The Sony Hack | The Mistakes Series

The Sony Hack | The Mistakes Series

Author: Pushkin Industries April 16, 2026 Duration: 30:15
Revisionist History
SocietySociety & CultureCultureHistory

The former head of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Michael Lynton, tells Malcolm about a time he made a really big mistake: greenlighting a film that would lead to an international incident.  

You can learn more about Michael Lynton and Josh Steiner’s book, From Mistakes to Meaning, here.

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Encore: Analysis, Parapraxis, Elvis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:20
Malcolm’s habit of reading footnotes leads him to the psychologist Alan Elms, which leads him to the one song Elvis couldn’t sing. We revisit this 2018 episode as part of our encore music series. Get ad-free episodes to…
Encore: The King of Tears [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:31
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Encore: Hallelujah [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:14
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Encores [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:47
Starting next week, we revisit four of Malcolm’s favorite episodes from the Revisionist History archives, all about music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Formula [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:09
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Nooks & Crannies [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:27
Seven people knew the recipe for a half-a-billion dollar muffin. Then, one of them tried to leave. Get ad-free episodes to Revisionist History by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or Pushkin.fm. Pushkin+ subscrib…
Rat vs. Raccoon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:07
What if we picked the wrong animal? Get ad-free episodes to Revisionist History by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or Pushkin.fm. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks, exclusive bin…
Face Value [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:06
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The Origin of “You” – A Conversation with John McWhorter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:12
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 f…
The Joe Rogan Intervention [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:13
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