Based on a True Story
335 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 486 ratingsWe've all seen movies that claim to be 'based on a true story', but have you ever wondered how accurate they are? That's what we'll find out as we compare Hollywood with history.
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Band of Brothers Part 1 with Marty Morgan
June 06, 2021 10:00 - 2 hoursJune 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 Learn more about Marty's work D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion: https://links.boatspodcast.com/182dda...
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with Gordon Laco
May 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourToday 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. Learn more about Gordon's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/181guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/dddda3a6-a986-4dc7-b8fb-f05413186bdb Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/181 ...
The Last Samurai with Dr. Brian Dirck
April 14, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourIn 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. Learn more about the true story with Brian's books The Black Heavens: Abraham Linco...
The Passion of The Christ with Dr. David Chapman
April 02, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourIn 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. Learn more about the true story with David's books The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus: Ancient Texts and Modern Commentary: https://links.boatspodcast.com/179bo...
The Highwaymen with John Neal Phillips
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourOn 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. Learn more about the true story with John's books Running with Bonnie and Clyde: The Ten Fast Years of Ralph Fults: https://links.boatspodcast.com/178book My Life with...
The Duellists with Alexander Mikaberidze
March 05, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourWe'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. Learn more about the true story with Alexander's books The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History: https://links.boatspodcast.com/177globalhistory The Battle of the B...
Greyhound with Gordon Laco
February 17, 2021 08:30 - 1 hourReleased 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. Learn more about Gordon's work Find Gordon on the web: https://links.boatspodcast.com/176guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/b9127e55-9d9c-4eef-a655-bce565013295 Find the transcript...
The Conspirator with Dr. Brian Dirck
February 05, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes2010'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. Learn more about the true story with Brian's books The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and De...
Waterloo with Alexander Mikaberidze
January 12, 2021 20:00 - 1 hourToday 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. Learn more about the true story with Alexander's books The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History: https://links.boatspo...
Donnie Brasco with Joe Pistone and Leo Rossi
January 04, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutesIn 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. Learn more about the true story Follow Joe and Leo's podcast Deep Cover Podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/173guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/98032571-873a-4e...
The Alamo with Stephen L. Hardin
December 18, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourHow 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. Learn more about the true story with Stephen's books Lust for Glory: An Epic Story of Early Texas and the Sacrifice That Defined a Nation https://links.boatspodcast....
Wake Island with Gregory J. W. Urwin
December 07, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourWake 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 S...
Lincoln with Dr. Brian Dirck
November 18, 2020 11:00 - 56 minutesHow 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. Learn more about the true story Pick up Brian's book The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and Death: https://links.boatspodcast.com/170book Anoth...
Glory with Gregory J. W. Urwin
November 05, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour1989'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. Learn more about the true story 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.boats...
Project Blue Book Season 2 with Rob Kristoffersen
October 21, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourBack 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. Learn more about the true story Follow Rob's podcast Our Strange Skies: https://links.boatspodcast.com/168guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/2e5305dd-0616-47ea-b24a-359821c15e66 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast...
Selma with Dr. Clayborne Carson
October 06, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutesDr. 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. Learn more about the true story Listen to Dr. Carson's podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/167podcast Read the Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr edited by Dr. Carson: https://links.boatspodcast.com/167book F...
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford with Chris Wimmer
September 24, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourChris 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. Learn more about the true story Follow Chris's podcast Legends of the Old West: https://links.boatspodcast.com/166guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/d7181892-f71b-4ae7-8716-2071e974502c Find the transcript and full sh...
Stonewall with Eric Marcus
September 08, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourEric 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. Learn more about the true story Follow the Stonewall season of Eric's Making Gay History Podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/165guest Stonewall Fact Sheet: https://stonewall50consortium.org/stonewallfactsheet.pdf Stonewall First Anniversary Pride March Fact Sheet: https://stonewall50consortium.org/pridemarchfactsheet.pdf ...
Windtalkers with Judith Avila
August 27, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourThe 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 Learn more about the true story Get Judith and Chester Nez's book Code Talker: https://links.boatspodcast.com/164guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/566b5fd6-886a-4fbf-960b-ace9f09cf231 Find the tran...
Patton with Furman Daniel
August 12, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourAuthor Furman Daniel joins us today to separate fact from fiction in the classic World War II film Patton. Learn more about the true story Get Furman's book Patton: Battling with History: https://links.boatspodcast.com/163guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/7998af84-06c8-46f7-b810-b37083961029 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/163 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads ...
Operation Finale
July 30, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutesOur 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/1c1b0322-1757-40b6-82e2-6685c30c3f52 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/162 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspod...
Just Mercy with Erica Kelley
July 14, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourErica 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. Learn more about the true story Listen to Erica's episode about the true story: https://links.boatspodcast.com/161guestepisode Follow Erica's podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/161guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/53c6cdd3-287e-4bee-87c0-49b6dd242c2a Find the transcript and full show notes: https:...
Gettysburg with Jim Hessler and Eric Lindblade
July 01, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourToday 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. Learn more about the true story Follow The Battle of Gettysburg podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/160guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https...
Saving Private Ryan with Marty Morgan
June 06, 2020 10:00 - 2 hoursJune 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. Learn more about the true story Get Marty's book D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion: https://links.boatspodcast.com/159book Another of Marty's books mentioned is Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy: https://links.boatspod...
Midway with Craig Symonds
May 25, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourCraig 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. Learn more about the true story Get Craig's book The Battle of Midway: https://links.boatspodcast.com/158book Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comm...
Alexander with Ryan Stitt
May 11, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourRyan 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. Learn more about the true story Follow Ryan's podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/157guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/f3c27ad3-6809-4732-95d3-9b9e8acccf49 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/157 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Rem...
Mutiny on the Bounty with Brandon Huebner
April 28, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour1962'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. Learn more about the true story Follow Brandon's show The Maritime History Podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/156guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/a52b0228-d295-4dd7-bfbf-36080e07ef4c Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/156 Support our ...
Les Miserables with Maurice Samuels
April 14, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourMaurice 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. Learn more about the true story Get your copy of Maurice's book: https://links.boatspodcast.com/155book Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/28955942-3d61-45c2-bbb4-d4c3d7af04d4 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/155 Support our...
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story with Matthew Polly
April 03, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourAuthor 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. Learn more about the true story Get your copy of Matthew's book: https://links.boatspodcast.com/154book Find Matthew's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/154guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/epis...
12 Years a Slave with Professor Greg Jackson
March 24, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourToday 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. Learn more about the true story Subscribe to Greg's podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/153guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/9f4814a1-6d40-4f6c-ab0e-476fa2c7a096 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/153 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/adver...
Project Blue Book Season 1 with Rob Kristoffersen
March 11, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourUFO expert Rob Kristoffersen joins Based on a True Story to discuss the historical accuracy of the History Channel's TV show Project Blue Book. Learn more about the true story Follow Rob's podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/152guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/d4cde2c9-7b36-4023-a767-bbe939a4dfb7 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/152 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove...
Project Blue Book with Rob Kristoffersen
March 11, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBUFO expert Rob Kristoffersen joins Based on a True Story to discuss the historical accuracy of the History Channel's TV show Project Blue Book. Subscribe to Rob's Our Strange Skies podcast: https://www.ourstrangeskies.com/ Did you enjoy this episode? You can find the transcript and show notes for this episode at: https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/152/ Support our sponsors: https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/advertisers Or get ad-free content and exclusive bonus con...
Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier with Michael Wallis
February 18, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourAuthor 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. Learn more about the true story Get your copy of Michael's book, David Crockett: The Lion of the West: https://links.boatspodcast.com/151book Find all of Michael's books: https://links.boatspodcast.com/151guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/c3563cdd-9f51-4941-93fe-2033f569a8bf Find th...
Downton Abbey with Lady Carnarvon
February 03, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutesDownton 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. Learn more about the true story Find all of Lady Carnarvon's books: https://links.boatspodcast.com/150guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/21a6f4d5-0acc-4b4b-ab17-af2fd1678bcf Find the transcript and full show notes: https://li...
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Dr. Sean McGlynn
January 27, 2020 11:00 - 54 minutesThere 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. Learn more about the true story Get your copy of Dr. McGlyyn's book called Robin Hood: A True Legend: https://links.boatspodcast.com/149book Also mentioned in the episode is another of his books, Blood Cries Afar: The Magna Carta War and the Invasion of England 1215-1217: https://links.boatspodcast.com/149magna...
1917 with Doran Cart
January 16, 2020 14:30 - 1 hourDoran 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. Learn more about the true story Visit the National WWI Museum and Memorial website: https://links.boatspodcast.com/148guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/1bed6286-e7bb-45dc-b53f-f462c3c90b4e Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/148 ...
The Imitation Game with Mark Cotton
January 06, 2020 11:00 - 2 hoursMark 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. Learn more about the true story Follow the Bletchley Park podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/147guest Plan your visit to the home of the codebreakers during World War II: https://links.boatspodcast.com/147bletchleypark Did you enjoy this episode? ...
Young Guns with Chris Wimmer
December 27, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourHow 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. Want more of the true story? Subscribe to Infamous America and listen to a full season of episodes telling the true story of Billy the Kid: https://links.boatspodcast.com/146guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leav...
Christmas Special 2019 with Heather LeFebvre
December 01, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutesAs 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. Links from today's episode Pick up your own copy of Heather's book, The History of Christmas: https://links.boatspodcast.com/145book Follow Heather's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/145guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/58b9645...
First Man
November 20, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourOur 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/4e3bace3-5e6c-4fdb-bac3-4d68826d4dac Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/144 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertise...
The Crucible
November 04, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourThe 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/d127df3f-c0d1-482e-97dc-7d2431faabe3 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/143 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: http...
Tombstone with Chris Wimmer
October 26, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourToday (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. Learn more about the true story Follow the Legends of the Old West podcast at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/142guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https...
Tolkien with John Garth
October 04, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourHistorian 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. Learn more about the true story Follow John's work and get his books at https://links.boatspodcast.com/141guest Get the award-winning Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth on Amazon: https://links.boatspodcast.com/141book Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/67a4b13c-6ee0-430f-94c1-25c92b...
Tag with Tag Brothers Patrick and Joe
September 17, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourThe 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/6bb286b5-e403-4c11-a2b4-413a22f5c038 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/140 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supp...
Turn: Washington's Spies with Michael Troy
August 18, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourIn 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. Subscribe to Michael's podcast at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/139guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/1025f77d-5412-41aa-9ce2-7beba07d28d0 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/139 Support our spons...
Mary Queen of Scots
August 01, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourThe 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/7baf4a1e-0075-4578-b135-602e882c205b Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspo...
Cleopatra with Dr. Zahi Hawass
July 09, 2019 10:00 - 26 minutesToday 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. Find Dr. Zahi Hawass online at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/137guest Get Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt: https://www.amazon.com/Cleopatra-Search-Last-Queen-Egypt/dp/1426205457/ Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/fc2e06ac-370d-4745-83d8-9d4710266a53 Find the transcript and full sho...
Change
June 24, 2019 10:00 - 5 minutesThis 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. Questions or concerns? Reach out to me at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Loving Vincent
June 17, 2019 10:00 - 41 minutesToday's episode will talk about the renowned artist Vincent van Gogh as depicted in the movie Loving Vincent. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/fb9262e6-5e84-4b02-908b-deaab971f6b6 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/135 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call ...
The Longest Day with Marty Morgan
June 03, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourD-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 More about Marty Marty's site Marty's ...