The Revisionist History Podcast

Today is the start of Banned Books Week in the United States. On the surface it may not seem like that has anything to do with revisionist history, but in reality it does. Let's look at how and why.

Today is the 19th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. In this episode, we introduce you to a hero of that day who should never be forgotten: Rick Rescorla.

It's time again for our Sunday Book Club discussion. Today we're wrapping up our look at Barbara Tuchman's classic work on the opening month of World War I, "The Guns of August." We also announce the next book we'll be reading.

Today is Independent Bookstore Day across the United States, and today's episode looks at why our independent bookstores matter now more than ever. Ensuring they survive the current health and economic crisis is as important as the survival of any of our local small businesses, so support your local indie today.

It's time again for our Sunday Book Club discussion. Today we're looking at the third section of Barbara Tuchman's classic work on the opening month of World War I, "The Guns of August."

Today we begin a new series that will air each Wednesday on the events, myths, and revisions of World War I. For most today it is one of the least-known conflicts of modern times, and given its impact on our world to the present day, we need to change that.

Today's episode is both history and current events, because today we're looking at some myths about global pandemics of the past as well as debunking some about the current coronavirus, hopefully before they can become lodged in the historical record.

This epsiode is the second installment of our new Sunday Book Club discussion. Today we're looking at the second section of Barbara Tuchman's classic work on the opening month of World War I, "The Guns of August."

This epsiode is the first installment of our new Sunday Book Club discussion. Today we're looking at the first section of Barbara Tuchman's classic work on the opening month of World War I, "The Guns of August."

This is a brief update (not a full-blown episode) on a scheduling change to our book club and a look ahead at what we'll be covering in the month ahead.