Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond · May 7, 2026 · 31 min
Why Would I Do That to Jennifer Lopez? | Revisionist History
In the latest season of Revisionist History , Malcolm Gladwell is looking at the origins and consequences of mistakes—why we make them, the context in which we make them, and what happens after we make them. Years ago a music producer named Irv Gotti—a hitmaker for Jay-Z, Ja Rule, and Ashanti—was tapped by Sony Music to make a record with Jennifer Lopez. They wanted a big hit. And Irv delivered. But then he made the biggest mistake of his career. Find more episodes of Revisionist History wherever you get podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.