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Based on a True Story

We"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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00:47:22

Classic: The Man Who Invented Christmas

Based on a True Story ·

2022/12/17

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

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00:19:14

Bonus: History Daily Presents The Signing of the...

Based on a True Story ·

2022/12/10

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

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25:14

Bonus: History Daily Presents The Signing of the...

Based on a True Story ·

2022/12/10

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 Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn more about

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00:52:29

All Quiet on the Western Front with Dr. Christopher...

Based on a True Story ·

2022/12/02

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

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58:29

All Quiet on the Western Front with Dr. Christopher...

Based on a True Story ·

2022/12/02

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 story Visit the National

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01:15:33

Dahmer with Robyn Maharaj

Based on a True Story ·

2022/11/21

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

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81:33

Dahmer with Robyn Maharaj

Based on a True Story ·

2022/11/21

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

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64:56

Pirates of the Caribbean with Colin Woodard

Based on a True Story ·

2022/11/08

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

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00:58:56

Pirates of the Caribbean with Colin Woodard

Based on a True Story ·

2022/11/08

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

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67:15

Being the Ricardos with Michael Karol

Based on a True Story ·

2022/11/03

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

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01:01:15

Being the Ricardos with Michael Karol

Based on a True Story ·

2022/11/03

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

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02:20:11

A Nightmare Before Halloween Part 2

Based on a True Story ·

2022/10/25

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:

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146:11

A Nightmare Before Halloween Part 2

Based on a True Story ·

2022/10/25

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:

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02:23:30

A Nightmare Before Halloween Part 1

Based on a True Story ·

2022/10/24

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:

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149:30

A Nightmare Before Halloween Part 1

Based on a True Story ·

2022/10/24

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:

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03:34:12

Pearl Harbor with Marty Morgan

Based on a True Story ·

2022/10/11

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:

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220:12

Pearl Harbor with Marty Morgan

Based on a True Story ·

2022/10/11

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:

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76:28

The X-Files with Rob Kristoffersen

Based on a True Story ·

2022/09/26

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:

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01:10:28

The X-Files with Rob Kristoffersen

Based on a True Story ·

2022/09/26

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:

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92:43

Dolemite Is My Name with Mark Jason Murray

Based on a True Story ·

2022/09/07

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:

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