Based on a True Story

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.Learn more about the true story Get Lauren's book: https://links.boatspodcast.com/234book See more of Lauren's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/234guest Did you enjoy this episode? Join the BOATS Discord community: https://links.boatspodcast.com/discord Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/234 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/233 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/232 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/231 Read the Investigating Iwo eBook mentioned: https://links.boatspodcast.com/231book Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/230 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Reach Michael's article on Esther mentioned in the episode: https://links.boatspodcast.com/229article Listen to Michael's podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/229podcast See more of Michael's books: https://links.boatspodcast.com/229guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/229 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/228 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/227 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/226 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get King Arthur: History and Legend: https://links.boatspodcast.com/225lecture Get Professor Armstrong's translation of Morte Darthur: https://links.boatspodcast.com/225book Follow Professor Armstrong on Twitter: https://links.boatspodcast.com/225guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/225 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/224 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/223 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn morehttps://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweekSupport the show to get ad-free episodeshttps://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get The Spartacus War: https://links.boatspodcast.com/221book Follow Barry's podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/221podcast See all of Barry's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/221guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/221 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true storyRead the book the movie is based on: https://links.boatspodcast.com/220book Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/220 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we'll learn about the World War One armistice from our friends at the History Daily podcast.Learn more about History Daily: https://links.boatspodcast.com/219guestDid you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/219 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true storyVisit the National WWI Museum and Memorial online: https://links.boatspodcast.com/218guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/218 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get Robyn's book Grilling Dahmer: https://links.boatspodcast.com/217book Follow Robyn on Amazon: https://links.boatspodcast.com/217guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/217 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get Colin's book The Republic of Pirates: https://links.boatspodcast.com/216book Visit Colin's site: https://links.boatspodcast.com/216guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/216 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get Michael's book Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia: https://links.boatspodcast.com/215book Find more of Michael's books: https://links.boatspodcast.com/215guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/215 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is part 2 of 'A Nightmare Before Halloween' with 16 spooky stories to help you get into the Halloween spirit!Find the podcasts in this episode True Crime Island: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214truecrimeisland Based on a True Story: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214boats The Asian Madness Podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214theasianmadnesspodcast Sistas Who Kill: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214sistaswhokill 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 True Crime IRL & True Crime Sleep Stories: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214truecrimeirl Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/214 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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?Find the podcasts in this episode 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 Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/213 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Watch Marty's documentary about the Oberg color film footage: https://links.boatspodcast.com/212oberg Visit Marty's site: https://links.boatspodcast.com/212guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/2dc24e37-b42f-51d4-b4bf-91aeb304ddc7 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/212 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Listen to the episode Rob recommended: https://links.boatspodcast.com/211raechelseyes Follow the Our Strange Skies podcast: https://links.boatspodcast.com/211guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/46e56faa-fc96-51eb-9692-21ac8f45dd2b Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/211 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get Mark's book: https://links.boatspodcast.com/210book Learn more about Rudy Ray Moore: https://links.boatspodcast.com/210guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/ff13a859-0993-507f-9b6b-cf28fb124bc1 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/210 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get Andrew's book, Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor: https://links.boatspodcast.com/209book Learn more about Andrew's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/209guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/c76af887-07ea-5de6-bce5-86e8f4527dfa Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/209 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get Peter's book, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden: https://links.boatspodcast.com/208book Also mentioned on this episode, Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad: https://links.boatspodcast.com/208manhunt Learn more about Peter's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/208guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/2db2725a-3da3-56a6-9ad7-dcf879e3f74f Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/208 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get Matt's new book, Oleander City: https://links.boatspodcast.com/207newbook Pick up The Wettest County in the World: https://links.boatspodcast.com/207book Learn more about Matt: https://links.boatspodcast.com/207guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/ecd0fdbc-d16a-559d-a654-57040bf1a99a Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/207 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about dinosaurs! Follow Jack's work at https://links.boatspodcast.com/206guest How to Build a Dinosaur: https://links.boatspodcast.com/206book Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/e652d905-dec0-414d-ab59-9a37b681c3d0 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/206 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true storyGet Adele's books: Jesus of Hollywood: https://links.boatspodcast.com/205book Bible and Cinema: https://links.boatspodcast.com/205bibleandcinema Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/808e0195-2daf-45c7-a635-9d30c3b56616 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/205 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get Joshua's book Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture: https://links.boatspodcast.com/204book Find all of Joshua's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/204guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/35dfc185-7d95-4bd6-98a9-2ca2d245f741 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/204 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we'll be talking about the 1956 movie The Conqueror with author Ryan Uytdewilligen.Learn more about the true story Get Ryan's book, Killing John Wayne: https://links.boatspodcast.com/203book Find all of Ryan's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/203guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/de72a04c-52ab-4e67-9769-bf5d33de1e2d Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/203 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're joined by author Sheila Myers to learn about the real character of Thomas 'Doc' Durant in AMC's Hell on Wheels.Want to hear more stories of the Durant family? Imaginary Brightness: a Durant Family Saga - A Novel: https://links.boatspodcast.com/202book Or pick up Sheila's new book The Truth of Who You Are: https://links.boatspodcast.com/202newbook Find all of Sheila's books: https://links.boatspodcast.com/202guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/3ac9a3a0-b26a-4f1e-add4-7f45e73a84c3 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/202 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Author Richard Munson joins the podcast to discuss the historical accuracy of the 2020 movie 'Tesla.'Dig deeper into the true story Pick up Richard's book called Tesla: Inventor of the Modern: https://links.boatspodcast.com/201book Find more of Richard's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/201guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/a270e11a-86be-47b9-ada7-ae0bd4245191 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/201 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Dig deeper into the true storyRead Kenneth's book that the movie was based on called What Is Life Worth?: The Unprecedented Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11: https://links.boatspodcast.com/200book Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/8cc6f7da-e63a-4a01-9cf0-e1597ff27693 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/200 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story with Brian's books The Black Heavens: Abraham Lincoln and Death: https://links.boatspodcast.com/199blackheavens Lincoln and the Constitution: https://links.boatspodcast.com/199constitution Lincoln the Lawyer: https://links.boatspodcast.com/199lawyer Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/1da32691-432e-4c4d-bfc3-ab00f89dae85 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/199 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get your copy of Gregory's book: https://links.boatspodcast.com/198book Find Gregory's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/198guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/21c44401-4374-4c90-a7bc-daed0a00bf94 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/198 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story with Jack's books The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness: https://links.boatspodcast.com/197book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist: Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII: https://links.boatspodcast.com/197psychiatrist See more of Jack's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/197guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/7e935a05-eece-4672-843e-f668cd57000b Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/197 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/1fdcc2b4-4204-4a10-b326-791a36f33b93 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/196 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Historian and author John Neal Phillips joins the show to chat about the historical accuracy of the 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde.Learn more about the true story with John's books Running With Bonnie and Clyde: The Fast Yen Years of Ralph Fults: https://links.boatspodcast.com/195running My Life with Bonnie and Clyde: https://links.boatspodcast.com/195mylife Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/d826124a-0353-4d19-af91-8fed0f1d5714 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/195 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Sign the Save Blue Book Petition Learn more about the campaign to save Season 3 of Project Blue Book on http://savebluebook.com Sign the official petition at http://change.org/savebluebook. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/1158c2d8-9fec-41e7-9e4e-77a84bb5d53c Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/194 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story with Steven's books Van Gogh and the Artists He Loved: https://links.boatspodcast.com/193book Van Gogh: A Life: https://links.boatspodcast.com/193vangogh Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/ce9bb205-5dbc-49fb-b0d3-982650ec6cf4 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/193 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our three-part series covering HBO's The Pacific wraps up today with the last three episodes.Episodes we're covering today:8. Iwo Jima9. Okinawa10. HomeLearn more about Marty's work D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion: https://links.boatspodcast.com/192ddayphoto Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy: https://links.boatspodcast.com/192the507th Watch Marty on What on Earth? https://links.boatspodcast.com/192whatonearth Find Strange Evidence on TV: https://links.boatspodcast.com/192strangeevidence Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/a64a3eb3-a594-43d2-b862-7ea8c5d668b7 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/192 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Landing6. Peleliu Airfield7. Peleliu HillsLearn more about Marty's work D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion: https://links.boatspodcast.com/191ddayphoto Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy: https://links.boatspodcast.com/191the507th Get Call of Duty Vanguard: https://links.boatspodcast.com/191callofduty Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/0c028d79-2134-4cfb-a8ea-c773463d5705 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/191 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/Leckie2. Basilone3. Melbourne4. Gloucester/Pavuvu/BanikaLearn more about Marty's work D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion: https://links.boatspodcast.com/190ddayphoto Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy: https://links.boatspodcast.com/190the507th Get Call of Duty Vanguard: https://links.boatspodcast.com/190callofduty Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/be44c2b6-7cc3-449f-bcad-975ecf1dd0fe Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/190 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get Nechama Tec's book the movie was based on: https://links.boatspodcast.com/189book Find Roland's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/189guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/b7b4f1f7-4e0f-4450-9462-572c3b3cba1c Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/189 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true story Get Mike's book about Lafayette: https://links.boatspodcast.com/188book Follow Mike's podcast Revolutions: https://links.boatspodcast.com/188guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/e0775e5a-892e-47d9-83b7-1837384b10d3 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/188 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we'll hear from Dr. Larson, the historical consultant on the 2019 movie Harriet about the life of Harriet Tubman.Learn more about the true story Get Dr. Larson's book Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman: Portrait of an American Hero: https://links.boatspodcast.com/187book Find more of Dr. Larson's work: https://links.boatspodcast.com/187guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/731babde-794a-4d75-9826-98287dde371b Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/187 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about Marty's work Get Patrick's book, The Verge: https://links.boatspodcast.com/186book Listen to Patrick's podcast, Tides of History: https://links.boatspodcast.com/186guest Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/94fa2ea7-2005-412a-8bf8-02b8fcd70676 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/186 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.Learn more about the true storyGet Paul's book The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover: https://links.boatspodcast.com/185book Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/e6a424d9-c529-453d-9e42-86e62f123dc2 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/185 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 about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.