Pushkin Industries (pushkin.fm) announced today its fall 2025 programming slate, featuring an extensive lineup of new originals and the return of multiple fan-favorite series.
The upcoming launches will deliver the premium and in-depth storytelling for which Pushkin Industries is known, including a new limited series from Malcolm Gladwell’s award-winning “Revisionist History” that examines the cascading failures of capital punishment in America through the lens of an infamous Alabama case; the return of Jonathan Goldstein’s “Heavyweight,” which recently joined Puskin’s ranks; a new true crime series “The Chinatown Sting”; and Leon Neyfakh’s “Fiasco” (one of TIME’s 100 Best Podcasts of All Time) returns to tackle Benghazi.
Also coming October 14, Pushkin will re-release Michael Lewis’s best-selling book “The Big Short” as an audiobook, narrated by the author for the first time. In addition, Lewis is set to host a companion series on his popular podcast “Against the Rules,” also launching October 14, exploring how the events detailed in the book led to what we see happening in U.S. politics more than a decade later. The audiobook and podcast release comes as the lauded film adaptation starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt celebrates its 10th anniversary. “The Big Short” famously explores the causes of the 2008 financial crash and those that realized it was happening well before the rest of the world.
“This new slate of podcasts showcases the passion we have at Pushkin for the power of creative and premium audio storytelling,” said Pushkin CEO Gretta Cohn. “We are excited by what our dynamic roster of storytellers will bring to audiences as we continue building the future of audio — one story at a time.”
The announcement of the new slate of series comes as Pushkin renews its successful partnership with iHeartMedia. Originally announced in November 2020, the renewed deal will see iHeart continuing to serve as the exclusive sales and distribution partner for Pushkin Industries’ full catalog of award-winning premium podcasts including the shows announced in the Fall 2025 slate. Pushkin and iHeartMedia will also co-produce new projects as part of the partnership with additional shows to be announced.
“Five years ago, we were thrilled to partner with Malcom Gladwell and the team at Pushkin Industries, knowing that our platforms coming together would lead to innovation in a still-emerging field,” said Will Pearson, President of iHeartPodcasts. “We’re so proud of what we’ve built together and as podcast listening continues to explode, we’re delighted to extend our partnership and create even more fantastic shows together.”
Further details on the the Pushkin Industries Fall 2025 slate:
“Fiasco: Benghazi” (Six-episode season premiering September 8)
Host Leon Neyfakh (“Slow Burn”) transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country’s most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. In the new season, Neyfakh takes a hard look at the 2012 attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya and the ramifications it had on everything from social media to world politics.
“The Chinatown Sting” (Six-episode limited series premiering September 16)
In the late 1980s, a group of women connected through the mahjong parlors in Manhattan’s Chinatown were caught in a massive undercover drug bust. But this bust was just the beginning of an even bigger case. Host Lidia Jean Kott and co-reporter Shuyu Wang interview sources who’ve never spoken on record before—including witnesses, defendants, and federal prosecutors—to reconstruct a case that still has repercussions today.
“Heavyweight” (10-episode weekly season premiering September 18)
Maybe you’ve laid awake and imagined how it could have been, how it might yet be, but the moment to act was never right. Well, the moment is here and the podcast making it happen is “Heavyweight.” Join Jonathan Goldstein for road trips, thorny reunions, and difficult conversations as he backpedals his way into the past like a therapist with a time machine.
“Revisionist History: The Alabama Murders”(New seven-episode series premiering October 2)
Malcolm Gladwell’s award-winning “Revisionist History” takes a deep dive into the story of Charles Sennett, an Alabama Church of Christ minister who was having an affair with a parishioner and, rather than facing the shame of divorcing his wife Elizabeth, hired three men to kill her. This decision would lead to unexpected consequences that would trickle down for decades, including the botched execution of one of the hitmen. At its core, it’s a story about the cascade of moral failures, performative justice, and why systems set up to relieve suffering so often make suffering worse.
“Against the Rules” (Weekly companion series tied to the new audiobook edition of “The Big Short” narrated by Michael Lewis premiering October 14)
Michael Lewis revisits his bestselling book that was adapted into an Oscar-winning film to discuss the effects of the 2008 financial crisis that we’re still seeing play out today.
Pushkin Industries’ fall 2025 programming will also bring new episodes from their library of shows, which includes:
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