{"podcast":{"title":"Based on a True Story","slug":"based-on-a-true-story-590656","podcast_index_feed_id":590656,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/based-on-a-true-story","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/based-on-a-true-story","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/fb/d3/04/76/fbd30476-4884-4d25-b3af-1d4f08484922/7e33ead939322b322b3f637aea798f89a652e0b673a1eefa206cfc2d157ce1e3927c0e18cf2262e86366816348431d7db2d3624465065f7e47a68ff057dd085a.jpeg","author":"Dan LeFebvre","episode_count":387,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656"},"episode":{"title":"Classic: Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story with Matthew Polly","slug":"classic-dragon-the-bruce-lee-story-with-matthew-polly","published_at":"2025-07-22T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/classic-dragon-the-bruce-lee-story-with-matthew-polly","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656","url":"https://links.boatspodcast.com/371","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/65d81ba6-3b72-4188-b57a-0e5d6bf61c59.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 371) — How well do you know about the real Bruce Lee? There are a lot of myths that came out of the movie \"Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story\" so today we'll pull another classic episode from the Based on a True Story vault. Where to watch Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story ⁠ Get Matthew's book ⁠ Matthew Polly authored \"Bruce Lee: A Life,\" called the definitive biography by The New York Times. His research revealed Lee's more complex humanity, debunking decades of Hollywood myths. Did you enjoy this episode? Unlock ad-free episodes Get the BOATS email newsletter ⁠Chat about this episode⁠ Support our sponsors Note: If your podcast app doesn't support clickable links, copy/paste this in your browser to find all the links: https://links.boatspodcast.com/371 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 371) — How well do you know about the real Bruce Lee? There are a lot of myths that came out of the movie \"Dragon: The Br…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3279,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/based-on-a-true-story-590656/episodes/classic-dragon-the-bruce-lee-story-with-matthew-polly/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-on-a-true-story-590656/classic-dragon-the-bruce-lee-story-with-matthew-polly.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}