220: Classic: The Man Who Invented Christmas

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. Get The Man Who Invented Christmas book Listen to A Christmas Carol Did you enjoy […]

214: A Nightmare Before Halloween Part 2

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 (in order of appearance) 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 […]

213: A Nightmare Before Halloween Part 1

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 […]

145: Christmas Special 2019 with Heather LeFebvre

Get Heather’s book, The History of Christmas Follow Heather’s work and sign up for her newsletter Disclaimer: Dan LeFebvre and/or Based on a True Story may earn commissions from qualifying purchases through our links on this page. Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Transcript Note: This transcript […]

122: All the President’s Men

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources The Watergate Story – The Washington Post 1: 5 Held in Plot to Bug Democrats’ Office Here 2: GOP Security Aide Among Five Arrested in Bugging Affair – The Washington Post 3: Bug Suspect Got Campaign Funds – The Washington […]

121: A Christmas Carol

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120: The Man Who Invented Christmas

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) – IMDb The Man Who Invented Christmas – Official Site The Man Who Invented Christmas (film) – Wikipedia The Man Who Invented Christmas vs the True Story of Charles Dickens Dickens: True Story Behind […]

85: Christmas Special 2017

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry The Christmas Present by Richmal Crompton The Project Gutenberg E-text of The Life and Adventures of Santa Clause, by L. Frank […]

77: The Mothman Prophecies with Sam Fredrickson

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60: The Patriot

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources The Life of Francis Marion, by W. Gilmore Simms The Patriot (2000) – IMDb The Patriot (2000 film) – Wikipedia The Patriot (2000) – Synopsis The Patriot: Film Fact or Fiction Francis Marion – Wikipedia The Swamp Fox | History […]

31: Joyeux Noël

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Joyeux Noël [Blu-ray] The Christmas Truce: Myth, Memory, and the First World War Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce Joyeux Noel (2005) – Full Cast & Crew – IMDb Joyeux Noel (2005) – Box office […]