Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

Wu-Tang v. Shaolin | From Revisionist History: The Staten Island Problem

August 4, 2026·33 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In Revisionist History's new season The Staten Island Problem, senior producer Ben Naddaff-Hafrey investigates the story of what was, at the time, the biggest secession movement in the U.S. since the Civil War. The Staten Island Problem reconstructs the battle for New York City amidst the turbulent early 1990s—the rise of Rudy Giuliani, the peak of the homicide rate, young Donald Trump, and the first Black mayor of New York—all through the prism of the city’s Forgotten Borough. At the height of the secession movement, the Wu-Tang Clan formed on Staten Island. Here’s a tour of early 1990s hip-hop and the hidden history of the group. Find more episodes of Revisionist History: The Staten Island Problem wherever you get podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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