Based on a True Story

Jack Horner was the Paleontology Consultant on all six of the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World movies. He joins Based on a True Story to chat about the real dinosaurs we saw in the franchise.Learn more ab...

13 Jul 202252min

Not all movies try to be historically accurate, and yet they still depict moments in history. To help us extract history from the satirical comedy, we’ll be chatting with professor, scholar, and autho...

20 Jun 202243min

Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle at Dunkirk, was an event that many believe kept Britain in World War II before the United States even joined the fight as it took place between May 26 - Jun...

4 Jun 20221h 15min

Today we'll be talking about the 1956 movie The Conqueror with author Ryan Uytdewilligen.Learn more about the true story Get Ryan's book, Killing John Wayne: https://links.boatspodcast.com/203book Fi...

11 Mai 202254min

We're joined by author Sheila Myers to learn about the real character of Thomas 'Doc' Durant in AMC's Hell on Wheels.Want to hear more stories of the Durant family? Imaginary Brightness: a Durant Fam...

28 Apr 20221h 1min

Author Richard Munson joins the podcast to discuss the historical accuracy of the 2020 movie 'Tesla.'Dig deeper into the true story Pick up Richard's book called Tesla: Inventor of the Modern: https:/...

28 Mar 20221h 8min

The 2020 movie Worth shows how Kenneth Feinberg (played by Michael Keaton) and Camille Biros (played by Amy Ryan) tackled the impossible task of determining the worth of life to help families affected...

10 Mar 202254min

Dr. Brian Dirck is a Professor of History at Anderson University and author of multiple books on President Lincoln. He joins us today to chat about the real history behind the fantasy/horror movie Abr...

26 Feb 202251min