The Revisionist History Podcast

In today's episode, we wade into a myth so pervasive that almost everyone accepts it as fact. Let's take a look at the Spanish Inquisition and set the record straight.

In today's episode, we meet a giant of French literature few Americans have even heard of. We need to change that, because in addition to being a great novelist, he has much to teach us about Paris during the Nazi occupation and the years following World War II.

Today's episode is a roundup of ten historical myths that continue to persist today despite all evidence to the contrary.

In today's Sundays with the Saints episode, we meet a man from a time when relations between the Church of England and the Catholic Church were not nearly as cordial as they are today. Let's meet St. Edmund Campion.

In today's episode, we're setting the record straight on some popular quotes people think are from one of the foundational works of Western Civilization but actually are not.

There are countless figures who were pivotal in historical events but sadly forgotten by history. Today, we correct that for one hero of the American Revolution: Gen. John Glover.

In today's Throwback Thursday episode, we embark on a voyage of debunking three persistent myths of the high seas from the Age of Sail.

We tend to take the quotes we read from historical figures for granted, but we really shouldn't. In today's episode we look at just a few of the countless misquotes, misattributed quotes, and outright false quotes we have accepted as true for centuries.

In today's episode, we look at a recent spate of trigger warnings and outright rewriting of classic literature that are the very epitome of revisionist history.

In today's episode, we review a book about a pivotal yet nearly forgotten period in American history.

St. Francis of Assisi is both one of the most beloved saints ever and an important historical figure as well. In today's episode, we'll look at some facts about his life and also debunk some myths that have grown up over the centuries.

The Spanish-American War is one of the shortest and least remembered wars in American history. Even in this brief conflict, however, myths and misconceptions have arisen. Let's address some of them.

In today's episode, we're looking again at historical movies, this time the ever-popular war movie. Not all of these are completely historically accurate (some aren't at all) but they are ten of my favorites that can teach us about history while being great entertainment as well.

In today's episode, we're going to the movies, to a uniquely American genre that has fallen out of favor in recent years. That needs to be corrected, because the Western can teach us a lot about history, while being great entertainment as well.

In today's episode, we look at the role Africa and its people played in the First World War. Contrary to popular belief, they were not spared the horrors of the Great War.

In today's episode, we look at a few facts and debunk three myths about a character who looms large in American History: Aaron Burr.

In today's Sundays with the Saints episode, we meet perhaps the greatest missionary in history after St. Paul himself and the first Christian missionary to Japan: St. Francis Xavier.

In today's episode, we combine two of the things I love most: debunking historical myths and Bruce Springsteen. More specifically, we'll look at the revisionist history that has sprung up around one of his most famous songs, "Born in the USA."

In today's episode we debunk a myth that has been taught (and believed) in Russia for over 75 years: that the USSR could have defeated Nazi Germany with no help from the US, Great Britain, or any of the other Allies.

After four straight episodes on the JFK assassination, I wanted to transition with something light. Today, we look at a film based (very loosely) on a historical character that combines two unlikely things: comedy and the Mafia.

In today's episode, we wrap up our short series on the JFK assassination conspiracy theories. We'll take a closer look at Lee Harvey Oswald as well as a few interesting and ironic tidbits you may not be aware of.

This is the third installment in a short series about conspiracy theories and the role they play in revisionist history. Today's episode examines the film "JFK" by Oliver Stone, perhaps the worst case of revisionist history ever seen on film. And if all you know about the Kennedy assassination comes from this movie, prepare to be surprised.

This is the second installment in a short series about conspiracy theories and the role they play in revisionist history. Today's episode takes a closer look at three of the JFK assassination conspiracy theorists' favorite culprits: Fidel Castro, the military, and the Mafia.

Today's episode is the first in a short series that will deal with the idea of conspiracy theories and their effects on revisionist history. Part 1 looks at what conspiracy theories are, why we're so taken with them, and the negative effects that they have. The next several episodes will deal with, and debunk, the myriad of conspiracy theories sparked by one historical event: the JFK assassination...

In today's episode, we separate the facts from the myths regarding the most famous boy king of all time: King Tutankhamum, better known to history as King Tut.