We've all seen the movies that claim to be 'based on a true story', but have you ever wondered how historically accurate they are? That's what we'll aim to find out as we compare Hollywood with history.
This Week: Mary Queen of Scots, The Pacific, Julia
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from the first week of the year as they were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for a movie that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Mary Queen of Scots | BOATS #138
The Pacific | BOATS miniseries
Julia
Birthdays from This Week in History
Hamilton
Turn: Washington's Spies | BOATS #139
Tesla | BOATS #201
Movies Released This Week in History
Stagecoach
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2/5/2024 • 19 minutes, 36 seconds
This Week: Lincoln, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Buddy Holly Story
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from the first week of the year as they were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for a movie that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Lincoln | BOATS #170
All Quiet on the Western Front | BOATS #218
The Buddy Holly Story
Birthdays from This Week in History
42 | BOATS #2
The Rosa Parks Story
The Spirit of St. Louis
Movies Released This Week in History
Patton | BOATS #163
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1/29/2024 • 31 minutes, 5 seconds
This Week: Zulu, Steve Jobs, U-571
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from the first week of the year as they were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for a movie that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Zulu
Steve Jobs | BOATS #23
U-571
The Challenger
Birthdays from This Week in History
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
MacArthur
Pollock
Movies Released This Week in History
The Mothman Prophecies | BOATS #77
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1/22/2024 • 29 minutes, 48 seconds
Darkest Hour with Furman Daniel
Last year, we covered the early life of Winston Churchill with biographer Furman Daniel. Today, we'll bring chat with Furman again to learn more about Churchill during World War II as he was depicted in the 2017 movie Darkest Hour.
Learn more about the true story
Furman's book on Churchill isn't available yet, so until it is here are some of his other books.
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21st Century Patton: Strategic Insights for the Modern Era: https://links.boatspodcast.com/299patton
The First Space War: How the Patterns of History and the Principles of STEM Will Shape Its Form: https://links.boatspodcast.com/299spacewar
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1/17/2024 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 2 seconds
This Week: Sully, El Chapo, The French Revolution
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from the first week of the year as they were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for a movie that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Sully
El Chapo
The French Revolution
Birthdays from This Week in History
John Adams
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Apollo 13 | BOATS #15 or First Man | BOATS #144
Movies Released This Week in History
Bonnie and Clyde | BOATS #195
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1/15/2024 • 28 minutes, 34 seconds
This Week: Milk, Roman Empire, Walk the Line
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from the first week of the year as they were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for a movie that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Milk
Roman Empire
Walk the Line
Birthdays from This Week in History
Frost/Nixon | BOATS #4 or All the President's Men | BOATS #122
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | BOATS #166
Turn: Washington's Spies | BOATS #139
Movies Released This Week in History
The Sopranos | BOATS #286
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1/8/2024 • 23 minutes, 19 seconds
Chariots of Fire with Keep the Flame Alive
This summer, the Summer Olympics return to Paris, France for the first time since the 1924 games that were shown in the classic movie Chariots of Fire. So in our first episode of 2024, we'll look forward to warmer days as Jill and Alison from my favorite Olympics/Paralympics podcast join us to dig into the true story behind Chariots of Fire.
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1/3/2024 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 19 seconds
This Week: Emancipation, Bonnie and Clyde, I, Tonya
Happy 2024!
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from the first week of the year as they were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for a movie that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Emancipation
Bonnie and Clyde | BOATS #195
I, Tonya
Birthdays from This Week in History
Sons of Liberty
J. Edgar | BOATS #185
Pocahontas | BOATS #27
Movies Released This Week in History
The King's Speech
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1/1/2024 • 30 minutes, 15 seconds
This Week: Joyeux Noel, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Evel Knievel
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from this week in history that were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for movies that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Joyeux Noel | BOATS #31
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Evel Knievel
Birthdays from This Week in History
Black Sails
The Danish Girl | BOATS #14
The Man Who Would Be King
Movies Released This Week in History
The Wolf of Wall Street | BOATS #25
Unbroken
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12/25/2023 • 35 minutes, 27 seconds
Classic: The History of Christmas with Heather LeFebvre
Why is Christmas on December 25th? Why is a tree part of the tradition? Where did the idea of giving gifts come from?
On today's episode we'll go back to an interview with Heather LeFebvre from 2019 to learn more about the history of Christmas.
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12/19/2023 • 49 minutes, 24 seconds
This Week: The Man Who Invented Christmas, Band of Brothers, At Eternity's Gate
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from this week in history that were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for movies that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
The Man Who Invented Christmas | BOATS #220
Band of Brothers | BOATS series
At Eternity's Gate | BOATS #193
Birthdays from This Week in History
37 Days
Lincoln | BOATS #170 or The Conspirator | BOATS #175
Robin Hood | BOATS #149
Movies Released This Week in History
Platoon
Gangs of New York
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12/18/2023 • 31 minutes, 9 seconds
This Week: W.E., Young Winston, The Right Stuff
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from this week in history that were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for movies that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
W.E. | BOATS #209
Young Winston | BOATS #259
The Right Stuff | BOATS #75
Birthdays from This Week in History
Edvard Munch
Lincoln | BOATS #170
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
Movies Released This Week in History
A Beautiful Mind | BOATS #32
Silkwood
Philadelphia
Mentioned in This Episode
Chuck Yeager's X1-A Audio - Click "View the Document"
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12/11/2023 • 39 minutes, 45 seconds
Napoleon with Alexander Mikaberidze
Alexander Mikaberidze is a historian and professor at Louisiana State University who specializes in Napoleonic studies. Today he'll join the podcast to dig deep into the historical accuracy of 2023's Napoleon.
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12/6/2023 • 2 hours, 14 minutes, 41 seconds
This Week: Tora! Tora! Tora!, Pearl Harbor, Wake Island
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from this week in history that were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for movies that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Tora! Tora! Tora! | BOATS #82
Pearl Harbor | BOATS #212
Wake Island | BOATS #171
Radioactive | BOATS #234
Birthdays from This Week in History
Crazy Horse
They Died with Their Boots On | BOATS #198
Mary, Queen of Scots | BOATS #138
Movies Released This Week in History
Lawrence of Arabia | BOATS #49
Mentioned in This Episode
Marie Curie's speech
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12/4/2023 • 47 minutes, 17 seconds
This Week: Little Big Man, Public Enemies, Dahmer
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from this week in history that were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for movies that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Little Big Man | BOATS #268
Public Enemies
Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | BOATS #217
Birthdays from This Week in History
Dragon : The Bruce Lee Story | BOATS #154
Hendrix
Holmes & Watson or The Adventures of Mark Twain
Movies Released This Week in History
Gandhi
Schindler's List | BOATS #261 (Interview) and BOATS #58 (Narrative)
Frances | BOATS #197
Mentioned in This Episode
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
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11/27/2023 • 39 minutes, 12 seconds
This Week: JFK, LBJ, The Pianist
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from this week in history that were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as recommendations for movies that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
JFK | BOATS #274 (Interview) and BOATS #126 (Narrative)
LBJ | BOATS #127
The Pianist | BOATS #34
Birthdays from This Week in History
The Kennedys
De Gaulle
61* or Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Movies Released This Week in History
Casablanca
Mentioned in This Episode:
Photograph of Mrs. Frederickson
Dates for restrictions against Jews in Warsaw, 1939
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11/20/2023 • 45 minutes, 15 seconds
The Mafia in Casino, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, and The Sopranos with Scott Hoffman
Author Scott Hoffman takes us inside how well the movies like Casino, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, and the TV series The Sopranos portray the Outfit and the Mafia. To hear more Mafia stories, pick up Scott's book called Inside.
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00:00 - Introduction
05:35 - Casino
23:22 - Goodfellas
51:29 - Donnie Brasco
56:40 - The Sopranos
01:45:34 - Conclusion
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11/15/2023 • 1 hour, 53 minutes, 44 seconds
This Week: Silkwood, Young Winston, Saving Lincoln
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from this week in history that were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as a recommendation for a movie that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Silkwood
Young Winston | BOATS #259
Saving Lincoln
Birthdays from This Week in History
The Impressionists
Waterloo | BOATS #174 or BOATS #155 (Les Mis)
Patton | BOATS #163
Movies Released This Week in History
Malcolm X | BOATS #128
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11/13/2023 • 31 minutes
This Week: Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure, From Hell, All Quiet on the Western Front
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from this week in history that were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as a recommendation for a movie that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
From Hell | BOATS #93 | BOATS #93 Free Bonus Episode
All Quiet on the Western Front | BOATS #218
Birthdays from This Week in History
Stars and Stripes Forever
Radioactive | BOATS #234
Houdini and Doyle
Movies Released This Week in History
The Ten Commandments | BOATS #66 & BOATS #67
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11/6/2023 • 29 minutes, 28 seconds
Chaplin with Scott Eyman
Classic film historian Scott Eyman's new book is out today! It's called Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex and Politics Collided, so today we'll be chatting with Scott about Charlie Chaplin's life as it was depicted in the 1992 biopic from Richard Attenborough.
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10/31/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 42 seconds
This Week: Ali, Argo, Gunpowder
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from this week in history that were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as a recommendation for a movie that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Ali | BOATS #11
Argo | BOATS #17
Gunpowder
Birthdays from This Week in History
John Adams
The Founding of a Republic
The Story of Will Rogers
Movies Released This Week in History
Titanic | BOATS #35
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10/30/2023 • 38 minutes, 8 seconds
This Week: Jobs, The Pacific, Tombstone
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events from this week in history that were shown in the movies. We'll also learn about birthdays from historical figures who have been portrayed in the movies as well as a recommendation for a movie that first premiered this week in history.
Events from This Week in History
Jobs
The Pacific | BOATS Series on The Pacific
The Fellowship of the Ring | BOATS Series on The Lord of the Rings
Tombstone | BOATS #142
Birthdays from This Week in History
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Surviving Picasso
Pirates of Silicon Valley | BOATS #98
Movies Released This Week in History
Bohemian Rhapsody | BOATS #125
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10/23/2023 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 44 seconds
Gettysburg with Gregory J.W. Urwin
We travel back to the 1993 film Gettysburg along with military historian and author Gregory J.W. Urwin to find out how well it does showing the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War.
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10/17/2023 • 2 hours, 10 minutes, 45 seconds
This Week: The Patriot, MacArthur, X-Men: First Class
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in these movies: The Patriot, MacArthur, and X-Men: First Class.
Events from This Week in History
The Patriot | BOATS episode #60
MacArthur
X-Men: First Class
Birthdays from This Week in History
Norma Jean & Marilyn
Hollywoodland
61*
Movies Released This Week in History
Dances with Wolves
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10/16/2023 • 34 minutes, 8 seconds
This Week: Eight Men Out, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, The Right Stuff
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in these movies: Eight Men Out, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and The Right Stuff.
Events from This Week in History
Eight Men Out | BOATS episode #132, Infamous America Season 2
1492: Conquest of Paradise | BOATS episode #186
The Right Stuff | BOATS episode #75
Birthdays from This Week in History
Red Tails
The First Lady
Becoming Elizabeth
Movies Released This Week in History
The Great Dictator
Giant
Mentioned in this episode
Chuck Yeager's autobiography
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10/9/2023 • 39 minutes, 25 seconds
This Week: Black Hawk Down, Sergeant York, Che!
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in these movies: Black Hawk Down, Sergeant York, and Che!
Events from This Week in History
Black Hawk Down
Sergeant York
Che! (or the two-part movie also called Che. Part 1 and Part 2)
Birthdays from This Week in History
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (or Wonder Woman)
Gandhi
The Founder
Movies Released This Week in History
The Bridge of the River Kwai
Lincoln
Mentioned in this episode
Meet Félix Rodríguez, The CIA Operative Who Captured Che Guevara And May Have Tortured A DEA Agent: https://allthatsinteresting.com/felix-rodriguez
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10/2/2023 • 36 minutes, 13 seconds
This Week: Robinson Crusoe, Alexander, 61*
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in these movies: Robinson Crusoe, Alexander, and 61*.
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9/25/2023 • 29 minutes, 57 seconds
This Week: Patty Hearst, Chaplin, Tolkien, Turn
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in these movies and TV series: Patty Hearst, Chaplin, Tolkien, and Turn: Washington's Spies.
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9/18/2023 • 29 minutes, 14 seconds
JFK with Marty Morgan
Conspiracies still swirl around the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Many of those were depicted in Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK, and today we'll dig deep into the true story with historian Marty Morgan.
Mentioned in this episode
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9/14/2023 • 3 hours, 14 minutes, 33 seconds
This Week: United 93, A Star-Spangled Story, Frida
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in these movies: United 93, A Star-Spangled Story, and Frida.
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9/11/2023 • 23 minutes, 13 seconds
This Week: Geronimo, The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, All Eyez on Me
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Geromino: An American Legend, The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid, and All Eyez On Me.
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9/4/2023 • 25 minutes, 25 seconds
This Week: Krakatoa, From Hell, Rome
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Krakatoa East of Java, From Hell, and Rome.
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8/28/2023 • 26 minutes, 1 second
This Week: Sweet Dreams, Pompeii, Saving Mr. Banks
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Sweet Dreams, Pompeii, and Saving Mr. Banks.
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8/21/2023 • 22 minutes, 27 seconds
This Week: The Pacific, The Crucible, The Battle of Britain
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Pacific, The Crucible, and The Battle of Britain.
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8/14/2023 • 25 minutes, 10 seconds
Little Big Man with Gregory J.W. Urwin
Historian and author Gregory J.W. Urwin joins Based on a True Story to separate fact from fiction in the 1970 satirical western Little Big Man.
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8/9/2023 • 1 hour, 38 minutes, 6 seconds
This Week: Hatfields & McCoys, The Walk, Frost/Nixon
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Hatfields & McCoys, The Walk, and Frost/Nixon.
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8/7/2023 • 28 minutes, 46 seconds
This Week: Rush, Patton, Braveheart
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Rush, Patton, and Braveheart.
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7/31/2023 • 25 minutes, 57 seconds
This Week: At Eternity's Gate, Bonnie and Clyde, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in At Eternity's Gate, Bonnie and Clyde, and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage.
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7/24/2023 • 33 minutes, 19 seconds
Hotel Rwanda with Jens Heycke
The author of Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire, Jens Heycke, joins Based on a True Story to help us separate fact from fiction in the film Hotel Rwanda.
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7/19/2023 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 4 seconds
This Week: Anastasia, Eight Men Out, Dahmer
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Anastasia, Eight Men Out, and Dahmer.
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7/17/2023 • 26 minutes, 50 seconds
This Week: Battle of Britain, Hamilton, One Nation, One King
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Battle of Britain, Hamilton, and One Nation, One King.
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7/10/2023 • 26 minutes, 53 seconds
Schindler's List with Dan McMillan
Dan McMillan is the author of How Could This Happen: Explaining the Holocaust, and he's joining the podcast to help us separate fact from fiction in the film Schindler's List.
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7/7/2023 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 44 seconds
This Week: 1776, Lawrence of Arabia, Project Blue Book
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in 1776, Lawrence of Arabia, and Project Blue Book.
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7/3/2023 • 27 minutes, 34 seconds
Young Winston with Furman Daniel
Today's episode looks at how well the 1972 film Young Winston shows early years of Winston Churchill before he became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Joining us today is Furman Daniel, author of the upcoming book Mud, Blood, and Oil Paint: The Remarkable Year that Made Winston Churchill.
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6/28/2023 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 40 seconds
This Week: 37 Days, Gettysburg, The Trench
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in 37 Days, Gettysburg, and The Trench.
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6/26/2023 • 24 minutes, 19 seconds
This Week: Lizzie, The Hobbit, They Died with Their Boots On
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Lizzie, The Hobbit, and They Died with Their Boots On.
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6/19/2023 • 23 minutes, 8 seconds
The Thin Red Line with Marty Morgan
1998's The Thin Red Line is set during the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II. How well did it do telling the true story? Historian and author Marty Morgan joins Based on a True Story to help us separate fact from fiction in the film.
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6/15/2023 • 2 hours, 34 minutes, 6 seconds
This Week: Waterloo, J. Edgar, Amelia
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Waterloo, J. Edgar and Amelia.
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6/12/2023 • 21 minutes, 50 seconds
This Week: The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan.
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6/5/2023 • 32 minutes, 57 seconds
My Place in the Sun with George Stevens, Jr.
We'll do something a little different today. Instead of learning about the history behind a movie, we'll learn about the history of Hollywood itself with a man who lived it: George Stevens, Jr.
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6/3/2023 • 56 minutes, 29 seconds
This Week: Watchmen, Harriet, Midway
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Watchmen, Harriet and Midway.
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5/29/2023 • 38 minutes, 3 seconds
Chernobyl Part 5
HBO's Chernobyl miniseries tells the story of the worst nuclear disaster in history. Today, we'll be looking at the final episode in the miniseries called Vichnaya Pamyat.
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5/24/2023 • 50 minutes, 32 seconds
This Week: The Messenger, Bonnie and Clyde, Dunkirk
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Messenger, Bonnie and Clyde and Dunkirk.
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5/22/2023 • 27 minutes, 43 seconds
Chernobyl Part 4
HBO's Chernobyl miniseries tells the story of the worst nuclear disaster in history. Today, we'll be looking at the fourth episode in the miniseries called The Happiness of All Mankind.
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5/17/2023 • 41 minutes, 23 seconds
This Week: The Other Boleyn Girl, The Spirit of St. Louis, Amelia
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Other Boleyn Girl, The Spirit of St. Louis and Amelia.
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5/15/2023 • 28 minutes, 49 seconds
Chernobyl Part 3
HBO's Chernobyl miniseries tells the story of the worst nuclear disaster in history. Today, we'll be looking at the third episode in the miniseries called Open Wide, O Earth.
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5/10/2023 • 35 minutes, 36 seconds
This Week: Band of Brothers, Operation Finale, Amazing Grace
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Band of Brothers, Operation Finale and Amazing Grace.
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5/8/2023 • 35 minutes, 18 seconds
Chernobyl Part 2
HBO's Chernobyl miniseries tells the story of the worst nuclear disaster in history. Today, we'll be looking at the second episode in the miniseries called Please Remain Calm.
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5/3/2023 • 49 minutes, 3 seconds
This Week: Gods and Generals, The Right Stuff, The Hindenburg
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Gods and Generals, The Right Stuff and The Hindenburg.
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5/1/2023 • 51 minutes, 21 seconds
Chernobyl Part 1
HBO's Chernobyl miniseries tells the story of the worst nuclear disaster in history. Today, we'll be looking at the first episode in the miniseries called 1:23:45.
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4/26/2023 • 45 minutes, 15 seconds
This Week: Troy and Chernobyl
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Troy and Chernobyl.
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4/24/2023 • 21 minutes, 33 seconds
This Week: The Conspirator, Pearl Harbor, The Red Baron
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Conspirator, Pearl Harbor and The Red Baron.
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4/17/2023 • 20 minutes, 38 seconds
This Week: Apollo 13, The Conspirator, Titanic
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Apollo 13, The Conspirator and Titanic.
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4/10/2023 • 26 minutes, 24 seconds
This Week: Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Grant and Lincoln
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Grant and Lincoln.
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4/3/2023 • 25 minutes, 54 seconds
A United Kingdom with Jens Heycke
In the 2016 movie A United Kingdom, we learn about the controversial interracial marriage between Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams. How well did the movie do telling the true story? Author Jens Heycke joins Based on a True Story to help us separate fact from fiction in the film.
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3/30/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute
This Week: Immortal Beloved and The Highwaymen
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Immortal Beloved and The Highwaymen.
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3/27/2023 • 27 minutes, 35 seconds
This Week: Waterloo, The Blue Max and Hitler: The Rise of Evil
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Waterloo, The Blue Max and Hitler: The Rise of Evil.
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3/20/2023 • 22 minutes, 32 seconds
This Week: Schindler's List, Valkyrie and Rome
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Schindler's List, Valkyrie and Rome.
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3/13/2023 • 20 minutes, 44 seconds
Radioactive with Lauren Redniss
Today we're learning about the 2019 movie Radioactive with Lauren Redniss, who is the artist and author who wrote the book of the same name that the movie was based on.
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3/8/2023 • 57 minutes
This Week: The Alamo, Selma and Malcolm X
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Alamo, Selma and Malcolm X.
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3/6/2023 • 19 minutes, 48 seconds
This Week: Waco, The Crucible and Seabiscuit
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Waco, The Crucible and Seabiscuit.
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2/27/2023 • 23 minutes, 21 seconds
This Week: Malcolm X, Flags of Our Fathers and Patton
In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Malcolm X, Flags of Our Fathers and Patton.
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2/20/2023 • 22 minutes, 49 seconds
This Week: Mata Hari, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre and Young Guns
For the week between February 13th to February 19th, we'll be learning about historical events that were depicted in Mata Hari, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre and Young Guns.
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2/13/2023 • 19 minutes, 35 seconds
One Night with the King with Michael LeFebvre
Today we're learning about the 2006 movie One Night with the King. Dr. Michael LeFebvre is a Fellow at the Center for Pastor Theologians and an Old Testament scholar who will join us to separate fact from fiction in the movie.
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2/9/2023 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 55 seconds
This Week: Mary Queen of Scots, The Pacific and Julia
For the week between February 6th to February 12th, we'll be learning about historical events that were depicted in Mary Queen of Scots, The Pacific and Julia.
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2/6/2023 • 17 minutes, 12 seconds
This Week: Lincoln, All Quiet on the Western Front and The Buddy Holly Story
For the week between January 30th to February 5th, we'll be learning about historical events that were depicted in Lincoln, All Quiet on the Western Front and The Buddy Holly Story.
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1/30/2023 • 29 minutes, 30 seconds
This Week: Steve Jobs, U-571 and The Challenger Disaster
For the week between January 23rd to January 29th, we'll be learning about historical events that were depicted in Steve Jobs, U-571 and The Challenger Disaster.
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1/23/2023 • 26 minutes, 4 seconds
King Arthur with Professor Dorsey Armstrong
Today we're learning about the 2004 movie King Arthur starring Clive Owen and Keira Knightley. Professor Armstrong is a medievalist who has been published numerous times over decades for her work studying the legends of and surrounding King Arthur, and she'll join us today to separate fact from fiction in the movie.
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1/20/2023 • 59 minutes, 37 seconds
This Week: El Chapo, La Révolution française and Zulu
For the week between January 16th to January 22nd, we'll be learning about historical events that were depicted in El Chapo, La Révolution française (The French Revolution) and Zulu.
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1/16/2023 • 21 minutes, 51 seconds
This Week: Roman Empire, Walk the Line and Sully
For the week between January 9th to January 15th, we'll be learning about historical events that were depicted in Netflix's Roman Empire, Walk the Line and Sully.
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1/9/2023 • 24 minutes, 6 seconds
Introducing Based on a True Story This Week
Introducing Based on a True Story This Week, a fun new way to learn about movies that portray events that happened this week in history and the true story behind them.
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1/9/2023 • 1 minute, 42 seconds
Spartacus with Barry Strauss
Today we're learning about the 1960 movie Spartacus that was directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier and Jean Simmons. We'll learn about the real history from Barry Strauss, author of The Spartacus War, an authoritative account of the true story.
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1/5/2023 • 46 minutes, 14 seconds
Classic: The Man Who Invented Christmas
Today we're replaying an episode of Based on a True Story from 2018 about the 2017 movie The Man Who Invented Christmas. The story the movie tells the tale of Charles Dickens as he struggles to write A Christmas Carol.
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12/17/2022 • 52 minutes, 37 seconds
Bonus: History Daily Presents The Signing of the World War One Armistice
Today we'll learn about the World War One armistice from our friends at the History Daily podcast.
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12/10/2022 • 24 minutes, 29 seconds
All Quiet on the Western Front with Dr. Christopher Warren
All Quiet on the Western Front has been adapted to the screen multiple times since World War I veteran Erich Maria Remarque published his novel of the same name in 1929. Today we'll learn about the newest adaptation that was released on Netflix on October 28, 2022. Helping us separate fact from fiction in the movie is Dr. Christopher Warren, who is the Vice President of Collections and Senior Curator at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
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12/2/2022 • 57 minutes, 44 seconds
Dahmer with Robyn Maharaj
Dahmer was watched for 865 million hours in the first 28 days, making it one of the most popular Netflix originals of all time. Today we'll dive into the true story behind the series with Robyn Maharaj, who wrote the book Grilling Dahmer: The Interrogation of "the Milwaukee Cannibal" with Patrick Kennedy, the detective in charge of interrogating Jeffrey Dahmer after his capture.
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11/21/2022 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 48 seconds
Pirates of the Caribbean with Colin Woodard
Disney has released five movies in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and while they're clearly fictional movies they pull from and have influenced our views of what the real pirates of history were like. New York Times Bestselling and Pulitzer Prize Finalist author Colin Woodard has a fantastic book called The Republic of Pirates and today he'll help us separate fact from fiction in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
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11/8/2022 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 11 seconds
Being the Ricardos with Michael Karol
The 2021 Amazon Original Movie Being the Ricardos tells us the story behind the scenes of the husband/wife team behind I Love Lucy, Dezi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) and Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman). To help us separate fact from fiction in the movie, we'll learn from Michael Karol, author of the book Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia.
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11/3/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 30 seconds
A Nightmare Before Halloween Part 2
This is part 2 of 'A Nightmare Before Halloween' with 16 spooky stories to help you get into the Halloween spirit!
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True Crime Island: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214truecrimeisland
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The Asian Madness Podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214theasianmadnesspodcast
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Hometown History: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214hometownhistory
Coffee and Cases: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214coffeeandcases
Military Murder: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214militarymurder
Dystopian Simulation Radio: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214dystopiansimulationradio
Cults, Crimes & Cabernet: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214cultscrimescabernet
Morbidology: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214morbidology
Dark Pountine: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214darkpoutine
Hillbilly Horror Stories: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214hillbillyhorrorstories
True Consequences: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214trueconsequences
Gone Cold: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214gonecold
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace & Crime Online: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214crimestories
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10/25/2022 • 2 hours, 25 minutes, 26 seconds
A Nightmare Before Halloween Part 1
This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire, Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Based on a True Story. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two-part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play you might want to ask yourself…can you really handle this much murder and mayhem?
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Foul Play: Crime Series: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213foulplay
Murder She Told: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213murdershetold
Crime Salad: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213crimesalad
Crimelines: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213crimelines
Frightful: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213frightful
Reverie True Crime: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213reverietruecrime
Rotten to the Core: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213rottontothecore
The Trail Went Cold: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213thetrailwentcold
Once Upon A Crime: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213onceuponacrime
Criminology: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213criminology
The Peripheral & Generation Why: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213theperipheral
Live, Laugh, Larceny: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213livelaughlarceny
The Hidden Staircase: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213thehiddenstaircase
True Crime Cases with Lanie & It's Haunted...What Now?: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213truecrimecaseswithlanie
Obscura: A True Crime Podcast & Disaster: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213obscura
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10/24/2022 • 2 hours, 28 minutes, 45 seconds
Pearl Harbor with Marty Morgan
Released in 2001, Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor is often criticized as being entirely inaccurate as it attempts to tell the story of the surprise attack on December 7th, 1941 that led to the United States entering World War II. Today we'll be joined by historian and author Marty Morgan to take a deep dive into what details the movie got right and what it got wrong.
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10/11/2022 • 3 hours, 39 minutes, 27 seconds
The X-Files with Rob Kristoffersen
The classic TV series The X-Files is fiction, but there are some true stories and UFO cases that inspired episodes of the series. To help us learn more about them, we'll chat with UFO researcher and host of Our Strange Skies, Rob Kristoffersen.
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9/26/2022 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 43 seconds
Dolemite Is My Name with Mark Jason Murray
Dolemite Is My Name is the 2019 biopic about Rudy Ray Moore, the comedian, singer, actor, and film producer who has often been given the nickname the "godfather of rap." We'll chat with Mark Jason Murray, who was the Research Consultant on the film and author of Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself: The Authorized Biography Of Rudy Ray Moore Aka Dolemite.
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9/7/2022 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 58 seconds
W.E. with Andrew Lownie
The movie's title W.E. stands for Wallis and Edward. Was the movie correct to suggest King Edward VIII's reason for abdicating the throne in 1936 was so he could marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson? We'll chat with author Andrew Lownie about the true story to find out more.
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8/19/2022 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 34 seconds
Zero Dark Thirty with Peter Bergen
Zero Dark Thirty shows the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden. Peter Bergen is the author of The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden and he joins us today to dig into the true story behind the movie.
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8/3/2022 • 53 minutes, 4 seconds
Lawless with Matt Bondurant (Remastered)
This episode was originally released on August 28, 2017. This is a remastered version of that interview.
Matt Bondurant joins us today episode as we compare what really happened with the movie Lawless. Matt's grandfather, Jack, and two grand-uncles that were the inspiration for his book that the movie is based on, The Wettest County in the World.
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7/25/2022 • 55 minutes, 8 seconds
Jurassic Park/Jurassic World with Jack Horner
Jack Horner was the Paleontology Consultant on all six of the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World movies. He joins Based on a True Story to chat about the real dinosaurs we saw in the franchise.
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7/13/2022 • 57 minutes, 18 seconds
Monty Python's Life of Brian with Adele Reinhartz
Not all movies try to be historically accurate, and yet they still depict moments in history. To help us extract history from the satirical comedy, we’ll be chatting with professor, scholar, and author of Jesus of Hollywood and Bible and Cinema, Adele Reinhartz.
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6/20/2022 • 48 minutes, 39 seconds
Dunkirk with Joshua Levine
Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle at Dunkirk, was an event that many believe kept Britain in World War II before the United States even joined the fight as it took place between May 26 - June 4, 1940. Today we'll be chatting with Joshua Levine, who was the historical consultant on the 2017 movie from director Christopher Nolan that depicts the event.
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6/4/2022 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 45 seconds
The Conqueror with Ryan Uytdewilligen
Today we'll be talking about the 1956 movie The Conqueror with author Ryan Uytdewilligen.
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5/11/2022 • 59 minutes, 43 seconds
'Doc' Durant in Hell on Wheels with Sheila Myers
We're joined by author Sheila Myers to learn about the real character of Thomas 'Doc' Durant in AMC's Hell on Wheels.
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4/28/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 56 seconds
Tesla with Richard Munson
Author Richard Munson joins the podcast to discuss the historical accuracy of the 2020 movie 'Tesla.'
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3/28/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 34 seconds
Worth with Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros
The 2020 movie Worth shows how Kenneth Feinberg (played by Michael Keaton) and Camille Biros (played by Amy Ryan) tackled the impossible task of determining the worth of life to help families affected by the September 11th attacks. Kenneth and Camille join us today to chat about what the movie got right, what it got wrong and a peek into the true story.
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3/10/2022 • 59 minutes, 50 seconds
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter with Dr. Brian Dirck
Dr. Brian Dirck is a Professor of History at Anderson University and author of multiple books on President Lincoln. He joins us today to chat about the real history behind the fantasy/horror movie Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
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2/26/2022 • 56 minutes, 46 seconds
They Died with Their Boots On with Gregory J. W. Urwin
Today we'll be learning about George Armstrong Custer as he was depicted in the classic 1941 film They Died with Their Boots On.
To help us separate fact from fiction in the movie, we’ll be chatting with Professor Gregory J. W. Urwin from Temple University. Gregory is a military historian and author of Custer Victorious: The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer.
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2/8/2022 • 1 hour, 32 minutes, 47 seconds
Frances with Jack El-Hai
The 1982 movie Frances tells the story of Hollywood actress Frances Farmer and how her struggles with mental health issues affected her career. We'll be joined by writer and author Jack El-Hai to learn about the film's historical accuracy.
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1/25/2022 • 1 hour, 6 seconds
Moneyball with Will Cooper
Moneyball tells the story of sabermetrics and the Oakland Athletics' 2002 season and joining us to separate fact from fiction is attorney Will Cooper, who worked in the A's clubhouse during the timeline of the movie.
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1/12/2022 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 40 seconds
Bonnie and Clyde with John Neal Phillips
Historian and author John Neal Phillips joins the show to chat about the historical accuracy of the 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde.
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12/14/2021 • 1 hour, 48 minutes, 32 seconds
Project Blue Book with David O'Leary and Sean Jablonski
Today we'll be chatting with the Creator and Showrunner of the History Channel's Project Blue Book about what it takes to create a TV show that is inspired by true events.
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11/18/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 52 seconds
At Eternity's Gate with Steven Naifeh
Steven Naifeh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has a new book out called Van Gogh and the Artists He Loved. He'll be joining us today to learn about the 2018 movie At Eternity's Gate.
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11/2/2021 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 15 seconds
The Pacific Part 3 with Marty Morgan
Our three-part series covering HBO's The Pacific wraps up today with the last three episodes.
Episodes we're covering today:
8. Iwo Jima
9. Okinawa
10. Home
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10/26/2021 • 2 hours, 50 minutes, 34 seconds
The Pacific Part 2 with Marty Morgan
We're continuing our look at the HBO miniseries The Pacific by looking at the three episodes that cover Peleliu.
Episodes we're covering today:
5. Peleliu Landing
6. Peleliu Airfield
7. Peleliu Hills
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10/14/2021 • 2 hours, 38 minutes, 19 seconds
The Pacific Part 1 with Marty Morgan
Today we're kicking off a three-part series on the HBO miniseries The Pacific by looking at the first four episodes.
Episodes we're covering today:
1. Guadalcanal/Leckie
2. Basilone
3. Melbourne
4. Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika
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9/28/2021 • 2 hours, 48 minutes, 42 seconds
Defiance with Roland Tec
Roland Tec's mother, Nechama, wrote the book that 2008's Defiance was based on. He was also a co-producer on the movie, so we'll get to hear some stories from the set as well as the historical accuracy of the movie.
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9/14/2021 • 50 minutes, 47 seconds
Lafayette with Mike Duncan
The Marquis de Lafayette is a historical figure who has been largely left out of the cultural spotlight. So, instead of looking at a single movie, we'll instead look at a few different depictions of Lafayette with podcaster, historian and author Mike Duncan.
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8/27/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 10 seconds
Harriet with Dr. Kate Clifford Larson
Today we'll hear from Dr. Larson, the historical consultant on the 2019 movie Harriet about the life of Harriet Tubman.
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8/4/2021 • 48 minutes, 36 seconds
1492: Conquest of Paradise with Patrick Wyman
Patrick Wyman is a historian, host of the Tides of History podcast and author of The Verge. He joins us today to dive into the historical accuracy of Ridley Scott's 1992 movie 1492.
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7/20/2021 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 8 seconds
J. Edgar with Paul Letersky
The 2011 biopic from Clint Eastwood offers a look into the life of J. Edgar Hoover. Today we'll be talking to author and former FBI agent Paul Letersky, who was Hoover's assistant in the FBI.
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7/13/2021 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 50 seconds
Band of Brothers Part 3 with Marty Morgan
We're wrapping our series on Band of Brothers today as we look as the last three episodes of the HBO miniseries.
Episodes we're covering today:
8. The Last Patrol
9. Why We Fight
10. Points
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7/4/2021 • 2 hours, 21 minutes, 53 seconds
Band of Brothers Part 2 with Marty Morgan
Today we're continuing our look at the historical accuracy of Band of Brothers as we cover episodes six and seven while Easy Company is in Bastogne. We'll wrap up the series in our next episode of Based on a True Story.
Episodes we're covering today:
6. Bastogne
7. The Breaking Point
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6/22/2021 • 3 hours, 39 seconds
Band of Brothers Part 1 with Marty Morgan
June 6th, 2021 is the 77th anniversary of D-Day. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. So, today we'll kick off a 3-part miniseries of our own where we cover Band of Brothers with World War II historian and author Marty Morgan.
Episodes we're covering today:
1. Currahee
2. Day of Days
3. Carentan
4. Replacements
5. Crossroads
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6/6/2021 • 2 hours, 18 minutes, 50 seconds
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with Gordon Laco
Today we'll learn about the historical accuracy of 2003's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Helping us separate fact from fiction is Gordon Laco, who was the Lead Technical Advisor and Historical Consultant for the movie.
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5/11/2021 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 19 seconds
The Last Samurai with Dr. Brian Dirck
In 2003's The Last Samurai we learn the story of Captain Nathan Algren, an American soldier who travels to Japan to train the early Imperial Japanese Army to fight off a rebellion against the Emperor. How much of it actually happened? That's what we'll look at in this episode. Dr. Brian Dirck joins us again to separate fact from fiction in the film. Dr. Dirck is a Professor of History at Anderson University.
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4/14/2021 • 59 minutes, 44 seconds
The Passion of The Christ with Dr. David Chapman
In Christianity, Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Today we're going to learn about the depiction of that event on screen as we saw in 2004's The Passion of The Christ. To help us learn more, we'll be joined by the Professor of New Testament and Archaeology at Covenant Theological Seminary, Dr. David Chapman.
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4/2/2021 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 13 seconds
The Highwaymen with John Neal Phillips
On this episode of Based on a True Story, we'll learn from the research consultant on The Highwaymen about the historical accuracy of the film. John Neal Phillips is a historian and author of Running With Bonnie and Clyde: The Fast Yen Years of Ralph Fults and editor of Blanche Barrow's memoir, My Life with Bonnie and Clyde.
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My Life with Bonnie and Clyde: https://links.boatspodcast.com/178mylife
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3/17/2021 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 50 seconds
The Duellists with Alexander Mikaberidze
We're going back to 1977 and Ridley Scott's feature film directorial debut, The Duellists. The movie tells the tale of two soldiers in Napoleon's army who duel with each other for over a decade. Historian and professor at Louisiana State University, Alexander Mikaberidze, returns to help us separate fact from fiction in the movie.
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The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177globalhistory
The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon's Great Escape: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177greatescape
The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against: Kutuzov: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177borodino
Russian Eyewitnesses of the Campaign of 1807: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177eyewitnesses
The Russian Officer Corps of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: 1792-1815: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177officercorps
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3/5/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 22 seconds
Greyhound with Gordon Laco
Released in 2020, Greyhound was written by Tom Hanks, who also starred in the lead role. The movie was based on a novel by C.S. Forester called The Good Shepherd. Today, we'll be joined by the Naval Consultant on the film, Gordon Laco, to discuss its historical accuracy.
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2/17/2021 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 13 seconds
The Conspirator with Dr. Brian Dirck
2010's The Conspirator tells the story of Mary Surratt and her alleged involvement in Lincoln's assassination. Dr. Brian Dirck joins us again to separate fact from fiction in the film. Dr. Dirck is a Professor of History at Anderson University and author of multiple books on President Lincoln, including Lincoln and the Constitution, The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and Death and Lincoln the Lawyer.
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2/5/2021 • 54 minutes, 35 seconds
Waterloo with Alexander Mikaberidze
Today we'll learn about the classic 1970 film Waterloo and its depiction of Napoleon's final defeat. Joining us to discuss the historical accuracy of Waterloo is historian and professor at Louisiana State University, Alexander Mikaberidze. Alexander has also written numerous books on the Napoleonic era, including his latest which is called The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History.
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The Battle of the Berezina: Napoleon's Great Escape: https://links.boatspodcast.com/174greatescape
The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov: https://links.boatspodcast.com/174borodino
Russian Eyewitnesses of the Campaign of 1807: https://links.boatspodcast.com/174eyewitnesses
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1/12/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 34 seconds
Donnie Brasco with Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi
In the movie Donnie Brasco we see the story of an FBI agent who goes into deep cover infiltrating the New York mafia families. The truth is Donnie Brasco was the under-cover name for Joe Pistone. He joins us today along with actor and Joe's co-host on the Deep Cover Podcast, Leo Rossi.
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1/4/2021 • 52 minutes, 20 seconds
The Alamo with Stephen L. Hardin
How much of 2014's The Alamo really happened? To help us separate fact from fiction in the movie, we’ll be chatting with professor, historian and author Stephen L. Hardin. Stephen was also a historical consultant on the movie we’ll be chatting about today, so we’ll get some extra insight into the production of the film as well.
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Lust for Glory: An Epic Story of Early Texas and the Sacrifice That Defined a Nation https://links.boatspodcast.com/172lustforglory
Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836 https://links.boatspodcast.com/172texianiliad
Texian Macabre: A Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston https://links.boatspodcast.com/172texianmacabre
Houston Displayed, or, Who Won the Battle of San Jacinto? https://links.boatspodcast.com/172sanjacinto
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12/18/2020 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 38 seconds
Wake Island with Gregory J. W. Urwin
Wake Island was attacked on the same day as Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 (December 8th on Wake Island across the International Date Line). A few months later, on August 11th, 1942, Paramount Pictures released the war propaganda film Wake Island.
To help us separate fact from fiction in the movie, we’ll be chatting with Professor Gregory J. W. Urwin from Temple University. Gregory is a military historian who has written two fantastic books about Wake, including Facing Fearful Odds: The Siege of Wake Island, which is a book that many consider to be the definitive account of the battle.
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12/7/2020 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 51 seconds
Lincoln with Dr. Brian Dirck
How historically accurate was 2012's Lincoln? To help us separate fact from fiction in the movie, we’ll be chatting with Dr. Brian Dirck, who is a Professor of History at Anderson University and author of multiple books on President Lincoln, including Lincoln and the Constitution, The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and Death and Lincoln the Lawyer.
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11/18/2020 • 55 minutes, 44 seconds
Glory with Gregory J. W. Urwin
1989's Glory is currently the most requested movie to cover. Gregory J. W. Urwin is an author, military historian, and Professor at Temple University. He'll join us today to separate fact from fiction in Glory.
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A Brave Black Regiment by Louis F. Emilio with an introduction by Gregory J. W. Urwin: https://links.boatspodcast.com/169emilio
Black Flag Over Dixie: Racial Atrocities and Reprisals in the Civil War, Edited by Gregory J. W. Urwin: https://links.boatspodcast.com/169book
Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, edited by Russell Duncan: https://links.boatspodcast.com/169shaw
A Voice of Thunder: A Black Soldier's Civil War, edited by Donald Yacovone: https://links.boatspodcast.com/169yacovone
On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front, edited by Virginia Adams: https://links.boatspodcast.com/169adams
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11/5/2020 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 44 seconds
Project Blue Book Season 2 with Rob Kristoffersen
Back on episode #152 of Based on a True Story, we covered season 1 of the History Channel's Project Blue Book. Today, Rob Kristoffersen comes back on the podcast to talk about the events we saw in season 2.
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10/21/2020 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 39 seconds
Selma with Dr. Clayborne Carson
Dr. Clayborne Carson is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History at Stanford University and the founding director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford. He joins us today to compare history with the 2014 movie Selma.
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10/6/2020 • 53 minutes, 31 seconds
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford with Chris Wimmer
Chris Wimmer is the host and producer of the extremely popular Legends of the Old West and Infamous America podcasts. He joins us today to compare history with the 2007 movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
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9/24/2020 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 34 seconds
Stonewall with Eric Marcus
Eric Marcus is a journalist, founder and host of the Making Gay History Podcast. He joins us today to compare history with the 2015 Roland Emmerich movie Stonewall.
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Stonewall Fact Sheet: https://stonewall50consortium.org/stonewallfactsheet.pdf
Stonewall First Anniversary Pride March Fact Sheet: https://stonewall50consortium.org/pridemarchfactsheet.pdf
Making Gay History Podcast Stonewall Season: https://makinggayhistory.com/season-five/
"Stonewall: The Making of a Monument" NY Times Op-Doc: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/opinion/gay-pride-stonewall.html
Stonewall National Monument 3-D Tour: https://cyark.org/projects/stonewall-national-monument/Guided-Tour/snm-en
Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution by David Carter (the definitive book on the Stonewall uprising): https://bookshop.org/a/9789/9780312671938
“The Stonewall You Know is a Myth”: https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000006322550/stonewall-lgbt-pride-anniversary.html
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9/8/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 52 seconds
Windtalkers with Judith Avila
The 2002 John Woo movie 'Windtalkers' tells the story of a Navajo code talker during World War II. Is the film historically accurate?
Judith Avila is the author of Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
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8/27/2020 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 23 seconds
Patton with Furman Daniel
Author Furman Daniel joins us today to separate fact from fiction in the classic World War II film Patton.
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8/12/2020 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 12 seconds
Operation Finale
Our story today covers the capture of the notorious Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann. The operation to hunt him down and bring him to justice was depicted in the movie Operation Finale, and today we'll find out how many of the things we saw on screen actually happened.
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7/30/2020 • 58 minutes, 27 seconds
Just Mercy with Erica Kelley
Erica Kelley is the host of the Southern Fried True Crime podcast. She joins us today to separate fact from fiction in the 2019 movie Just Mercy.
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7/14/2020 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 42 seconds
Gettysburg with Jim Hessler and Eric Lindblade
Today marks the 157th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863).
How much of the movie's depiction of the battle is historically accurate? I'm joined by Jim Hessler and Eric Lindblade to find out. Jim and Eric are both Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guides and are the co-hosts of The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast.
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7/1/2020 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 19 seconds
Saving Private Ryan with Marty Morgan
June 6th, 1944. D-Day.
Fast forward 76 years and today, June 6th, 2020, we'll chat with author and historian Marty Morgan to separate fact from fiction in one of the most popular movies depicting D-Day, Saving Private Ryan.
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6/6/2020 • 2 hours, 10 minutes, 14 seconds
Midway with Craig Symonds
Craig Symonds is the Earnest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the Naval War College as well as Professor Emeritus of History at the U.S. Naval Academy. He also has a great book called The Battle of Midway that dives into the true history behind the battle. He joins us today to discuss the historical accuracy of the 2019 movie Midway.
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5/25/2020 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 15 seconds
Alexander with Ryan Stitt
Ryan Stitt is the host of The History of Ancient Greece Podcast, and he joins us today to separate fact from fiction in the 2004 movie Alexander.
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5/11/2020 • 1 hour, 35 minutes, 31 seconds
Mutiny on the Bounty with Brandon Huebner
1962's Mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most popular requests to cover and today we'll do that with the help of Brandon Huebner, the host of The Maritime History Podcast.
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4/28/2020 • 1 hour, 36 minutes, 14 seconds
Les Miserables with Maurice Samuels
Maurice Samuels, Author and Yale's Betty Jane Anlyan Professor of French, joins the Based on a True Story podcast to separate fact from the fiction we saw in 1998's depiction of Les Miserables.
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4/14/2020 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 25 seconds
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story with Matthew Polly
Author Matthew Polly joins the Based on a True Story podcast to separate fact from the fiction we saw in 1993's Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
Matthew's book called Bruce Lee: A Life is considered the authoritative biography on the film legend and martial artist.
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4/3/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 42 seconds
12 Years a Slave with Professor Greg Jackson
Today we'll learn about the historical accuracy of the movie 12 Years a Slave with Professor Greg Jackson from the History That Doesn't Suck podcast.
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3/24/2020 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 2 seconds
Project Blue Book Season 1 with Rob Kristoffersen
UFO expert Rob Kristoffersen joins Based on a True Story to discuss the historical accuracy of the History Channel's TV show Project Blue Book.
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3/11/2020 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 38 seconds
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier with Michael Wallis
Author Michael Wallis joins the Based on a True Story podcast to separate fact from the fiction we saw in Disney's 1955 film Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier.
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2/18/2020 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 34 seconds
Downton Abbey with Lady Carnarvon
Downton Abbey was filmed at Highclere Castle, which is Lady Carnarvon's home. On this episode of the Based on a True Story podcast, she'll join us to talk about the historical accuracy of the Downton Abbey movie and TV series.
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2/3/2020 • 42 minutes, 34 seconds
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Dr. Sean McGlynn
There are many versions of Robin Hood's story that have been on the big screen. Today we'll chat with historian Dr. Sean McGlynn about the 1991 classic Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
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1/27/2020 • 54 minutes, 14 seconds
1917 with Doran Cart
Doran Cart is Senior Curator at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. He joins us today to talk about the historical accuracy of the hit blockbuster movie 1917.
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1/16/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 22 seconds
The Imitation Game with Mark Cotton
Mark is the producer of the official Bletchley Park podcast. He joins us today to discuss the historical accuracy of the 2014 film The Imitation Game and do some fact checking on the original Based on a True Story episode from back in 2016.
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1/6/2020 • 2 hours, 25 minutes, 19 seconds
Young Guns with Chris Wimmer
How much do you know about Billy the Kid? On the popular Infamous America podcast, Chris Wimmer has dug deep into the life of one of most famous outlaws in the Old West. He joins us today to separate fact from the fiction we saw in the 1988 movie about Billy the Kid, Young Guns.
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12/27/2019 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 20 seconds
Christmas Special 2019 with Heather LeFebvre
As the Christmas season approaches, let's take a step back from the hustle and bustle to learn about the history and festivities over the millennia that have resulted in the holiday traditions we're familiar with today.
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12/1/2019 • 49 minutes, 44 seconds
First Man
Our story today is as close to traveling through time and space as we can without a single mention of the Doctor. That's because today we're going to travel back in time to discuss the true story of Neil Armstrong as we saw in the movie First Man.
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11/20/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 21 seconds
The Crucible
The story of the Salem witch trials was brought to the world's spotlight thanks to Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. Today, we'll look at the historical accuracy of the 1996 movie based on that play.
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11/4/2019 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 10 seconds
Tombstone with Chris Wimmer
Today (October 26th) is the anniversary of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Chris Wimmer is the Host and Producer of the Legends of the Old West podcast. He joins us today to separate fact from the fiction of the events surrounding and during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as it was depicted in the classic film Tombstone.
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10/26/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 14 seconds
Tolkien with John Garth
Historian and Tolkien scholar John Garth breaks down the historical accuracy of the 2019 biopic about the life of J.R.R. Tolkien simply called Tolkien.
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10/4/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 58 seconds
Tag with Tag Brothers Patrick and Joe
The story behind 2018's Tag seems almost too ridiculous to be true. What better way to separate fact from fiction than by chatting with some of the real guys that the movie is based on? That's exactly what we'll do today.
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9/17/2019 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 33 seconds
Turn: Washington's Spies with Michael Troy
In a first for Based on a True Story, today we'll chat about the TV series Turn: Washington Spies. Joining me to dive behind the history of the popular AMC show is Michael Troy from the American Revolutions podcast.
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8/18/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 7 seconds
Mary Queen of Scots
The story of Mary Stuart and her cousin Queen Elizabeth I is one that's been told many times over. We've looked at the story from Elizabeth's side when we looked at the two Elizabeth movies a little while back. Today, we'll look at the story from a different perspective as told in the 2018 movie called Mary Queen of Scots.
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8/1/2019 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 15 seconds
Cleopatra with Dr. Zahi Hawass
Today I'm honored to be joined by the renowned Dr. Zahi Hawass to learn more about how much of the 1963 classic film Cleopatra was historically accurate.
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7/9/2019 • 25 minutes, 31 seconds
Change
This isn't a normal episode of Based on a True Story. Let's take a few moments to chat about some of the changes coming to the podcast.
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6/24/2019 • 4 minutes, 37 seconds
Loving Vincent
Today's episode will talk about the renowned artist Vincent van Gogh as depicted in the movie Loving Vincent.
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6/17/2019 • 41 minutes, 9 seconds
The Longest Day with Marty Morgan
D-Day was June 6th, 1944. The 75th anniversary is this week, and if there's one movie that has changed the perception of the invasion it's The Longest Day. So, we'll chat with author and historian Marty Morgan to find out how much The Longest Day got right...and what it didn't. Marty's work mentioned in the episode:
Marty's books
D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion
Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy
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6/3/2019 • 1 hour, 27 minutes
Troy
Today we'll travel back in time to the days of Greek mythology as we compare the 2004 movie Troy with history.
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5/20/2019 • 42 minutes
Eight Men Out
This is the story of the 1919 Black Sox scandal that rocked the world of Major League Baseball.
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5/6/2019 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 27 seconds
Seabiscuit
It's been called a rags to riches story, and an inspiration to millions. But how much of 2003's Seabiscuit actually happened? Let's find out!
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4/22/2019 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 50 seconds
The Perfect Storm
Sometimes, Hollywood exaggerates nature's fury on screen. Today, we'll learn about one of the stories that reminds us how scary it can really be.
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4/8/2019 • 37 minutes, 40 seconds
The Return of the King
Two years ago, we covered The Fellowship of the Ring as an April Fools Day surprise. Last year, it was a little less of a surprise when we continued the story with The Two Towers. This year, the trilogy will come to an end with the epic conclusion in The Return of the King.
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4/1/2019 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 59 seconds
Malcolm X
Today we'll learn about Malcolm X, the man whose childhood saw his family get attacked by the KKK to an adulthood where he turned to robbery and drugs before growing into a civil rights activist and minister speaking out against racism in the United States.
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3/25/2019 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 46 seconds
LBJ
Last episode we learned about Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK. This week we'll learn about the 2016 film LBJ that covers President Lyndon Baines Johnson, the man who became President the moment John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
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3/11/2019 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 28 seconds
JFK
To say Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK caused a lot of controversy is an understatement. With all the conspiracies circling the assassination of President Kennedy, let's take some time to compare JFK to history.
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2/25/2019 • 54 minutes, 36 seconds
Bohemian Rhapsody
Rami Malek stars in the blockbuster film about Freddie Mercury's life. Since it's release, there have been many reviews who have dinged the film for its historical accuracy. Are they right? Let's compare history with Bohemian Rhapsody!
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2/11/2019 • 49 minutes, 10 seconds
The Catcher Was a Spy
Going from Major League Baseball player to spy isn't your average change in jobs. But then, Moe Berg wasn't your average baseball player. Let's dig into Moe's life as we compare The Catcher Was a Spy with history.
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1/28/2019 • 50 minutes, 36 seconds
Minisode: Aladdin
As a special treat, you'll get access to one of the minisodes that are normally exclusive to Based on a True Story patrons on the weeks between regular episodes. Listen in and you'll get the explanation for how minisodes are different from regular episodes. The episode's duration isn't the key factor.
The story we're looking at today is all about the real Aladdin. Brought to life in Disney's animated classic, the folktales that Aladdin came from includes some details that may sound familiar and many details that might surprise you.
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1/21/2019 • 54 minutes, 1 second
The Greatest Showman (Revisited)
A couple years ago, we covered The Greatest Showman as a pre-release episode. In other words, the podcast episode came out before the movie did. In that episode, we learned about the life of P.T. Barnum. In this episode, we're going back to Barnum's life as this time we give The Greatest Showman the typical Based on a True Story treatment -- comparing it to history.
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1/14/2019 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 13 seconds
All the President's Men
President Nixon's resignation in 1974 was the first time for a U.S. president. That same year, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein released their book that went into detail how they broke the Watergate scandal wide open with articles that eventually led to Nixon's resignation. Let's learn more about what happened as we compare history with the 1976 film based on and named after the book, All the President's Men.
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12/31/2018 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 7 seconds
A Christmas Carol
Last week on the podcast, we learned all about the life of Charles Dickens as it was told in the movie The Man Who Invented Christmas. While that’s not a requirement before listening to this episode, it’ll help you get a little more of a behind the scenes of what it was like for the man who wrote what we’re going to be hearing today. That’s because today, we’re going to do something special. We’re not going to be covering a movie today, although there have been numerous versions of this story adapted for the big screen.
This is the entire, unabridged version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens that was first published in December of 1843.
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12/24/2018 • 2 hours, 58 minutes, 22 seconds
The Man Who Invented Christmas
It's time to get in the Christmas spirit! The subject of our episode today is the 2017 movie about Charles Dickens and his writing of A Christmas Carol.
Did Charles invent Christmas? Let's find out.
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12/17/2018 • 52 minutes, 28 seconds
Finding Neverland
The 2004 film Finding Neverland stars Johnny Depp as J.M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan. How much of the movie was true and how much was changed? Let's find out.
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12/3/2018 • 45 minutes, 51 seconds
Hidalgo
In his first movie after Lord of the Rings, Viggo Mortensen portrays Frank T. Hopkins as he rides on his horse, Hidalgo, in The Ocean of Fire long-distance race. How much of the movie really happened? Let's find out.
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11/19/2018 • 24 minutes, 48 seconds
Rob Roy with Moxie LaBouche
Called the Scottish Robin Hood, Rob Roy's story has been the subject of books and movies. Today, one of the most popular renditions of that is the 1995 film starring Liam Neeson. I'm joined by Moxie LaBouche on this episode to learn more about the real Rob Roy.
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11/5/2018 • 31 minutes, 36 seconds
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
After inventing the lie detector test, William Moulton Marston came up with the character of Wonder Woman. His inspiration was his wife Elizabeth, and his significant other, Olive. Learn more about their story as we compare history with the movie Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.
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10/22/2018 • 42 minutes, 51 seconds
Che!
Today marks the 51st anniversary of revolutionary Che Guevara's capture that led to his death. How much do you know of his story?
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10/8/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 49 seconds
Empire of the Sun
Author J.G. Ballard wrote the novel Empire of the Sun based on his own childhood. That's the first level of creative difference between truth and fiction. By the time it was adapted for the big screen, there were bound to be some things that were changed.
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9/24/2018 • 39 minutes, 34 seconds
United 93
The world changed on Tuesday, September 11th, 2001. Today, we'll honor the memory of those who lost their lives that day as we look at the historical accuracy of the movie United 93.
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9/10/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
On episode 106, we learned about the movie Elizabeth. That's the first of two movies in a series, so we're heading back to the time of Queen Elizabeth I as we complete the second part in Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
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8/27/2018 • 43 minutes, 18 seconds
Rabbit-Proof Fence
When three girls are taken from their homes, they risk their lives to find the rabbit-proof fence in Australia and walk home over a thousand miles away.
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8/13/2018 • 39 minutes, 56 seconds
Communion with Rob Kristoffersen
Dive into the world of the supernatural as I'm joined by UFO expert Rob Kristoffersen to chat about Whitley Strieber's experience that we saw in the movie Communion.
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7/30/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 10 seconds
Goodbye Christopher Robin
How much do you know about the story behind Winnie the Pooh? Let's dive into the beloved children's stories as we compare history with the movie Goodbye Christopher Robin.
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7/16/2018 • 34 minutes, 34 seconds
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness tells the story of the man-eaters of Tsavo as they terrified railway workers in 1898. Did it really happen? Let's find out.
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7/2/2018 • 55 minutes, 43 seconds
Sergeant York
Learn more about World War I Medal of Honor recipient who was the subject of the 1941 Gary Cooper film simply called Sergeant York.
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6/18/2018 • 32 minutes, 1 second
Elizabeth
Producer Melissa requested we cover the movie Elizabeth, so pack your bags and travel back in time to the days just after King Henry VIII as we compare the movie with history.
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6/4/2018 • 44 minutes, 56 seconds
Black Hawk Down
When Hollywood covers the Battle of Mogadishu, how much of what we see is accurate? That's what Based on a True Story Producer Brian wanted to know when he requested this week's episode.
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5/21/2018 • 47 minutes, 54 seconds
Housekeeping
The term "housekeeping" in a podcast refers to the parts at the beginning or end of a show where the host makes announcements and updates. With the podcast coming back, I'll outline some of the changes as we peel back the layers of the podcast to give you an inside look behind the mic.
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5/21/2018 • 36 minutes, 11 seconds
Lowell LeFebvre
One month ago today, my father passed away unexpectedly. As this podcast is something I do in my spare time, there are more important things going to eat up that time. For now, it's time to take a step back from the podcast.
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4/23/2018 • 15 minutes, 49 seconds
Jackie
When President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, a family was left without a father. A wife without her husband. That's the scenario behind the 2016 Jackie, and the subject of this week's episode.
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4/16/2018 • 26 minutes, 59 seconds
The Last of the Mohicans
For generations, James Fenimore Cooper's classic American novel has been recreated in various forms for the big and small screen. As a novel, it's not entirely factual and yet it's a film many consider to be true by its mere popularity. This week we'll learn about the most recent and most popular rendition, the 1992 version of The Last of the Mohicans.
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4/9/2018 • 33 minutes, 43 seconds
King Arthur
To celebrate the show's anniversary and episode 100, we'll be looking at a story that's special to me...that of King Arthur. We can't hope to cover everything about Arthur that's been written for thousands of years in a single episode, but we'll try to get a good primer about the story as we saw in 2004's King Arthur.
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4/2/2018 • 38 minutes, 1 second
The Two Towers
Surprise! Enjoy April Fools Day with this special bonus episode as we continue our look at The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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4/1/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 42 seconds
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Mac vs PC. It's a flame war that's fueled by people on both sides who love to hate the other side. How did it all start? We'll find out as we dig into the true story behind Pirates of Silicon Valley.
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3/26/2018 • 51 minutes, 4 seconds
Bonnie and Clyde
The 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde was one of the films that many consider to be the starting point for the taming of violence in mainstream Hollywood. How much of it was true? Let's find out.
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3/19/2018 • 49 minutes, 2 seconds
The Monuments Men
Did the Nazis really steal all that artwork we saw George Clooney, Matt Damon and Bill Murray chase after in The Monuments Men? That's what we'll find out this week.
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3/12/2018 • 47 minutes, 52 seconds
Sweet Dreams
Today is the 55th anniversary of the surprise death of country music legend Patsy Cline. In honor of her life, let's learn more about it as we compare history with the 1985 biopic, Sweet Dreams.
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3/5/2018 • 37 minutes, 16 seconds
Anastasia
The 1997 animated film Anastasia tells a beautifully touching tale of the Grand Duchess trying to find her family...but how much of the story we see on screen is true? This week we'll dive into the mystery surrounding the story of Anatasia's alleged disappearance.
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2/26/2018 • 54 minutes, 11 seconds
BONUS: From Hell and the Historical Context
This week we learned about Jack the Ripper's brutal murders. After you listen to the regular episode, this bonus episode will help us get a little better historical context. You'll get a peek into some of the research that goes into episodes as we follow each murder with articles and reports from the time of Jack the Ripper's reign of terror in London.
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2/19/2018 • 2 hours, 54 minutes, 23 seconds
From Hell
Jack the Ripper was a serial killer before the term was coined. Be warned, today's episode contains some very disturbing content about the murders...check it out before listening with kids.
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2/19/2018 • 58 minutes, 4 seconds
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008's The Other Boleyn Girl gives us a peek into what it could've been like roaming the English court during King Henry VIII's reign. But how much of what we saw of the relationship between King Henry VIII, Anne and her sister Mary Boleyn was true? That's what we'll find out as we compare history with The Other Boleyn Girl.
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2/12/2018 • 49 minutes, 32 seconds
The Hindenburg
It was an event that was compared to the sinking of the Titanic, except when the Hindenburg crashed it was caught on film...ending the promising industry of commercial airship travel. This week we're comparing history with the 1975 Oscar-nominated film that shows one of the conspiracy theories about the cause of the disaster.
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2/5/2018 • 42 minutes, 48 seconds
The Founder
How much of Michael Keaton's 2016 masterpiece is true to the history of McDonald's rise to the top of the fast-food industry?
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1/29/2018 • 42 minutes, 10 seconds
The Man in the Iron Mask
In a highly requested episode, this week we're focusing on the film starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio heading up an all-star cast in this classic interpretation of the Alexandre Dumas classic.
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1/22/2018 • 39 minutes, 40 seconds
Birth of the Dragon
It was an epic fight between two martial arts masters...Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man. But how much of the film that was inspired by this true event is actually true?
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1/15/2018 • 31 minutes, 10 seconds
Hawmps! with Scott Rank
Ever heard of the U.S. Cavalry's attempts at replacing horses with camels? Historian, author and podcaster Scott Rank joins me on this episode to learn more about this little-known event in U.S. history.
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1/8/2018 • 56 minutes, 26 seconds
The Lost City of Z
Happy New Year! Pack your backs for our first adventure of the year. We're headed to the Amazon today as we compare history with The Lost City of Z.
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1/1/2018 • 55 minutes, 30 seconds
Christmas Special 2017
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! With today being Christmas, I wanted to do something a little different and share a few classic holiday tales to help keep you company as you handle your holiday tasks, whether they're around the house or around town.
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12/25/2017 • 1 hour, 37 minutes, 51 seconds
The Greatest Showman
Just in time for Christmas day, a new film being released tells the story of a young P.T. Barnum's rise to riches. But who was the real P.T. Barnum and how did he really begin the "greatest show on earth"?
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12/18/2017 • 44 minutes, 4 seconds
Becoming Jane
Jane Austen's relationship with Tom Lefroy was something we saw on screen during the 2007 film Becoming Jane. But was it real, or just a fictional story? Let's find out.
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12/11/2017 • 43 minutes, 13 seconds
Pearl Harbor and Tora! Tora! Tora! with Corey Constable
December 7th is Pearl Harbor Day, and the perfect day to watch a movie in remembrance of that day. Which one should you watch? This week I'm joined by Corey Constable from the Omitted podcast to discuss the historical accuracy of both 2001's Pearl Harbor and 1970's Tora! Tora! Tora! to determine which one you should watch this Pearl Harbor Day.
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12/4/2017 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 17 seconds
Kingdom of Heaven
Today is the 922nd anniversary of Pope Urban II preaching the Crusades. That's why we're going back to the 12th century this week to learn the true story behind the movie Kingdom of Heaven.
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11/27/2017 • 36 minutes, 48 seconds
Das Boot
Even today, Das Boot is seen as one of the defining films to showcase what World War II was like for German submariners. But was it true? That's what we'll aim to find out in this episode.
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11/20/2017 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 27 seconds
Darkest Hour
In a couple of weeks, the movie Darkest Hour will dive into the life of Winston Churchill. With that in mind, let's do our own dive into the life of the politician and speaker this week so when you go see the movie you'll be able to tell how accurate it is.
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11/13/2017 • 33 minutes, 55 seconds
Grace of Monaco
Nicole Kidman stars as actress Grace Kelly in a film that tells the story of her transition from Hollywood royalty to actual royalty as the Princess of Monaco. How much of the film is true? That's what we'll find out in this episode.
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11/6/2017 • 40 minutes, 26 seconds
The Mothman Prophecies with Sam Fredrickson
Happy Halloween! To get in the spirit of the season, this week I'll be joined by Sam Fredrickson from the Not Alone podcast as we dive into what really happened surrounding The Mothman Prophecies.
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10/30/2017 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 44 seconds
Loving
Loving was released in 2016 and depicts the story of Richard and Mildred Loving as they struggled against racial barriers. Their case, Loving v Virginia, would go all the way to the Supreme Court and be the catalyst to legalizing interracial marriages in the United States today.
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10/23/2017 • 34 minutes, 15 seconds
The Right Stuff
The 1983 film The Right Stuff is considered by many to be an epic masterpiece. Before the Apollo program, The Right Stuff tells the story of the first astronauts in the United States and the race to get into space.
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10/16/2017 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 45 seconds
Mata Hari
We're diving into the classics this week as we compare history with Mata Hari. Released in 1931, Mata Hari tells the story of the woman who many considered to be one of the most dangerous spies during World War I.
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10/9/2017 • 40 minutes, 45 seconds
Flash of Genius
If you're a fan of history, 2008's Flash of Genius tells the story about something that probably never even crossed your mind. One man's journey to inventing the intermittent windshield wiper and how the huge car manufacturers tried to steal it from him.
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10/2/2017 • 32 minutes, 4 seconds
Enemy at the Gates
Get a look at a different angle of World War II as we compare the 2001 film Enemy at the Gates with history.
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9/25/2017 • 51 minutes, 13 seconds
Ip Man
If you're a fan of Kung Fu movies, Ip Man is one you've already seen. If you think everything you saw on the screen actually happened, you might be surprised with the true story.
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9/18/2017 • 36 minutes, 10 seconds
Rush
Formula One racing in the 1970s was about more than just fast cars. This week we'll compare history with the 2013 Ron Howard movie Rush.
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9/11/2017 • 48 minutes, 34 seconds
Breach
Spies and espionage between Russia and the USA. It almost seems like it could be a subject in today's headlines, but on this week's episode we'll look at one of the most damaging cases of espionage inside the FBI.
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9/4/2017 • 44 minutes, 19 seconds
Lawless with Matt Bondurant
Matt Bondurant joins us on this week's episode as we compare what really happened with the movie Lawless. Matt's grandfather, Jack, and two grand-uncles that were the inspiration for his book that the movie is based on, The Wettest County in the World.
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8/28/2017 • 1 hour, 26 seconds
The Ten Commandments (Part 2)
This week we'll conclude our look into the historical accuracy of Cecil B. DeMille's classic film, The Ten Commandments.
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8/21/2017 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 2 seconds
The Ten Commandments (Part 1)
With almost four hours of movie and plenty of religious subject matter to cover, we'll have to split this movie up into two parts to do it justice. On this episode we'll cover all the way up until the movie's intermission.
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8/14/2017 • 1 hour, 41 minutes, 44 seconds
Genius
2016's Genius tells the story of book editor Max Perkins and the authors he discovered, including Thomas Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.
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8/7/2017 • 41 minutes, 23 seconds
A Few Good Men
Can you handle the truth? This week we'll see how much of A Few Good Men we can compare with history.
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7/31/2017 • 31 minutes, 29 seconds
Cool Runnings
Jamaica we have a bobsled team! Every sports fan loves the story of an underdog's rise to success. Disney's Cool Runnings is that and more. But is it historically accurate? That's what we aim to discover on this week's episode.
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7/24/2017 • 32 minutes, 53 seconds
Valkyrie
Political mutiny and clandestine plots against Adolf Hitler are the subject of this week's episode as we compare history with 2008's Valkyrie.
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7/17/2017 • 55 minutes, 29 seconds
Dunkirk
Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk comes out on July 21st, but before it does let's take a moment to learn the true story so you can judge the film's historical accuracy for yourself when you go see it in theaters.
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7/10/2017 • 33 minutes, 34 seconds
The Patriot
July 4th is America's birthday, and this week we'll honor that as we compare history with Mel Gibson's epic Hollywood blockbuster, The Patriot.
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7/3/2017 • 48 minutes, 9 seconds
Tombstone
Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday have earned quite a reputation thanks to numerous Hollywood incarnations over the years. Arguably one of the most popular was with Tombstone. Let's find out how historically accurate Tombstone was.
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6/26/2017 • 1 hour, 1 second
Schindler's List
It was one of the darkest hours in the world and amidst the horrors, Oskar Schindler managed to help save many lives from certain death. This week we'll find out how much of it was actually true as we compare history with Schindler's List.
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6/19/2017 • 50 minutes, 39 seconds
Behind the True Story of Bitter Harvest
In a first for Based on a True Story, we'll get an exclusive peek behind the true story of Bitter Harvest from the film's writer, Richard Bachynsky-Hoover.
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6/12/2017 • 38 minutes, 33 seconds
The Experiment
Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker put on a great performance in The Experiment in a story that's based on what most consider the most controversial psychology experiment in modern history. Was it proof that evil conquers good? Or was it just an example of a single experiment gone wrong? You decide...
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6/5/2017 • 54 minutes, 56 seconds
A League of Their Own
May 30th, 1943 was opening day for a new league. Did women really replace the men in baseball during World War II? This week on the podcast we'll learn more about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as we compare history with A League of Their Own.
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5/29/2017 • 45 minutes, 1 second
Men of Honor
Carl Brashear was the first to do many things. This week we'll compare history with Cuba Gooding Jr and Robert DeNiro's film Men of Honor.
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5/22/2017 • 42 minutes, 2 seconds
Cadillac Records
In a special listener request, we'll cover Cadillac Records and learn the true story behind the history of blues in Chicago.
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5/15/2017 • 39 minutes, 35 seconds
The Untouchables
Special guest Cody Wheat from the Shots of History podcast joins me this week as we compare history with The Untouchables.
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5/8/2017 • 39 minutes, 23 seconds
Citizen Kane
Today, Citizen Kane is considered by many to be one of the greatest films of all time. However, when the movie Citizen Kane was released, the man who's life inspired the film was outraged. He tried his best to keep the movie from seeing the light of day. What would spark such outrage? Let's compare history with Citizen Kane.
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5/1/2017 • 31 minutes, 46 seconds
Mulan
No one expects Disney's Mulan to be very historically accurate, but let's take a few moments to learn more about the real story behind the movie.
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4/24/2017 • 24 minutes, 39 seconds
Lawrence of Arabia
Very few classic films from Hollywood have shaped how people in the U.S. see the Middle East more than Lawrence of Arabia...but is the movie historically accurate?
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4/17/2017 • 41 minutes, 51 seconds
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
It was the single worst sea disaster in the U.S. Navy, and it was covered up by the U.S. government at the end of World War II. Learn the true story behind USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage.
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4/10/2017 • 54 minutes, 26 seconds
Newsies
Newsies tells the story of the little guys (quite literally, the young newsboys) against "the man". In this case, "the man" being newspaper barons Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst.
As fun as the movie may be, is it historically accurate? Let's find out!
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4/3/2017 • 45 minutes, 50 seconds
The Fellowship of the Ring
You know the story. Frodo and his band of companions start the journey to take the One Ring to Mordor. But is the story we saw on the big screen true to the story?
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4/1/2017 • 52 minutes, 28 seconds
Braveheart
William Wallace is still considered to be an incredibly important person in Scottish history. But is Mel Gibson's version accurate to the real William in history? Let's find out!
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3/27/2017 • 52 minutes, 53 seconds
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Who doesn't love a good conspiracy theory? We've got a doozy this week as we compare history with The Men Who Stare at Goats.
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3/20/2017 • 37 minutes, 40 seconds
Walt Before Mickey
Are you a Disney fan? Then you'll love this deep dive into the remarkable early life of Walt Disney as we compare history with the movie Walt Before Mickey.
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3/13/2017 • 55 minutes, 32 seconds
Everest
There's outdoor sports, then there's extreme outdoors activities. In this week's episode we'll compare history with Hollywood's version of Everest.
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3/6/2017 • 47 minutes, 36 seconds
Lion
Did you watch the Oscars last night? What a crazy turn of events with the whole Best Picture scandal. While most of the media will be covering Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway's goof at the end, we'll be covering one of the movies nominated for Best Picture that was based on the an amazing true story. Today, let's compare history with Hollywood's version of Lion.
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2/27/2017 • 41 minutes, 7 seconds
Bitter Harvest
This Friday, Bitter Harvest hits the theaters and tells a story that most people haven't heard. Learn the true story before you go see the film.
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2/20/2017 • 39 minutes, 18 seconds
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins is up for a couple Academy Awards. Let's find out how accurate the movie is by comparing Hollywood with history.
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2/13/2017 • 38 minutes
Black Mass
Compare history with Hollywood's version of Black Mass.
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2/6/2017 • 44 minutes, 29 seconds
13 Hours
Compare history with Hollywood's version of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
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1/30/2017 • 43 minutes, 5 seconds
The Big Short
Compare history with Hollywood's version of The Big Short.
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1/23/2017 • 53 minutes, 28 seconds
Titanic
You've seen the movie. But how much of Titanic was true, and how much of it was made up for the film? Let's compare history with Hollywood's blockbuster film, Titanic.
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1/16/2017 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 57 seconds
The Pianist
He lived through unthinkable measures. At a time when millions were slaughtered, including his family and friends, Wladyslaw Szpilman managed to survive the Holocaust. He was The Pianist, and in 2003 there was a movie starring Adrian Brody telling his incredible story.
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1/9/2017 • 32 minutes, 3 seconds
Hidden Figures
This week we'll do something a bit different as we look ahead. Instead of learning about a movie that's already been released, we'll look ahead to a movie coming out this next weekend.
Hidden Figures tells the remarkable story of women at NASA who worked as Computers. Before you go see the movie in theaters, learn more about the women so you'll be able to tell just how accurate the movie is on your own.
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1/2/2017 • 31 minutes, 38 seconds
A Beautiful Mind
On October 11th, 1994, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced their Nobel prize winners. Three brilliant scientists jointly won the coveted award. They were Professor John C. Harsanyi from the University of California, Berkley, Dr. John F. Nash from Princeton University and Professor Dr. Reinhard Selten, from the University of Bonn in Bonn, Germany.
Less than a month later, on November 13th, 1994, a writer for The New York Times wrote a great article called The Lost Years of a Nobel Laureate which told the story of one of those men, Dr. John Nash. The author of that article was Sylvia Nasar.
Sylvia, who was a staff writer at the Times when she wrote the article, would go on to expand on the article. In 1998, her book called A Beautiful Mind was released to critical acclaim. It would go on to be nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and win the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography.
Soon after, muti-award winning Hollywood producer Brian Grazer read an excerpt from Sylvia's book in the Vanity Fair magazine. Brian is the co-founder of Imagine Entertainment, a company he co-founded with director Ron Howard in 1986. Brian's films, which include some we've covered on the podcast such as Apollo 13 and Frost/Nixon, have won 43 Academy Awards and 131 Emmys. Needless to say, he knows a good story when he sees one. And he wasted no time in purchasing the film rights for Sylvia's book.
On December 13th, 2001, the film A Beautiful Mind premiered to a limited audience before it's nation-wide release on January 4th, 2002. With a budget of about $58 million, A Beautiful Mind had an all-star cast led by Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Paul Bettany and more. All under the helm of the talented Ron Howard as director.
The film was a smash hit as it earned over $317 million worldwide on its way to winning the coveted Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Despite such great numbers, many critics said the filmmakers changed around many of the key details, and omitted many more. Are they correct? Let's find out as we dive into the world of the Nobel Laureate John Forbes Nash, Jr., as we learn the true story behind A Beautiful Mind.
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12/26/2016 • 27 minutes, 37 seconds
Joyeux Noël
With the Christmas season upon us, I wanted to cover a film that'd help represent the Christmas spirit.
In 2005, French filmmaker Christian Carion released his second full-length feature film. Joyeux Noël, which translated to English means Merry Christmas, was released in France on November 9th, 2005, and only ended up making about $3.5 million at the box office. That's significantly less than the $22 million it cost to make.
The film wasn't released in the United States until June of 2006, which might be why it only made about $1 million in the U.S. A film about Christmas released in June doesn't set it up for success.
Still, despite not winning at the box office the film won the hearts of critics. In 2006, Joyeux Noël was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film of the Year at the Academy Awards, the Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes and the Best Film not in the English Language at the BAFTA Awards.
The story behind the film is of the 1914 Christmas truce, an event that took place as World War I was just getting started, and almost ended it before it began. Seemingly out of nowhere, enemy soldiers decided to lay down their arms and instead spent December 25th, 1914, by singing Christmas songs and exchanging gifts. What more could highlight the Christmas spirit than soldiers deciding to stop one of the bloodiest wars in human history?
Even if it was just for a short time.
At the end of Joyeux Noël, there's a bit of text on the screen that says the characters are fictional. But it's director, Christian Carion, claims the film is historically accurate. So how accurate is it?
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12/19/2016 • 39 minutes, 25 seconds
Spotlight
Tom McCarthy started his acting career with a short movie in 1989 called Roast Suckling. Although that's probably not something most have seen, he's one of those actors that you'd recognize when you see him. Probably because he's been in a lot of movies and TV shows you've seen.
He played a background character in Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts' 1997 thriller Conspiracy Theory.
In 2000, Tom has a recurring role on Boston Public as the character Kevin Riley. After more background character roles in movies such as Syriana and the Oscar nominated Flags of Our Fathers, Tom again had a recurring role on a TV show in 2008, this time for The Wire.
Some of Tom's more recent characters were Gordon, the loveable doctor who plays the new husband of John Cusack's ex-wife in the disaster movie 2012. Or as Dr. Bob in the comedy Little Fockers.
But Tom's career extends way beyond acting.
In 2009, Tom worked with Pete Docter and Bob Peterson to write the Pixar movie Up. In 2011, he directed the pilot episode for a little show on HBO called Game of Thrones. Unfortunately, HBO didn't like how it turned out, so they had to reshoot it.
Tom's career hit new heights when he wrote and directed the film that won the Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
Eight movies were nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture in 2016. While the writers for films like Room and Brooklyn were inspired by things that happened in history, their stories aren't based on those events. Still, that leaves four movies that were based on a true story.
They are The Revenant, which was a movie we already learned about in the first episode, The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, and last but not least, the movie that is the topic of our story today.
Spotlight ended up beating out the other seven nominees as it won two of the seven Oscars it was nominated for, including the coveted Best Picture and Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Tom McCarthy and his writing partner, Josh Singer.
Although Spotlight tells the story of corruption and cover-ups in the Catholic Church, Josh Singer explained in an interview with Creative Screenwriting that was secondary to the movie's plot. Josh said, "This story isn’t about exposing the Catholic Church. We were not on some mission to rattle people’s faith. In fact, Tom came from a Catholic family. The motive was to tell the story accurately while showing the power of the newsroom—something that’s largely disappeared today. This story is important. Journalism is important, and there is a deeper message in the story."
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12/12/2016 • 40 minutes, 3 seconds
The Sound of Music
There are few movies that stand near the top of the all-time list for income. One of those movies is The Sound of Music.
With a budget of about $8 million when it was produced in the 1960s, it was one of the bigger budget films when it was made. That $8 million is about $62 million in today's United States dollars.
When it was released in 1965, it raked in over 35 times that amount, about $286 million on its way to an impressive five Academy Awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture in 1966. That equates to about $2.1 billion dollars today. Yes, that's billion with a "b". And since then it's made a couple hundred million more. So when you adjust for inflation, as of this writing, that ranks The Sound of Music as the fifth-highest grossing film of all time. That's behind Gone with the Wind at number one, followed by Avatar, Star Wars, and Titanic.
In a 2008 interview, the youngest of the von Trapp family portrayed in the film, Johannes von Trapp, said, "The Sound of Music was great, but it was an American version of my family’s life. It wasn’t what we were."
So if the movie isn't who they were, that begs the question: who were the real von Trapp family?
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12/5/2016 • 34 minutes, 26 seconds
Captain Phillips
Between 2004 and 2016, Paul Greengrass directed a total of six movies. Four of those have Matt Damon in them. Three of them are about the fictitious Jason Bourne character. Two of them are based on a true story.
Today, we're going to be looking at one of those movies.
In an effort to make 2013's Captain Phillips as authentic as possible, Paul Greengrass kept two groups of actors separate. One group had Tom Hanks playing the man the movie is named after, Captain Rich Phillips. In the other group were the actors portraying the Somali pirates.
These two groups of actors never met until their roles on set together. In an interview after the film was released, Tom Hanks explained, "We were kept separate for all that time. We could see guys that looked like they were Somalis but we didn't know who was who until they came roaring into us the day that we were shooting the scene where they were taking over the bridge of the ship."
Despite attempts at making the film as realistic as possible by doing things like keeping the actors separate, after Captain Phillips was released, many of the crewmen claimed the movie didn't accurately depict what happened.
With a budget of $55 million, Captain Phillips made about half that on opening weekend on its way to a profitable $107 million in theaters. It was also nominated for six Oscars, and while it didn't end up winning at the Academy Awards, much of the movie's success can be attributed to the amazingly intense way the film portrays the situation. It seems so real. But is it?
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11/28/2016 • 39 minutes, 27 seconds
Pocahontas
With the Thanksgiving season upon us, I thought it'd be a great opportunity to travel back in time to the days of Colonial America. Then I realized there's not really a lot of movies about the actual Thanksgiving story. So I decided to go with something that, although not about the Thanksgiving story itself, could transport us back to those days. And it's also a great opportunity to do something we haven't tackled yet on the podcast, a Disney animation.
In the mid-1990s, the animation team at Disney was on a roll. Tapping into their pool of talent, Aladdin animator Eric Goldberg and The Rescuers Down Under director Mike Gabriel teamed up to take on a new challenge: adapting a true story for the big screen in Pocahontas.
Timed to release on exactly 400 years after the real Pocahontas was born, Disney released their own musical interpretation of the story on June 16th, 1995. The movie boasted an amazing all-star cast including Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, and Christian Bale, just to name a few.
With a budget at about $55 million to make, it was a smash hit in the box office as it raked in over half that in the opening weekend. In all, it made over $140 million in theaters. At the time, that put it at #8 on the all-time Disney list of box office results. Of course, as time goes on its dropped quite a bit—as of recording this, thanks to Disney's acquisition of Pixar and Star Wars, Pocahontas is #65.
While it was certainly a box office success, Pocahontas was severely criticized by a lot of historians for telling a tale that most people now believe to be a true story when, in fact, it was almost entirely inaccurate with what actually happened.
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11/21/2016 • 32 minutes, 29 seconds
Defiance
Nechama Tec was born in Lublin, Poland in 1931. When she was eight years old, her life would forever change as Nazis invaded her hometown. As a Polish Jew, she survived the Holocaust thanks to Polish Catholics who hid her from the Nazis.
Over forty years later, in the 1980s, Nechama started doing research on the events that she had lived through. Her book, When Light Pierced the Darkness: Christian Rescue of Jews in Nazi-Occupied Poland was published in 1986. It was while Nechama was researching for this book that she called up a man named Tuvia Bielski, who was living in Brooklyn at the time.
"He was very friendly and wanted to know what book I'm writing," Nechama recalled in an interview with NPR. After explaining that she was researching the story of a man who had helped over 300 Jews escape the Nazis, Tuvia replied: "Big deal. When you come to me, I will show you how people saved more than a thousand."
And that's how Nechama found the topic for her next book, which would be published in 1993 titled Defiance: The Bielski Partisans.
Nechama's book about the Bielski brothers never reached #1 on the New York Times Best-Seller's List, but it won numerous awards, including the International Anne Frank Special Recognition Prize.
One of Edward Zwick's friends found the book and was so fascinated by it that he passed it onto the director. Initially, Edward was hesitant of doing yet another Holocaust movie, but he was so enthralled by the story that he couldn't resist. In 1999, Edward acquired the film rights and started work on the film.
It took nearly a decade before it was ready to start shooting. And when it did, they had to act fast. Actor Daniel Craig was cast for the lead role in May of 2007, but they had to start shooting right away so he could move onto another obligation as James Bond in Quantum of Solace. So shooting for Defiance began in September of 2007 and wrapped up in just three months.
On January 19th, 2009, Defiance was released to underwhelming box office numbers. With a budget of $32 million, the film would go on to only make back about $28 million in theaters. After Nechama saw the film, she was shocked by some of the changes Hollywood made.
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11/14/2016 • 38 minutes, 53 seconds
The Wolf of Wall Street
The latest in the line of collaborations between actor Leonardo DiCaprio and director Martin Scorsese is 2013's The Wolf of Wall Street. It received positive reviews, and also held the honor of topping the most-pirated films list of 2014. That's according to copyright tracking firm Excipio, which puts out a list of the most pirated films each year. Their report indicated The Wolf of Wall Street was the most-pirated in 2014 with over 30 million illegal downloads.
But that didn't stop The Wolf of Wall Street from raking in almost $400 million, about four times what it cost to make, and making it Martin Scorsese's highest-grossing film.
Oh, and as a fun little fact, the movie also had variations on the F-word being said 569 times. Since the film clocks in at an even 180 minutes, or exactly three hours, that comes to 3.16 uses per minute.
That's the most uses in a mainstream film, assuming you don't count 2014's Swearnet: The Movie and a documentary dedicated to the word. And the swearing is just part of it. The film was on the path to an NC-17 rating thanks to rampent use of explicit sex, drugs and, of course, the swearing. But that wouldn't work in theaters, so Scorsese agreed to remove a few scenes filled with sex and nudity so it could get an R rating.
If you've seen the movie, you'll know how crazy the story is. Surely most of that was added for the big screen. Or was it?
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11/7/2016 • 27 minutes, 47 seconds
The Conjuring
Happy Halloween! I wanted to do something special this week. I thought it'd be fun to cover the true story behind something scary. But after starting to look for some movies to fit the bill, I quickly realized most of the scary movies that claim to be based on a true story also require a belief in something extraordinary—something supernatural.
Some stories are simply strange, and we don't know the truth. The only thing we do know is what those who lived through the events claim. With that in mind, and in the spirit of Halloween, let's hear the tale of those who were involved and see how it compares to Hollywood's reinterpretation of The Conjuring.
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10/31/2016 • 33 minutes, 51 seconds
Steve Jobs
Few can debate the huge impact Steve Jobs had on the world. So it's no wonder that after Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, there was in influx of news and media surrounding the life of the outspoken Apple co-founder and CEO.
If you listened to episode on The Social Network, you'll already know how Aaron Sorkin dropped the true story for a good story. So how did he do for his movie about Apple's famous CEO and co-founder? Let's find out as we compare Hollywood with history for 2015's Steve Jobs.
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10/24/2016 • 37 minutes, 18 seconds
Amazing Grace
You've probably heard of the song Amazing Grace. It's one of those Christian hymns that just about everyone has heard, or at least heard of, at some point. It was first published in 1779 by John Newton.
While you may think the named after John's song is about John's life, it's not. Instead it's about a man who was perhaps the first to be influenced by John's moving life story and the song. It's about a man who was perhaps the single most influential man in the abolishment of slavery in Britain. Let's learn the true story behind the movie Amazing Grace.
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10/17/2016 • 32 minutes, 21 seconds
The Finest Hours
In a retelling of one of the greatest moments in U.S. Coast Guard's history, The Finest Hours is a feel-good movie of true heroism. When sitting down to write the film, screenwriters Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson had the chance to do something not everyone does: interview the actual people who lived the story.
Since they had the chance to talk to the survivors, does that mean the story was historically accurate? Let's find out as we learn about the true story of The Finest Hours.
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10/10/2016 • 31 minutes, 22 seconds
The Black Dahlia
Elizabeth Short's murder was considered to be the crime of the century. And it's a mystery that many are still fascinated by, decades later. So when Brian De Palma directed a 2006 movie of the same name, many moviegoers wanted to see a true crime story of The Black Dahlia.
They were sorely disappointed. Let's dive into the real story of The Black Dahlia and find out just how accurate the movie was.
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10/3/2016 • 38 minutes, 52 seconds
Deepwater Horizon
The movie Deepwater Horizon comes out on this Friday. So again we're going to take some time to look ahead at a movie. Before you go see the movie in theaters, let's take a few minutes to learn what happened before, during, and after the disaster so you'll know just how accurate Hollywood was during its retelling.
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9/26/2016 • 24 minutes, 52 seconds
The Great Escape
Despite having an all-star cast and being based on a true story, most of the characters in the film didn't actually exist. Instead, Hollywood opted to merge together multiple people into a single character to help push the story forward while not having to deal with an ensemble cast in the hundreds.
As I'm sure you can guess, this also forced them to change the story around from the way things really happened.
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9/19/2016 • 35 minutes, 41 seconds
Argo
Even though Argo starts off with text that says it's based on a true story, the movie was actually based primarily on two sources: a book by Tony Mendez, the CIA agent Ben Affleck plays, and a 2007 article on Wired by Joshuah Bearman.
So how much of Argo is true? And how much of it was fictionalized for the film?
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9/12/2016 • 27 minutes, 46 seconds
Pawn Sacrifice
Pawn Sacrifice tells the story of one of the greatest chess players of all time—Bobby Fischer. How do you make the game of chess into an interesting story? With Bobby Fischer's life, you don't need to stretch it too far.
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9/5/2016 • 29 minutes, 33 seconds
Apollo 13
Ron Howard and Tom Hanks teamed up for their second of now four movies the duo have worked on together in 1995 with Apollo 13.
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8/29/2016 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 54 seconds
The Danish Girl
Lili Isle Elvenes, better known as Lili Elbe, was one of the first known recipients of a gender reassignment surgery. In 2015, her life was brought to the forefront of many people's minds when Alicia Vikander won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the film. Despite the film's success at the Academy Awards, there was a fair share of inaccuracies in the story on the big screen.
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8/22/2016 • 24 minutes, 15 seconds
The Social Network
The Social Network tells the story behind one of the world's most popular websites, Facebook. It's got everything that makes for a great story--there's greed, corruption, lawsuits and Justin Timberlake. But how true is the depiction of the site's early days? Let's find out.
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8/15/2016 • 35 minutes, 27 seconds
Anthropoid
Anthropoid hits theaters on Friday. It's the story of how the Czechoslovakian government, forced into exile after the Germans occupied their homeland in 1938, tried to fight back and take down Reinhard Heydrich at the height of World War II. Learn the true story before you see the movie.
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8/8/2016 • 51 minutes, 50 seconds
Ali
Will Smith would say Ali was the film he was most proud of as an actor. And it tells a very important story of a true legend: Muhammad Ali.
Although it wasn't a box office success by the numbers, Will Smith and Jon Voight would go on to be nominated for their own Academy Awards for the film for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
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8/1/2016 • 38 minutes, 36 seconds
Pain & Gain
Pain & Gain is the first comedy we've covered here on the show. It was also the first comedy for Michael Bay since another Miami-based story, Bad Boys II in 2003. Another first for Pain & Gain is that, unlike the Transformer series, it is Michael Bay's first movie with a shred of truth. But the real story is anything but a comedy.
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7/25/2016 • 30 minutes, 6 seconds
Zodiac
In 2007, director David Fincher helmed the movie simply entitled, Zodiac, which tells the thrilling story of a rash of killings in the 1960s and 70s.
Despite the film's failure at the box office, the subject is one that seems to pique the public's interest whenever it's mentioned.
In fact, it was just a few months ago during this year's presidential race in the United States when an internet meme led to a conspiracy that Republican Senator Ted Cruz was compared to an infamous serial killer known only as the Zodiac Killer.
The conspiracy grew enough attention that Cruz's wife even replied to the comments, and of course she denied the claim.
And while it's silly to assume Cruz, who was born in 1970, is a serial killer who has murders attributed to them going back as far as the late 1960s, the Zodiac Killer is one of those mysteries that keeps people wondering.
Perhaps it's because, to this day, it's still unexplained.
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7/18/2016 • 38 minutes, 58 seconds
Catch Me If You Can
In 2002, Steven Spielberg started filming the life of Frank Abagnale. Fortunately it only took about four months of filming for Spielberg to get the shots he needed. On Christmas Day of 2002, Spielberg's DreamWorks released Catch Me If You Can. The movie, which was directed by Spielberg himself, starred a young Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale along with other Hollywood stars such as Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken and Martin Sheen.
The film was a box office hit as it raked in over $160 million dollars.
Frank Abagnale himself gave the film that was based on his life story some high praise -- but he was quick to point out there were plenty of inaccuracies. According to Frank, "it's important to understand that it is just a movie…not a biographical documentary."
So who was Frank Abagnale? And what is the true story of one of the world's most prolific con artists?
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7/11/2016 • 47 minutes, 28 seconds
The Hunt for Red October
Tom Clancy is known for his captivating military stories with stunningly accurate technical details. Clancy's career started with a fascinating novel: The Hunt for Red October.
The Hunt for Red October is based on the true story of a brilliant young political officer by the name of Valery Sablin. While Clancy was praised by military officers for its technical accuracy, as it turns out the story of Valery Sablin differs pretty significantly from Hollywood's version.
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6/27/2016 • 43 minutes, 53 seconds
Free State of Jones
Next Friday, on June 24th, director Gary Ross, the three-time Academy Award nominated writer and director behind Seabiscuit, The Hunger Games and Pleasantville, has taken his place behind the camera once again in a movie he's written.
This time Ross takes his talents back in time to tell the true true story of a farmer in Mississippi named Newton Knight. But how much of Free State of Jones is truth? Get to know the true story before you see the movie.
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6/13/2016 • 44 minutes, 57 seconds
300
This year, Zack Snyder directed the epic Batman v Superman superhero movie, but it wasn't his first foray into comics. In fact, that came in 2006 when he directed the epic retelling of Frank Miller's popular comic book, 300. The movie with the same name was a smash hit and became an instant classic as it told the story of the hero King Leonidas and his small band of 300 Spartans against an insurmountable horde of enemies. But we all know Synder's interpretation was based on Miller's comic, so how much of it was actually true?
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5/30/2016 • 47 minutes, 42 seconds
Frost/Nixon
Eight years ago, in 2008, Ron Howard directed the Oscar-nominated retelling of what are still the most popular political interviews to ever air on national TV. Frost/Nixon tells the story of 12 interviews performed by British talk-show host David Frost with the former President Nixon. The interviews were performed three years after Nixon had made history by becoming the first United States president -- and only president -- to ever resign from office. Then, in the interviews, Nixon did something else a president never does -- admit guilt on national TV.
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5/16/2016 • 43 minutes, 8 seconds
The Imitation Game
Benedict Cumberbatch and Kiera Knightley starred in 2014's The Imitation Game. Set in the midst of World War II, The Imitation Game tells the story of British mathematician Alan Turing and his quest to conquer the German Enigma code. While the movie did a great job relaying what it did, there's more to the story of Turing's amazing life and its incredibly sad end.
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5/2/2016 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 41 seconds
42
On April 15th, Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day, in honor of the man who broke down racial barriers by becoming the first black player in the MLB. A few years ago, a movie named after Jackie's jersey number -- 42 -- was released to an extremely positive critical response.
How much of the story was true and what was missing from the movie? We'll find out in this week's episode about the movie 42.
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4/18/2016 • 28 minutes, 42 seconds
The Revenant
When a movie says it's based on a true story, how much of that is actually real? In our first episode we'll look at the true story behind 2015's blockbuster hit The Revenant.
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