290: Napoleon with Alexander Mikaberidze

Alexander Mikaberidze is a historian and professor at Louisiana State University who specializes in Napoleonic studies. Today he’ll join the podcast to dig deep into the historical accuracy of 2023’s Napoleon. Get Alexander’s books The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History Kutuzov: A Life in War and Peace The Burning of Moscow: Napoleon’s Trail by Fire, […]

283: Chaplin with Scott Eyman

Classic film historian Scott Eyman’s new book is out today! It’s called Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex and Politics Collided, so today we’ll be chatting with Scott about Charlie Chaplin’s life as it was depicted in the 1992 biopic from Richard Attenborough. Get Scott’s new book Charlie Chaplin vs. America See more of […]

280: Gettysburg with Gregory J.W. Urwin

Podcast Episode: Gettysburg with Gregory J.W. Urwin

We travel back to the 1993 film Gettysburg along with military historian and author Gregory J.W. Urwin to find out how well it does showing the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. Support our guest Custer Victorious: The Civil War Battles of General George Armstrong Custer Also mentioned in this episode Gettysburg by Stephen […]

274: JFK with Marty Morgan

Conspiracies still swirl around the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Many of those were depicted in Oliver Stone’s 1991 film JFK, and today we’ll dig deep into the true story with historian Marty Morgan. Follow Marty’s YouTube Look for Marty on The UnXPlained with William Shatner Historical tours Marty’s book […]

268: Little Big Man with Gregory J.W. Urwin

Historian and author Gregory J.W. Urwin joins Based on a True Story to separate fact from fiction in the 1970 satirical western Little Big Man. Custer Victorious Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Disclaimer: Dan LeFebvre and/or Based on a True Story may earn commissions from qualifying […]

264: Hotel Rwanda with Jens Heycke

The author of Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire, Jens Heycke, joins Based on a True Story to help us separate fact from fiction in the film Hotel Rwanda. Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire Follow Jens Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee […]

261: Schindler’s List with Dan McMillan

Dan McMillan is the author of How Could This Happen: Explaining the Holocaust, and he’s joining the podcast to help us separate fact from fiction in the film Schindler’s List. How Could This Happen: Explaining the Holocaust Save Democracy in America Dan’s Personal Website Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy […]

259: Young Winston with Furman Daniel

Today’s episode looks at how well the 1972 film Young Winston shows early years of Winston Churchill before he became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Joining us today is Furman Daniel, author of the upcoming book Mud, Blood, and Oil Paint: The Remarkable Year that Made Winston Churchill. Furman’s book on Churchill is […]

256: The Thin Red Line with Marty Morgan

1998’s The Thin Red Line is set during the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II. How well did it do telling the true story? Historian and author Marty Morgan joins Based on a True Story to help us separate fact from fiction in the film. Follow Marty’s YouTube Marty’s book about the 507th Marty’s D-Day […]

253: My Place in the Sun with George Stevens, Jr.

We’ll do something a little different today. Instead of learning about the history behind a movie, we’ll learn about the history of Hollywood itself with a man who lived it: George Stevens, Jr. Get George’s Book Get the Audiobook Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Disclaimer: Dan […]