The Revisionist History Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
A Brief Reflection on the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a little different than usual, because it's been an unusal week. This one is more of a personal reflection, but it's a bit of histo...
Tuesday Book Review: The First World War - A Complete History
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our first Tuesday Book Review episode of this month, we'll look at "The First World War: A Complete History" by Martin Gilbert.
Rick Rescorla: A Hero of 9/11 We Should Never Forget
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Sunday marks the 21st anniversary of the September 11th attacks. In this episode, which I do every year around this time, we introduce you to a h...
Three Myths About Cleopatra
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we debunk some persistent myths about one of the most famous women who ever lived: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt.
A Monday Rant: Ron DeSantis Revises the Bible
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Monday rant, I vent my frustration about a case of historical, literary, and religious history being revised in real-time on the campai...
Four Facts About the Crimean War
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we look at a few facts about a largely forgotten war. Crimea is in the news today, and this is the perfect time to learn a little m...
A Monday Rant: Why Does a Millionaire Keep Texting Me Asking for $20?
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since last week's Monday rant got such a positive response, I'm doing another one. This time, I vent my frustration about something we all deal with: ...
A Monday Rant: Out of 142 Million People, Are These Really Our Only Two Choices?
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I normally don't rant on this podcast, but today I'm making an exception. The definition of insanity is making the same choices over and over, and exp...
Debunking the Myth that Texas Can Secede From the Union
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One bit of revisionist history that refuses to die is the myth that Texas has the ability to secede from the United States. Since this was in the news...
A Few Thoughts for Independence Day
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 4th of July! I wanted to share a few brief thoughts about the holiday and why it is important. We'll be back to the myths later this week.
Four Key Battles That Changed European History
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we look at four battles that changed the course of European history and preserved western civilization as we know it. Many politica...
Army Bases Named After Confederate Generals Will Finally Be Renamed
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we look at a case of revisionist history finally being set right. According to a congressional commission, nine United States Army...
A Few Thoughts on the Tragedy in Uvalde
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is not a history episode, but rather some thoughts from a native Texan on the school shooting in Uvalde two days ago. I will be back to history i...
Some Persistent Myths About the Vikings
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new week and a new month, and in today's episode we debunk some popular myths about those marauders from the North: the Vikings.
Is Kyiv Destined for the Same Fate as Sarajevo During the Balkan Wars?
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the war in Ukraine rages on, there are several troubling historical similarities between this conflict and the Siege of Sarajevo in the early 1990s...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Has Shown Vladimir Putin What a Real Leader Looks Like
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of the war for Ukraine’s survival as an independent nation, we thought we knew who Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian P...
Remember the Alamo, But Remember It the Right Way
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Alamo. The place and what happened there in 1836 is known around the world. In today's episode we'll separate the fact from the fiction of what yo...
Debunking Some Russian Myths About the Great Patriotic War
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we're looking at some myths that Russia now teaches as fact about their role in what Russians call The Great Patriotic War, known t...
The Crisis in Ukraine Shows Vladimir Putin Sees Himself as Russia's New Tsar.
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The current crisis in Ukraine shows that Vladimir Putin has an overarching goal: the restoration of the old Russian Empire with himself as Tsar.
The 'My Pillow' Guy Says We're All Going to Prison for Voter Fraud
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes revisionist history is subtle, and sometimes it's absurdly obvious. Today we look at a case of the latter, from pillow salesman-turned-consp...
Debunking Four Myths About the Titanic
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 mom...
A Few Facts About Pope Francis on His Birthday
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Pope Francis' 85th birthday. Let's learn a little about the history-making 265th successor of St. Peter.
A Year-End Request for Your Support
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 debunk...
The Bookstore Is a Refuge
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 refug...
Five Myths About William Shakespeare
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we debunk some persistent myths about the man many consider to be the greatest writer of all time: William Shakespeare.
Sundays with the Saints: St. Leo the Great
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 rev...
The Literary Brat Pack: A Crossover Episode
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Rick Rescorla: A 9/11 Hero We Will Never Forget
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Brief PSA About the COVID Vaccine
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a short break from history for a brief Public Service Announcement regarding the COVID vaccine. Back to history shortly.
Gal Gadot, Cleopatra, and Historical Accuracy in Film
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we revisit the most famous queen ever, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. In this episode, however, we will be looking at the controversy surrounding th...
A Brief Episode About My Books
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the title states, in today's episode I am taking a very brief break from debunking historical myths to ramble a bit about something I've rarely men...
The Sunday Ramble: History and Myth
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's time again for the Sunday Ramble, and in today's episode we'll be looking at two favorite topics on this podcast - history and myths - but not in...
Revisionist History in the Classroom
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue to wrestle with how best to reopen our schools in an ongoing pandemic, it's a good time to take a look at the first place most of us ar...
A Quick Update
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's brief episode is a quick update on some important, and I think very positive, changes coming to the podcast as we move forward. Also, as menti...
A Brief Update on a Snowy Day
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's brief episode is not about history, but rather about a new short story collection I just released. It does, however, tie into history in a rou...
Ranking the Presidents: My Response to a Ridiculous Video
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I address a ridiculous YouTube video ranking our greatest presidents. Why talk about this specific video? Because it's the one that...
Sunday Ramble: Preserve a Piece of Literary History
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's Sunday Ramble, we're giving an update on an earlier episode urging you to support the people who bring you history every day: your local in...
The Book Club is Back
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we start a new year, it's the perfect time to restart our book club. For January we'll be reading the excellent "Battle Cry of Freedom."
2020's Top Episode: Donald Trump and the Willful Ignorance of History
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Since this podcast started more than a year and a half ago, the episode “Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?” had stubbornly remained the m...
Bonus Episode: Check Out the Everyday Saints Podcast
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's bonus episode is an admittedly shameless plug for another podcast I do that also has a decidedly historical aspect. It's called Everyday Saint...
Banned Books Week 2020
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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, bu...
Rick Rescorla: A 9/11 Hero
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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: Ri...
Book Club Sunday: The Guns of August, Part 4
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Independent Bookstore Day
29 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Independent Bookstore Day across the United States, and today's episode looks at why our independent bookstores matter now more than ever. En...
Book Club Sunday: The Guns of August, Part 3
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
World War I Wednesday: A New Series
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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-kno...
Global Pandemic Myths and History
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Book Club Sunday: The Guns of August, Part 2
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Book Club Sunday: The Guns of August, Part 1
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 wo...
A Brief Update
08 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ahea...
Our First Book Club Pick: The Guns of August
01 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I am announcing the start of The Revisionist History Podcast Book Club (we'll shorten the name later). We'll do one historical book...
The More Things Change: Parallels Between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemic Response
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are some astonishing similarities between the response to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic today. In today's episode we l...
President Trump Outrageously Revises History in Press Briefing
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We very rarely comment on current events, as this podcast focuses on history. Today, however, there was a case of some blatant (and ridiculous) revisi...
Check Out the Bookish Podcast
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's brief episode we're not debunking myths, but rather inviting you to check out our other podcast, Bookish. If you love history you should be...
Don't Believe the Coronavirus Deniers
18 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This bonus episode is a brief plea to all of you to not be taken in by the increasingly vocal coronavirus deniers on both social and mainstream media....
Donald Trump and Revisionist History: A Special Throwback Thursday Episode
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We normally do one Throwback Thursday episode a month, but given current events it seems like an appropriate time to look once again at Donald Trump a...
COVID-19 and Real-Time Revisionist History
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, which I admit at the outset is a bit of a ramble, we look at an aspect of history unfolding every day as we watch: the effort by t...
Help Indie Bookstores During the COVID-19 Crisis
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a short break from history this morning to urge you to support the people who bring you history every day: your local independent booksel...
Myths About Global Pandemics of the Past (and the Coronavirus of the Present)
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Vladimir Putin and the Re-Writing of Russian History
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we're looking at a world leader who is systematically twisting history for his own ends: Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump and Ignorance of History
05 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode looks at an issue that isn't exactly revisionist history, but one that certainly facilitates it. That issue is willful historical igno...
Impeachment Does NOT Mean Removal
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a very brief educational rant for the countless people out there celebrating President Trump's removal from office following his im...
Bonus Episode: The Patron Saint of Booksellers
07 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a bonus episode that dovetails with the most recent episode on reading history. 100 years ago, a woman opened a bookstore and became the advoc...
Rick Rescorla: A 9/11 Hero to Remember
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. In this episode, we introduce you to a hero of that day who sho...
Presidents, Primaries, and the Twisting of History
07 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode comes sooner than I expected, and on a far different topic, because there is actually revisionist history in today's breaking news. Le...
Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?
16 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode The Revisionist History podcast, we tackle a burning question in our national discourse today: was America founded as a Christian N...
Welcome to The Revisionist History Podcast
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Setting the historical record straight, no matter who it offends, and making history fun (and funny) in the process.