# Based on a True Story

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RSS feed: https://rss.art19.com/based-on-a-true-story
Official site: https://art19.com/shows/based-on-a-true-story
Author: Dan LeFebvre
Episodes: 387

## Resource

We've all seen movies that claim to be 'based on a true story', but have you ever wondered how accurate they are? That's what we'll find out as we compare Hollywood with history.

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## Episodes
- [The Legend of Bagger Vance with Steven Pressfield](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/the-legend-of-bagger-vance-with-steven-pressfield) — 2026-05-28T10:00:00+00:00
- [Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with John Barker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-with-john-barker) — 2026-04-06T10:30:00+00:00
- [The Manhattan Project in Oppenheimer with Alice Lovejoy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/the-manhattan-project-in-oppenheimer-with-alice-lovejoy) — 2026-02-17T11:30:00+00:00
- [Oppenheimer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/oppenheimer) — 2026-01-30T11:30:00+00:00
- [Classic: King Arthur with Dorsey Armstrong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/classic-king-arthur-with-dorsey-armstrong) — 2026-01-14T12:00:00+00:00
- [Captain Phillips with Brian Beckcom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/captain-phillips-with-brian-beckcom) — 2025-12-16T11:00:00+00:00
- [Beyond Pearl Harbor in the Movies with Joshua Donohue](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/beyond-pearl-harbor-in-the-movies-with-joshua-donohue) — 2025-12-07T17:48:00+00:00
- [Nuremberg with Jack El-Hai](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/nuremberg-with-jack-el-hai) — 2025-11-25T11:00:00+00:00
- [Feud: Bette and Joan with Scott Eyman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/feud-bette-and-joan-with-scott-eyman) — 2025-11-18T11:00:00+00:00
- [Project Blue Book](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/project-blue-book) — 2025-10-07T10:00:00+00:00
- [Donald Rumsfeld in the Movies with William Cooper](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/donald-rumsfeld-in-the-movies-with-william-cooper) — 2025-09-18T14:30:00+00:00
- [Young Guns II with Josh from The Wild West Extravaganza](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/young-guns-ii-with-josh-from-the-wild-west-extravaganza) — 2025-09-02T10:00:00+00:00
- [Amelia with Chris Williamson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/amelia-with-chris-williamson) — 2025-08-19T10:00:00+00:00
- [Trail of Vengeance with Rob Hilliard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/trail-of-vengeance-with-rob-hilliard) — 2025-08-05T10:00:00+00:00
- [Classic: Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story with Matthew Polly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/classic-dragon-the-bruce-lee-story-with-matthew-polly) — 2025-07-22T10:00:00+00:00
- [Titanic with Mark B. Perry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/titanic-with-mark-b-perry) — 2025-07-01T10:00:00+00:00
- [Classic: Saving Private Ryan with Marty Morgan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/classic-saving-private-ryan-with-marty-morgan) — 2025-06-03T10:00:00+00:00
- [Behind the True Story: Not a Real Enemy with Robert Wolf](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/behind-the-true-story-not-a-real-enemy-with-robert-wolf) — 2025-05-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [John McClane in Die Hard with Patrick O'Donnell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/john-mcclane-in-die-hard-with-patrick-o-donnell) — 2025-04-29T10:00:00+00:00
- [Troy with Neil Laird](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/troy-with-neil-laird) — 2025-04-15T10:00:00+00:00
- [Black Hawk Down with Joshua Donohue](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/black-hawk-down-with-joshua-donohue) — 2025-04-02T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Bridge on the River Kwai with Jon Parshall](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai-with-jon-parshall) — 2025-03-18T10:00:00+00:00
- [Behind the True Story: She Wanted To Do Everything with Robyn Flanery](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/behind-the-true-story-she-wanted-to-do-everything-with-robyn-flanery) — 2025-03-04T12:00:00+00:00
- [The Pinkertons Part 3 with Rob Hilliard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/the-pinkertons-part-3-with-rob-hilliard) — 2025-02-17T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Pinkertons Part 2 with Rob Hilliard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/the-pinkertons-part-2-with-rob-hilliard) — 2025-02-10T11:00:00+00:00

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