Based on a True Story

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 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/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.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/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.boatspodcast.com/51 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/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.boatspodcast.com/support Leave a voicemail: https://links.boatspodcast.com/call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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/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/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.