336: Today: First Man and the Apollo 11 Splashdown
BOATS TODAY (JULY 24, 1969/2024) — Apollo 11 splashed down exactly 55 years ago, so today we’ll wrap up our 3-part miniseries with the end of Apollo 11 mission. Need to catch up? Apollo 11 Launch: https://links.boatspodcast.com/333 Apollo 11 Lunar Landing: https://links.boatspodcast.com/334 Apollo 11 Splashdown: https://links.boatspodcast.com/336* Watch the Movie Movie: Find where First Man is […]
333: Today: Men in Black 3 and the Apollo 11 Launch
BOATS TODAY (JULY 16, 1969/2024) — We’ll introduce the concept of BOATS Today while we learn about Apollo 11’s launch sequence from today in history as it was shown in the movie Men in Black 3. Until next time, here’s where you can continue the story. Mentioned in this episode Movie: Find where Men in […]
332: This Week: Napoleon, Men in Black 3, Barbieheimer
BOATS THIS WEEK (JULY 15-21,2024) — Events from this week in history include Napoleon’s surrender aboard HMS Bellerophon that happened on July 15th, 1815, and we’ll learn how it was shown in the 2023 biopic. Then, we’ll learn about the Apollo 11 miniseries that we’ll launch tomorrow on the exact anniversary of the launch from […]
330: This Week: The Trench, 1776, The Pride of the Yankees, Lawrence of Arabia, Project Blue Book
In this episode, we’ll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in these four movies: The Trench, 1776, The Pride of the Yankees, Lawrence of Arabia, and the TV series Project Blue Book. Events from This Week in History Monday: The Trench Wednesday/Thursday: 1776 Thursday: The Pride of the Yankees […]
211: The X-Files with Rob Kristoffersen
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. Listen to Our Strange Skies Raechel’s Eyes episode Rob mentions Did you […]
194: Project Blue Book with David O’Leary and Sean Jablonski
Today we’ll be chatting with the Creator and Showrunner of the History Channel’s Project Blue Book about what it takes to create a TV show that is inspired by true events. The true stories behind Project Blue Book Season 1 The true stories behind Project Blue Book Season 2 Save Blue Book Sign the Petition […]
143: The Crucible
Resources A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials Victims: Who Were They? Records of Salem Witchcraft, Copied from the Original Documents Records of Salem Witchcraft Salem Judges Presiding Over Cases Accusing Witchcraft The Crucible (1996) – IMDb How A 12-Year-Old Sparked The First Witch-Hunt In America All About Abigail Williams, […]
110: Communion with Rob Kristoffersen
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77: The Mothman Prophecies with Sam Fredrickson
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24: The Conjuring
Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Learn more about Extra Life Snopes article debunking the Amityville case J’aime Rubio’s article about the real Bathsheba Sherman J’aime’s book: Stories Of The Forgotten: Infamous, Famous & Unremembered Ed and Lorraine Warren’s official site More episodes on the Based […]