Revisionist History

No.

Listen to Revisionist History: The Staten Island Problem on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Wait, do you listen to podcasts?

Yeah, Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History is-

You do?

Oh, my God.

And so I'm like what's up with this Is there something going on with underarms?

Can you show everybody your underarms-

No

...

Why is this such a str-...

You're wearing sleeveless.

You show yours.

Well, I don't really want to either.

I mean, there's...

If you want a real downer, um, Malcolm Gladwell's podcast called Re- uh, Revisionist History did a, did a, honestly a fantastic-

I'll tell you what

... piece of journalism.

Well, you know, the thing about it is that.

I was sent a series of questions and they were really good questions.

I want to ask some of them because I think they are reflective of my thought process because people who have money think a certain way and people who don't have money or want to have money thinks a certain way.

And one of the questions is, let's start off this, was 74% of millionaires collaborate with financial advisors.

Well, I think back to that awesome podcast.

If you're ever in a podcast at all and you haven't listened to Revisionist History, one of the best podcasts ever, Malcolm Gladwell, and he basically talks about the private country clubs in Los Angeles, right? And how they take up so much space.

Oh, yes.

We listened to this when we were driving through Ireland.

But the uncomfortable truth is that the things that move your life and career forward usually require exactly that kind of exposure.

Laura Mayer is a podcast executive producer and host who spent nearly two decades shaping the audio industry, developing shows like Revisionist History, Happier with Gretchen Rubin, and The Dream.

Her new book is Try Hard: A Cautionary Tale of Clocking In and Spinning Out, and she'll join us with some big ideas about ambition and burnout in just a moment.

Later, copywriter and author Karina Mager will offer practical advice from her book, How to Make Work Not Suck: Honest Advice for People with Jobs.

[guitar music] Hi, this is Ben Smith.

I'm a photographer, and this is my podcast, A Small Voice: Conversations with Photographers.

Thanks for listening.

[upbeat music] Hello, my lovely listeners.

That's seems like a reasonable plan, doesn't it? Um, so yeah, any docs that have really impressed you, just ping me a message by any of the usual methods.

Uh, sign up on Substack at asmallvoice@best for the newsletter if you're not already signed up.

And of course, if you wanna go one step further, you can become a member of this podcast for the price of an expensive cup of coffee per month, so relatively very small investment, and you will get exclusive bonus member-only content.

You probably know all this by now, and I hope you don't mind me reminding you, but it is my duty to do so.