Based on a True Fiction
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsBased on a True Fiction is a podcast dedicated to examining the accuracy, or more commonly the inaccuracy, of films based on historical events. The hosts Abby Brosh and Stacy Shirk learned about these failings in their favorite animated musicals at young and tender ages.
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Episodes
Episode 21 - How Stella Got Her Groove Back
May 11, 2021 18:38 - 1 hour - 59 MBThis episode Abby and Stacy review their first romantic comedy based on history “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” (1998), and are joined by two special guests: the anonymous host and producer of relationship podcast “You Can Tell Me.”
Episode 20 - The Other Boleyn Girl
February 22, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBStacy and Abby are back debunking Tudor myths and slandering Tudor tyrants with "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008).
Episode 19 - The Sound of Music
May 03, 2020 20:06 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBAbby and Stacy went back to their bi-coastal roots and recorded separately in their own homes for some socially distant podcasting this week! They hope that the dulcet tones of Dame Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music" (1965) will help to soothe listeners' quarantine woes!
Episode 18 - In the Name of the Father
March 17, 2020 19:09 - 1 hour - 104 MBStacy and Abby are back for St. Patrick's Day! This episode delves into The Troubles of Northern Ireland as seen in Jim Sheridan's biographical film about Gerry Conlon, "In the Name of the Father" (1993).
Episode 17 - Can You Ever Forgive Me
May 11, 2019 18:50 - 57 minutes - 65.9 MBFellow history nerds Nicole Palermo and Emma Kreienberg join Abby and Stacy in their deep dive of the darkly comedic "Can You Ever Forgive Me" (2018).
Episode 16 - The Favourite
February 20, 2019 18:51 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBAbby and Stacy discuss one of their favourite films to date; the delightfully anachronistic Yorgos Lanthimos film, The Favourite (2018).
Episode 15 - Pocahontas
October 05, 2018 22:17 - 1 hour - 113 MBStacy and Abby get back to ruining your childhood by exploring the dark and unsettling history behind this Disney classic in their first ever commentary episode: Pocahontas (1995).
Episode 14 - Apollo 13
July 02, 2018 16:46 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBFailure to listen is not an option! Christopher Modoono returns in this epic dissection of NASA's most successful failure via Ron Howard's faithful portrayal: Apollo 13 (1995). Houston we have a podcast!
Episode 13 - A Knight's Tale
May 20, 2018 18:28 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBStacy and Abby gallantly herald their thoughts on a movie that's meant to break historical rules: A Knight's Tale (2001).
Episode 12 - Marie Antoinette
March 23, 2018 17:27 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBStacy, Abby, and special guest Jackie Feiler explore the movie of the life of Marie Antoinette (2006)...but not really the French Revolution. Join their dissection of Sofia Coppola's unique historical take on the titular queen.
Episode 11 - I, Tonya
December 28, 2017 17:12 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBStacy and Abby are back to discuss the first story they've examined that took place in their living memory: I, Tonya (2017). The only problem? In this movie everyone's "truth" is told, and the versions usually don't match up.
Episode 10 - Troy
October 08, 2017 20:51 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBStacy and Abby bust some myths in their examination of Troy (2004).
Episode 9 - Dunkirk
August 26, 2017 21:40 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBHistorical spoiler alert! Stacy and Abby get relevant with Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk (2017).
Episode 8 - 1776
July 05, 2017 01:49 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBThis Independence Day, Christopher Modoono joins Abby and Stacy in analyzing 1776 (1972), the musical interpretation of our nation's founding.
Episode 7 - Titanic
May 30, 2017 18:56 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBStacy and Abby explore James Cameron's surprisingly close-to-perfect historical depiction of Titanic (1997). From the old couple in the bed to the very carpet used on set, almost every character and image you see has some basis in fact. Besides the love story so, you know, the main plot.
Episode 6 - The Prince of Egypt
April 12, 2017 19:43 - 53 minutes - 61 MBFor Passover, Stacy and Abby try their hands at historical theology with the Moses story in The Prince of Egypt (1998). From analyzing the science behind the plagues, to pinning down which century this story takes place in, they will discover the history behind ancient myth is sometimes as murky and convoluted as a river of blood.
Episode 5 - Gangs of New York
March 17, 2017 18:33 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBKathleen Littlefield joins Abby Brosh and Stacy Shirk this St. Patrick's Day on a romp through New York during the Civil War! If that sounds like a lot, you'd be right. Enjoy a pint as we tackle Boss Tweed, xenophobia, and America's first draft.
Episode 4 - The Young Victoria
February 14, 2017 21:57 - 53 minutes - 61.7 MBThis Valentine's Day immerse yourself in the political/personal love story between Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in The Young Victoria (2009). Julian Fellowes and Jean-Marc Vallee distinguish themselves as the most historically accurate filmmakers Stacy and Abby have yet covered, by far.
Episode 3 - Pearl Harbor
January 27, 2017 19:53 - 56 minutes - 64.6 MBStacy and Abby finally get into World War II in the biopic love story Pearl Harbor (2001).
Episode 2 - Braveheart
December 19, 2016 19:54 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBAbigail Brosh and Stacy Shirk go to town on one of the most historically inaccurate movies of all time: Braveheart (1995).
Episode 1 - Anastasia
October 23, 2016 17:12 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBIn their inaugural episode, Abigail Brosh and Stacy Shirk take a look at 20th Century Fox's Anastasia (1997). Spoiler alert: Anastasia is dead, St. Petersburg should be Leningrad, and the Russian Revolution wasn't caused by a curse. The actual mystery: is Rasputin's penis real?