Hello, hello everyone, gather around. Malcolm Gladwell here. If you're a fan of my show

revisionist history, then you know my deep and abiding obsession with American

higher education. How it's broken, how it can be fixed. Over our next couple of

episodes, we dive into this topic again. And as you will hear, one story makes me

really angry. And the other gives me hope. Listen to revisionist history where

ever you get your podcasts and you can always get our shows early and at

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Hey deep cover listeners, it's Jake. We're now hard at work on season four and

while that's happening, I wanted to tell you about another podcast from Pushkin

Industries where the story I think you're going to want to hear. It's called Lost

Hills and they're premiering their third season today. In season three, host Dana

Goodyear takes a deep dive into the surf world to explore the legacy of Malibu's

dark prints. Mickey Dora, a surfer known for his style, grace and aggression. He

ruled Malibu from the 1950s to the 1970s. Celebrated for his rebellious spirit,

he was also a con man who led the FBI on a seven year man hunt around the world.

Take a listen to a clip from the show and if you want to hear more, head over to

Lost Hills podcast. Don't forget to subscribe to Pushkin Plus if you'd like to

binge all of Lost Hills season three early and at free.

Mickey Dora was a born con man. He could talk his way into anything and out of

almost everything. His alleged scams ranged from petty and kind of ridiculous

like renting out surfboards that didn't belong to him to blatantly criminal.

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