OT: Gladwell's Revisionist History Episode this week

[Richard the LIONhearted]

you've got to check it out. Intriguing with exceptional storytelling. Paints Churchill in very negative light and that is hard to do.

 

[wbcincy]

I really enjoy that podcast, despite Gladwell and I differing significantly politically. Also, he was very much a voice of reason regarding Paterno. The whole Paterno lynching is a perfect for this podcast, hoping he gets to it someday.

 

[c1976]

I listened on my plane ride Thursday. Always complicated

 

[TenerHallTerror]

you've got to check it out. Intriguing with exceptional storytelling. Paints Churchill in very negative light and that is hard to do.

still catching up on Season 1, great podcast. Loved the episode about the Toyota car recall.

Historically, Churchill was a bit of a drunken goon, but he was the right man to take on Hitler.

 

[psualt]

still catching up on Season 1, great podcast. Loved the episode about the Toyota car recall.

Historically, Churchill was a bit of a drunken goon, but he was the right man to take on Hitler.

I think more people should listen to the Toyota case. Perhaps it would provide them a bit more skepticism when evaluating information.

 

[wbcincy]

I think more people should listen to the Toyota case. Perhaps it would provide them a bit more skepticism when evaluating information.

And many of the lessons of the Toyota case apply to Paterno/PSU. The inability to overcome the initial media narrative, especially if the initial narrative is scandalous. No matter what information comes out later, you never overcome that initial narrative with 90% of people.

I'd be interested to know what percentage of people still think Richard Jewel is responsible for the Olympic bombing (it wasn't until I typed that that I realized I just came full circle by bringing Louis Freeh into the mix again. Coincidence?).

 

[TenerHallTerror]

I think more people should listen to the Toyota case. Perhaps it would provide them a bit more skepticism when evaluating information.

certainly illuminates what happens when lawyers and public hysteria drive a narrative . . .

 

[TenerHallTerror]

And many of the lessons of the Toyota case apply to Paterno/PSU. The inability to overcome the initial media narrative, especially if the initial narrative is scandalous. No matter what information comes out later, you never overcome that initial narrative with 90% of people.

I'd be interested to know what percentage of people still think Richard Jewel is responsible for the Olympic bombing.

In conversation the other day, a man was ranting about the McDonald's "hot coffee" case, reciting chapter and verse of the false media narrative. I didn't have the heart to engage and correct him.

 

[GreggK]

And many of the lessons of the Toyota case apply to Paterno/PSU. The inability to overcome the initial media narrative, especially if the initial narrative is scandalous. No matter what information comes out later, you never overcome that initial narrative with 90% of people.

I'd be interested to know what percentage of people still think Richard Jewel is responsible for the Olympic bombing (it wasn't until I typed that that I realized I just came full circle by bringing Louis Freeh into the mix again. Coincidence?).

Gladwell wrote at least one article that I can remember defending Paterno.