Based on a True Story

Today we're kicking off a three-part series on the HBO miniseries The Pacific by looking at the first four episodes.Episodes we're covering today:1. Guadalcanal/Leckie2. Basilone3. Melbourne4. Glouces...

28 Sep 20212h 43min

Roland Tec's mother, Nechama, wrote the book that 2008's Defiance was based on. He was also a co-producer on the movie, so we'll get to hear some stories from the set as well as the historical accurac...

14 Sep 202145min

The Marquis de Lafayette is a historical figure who has been largely left out of the cultural spotlight. So, instead of looking at a single movie, we'll instead look at a few different depictions of L...

27 Aug 202157min

Today we'll hear from Dr. Larson, the historical consultant on the 2019 movie Harriet about the life of Harriet Tubman.Learn more about the true story Get Dr. Larson's book Bound for the Promised Land...

4 Aug 202143min

Patrick Wyman is a historian, host of the Tides of History podcast and author of The Verge. He joins us today to dive into the historical accuracy of Ridley Scott's 1992 movie 1492.Learn more about Ma...

20 Jul 202155min

The 2011 biopic from Clint Eastwood offers a look into the life of J. Edgar Hoover. Today we'll be talking to author and former FBI agent Paul Letersky, who was Hoover's assistant in the FBI.Learn mor...

13 Jul 20211h 12min

We're wrapping our series on Band of Brothers today as we look as the last three episodes of the HBO miniseries.Episodes we're covering today:8. The Last Patrol9. Why We Fight10. PointsLearn more abou...

4 Jul 20212h 16min

Today we're continuing our look at the historical accuracy of Band of Brothers as we cover episodes six and seven while Easy Company is in Bastogne. We'll wrap up the series in our next episode of Bas...

22 Jun 20212h 55min