Based on a True Story

Craig Symonds is the Earnest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the Naval War College as well as Professor Emeritus of History at the U.S. Naval Academy. He also has a great book called The Batt...

25 Touko 20201h 13min

Ryan Stitt is the host of The History of Ancient Greece Podcast, and he joins us today to separate fact from fiction in the 2004 movie Alexander.Learn more about the true storyFollow Ryan's podcast: h...

11 Touko 20201h 30min

1962's Mutiny on the Bounty is one of the most popular requests to cover and today we'll do that with the help of Brandon Huebner, the host of The Maritime History Podcast.Learn more about the true st...

28 Huhti 20201h 30min

Maurice Samuels, Author and Yale's Betty Jane Anlyan Professor of French, joins the Based on a True Story podcast to separate fact from the fiction we saw in 1998's depiction of Les Miserables.Learn m...

14 Huhti 20201h 2min

Author Matthew Polly joins the Based on a True Story podcast to separate fact from the fiction we saw in 1993's Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.Matthew's book called Bruce Lee: A Life is considered the au...

3 Huhti 202057min

Today we'll learn about the historical accuracy of the movie 12 Years a Slave with Professor Greg Jackson from the History That Doesn't Suck podcast.Learn more about the true storySubscribe to Greg's ...

24 Maalis 20201h 15min

UFO expert Rob Kristoffersen joins Based on a True Story to discuss the historical accuracy of the History Channel's TV show Project Blue Book.Learn more about the true storyFollow Rob's podcast: http...

11 Maalis 20201h 22min

Author Michael Wallis joins the Based on a True Story podcast to separate fact from the fiction we saw in Disney's 1955 film Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier.Learn more about the true story Ge...

18 Helmi 202058min