The Revisionist History Podcast

The tragic sinking of RMS Titanic on the early morning of April 15, 1912 is one of the most famous maritime disasters in history. Almost since the moment the great ship slid beneath the waves rumors, myths, and outright lies have surrounded the event. Where does truth end and myth begin? Let’s take a look

Today is Pope Francis' 85th birthday. Let's learn a little about the history-making 265th successor of St. Peter.

As we approach the end of another year, I want to take a moment to ask for your support for this podcast as we move into 2022. We'll be back to debunking myths in the next episode.

We all need a refuge sometimes, and today's episode is about the greatest refuge ever: the bookstore. And while an episode on the bookstore as a refuge may not specifically be about history, bookstores are where we get a lot of our information about history, so it fits here.

In today's episode we debunk some persistent myths about the man many consider to be the greatest writer of all time: William Shakespeare.

Today we're starting what may be a recurring Sunday feature, "Sunday with the Saints," where we look at great saints of history (and deal with any revisionism that crops up). For our first installment, we meet Pope St. Leo the Great, one of the most important men in both the history of the papacy and Christianity itself.

In today's episode (a crossover from my Bookish podcast), we travel back to the glorious 1980s to re-discover (or maybe discover for the first time) a group of authors that history has been unbelievably unfair to. And as you'll learn in the episode, I hate the term Literary Brat Pack, but it's what they were called.

Today is the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. As we have done on this day since this podcast began, in this episode we introduce you to a little-known hero of that day who should never be forgotten: Rick Rescorla.

We're taking a short break from history for a brief Public Service Announcement regarding the COVID vaccine. Back to history shortly.

Today we revisit the most famous queen ever, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. In this episode, however, we will be looking at the controversy surrounding the casting of Gal Godot in the role of Cleopatra. It's always fun when history and movies collide.