Five Burning Travel Questions with Malcolm Gladwell

Revisionist History

Pushkin Industries

Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Revisionist History hits the road, courtesy of Airbnb. Malcolm shares some travel tips, including music for poolside relaxation, how to find your way around the Carolinas, and what to do about inclement weather. Then, Di Zock and Michael Specter talk about the pros and cons of traveling with your dog.

The finale of our series on guns in America airs this Thursday. Please write in with your comments at revisionisthistory.com.

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0:00.0	I live out in the countryside, and I have a little guest cottage next to my house, surrounded by
0:04.8	apple trees. And after coming back from a trip to California where I had a wonderful experience
0:09.7	in an Airbnb in Hollywood Hills, I thought to myself, should I Airbnb my cottage? Maybe you
0:16.0	stayed in an Airbnb before and had the same thought. This actually seems pretty doable. It could
0:22.5	be as simple as starting with a spare room or your whole place when you're away. You could be sitting
0:27.8	on an Airbnb and not even know it. Whether you could use extra money to cover some bills or for
0:32.8	something a little more fun, your home may be worth more than you think. Find out how much
0:37.8	at Airbnb.com slash host.
0:48.5	Pushkin.
0:48.9	Hello, hello, everyone. Malcolm Gladwell here. I'm back in the feed a bit early with a little
0:59.2	amused bush before we come to the finale of our gun series on Thursday. Airbnb, one of our loyal
1:05.5	sponsors, asked if we could do an episode about travel. Because of course, Airbnb is all about
1:12.0	travel. And as you may or may not know, I do a lot of travel. I am well over a million
1:17.0	freaking flyer miles on United at this point. I've been to Manila, Hong Kong, Las Vegas,
1:24.0	Washington DC, Detroit, and Grand Rapids in just the last month. And if you're wondering,
1:30.0	my favorite of all those places, not even close, Grand Rapids. Love Grand Rapids. Why doesn't
1:37.1	everyone live in Grand Rapids? I don't get it. Anyway, Airbnb traveled me. It all seemed like a natural
1:43.4	fit. But before we hit the road about the gun series, your responses so far have been phenomenal.
1:48.8	Please keep sending in your thoughts. There's a contact form at revisionisthistory.com. And next
1:53.8	month, Maria Conocoa and I will talk about some of the feedback. But for now, a little side trip,
2:00.5	a revisionist history getaway. Five burning travel questions with Malcolm Gladwell.
2:08.8	First question, which I've been asking myself for at least 30 years, given the choice,
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