94: Anastasia

BONUS: Anastasia and the Yurovsky Perspective Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Anastasia (1997) – Full Cast & Crew – IMDb Anastasia (1997) – Plot Summary – IMDb Anastasia (1997 film) – Wikipedia The Real Tragedy Behind ‘Anastasia’ Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia – Wikipedia […]
92: The Other Boleyn Girl

BONUS: The Other Boleyn Girl and Anne Boleyn’s Last Letter Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) – IMDb The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) – Plot Summary – IMDb The Other Boleyn Girl – Wikipedia The Other Boleyn Girl (2008 film) – […]
89: The Man in the Iron Mask

BONUS: The Man in the Iron Mask and Another Theory Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) – Plot Summary – IMDb The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) – IMDb Amazon.com: The Search for the Man in the Iron […]
86: The Lost City of Z

Pack your bags! We’re headed to the Amazon today as we compare history with The Lost City of Z. BONUS: The Lost City of Z and the Mysterious Manuscript 512 BONUS: The Lost City of Z and the Fawcett Expedition Articles Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee […]
78: Grace of Monaco

Did you enjoy this episode? Help support the next one! Buy me a coffee Resources Grace of Monaco (2014) – IMDb Grace of Monaco (2014) – Full Cast & Crew – IMDb Grace of Monaco (film) – Wikipedia Grace Kelly – Wikipedia Nicole Kidman’s Grace of Monaco Lifetime Movie Was Pretty But Not Good – […]
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 […]