I'll be upfront, I honestly enjoyed the first seasons of Revisionist History. There were several episodes presenting interesting, quirky stories, and Malcolm Gladwell poured his heart into it. The podcast is certainly well produced, and the sound engineering is top notch. It was fun to listen to, quite thought-provoking at times, and it left me something to think about in the days after. The issue is that Malcolm Gladwell's version of storytelling is problematic. He has a propensity for ideosyncratic ideas, oversimplifying and overgeneralising those, while cherry-picking his way through anecdotes, factoids, and dubious data. A more thorough, scientific analyses of his hypothesis would expose where his thinking goes off the rails. But Malcolm Gladwell is not a scientist. Perhaps he's not even interested in the merits of his thinking, as much as he is in the aesthetics of it. He is after all first and foremost a writer, always looking for a good story. Not necessarily a true story, but one that is just entertaining. And, credit where credit is due, Malcolm really does have a knack for presenting such a story with a passion. Which is all very compelling, and may just (almost) convince a listener. While that may on occasion make for an interesting, thought-provoking, and certainly entertaining podcast, a listener might soon tire of the overconfidence of the storyteller, and the glee with which he talks about his pretentious "big ideas". It may be good storytelling, but it's bad journalism. Worse still, more recent episodes of Revisionist History are slipping into the realm where Malcolm Gladwell originally started his career; advertising. First, there was his love-story with Toyota/Lexus, and in the first episode of season 6 we're treated with a similar story about Waymo. Which is the point where I find myself almost ready to click the unsubscribe button...The episode about laundry did it for me. No more Revisionist History for me.