Based on a True Story

Can you handle the truth? This week we'll see how much of A Few Good Men we can compare with history. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/b9368a7b-37a6-40d9-b25e-7e24e9ac6b5a Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/64 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show:  https://l...

Jamaica we have a bobsled team! Every sports fan loves the story of an underdog's rise to success. Disney's Cool Runnings is that and more. But is it historically accurate? That's what we aim to discover on this week's episode. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/cbbc12a9-3c30-43e4-856a-cbc4c9cb3b1a Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspod...

Political mutiny and clandestine plots against Adolf Hitler are the subject of this week's episode as we compare history with 2008's Valkyrie. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/41fc2e6f-1690-4802-9dd0-5f611a2fafd6 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/62 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove t...

Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk comes out on July 21st, but before it does let's take a moment to learn the true story so you can judge the film's historical accuracy for yourself when you go see it in theaters. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/993768b7-2097-4684-a358-90b9fd550c25 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/61 Support...

July 4th is America's birthday, and this week we'll honor that as we compare history with Mel Gibson's epic Hollywood blockbuster, The Patriot. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/eb8797a1-b13e-4759-b3cd-abed34977bc2 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/60 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove...

Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday have earned quite a reputation thanks to numerous Hollywood incarnations over the years. Arguably one of the most popular was with Tombstone. Let's find out how historically accurate Tombstone was. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/8fa2442a-8d06-45ae-a1e0-3e68e350aff1 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodca...

It was one of the darkest hours in the world and amidst the horrors, Oskar Schindler managed to help save many lives from certain death. This week we'll find out how much of it was actually true as we compare history with Schindler's List. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/df3ba277-92d1-4791-9847-4e9857ef2ec9 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://li...

In a first for Based on a True Story, we'll get an exclusive peek behind the true story of Bitter Harvest from the film's writer, Richard Bachynsky-Hoover. Did you enjoy this episode? Chat about this episode in Discord Transcript on the episode website link Unlock ad-free episodes Get the BOATS email newsletter Support our sponsors Note: If your podcast app doesn't support clickable links, copy/pa...

Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker put on a great performance in The Experiment in a story that's based on what most consider the most controversial psychology experiment in modern history. Was it proof that evil conquers good? Or was it just an example of a single experiment gone wrong? You decide... Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/b24e2e47-e321-4024-93a9-01c8...

May 30th, 1943 was opening day for a new league. Did women really replace the men in baseball during World War II? This week on the podcast we'll learn more about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as we compare history with A League of Their Own. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/135c0c75-6243-405a-acfc-c858acc7d2ed Find the transcript and ful...

Carl Brashear was the first to do many things. This week we'll compare history with Cuba Gooding Jr and Robert DeNiro's film Men of Honor . Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/dee1dcfa-c59a-446d-8d26-960b92d0bae9 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/54 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the...

In a special listener request, we'll cover Cadillac Records and learn the true story behind the history of blues in Chicago. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/d18199ee-7bb1-433e-bd9f-33249b6193c2 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/53 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporti...

Special guest Cody Wheat from the Shots of History podcast joins me this week as we compare history with  The Untouchables . Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/84aa0858-513b-4f90-b071-80376b07bf9b Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/52 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporti...

Today, Citizen Kane  is considered by many to be one of the greatest films of all time. However, when the movie  Citizen Kane  was released, the man who's life inspired the film was outraged. He tried his best to keep the movie from seeing the light of day. What would spark such outrage? Let's compare history with  Citizen Kane. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episod...

No one expects Disney's Mulan to be very historically accurate, but let's take a few moments to learn more about the real story behind the movie. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/ecdb6fd5-5429-4393-afd0-cbc4fd524585 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/50 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remov...

Very few classic films from Hollywood have shaped how people in the U.S. see the Middle East more than Lawrence of Arabia...but is the movie historically accurate? Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/8ff12db9-32e7-423d-8804-acd406a86b28 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/49 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com...

It was the single worst sea disaster in the U.S. Navy, and it was covered up by the U.S. government at the end of World War II. Learn the true story behind  USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage . Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/652e38ef-3762-4108-8e09-2111032463d0 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/48 Support our sponsors: ht...

Newsies tells the story of the little guys (quite literally, the young newsboys) against "the man". In this case, "the man" being newspaper barons Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst. As fun as the movie may be, is it historically accurate? Let's find out! Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/cd210b21-cb85-4cd3-b27e-25b63d70d1cb Find the transcript and full show no...

You know the story. Frodo and his band of companions start the journey to take the One Ring to Mordor. But is the story we saw on the big screen true to the story? Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/2a09d256-1db2-47dd-9bb6-9231edaf6f0b Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/46 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com...

William Wallace is still considered to be an incredibly important person in Scottish history. But is Mel Gibson's version accurate to the real William in history? Let's find out! Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/2c4d6dc2-6f75-491d-bdcc-78127c2ee7a8 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/45 Support our sponsors: https://links.b...

Who doesn't love a good conspiracy theory? We've got a doozy this week as we compare history with The Men Who Stare at Goats. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/c938241a-29c9-4f9a-9dd3-94d13cbf0142 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/44 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by support...

Are you a Disney fan? Then you'll love this deep dive into the remarkable early life of Walt Disney as we compare history with the movie Walt Before Mickey. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/ad0c1774-4c44-4ce7-bb8e-fd1f48e2b600 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/43 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advert...

There's outdoor sports, then there's extreme outdoors activities. In this week's episode we'll compare history with Hollywood's version of Everest. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/ef3413ba-7f1e-4df8-92e8-467c1430074a Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/42 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Rem...

Did you watch the Oscars last night? What a crazy turn of events with the whole Best Picture scandal. While most of the media will be covering Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway's goof at the end, we'll be covering one of the movies nominated for Best Picture that was based on the an amazing true story. Today, let's compare history with Hollywood's version of Lion. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a...

This Friday, Bitter Harvest hits the theaters and tells a story that most people haven't heard. Learn the true story before you go see the film. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment:  https://galas.fm/episode/30ca3a6c-7d5c-41d8-a3e3-22c0e8d35520 Find the transcript and full show notes:  https://links.boatspodcast.com/40 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove...