharing their very first episode, “Buzz.” 

And because we couldn’t only pick one segment to share, here’s a list of the Revisionist History team’s favorite episodes:

#2 Gregor

#33 Bobby

#46 Dan

#52 Lenny

#40 Barbara

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