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In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Sweet Dreams, Pompeii, and Saving Mr. Banks. Mentioned in this episode Photo of Pompeii residents as they died: https://links.boatspodcast.com/270pompeii Did you enjoy this episode? Find everything at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/270 Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponso...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Pacific, The Crucible, and The Battle of Britain. Mentioned in this episode The "Big Three" photo at the Potsdam Conference: https://links.boatspodcast.com/269potsdamphoto Did you enjoy this episode? Find everything at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/269 Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/this...

Historian and author Gregory J.W. Urwin joins Based on a True Story to separate fact from fiction in the 1970 satirical western Little Big Man. Learn more about the true story Get Gregory's book Custer Victorious: https://links.boatspodcast.com/268book Did you enjoy this episode? Find everything at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/268 Join the BOATS Discord community: https://links.boatspodcast.com/discord Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by suppo...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Hatfields & McCoys, The Walk, and Frost/Nixon. Did you enjoy this episode? Find everything at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/267 Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspo...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Rush, Patton, and Braveheart. Did you enjoy this episode? Find everything at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/266 Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in At Eternity's Gate, Bonnie and Clyde, and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. Did you enjoy this episode? Find everything at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/265 Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting th...

The author of Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire, Jens Heycke, joins Based on a True Story to help us separate fact from fiction in the film Hotel Rwanda. Learn more about the true story Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire: https://links.boatspodcast.com/264book Did you enjoy this episode? Find everything at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/264 Join the BOATS Discord community: https://links.boatspodcast.com/discord Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove ...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Anastasia, Eight Men Out, and Dahmer. Did you enjoy this episode? Find everything at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/263 Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Battle of Britain, Hamilton, and One Nation, One King. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/262 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting th...

Dan McMillan is the author of How Could This Happen: Explaining the Holocaust, and he's joining the podcast to help us separate fact from fiction in the film Schindler's List. Learn more about the true story How Could This Happen: Explaining the Holocaust: https://links.boatspodcast.com/261book Learn about Dan's work at Save Democracy in America: https://links.boatspodcast.com/261guest Did you enjoy this episode? Find everything at: https://links.boatspodcast.com/261 Join the BOATS Discord c...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in 1776, Lawrence of Arabia, and Project Blue Book. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/260 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show...

Today's episode looks at how well the 1972 film Young Winston shows early years of Winston Churchill before he became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Joining us today is Furman Daniel, author of the upcoming book Mud, Blood, and Oil Paint: The Remarkable Year that Made Winston Churchill. Learn more about the true story Furman's book on Churchill isn't available yet, so until it is here are some of his other books. Patton: Battling with History: https://links.boatspodcast.com/259book ...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in 37 Days, Gettysburg, and The Trench. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/258 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://lin...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Lizzie, The Hobbit, and They Died with Their Boots On. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/257 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the...

1998's The Thin Red Line is set during the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II. How well did it do telling the true story? Historian and author Marty Morgan joins Based on a True Story to help us separate fact from fiction in the film. Learn more about the true story Follow Marty on YouTube: https://links.boatspodcast.com/256guest Get Marty's book Down to Earth: The 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Normandy: https://links.boatspodcast.com/256book Get Marty's book D-Day: A Photographic His...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Waterloo, J. Edgar and Amelia. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/255 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boa...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Longest Day and Saving Private Ryan. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/254 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https:...

We'll do something a little different today. Instead of learning about the history behind a movie, we'll learn about the history of Hollywood itself with a man who lived it: George Stevens, Jr. Learn more about the true story Get George's book: https://links.boatspodcast.com/253book Listen to the audiobook: https://links.boatspodcast.com/253audiobook Did you enjoy this episode? Join the BOATS Discord community: https://links.boatspodcast.com/discord Find the transcript and full show notes: h...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in Watchmen, Harriet and Midway. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/252 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boa...

HBO's Chernobyl miniseries tells the story of the worst nuclear disaster in history. Today, we'll be looking at the final episode in the miniseries called Vichnaya Pamyat. Did you enjoy this episode? Join the BOATS Discord community: https://links.boatspodcast.com/discord Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/251 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Learn...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Messenger, Bonnie and Clyde and Dunkirk. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/250 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: ht...

HBO's Chernobyl miniseries tells the story of the worst nuclear disaster in history. Today, we'll be looking at the fourth episode in the miniseries called The Happiness of All Mankind. Did you enjoy this episode? Join the BOATS Discord community: https://links.boatspodcast.com/discord Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/249 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/...

In this episode, we'll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in The Other Boleyn Girl, The Spirit of St. Louis and Amelia. Did you enjoy this episode? Leave a comment: https://links.boatspodcast.com/comment Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/248 Learn more about BOATS This Week: https://links.boatspodcast.com/thisweek Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supportin...

HBO's Chernobyl miniseries tells the story of the worst nuclear disaster in history. Today, we'll be looking at the third episode in the miniseries called Open Wide, O Earth. Did you enjoy this episode? Join the BOATS Discord community: https://links.boatspodcast.com/discord Find the transcript and full show notes: https://links.boatspodcast.com/247 Support our sponsors: https://links.boatspodcast.com/advertisers Remove the ads by supporting the show: https://links.boatspodcast.com/support Le...