76: Loving
Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Loving (2016) – IMDb Loving (2016) – Synopsis Loving (2016) – Box office / business The Film ‘Loving,’ About a History-Making Interracial Couple, Sets Cannes Abuzz – The New York Times Loving Movie vs the True Story of Richard and […]
74: Mata Hari
BONUS: Mata Hari and Her Final Moments Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Drew Barrymore – Wikipedia Adrian (costume designer) – Wikipedia Mata Hari (1931) – IMDb Mata Hari (1931) – Plot Summary – IMDb Mata Hari | Read or Die Wiki | FANDOM powered by […]
69: Breach
BONUS: Breach and the Official FBI Report Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Breach (2007) – Synopsis FBI Agent Robert Hanssen is arrested for spying in 2001 – NY Daily News Robert Hanssen – SpyMuseum.com – the #1 Resource for Espionage on the web USATODAY.com – […]
62: Valkyrie
Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources The History of the German Resistance, 1933-1945 by Peter Hoffmann Valkyrie (2008) – IMDb Valkyrie (film) – Wikipedia Valkyrie (2008) – Synopsis Claus von Stauffenberg – Wikipedia Claus Von Stauffenberg | HistoryNet Claus von Stauffenberg The German officer who tried […]
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 […]
57: Behind the True Story of Bitter Harvest from Richard Bachynsky Hoover
Comparing history with Hollywood. Despite this semi-official tagline for the Based on a True Story podcast, from time to time I like to do something different. That’s why I’ll periodically take a look at the history behind a movie before that movie is released. If the concept behind the Based on a True Story podcast is to learn the […]
51: Citizen Kane
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45: Braveheart
Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Braveheart (1995) – IMDb Braveheart – Awards – IMDb Braveheart (1995) – Synopsis Braveheart (1995) – Rotten Tomatoes Braveheart – Wikipedia Braveheart – Wikiquote ScottishHistory.com Droit du seigneur – Wikipedia Jus Primae Noctis: Fact or Fiction? William Wallace – Wikipedia William […]
37: 13 Hours
Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi by Mitchell Zuckoff with the Annex Security Team 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi – Wikipedia 13 Hours (2016) – IMDb 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi (2016) […]
36: The Big Short
Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis A Detailed Timeline of the 2008 Financial Crisis The Big Short (2015) – Full Cast & Crew – IMDb The Big Short (2015) – Synopsis The Big Short (film) – […]
33: Hidden Figures
Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race Hidden Figures (2016) – Full Cast & Crew – IMDb Hidden Figures (2016) – Plot Summary – IMDb Hidden Figures […]