The Revisionist History Podcast

Today's brief episode gives a long overdue update.

Hollywood doesn't care much about historical accuracy, and historically accurate movies aren't always great. The five we cover in today's Throwback Thursday episode are both accurate historically and excellent films as well.

In today's episode, we explore both some facts and some myths about the most forgotten war in American history: the War of 1812.

In today's episode, we travel back to the time of King Henry VIII of England to meet a man who took a conscientious stand against the king and paid the ultimate price.

In today's episode, we debunk the persistent myth that the Victorian Age in England was one of total sexual repression. The facts are much more interesting.

Merry Christmas! We all know the Christmas story from Luke's gospel, but in honor of the holiday, today's special Christmas episode looks at a Christmas story you may not be familiar with.

To wrap up the year, we will be looking back at some of the most popular episodes of 2023. We start with an episode debunking three persistent myths from the Age of Sail.

Rather than debunking Christmas myths (which we did in an earlier episode anyway), today we'll be looking at the origins of two of our most cherished and enduring Christmas traditions: the Christmas tree and the Nativity scene.

Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas. In today's episode, we take a closer look at her appearance to St. Juan Diego 500 years ago.

We're right at two weeks before Christmas, which makes it the perfect time to debunk some long-held and long-cherished myths about the holiday.

In today's episode, we tackle a myth I didn't know about until recently: the claim by some that the Roman Emperor Constantine actually started the Catholic Church.

Since I missed the Sundays with the Saints episode yesterday, today I am combining that with our Tuesday book review segment. In this episode, we look at the books that influenced the saints.

Sometimes, even an outstanding historical series gets some major facts wrong. In today's Throwback Thursday episode, we look at three times this happened in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers."

Today's episode is unlike one I have ever done. I was going to cover myths about Halloween, but I realized that, for some odd reason, I did that earlier in the month. So for this Halloween, we veer into music for the first, and probably last, time.

In today's episode, we look at the four US presidents who won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Today's episode is not about history but rather an update on recent developments with the podcast and some changes as a result of those developments. Also, the email I mentioned in the episode is revisionisthistory@yahoo.com. Thanks.

In today's episode, I'm pulling an episode from the archives that should have run again during Banned Books Week. In it, we look at a recent spate of trigger warnings and outright rewriting of classic literature that are the very epitome of revisionist history.

For this week's Tuesday Book Review, we're looking at a giant of the 20th century and an equally massive biography: "Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II" by George Weigel.

In today's Sundays with the Saints episode, we meet the last of the four great Latin Fathers of the Church: Pope St. Gregory the Great.

In today's Throwback Thursday episode, we debunk four myths about the least-known leader of World War Two: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

From the toppling of his statues to moves to rename cities named after him, few historical figures cause as much debate centuries after their death as Christopher Columbus. Was he a hero, or a villain, or both? Today's Columbus Day episode looks at that question.

In today's Sundays with the Saints episode, we look at a saint and Church Father that virtually everyone has heard of: St. Augustine of Hippo, author of "The Confessions."

On today's Throwback Thursday episode, we debunk four myths about the RMS Titanic, which tragically sank on the early morning of April 15, 1912, and is one of the most famous maritime disasters in history.

Since it's become something of a month-long celebration, it's not too early to talk briefly about the history, revisionist and otherwise, of Halloween. No ghosts here...just a jack o' lantern lit by facts. Enjoy.

In today's Sundays with the Saints episode, we look at the life of another early Church Father. Let's meet St. Ambrose of Milan.