The Revisionist History Podcast

In today's episode, we separate fact from fiction regarding a historical figure most of us know best from the novel "The Three Musketeers," or at least its many film versions: Cardinal Richelieu.

For today's Tuesday Book Review, we look at Eamon Duffy's fine combination of history and biography, "Ten Popes Who Shook the World."

In today's episode, we look at three myths about one of the most famous US Presidents ever: John F. Kennedy.

Sunday is usually the day we look at saints and their place in history, but today's episode veers from that a bit. Today, I want to introduce you to a book that has influenced Western civilization more than any other, but that is sadly neglected today.

Happy Labor Day weekend! In today's episode, I want to give a brief update about the podcast and some changes that are coming. We'll be back to history again tomorrow.

For too long, documentaries have been labeled by most people as being boring. That is definitely not the case with the ten we look at in today's Throwback Thursday episode.

In today's episode, we dispel four myths about the greatest president in American history: Abraham Lincoln.

In today's Tuesday Book Review, we look at Robert K. Massie's mammoth biography of Russia's most influential Tsar in "Peter the Great: His Life and World."

In today's episode, we return to the subject of the American Civil War, specifically an issue that is hotly debated today: Confederate monuments and statues in the public square. Let's look at the real history here; it may surprise you.

In today's Sundays with the Saints episode, we meet the patron saint of writers and journalists: St. Francis de Sales.

For this Saturday's episode, we're back at the movies. This time, we're looking at 15 great historical films from the glorious 1960s that everyone should see.

Since it's Friday, today's episode is a bit lighter than usual. We'll be debunking five urban legends (or myths, if you prefer) that kids in the '70s and '80s totally believed, proving that revisionism extends even to the pop culture side of history.

People today love to lament the lack of civility between our politicians, as if it's a new phenomenon. But is it? In today's Throwback Thursday episode, we set that record straight as we head into another election season.

When you're considered the "Father of the Nation," it's inevitable that some myths will spring up about you. Such is the case with George Washington, so let's debunk a few.

Today's Tuesday Book Review looks at a biography of a man from a period of English history few know about, written by one of the great novelists of the 20th century.

Today's "Sundays with the Saints" episode looks at the first US citizen canonized by the Catholic Church and the patron saint of immigrants. Let's meet St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, better known as Mother Cabrini.

In today's episode, we correct some of the myths and revisions found in the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton."

In a special Friday Flashback episode, we debunk some persistent myths about the man many consider to be the greatest writer of all time: William Shakespeare.

Censorship has ramped up in our school libraries recently. In today's episode, we look at the fact that these censors have learned nothing from the history of past attempts to censor what we read and listen to.

I've talked before on this podcast about the importance of reading history. In today's episode, I offer five books I think everyone should read as they seek to understand true history. Some you may recognize, and some you may never have heard of, but all are worth your time.

We have talked on this podcast about many different ways history is revised and altered. In today's episode, we look at the most direct, destructive method: the burning of books and libraries.

Today's Sundays with the Saints episode explores some of the revisionist history that has sprung up about Pope John Paul II's role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe 30 years ago.

In today's episode, we debunk three myths about a man who was once a sacred cow of American history: Robert E. Lee.

In today's Throwback Thursday episode, we look at three of our most famous U.S. presidents and their surprising ties to the adult beverage industry.

In today's episode, we take a critical look at a sacred cow of American "historical" programming: Schoolhouse Rock.