Based on a True Story

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Apollo 13, The Conspirator and Titanic. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/240 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our s...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Grant and Lincoln. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/239 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links....

In the 2016 movie A United Kingdom, we learn about the controversial interracial marriage between Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams. How well did the movie do telling the true story? Author Jens Heycke joins Based on a True Story to help us separate fact from fiction in the film. Learn more about the true story Get Jens' new book: https://links.boatspodcast.com/238book Did you enjoy this episode? Jo...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Immortal Beloved and The Highwaymen. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/237 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our spon...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Waterloo, The Blue Max and Hitler: The Rise of Evil. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/236 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Schindler's List, Valkyrie and Rome. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/235 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our spon...

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://link...

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:...

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 sponso...

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...

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....

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://l...

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 Supp...

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.boatspod...

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 Su...

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...

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.boatsp...

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 Sup...

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 more https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support the show to get ad-free episodes https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...

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: htt...

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 story Read the book the movie is based on: https://links.boatspodcast.com/220book Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.c...

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/219guest Did 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 Remo...

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 Cura...

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 t...

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 Pira...