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Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker put on a great performance in The Experiment in a story that's based on what most consider the most controversial psychology experiment in modern history. Was it proof that evil conquers good? Or was it just an example of a single experiment gone wrong? You decide... Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/b24e2e47-e321-4024-93a9-01c8af00dc26 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/56 Support our spo...

May 30th, 1943 was opening day for a new league. Did women really replace the men in baseball during World War II? This week on the podcast we'll learn more about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League as we compare history with A League of Their Own. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/135c0c75-6243-405a-acfc-c858acc7d2ed Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/55 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.co...

Carl Brashear was the first to do many things. This week we'll compare history with Cuba Gooding Jr and Robert DeNiro's film Men of Honor. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/dee1dcfa-c59a-446d-8d26-960b92d0bae9 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/54 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.b...

In a special listener request, we'll cover Cadillac Records and learn the true story behind the history of blues in Chicago. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/d18199ee-7bb1-433e-bd9f-33249b6193c2 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/53 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.co...

Special guest Cody Wheat from the Shots of History podcast joins me this week as we compare history with The Untouchables. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/84aa0858-513b-4f90-b071-80376b07bf9b Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/52 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/...

Today, Citizen Kane is considered by many to be one of the greatest films of all time. However, when the movie Citizen Kane was released, the man who's life inspired the film was outraged. He tried his best to keep the movie from seeing the light of day. What would spark such outrage? Let's compare history with Citizen Kane. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/e642ea3d-97d3-44f6-a35a-a8f56fd4d034 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodc...

No one expects Disney's Mulan to be very historically accurate, but let's take a few moments to learn more about the real story behind the movie. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/ecdb6fd5-5429-4393-afd0-cbc4fd524585 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/50 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://...

Very few classic films from Hollywood have shaped how people in the U.S. see the Middle East more than Lawrence of Arabia...but is the movie historically accurate? Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/8ff12db9-32e7-423d-8804-acd406a86b28 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/49 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a v...

It was the single worst sea disaster in the U.S. Navy, and it was covered up by the U.S. government at the end of World War II. Learn the true story behind USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/652e38ef-3762-4108-8e09-2111032463d0 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/48 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspod...

Newsies tells the story of the little guys (quite literally, the young newsboys) against "the man". In this case, "the man" being newspaper barons Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst. As fun as the movie may be, is it historically accurate? Let's find out! Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/cd210b21-cb85-4cd3-b27e-25b63d70d1cb Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/47 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advert...

You know the story. Frodo and his band of companions start the journey to take the One Ring to Mordor. But is the story we saw on the big screen true to the story? Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/2a09d256-1db2-47dd-9bb6-9231edaf6f0b Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/46 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a v...

William Wallace is still considered to be an incredibly important person in Scottish history. But is Mel Gibson's version accurate to the real William in history? Let's find out! Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/2c4d6dc2-6f75-491d-bdcc-78127c2ee7a8 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/45 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/su...

Who doesn't love a good conspiracy theory? We've got a doozy this week as we compare history with The Men Who Stare at Goats. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/c938241a-29c9-4f9a-9dd3-94d13cbf0142 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/44 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.c...

Are you a Disney fan? Then you'll love this deep dive into the remarkable early life of Walt Disney as we compare history with the movie Walt Before Mickey. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/ad0c1774-4c44-4ce7-bb8e-fd1f48e2b600 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/43 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemai...

There's outdoor sports, then there's extreme outdoors activities. In this week's episode we'll compare history with Hollywood's version of Everest. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/ef3413ba-7f1e-4df8-92e8-467c1430074a Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/42 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https:...

Did you watch the Oscars last night? What a crazy turn of events with the whole Best Picture scandal. While most of the media will be covering Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway's goof at the end, we'll be covering one of the movies nominated for Best Picture that was based on the an amazing true story. Today, let's compare history with Hollywood's version of Lion. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/17c6d405-fd39-4687-ab63-46957eef4b18 Find the transcript and ful...

This Friday, Bitter Harvest hits the theaters and tells a story that most people haven't heard. Learn the true story before you go see the film. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/30ca3a6c-7d5c-41d8-a3e3-22c0e8d35520 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/40 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://l...

Florence Foster Jenkins is up for a couple Academy Awards. Let's find out how accurate the movie is by comparing Hollywood with history. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/cb3ed6f2-14e0-4311-ad22-1e4a24231185 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/39 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.bo...

Compare history with Hollywood's version of Black Mass. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/62fa1200-fce2-4ac6-a2a6-8017ca21e90c Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/38 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Compare history with Hollywood's version of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/e0e8fa46-763b-471d-9e68-9c05e6b9f4bb Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/37 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choic...

Compare history with Hollywood's version of The Big Short. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/dcfa9136-2431-445f-93e2-a30f53a8487e Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/36 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

You've seen the movie. But how much of Titanic was true, and how much of it was made up for the film? Let's compare history with Hollywood's blockbuster film, Titanic. Links Titanic movie Last Dinner On the Titanic: Menus and Recipes from the Great Liner Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/c4eadab1-ac8f-468e-8540-34466835a068 Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/35 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/adverti...

He lived through unthinkable measures. At a time when millions were slaughtered, including his family and friends, Wladyslaw Szpilman managed to survive the Holocaust. He was The Pianist, and in 2003 there was a movie starring Adrian Brody telling his incredible story. But how much of it is true? Let's compare history with Hollywood's version of The Pianist. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/b16bd10c-386d-42ff-bc79-9e05ea46b518 Find the transcript and full ...

This week we'll do something a bit different as we look ahead. Instead of learning about a movie that's already been released, we'll look ahead to a movie coming out this next weekend. Hidden Figures tells the remarkable story of women at NASA who worked as Computers. Before you go see the movie in theaters, learn more about the women so you'll be able to tell just how accurate the movie is on your own. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://galas.fm/episode/60669fb9-4cd7-4253-a...