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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Troy
May 20, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutesToday we'll travel back in time to the days of Greek mythology as we compare the 2004 movie Troy with history. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/2edc156f-feeb-4679-9465-665b3ed3460c Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/133 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/cal...
Eight Men Out
May 06, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourThis is the story of the 1919 Black Sox scandal that rocked the world of Major League Baseball. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/d4d07bf9-221a-4947-9534-83f0fc9e5b75 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/132 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 Learn more ab...
Seabiscuit
April 22, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourIt'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! Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/f0415180-ba09-4700-9ba3-b1557e909c3b Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/131 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: http...
The Perfect Storm
April 08, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutesSometimes, 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/5ae36531-e06e-4053-a6e4-49894a7ad180 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/130 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: ...
The Return of the King
April 01, 2019 10:30 - 1 hourTwo 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/57781645-96ea-46b6-b7f4-08683431e8da Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/129 Support our sponsors: https://link...
Malcolm X
March 25, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourToday 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/ae069329-866b-4a63-be16-a81ec53718b9 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/128 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com...
LBJ
March 11, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourLast 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/3a8dc365-52bf-4cae-ba2f-bfa092b8078c Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/127 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by s...
JFK
February 25, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutesTo 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/8d4f5c3a-f663-49ad-87c9-689a28e337bd Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/126 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the sh...
Bohemian Rhapsody
February 11, 2019 11:00 - 49 minutesRami 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! Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/fbfea906-e0cb-43e9-9591-1cc7089ca41d Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/125 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove t...
The Catcher Was a Spy
January 28, 2019 11:00 - 51 minutesGoing 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/4565c344-5870-469c-bab5-11759bc6ab0e Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/124 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting t...
Minisode: Aladdin
January 21, 2019 11:00 - 54 minutesAs 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 a...
The Greatest Showman (Revisited)
January 14, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourA 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/09bf7d2f-8e0a-41d3-883f-edddb8810a86 Find the transcrip...
All the President's Men
December 31, 2018 11:00 - 1 hourPresident 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://gala...
A Christmas Carol
December 24, 2018 11:00 - 2 hoursLast 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...
The Man Who Invented Christmas
December 17, 2018 11:00 - 53 minutesIt'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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/a85e1971-a6f6-4da5-9c7a-cb8adb8e8a4b Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/120 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https:...
Finding Neverland
December 03, 2018 11:00 - 46 minutesThe 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/5eecdf60-1a7a-4ad2-951f-9771c5a2661f Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/119 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support L...
Hidalgo
November 19, 2018 11:00 - 25 minutesIn 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/31c2c030-3d98-4b49-9242-a99a619353e4 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/118 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supportin...
Rob Roy with Moxie LaBouche
November 05, 2018 11:00 - 32 minutesCalled 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. Listen to Moxie's show, Your Brain on Facts, at https://links.boatspodcast.com/117guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/52a4d743-723f-4567-b088-60553db2a808 Find the transcript and full show not...
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
October 22, 2018 10:00 - 43 minutesAfter 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/4829f600-313e-4483-8bcd-7380b83f48cc Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/116 Support our sponsors: h...
Che!
October 08, 2018 10:00 - 1 hourToday marks the 51st anniversary of revolutionary Che Guevara's capture that led to his death. How much do you know of his story? Let's find out as we compare 1969's Che! with history. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/32a1746b-fed0-414a-983a-73037bd7e64f Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/115 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatsp...
Empire of the Sun
September 24, 2018 10:00 - 40 minutesAuthor 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. So, what really happened? Let's find out. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/f0a6736f-3fcc-49a5-9f53-53b39ea8c766 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/114 Support our ...
United 93
September 10, 2018 10:00 - 1 hourThe 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/fbc33fab-6f2c-449a-b4cf-2febbc2fc367 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/113 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspod...
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
August 27, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutesOn 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/3d8ff924-96f5-4e97-82ad-9436dddd1271 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/112 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting t...
Rabbit-Proof Fence
August 13, 2018 10:00 - 40 minutesWhen 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/2fc15c90-2f15-4c06-87c4-1ed44de755d8 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/111 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voic...
Communion with Rob Kristoffersen
July 30, 2018 10:00 - 1 hourDive 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. Check out Rob's show at https://links.boatspodcast.com/110guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/ba39dadf-7250-40cd-93a4-bdaa3fe55331 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/110 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads...
Goodbye Christopher Robin
July 16, 2018 10:00 - 35 minutesHow 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/cd00baba-232c-4bfb-b244-8d78333cacd9 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/109 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/su...
The Ghost and the Darkness
July 02, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutesThe 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/b846d769-1ea7-41d0-8896-35adfc344955 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/108 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicem...
Sergeant York
June 18, 2018 10:00 - 32 minutesLearn more about World War I Medal of Honor recipient who was the subject of the 1941 Gary Cooper film simply called Sergeant York. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/3c515fc4-f2bb-4422-9aa9-58aa648ef5b6 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/107 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....
Elizabeth
June 04, 2018 10:00 - 45 minutesProducer 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/cb9cd330-75a7-453e-940e-9a61086d7ca0 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/106 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.co...
Black Hawk Down
May 21, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutesWhen 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/0323c016-4215-464e-9a9b-3d2a197fcf6e Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/105 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boat...
Housekeeping
May 21, 2018 09:30 - 37 minutesThe 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lowell LeFebvre
April 23, 2018 10:00 - 16 minutesOne 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. Based on a True Story will be back at some point. I don't know when. If you stay subscribed, you'll be the first to get new episodes when they're available. Learn more at https://links.boatspodcast.com/103 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jackie
April 16, 2018 10:00 - 27 minutesWhen 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/608d8c9c-04b8-4b88-b47a-70cafd62f4d0 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/102 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://...
The Last of the Mohicans
April 09, 2018 10:00 - 34 minutesFor 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/5d242462-ee1a-4a6c-a1ec-3bcd31c363ce Find the transcript and full sho...
King Arthur
April 02, 2018 10:00 - 38 minutesTo 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/7c5a44ba-6130-4685-a460-58848b4c4eae Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast...
The Two Towers
April 01, 2018 10:00 - 1 hourSurprise! Enjoy April Fools Day with this special bonus episode as we continue our look at The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/5767ce03-366f-4752-83b2-b16b1fe3f2d0 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/99 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.boatspodcas...
Pirates of Silicon Valley
March 26, 2018 10:00 - 51 minutesMac 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/f4864b02-cb45-45d7-826e-52699b1ce365 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/98 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https:...
Bonnie and Clyde
March 19, 2018 10:00 - 49 minutesThe 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/aac89109-bcb9-48ff-a732-7d434f713f1a Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/97 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boa...
The Monuments Men
March 12, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutesDid 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/a4fe0dc1-bdbf-43b1-800d-909ca0eff2a9 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/96 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support ...
Sweet Dreams
March 05, 2018 11:00 - 38 minutesToday 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/6b073da3-78c3-48c9-a4a1-f67e2f913134 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/95 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://lin...
Anastasia
February 26, 2018 11:00 - 54 minutesThe 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/7ca49786-b285-4b02-b7a3-186202eacb14 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/94 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodca...
BONUS: From Hell and the Historical Context
February 19, 2018 14:00 - 2 hoursThis 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. Be warned, this episode contains some very disturbing content about the Jack the Ripper murders. Listen to this on your own before listening w...
From Hell
February 19, 2018 11:00 - 58 minutesJack 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/b433ea76-8339-441d-9ca3-be9d1bfc6e2a Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/93 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.bo...
The Other Boleyn Girl
February 12, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutes2008'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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/4bd40604-6060-4dde-8bcb-52e5656abaf5 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boats...
The Hindenburg
February 05, 2018 11:00 - 43 minutesIt 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/1da27848-e507-456a-8b87-9966f838e864 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boat...
The Founder
January 29, 2018 11:00 - 42 minutesHow much of Michael Keaton's 2016 masterpiece is true to the history of McDonald's rise to the top of the fast-food industry? Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/42613dd4-bbb0-4a3d-84b3-262388c29792 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/90 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.boatspo...
The Man in the Iron Mask
January 22, 2018 11:00 - 40 minutesIn 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/34cb4db4-e5bd-4544-b7f7-43fec7f76894 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/89 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://link...
Birth of the Dragon
January 15, 2018 11:00 - 31 minutesIt 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? Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/c10efaa4-d9a0-4e1e-be2a-8d7d6d9e5efd Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/88 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support L...
Hawmps! with Scott Rank
January 08, 2018 11:00 - 57 minutesEver 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. Check out Scott's podcast here: https://links.boatspodcast.com/87guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/a471ef9e-dd08-4559-a326-1623ce97afa3 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/87 Support our sponsors: https://links....
The Lost City of Z
January 01, 2018 11:00 - 56 minutesHappy 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. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/8043a1b8-0358-48be-995e-53fbac418a58 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/86 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail...