10 Best Revisionist History Podcasts

1. Revisionist History

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Latest Wolfgang's Law - Part One (08 Oct, 2026)
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Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether we got it right the first time. From Pushkin Industries. Because sometimes the past deserves a second chance. To get early access to ad-free episodes and extra content, subscribe to Pushkin+ in Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus . iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.more Host Malcolm Gladwell
Producer/Network Pushkin Industries
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Irv Gotti, General David Goldfein +8 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 158.7KFacebook 828KTwitter 652.5KInstagram 396.6K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. You're Wrong About

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Latest The Crocodile Hunter with Brianna Bowman (29 Sep, 2026)
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Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
Host Sarah Marshall
Email ****@remembersarahmarshall.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Blair Braverman, Sarah Archer +14 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 30.9KTwitter 139.2K Avg Length 89 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Slow Burn

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Latest Decoder Ring | Bridget in the Buff (23 Sep, 2026)
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Slow Burn illuminates America's most consequential moments, making sense of the past to better understand the present. Through archival tape and first-person interviews, the series uncovers the surprising events and little-known characters lurking within the biggest stories of our time.Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to Slow Burn and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe from the Slow Burn show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify...more Hosts Christina Cauterucci, Josh Levin
Producer/Network Slate Podcasts
Email ****@slate.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Frank Hentschel, Eli Spindel +56 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 28.8KFacebook 1.4MTwitter 1.4MInstagram 130.8K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. You Must Remember This

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Latest Integrating Music and Queering Hollywood (The Bisexuals,... (05 Oct, 2026)
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You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood's first century. It's the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly), who writes, narrates, records and edits each episode. It is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction: navigating through conflicting reports, mythology, and institutionalized spin, Karina tries to sort out what really happened behind the films, stars and scandals of the 20th century.more Host Karina Longworth
Email ****@vidiocy.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 19.4KFacebook 16.5KTwitter 37.1KInstagram 49.6K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Apr 2014 Get Email Contact

5. Throughline

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Latest Four Seasons of Ceasefire in Gaza (08 Oct, 2026)
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Throughline is a time machine. Each episode, we travel beyond the headlines to answer the question, 'How did we get here?' We use sound and stories to bring history to life and put you into the middle of it. From ancient civilizations to forgotten figures, we take you directly to the moments that shaped our world. Throughline is hosted by Peabody Award-winning journalist Rund Abdelfatah. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org . You'll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for Throughline.more Hosts Ramtin Arablouei, Rund Abdelfatah
Producer/Network NPR
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Viet Thanh Nguyen, Goloka Bolte +29 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 18.3KTwitter 20.9K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2019 Video Podcast YouTube
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6. Behind the Bastards

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Latest Part Two: Heinrich Schliemann: The Archaeologist Who... (08 Oct, 2026)
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There's a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater's insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein's side career as a trashy romance novelist.more Host Robert Evans
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1M+
Recent Guests Brandie Posey, Dana El Kurd +7 more
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 22KFacebook 17KTwitter 99.8KInstagram 69.5K Avg Length 107 min Format Extended Video Podcast YouTube
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7. Blowback

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Latest "No Daylight" - Teaser (29 May, 2026)
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A podcast about the American Empire.
Hosts Noah Kulwin, Brendan James
Producer/Network Blowback
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4.4KTwitter 48.7K Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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Latest Shocking (Redux) (06 Oct, 2026)
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A podcast about exactly what it says it is: examining the bad ideas, mistakes and accidents that misshaped our world.
Host Mark Chrisler
Producer/Network Airwave Media
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guest Nicky Woolf
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.2KTwitter 955Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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Latest Excerpt: The Bog Bodies -- sec. 2: Sometimes a Garrote is... (28 Jul, 2026)
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So much of what we learn in a standard history class, and in the culture around us, are just cliff-note narratives, crafted to explain how things appear, rather than how things actually came to be. Peel back the layers of time and place with this thoroughly researched, college-level history podcast with over 200 episodes that uncover the forgotten forces that shaped and that are still shaping our world today. There are no commercials in this long-form podcast...more Host Samuel Biagetti
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 210Facebook 314KTwitter 232.4KInstagram 329.6K Avg Length 74 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. The Revisionist History Podcast

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Latest Author Profile: Alexandre Dumas
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Setting the historical record straight, no matter who it offends, and making history fun (and sometimes funny) in the process.
Host Paul Combs
Producer/Network Paul
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 314 Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact