Sinopsis
Join your hosts Joanna, Ace, and John as we discuss and debunk movies based on true stories. If you've always wanted to know how movies compare with real history while listening to a group of foul-mouthed nerds, then this is the podcast for you!
Episodios
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Marshall - Thurgood Is A BAMF
13/11/2017 Duración: 53minHello again, dear listeners! This episode, we bring you a discussion of the recently released film Marshall, directed by Reginald Hudlin and starring Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown, Kate Hudson, and Dan Stevens, who seems to have been in every movie of 2017! We hope you enjoy! Sources: Williams, Juan. Thurgood Marshall: American revolutionary. Three Rivers Press, 1998. http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/marshall/ http://time.com/4972645/marshall-movie-true-story/ http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/thurgood-marshall-movie-faithful-facts-man-50793331 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-behind-marshall-180965148/ http://theweek.com/articles/730388/marshall-not-film-think https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/the-new-movie-about-thurgood-marshall-aims-to-please/2017/10/05/807fe72e-a77c-11e7-b3aa-c0e2e1d41e38_story.html?utm_term=.3e5bf165520a http://www.courant.com/entertainment/movies/hc-marshall-film-bridgeport-attorney-1008-20171007-story.html https:
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The Conjuring - Who Names Their Kid Bathsheba?!
31/10/2017 Duración: 01h08minHappy Halloween, dear listeners! This episode, we bring you an extra-spoooooky discussion of the 2013 James Wan-directed horror film, The Conjuring! (It's not actually all that spooky if you, like Joanna, are not a fan of horror movies.) We hope you enjoy and have a SPOOKtacular Halloween! Sources: http://www.blumhouse.com/2016/10/05/meet-the-perron-family-the-real-story-behind-the-conjuring/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/07/22/conjuring-true-story-perron/2457209/ http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/conjuring.php http://theweek.com/articles/461862/real-story-behind-conjuring-four-other-horror-movies-based-true-story http://deadline.com/2015/02/warner-bros-wins-arbitration-conjuring-producer-lawsuit-1201367918/ http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/07/warner-bros-haunted-true-story-marketing-the-conjuring-900m-copyright-lawsuit-gives http://horrorfreaknews.com/is-the-conjuring-based-on-a-true-story http://turnto10.com/archive/homeowner-disputes-history-of-conjuring-house http://
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Battle of the Sexes - In Conclusion, Billie Jean King Is The Best
16/10/2017 Duración: 56minHello again, dear listeners! This episode, we bring you a discussion of the recently-released film Battle of the Sexes, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell, and chronicling the historic 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/battle-of-the-sexes/ http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/09/25/fact_vs_fiction_in_the_movie_battle_of_the_sexes.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/billie-jean-king-film-billie-jean-king/2637/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Tennis_Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Jean_King https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Heldman Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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Amelia - It Sits There And Congeals
03/10/2017 Duración: 01h01minHello again, dear listeners! This time we bring you a discussion we hope is enjoyable and interesting about a movie we didn't find to be either of those things, 2009's Mira Nair-directed Amelia. Even if the movie didn't include the most interesting parts of Amelia Earhart's life, our podcast sure did! We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.historyplace.com/specials/reviews/amelia.htm http://teachinghistory.org/nhec-blog/25653 http://www.studiodaily.com/2009/10/amelia-flies-with-subtle-vfx/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1129445/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Luther_Vidal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_P._Putnam Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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Ed Wood - Uncanny Depp Valley
20/09/2017 Duración: 55minHello again, dear listeners! Join us this episode for a discussion of the 1994 Tim Burton biopic Ed Wood! We hope you enjoy! Sources: Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994) Ted Newson directed documentary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Wood_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Wood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_or_Glenda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Lugosi http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109707/trivia http://ew.com/article/1999/09/17/i-woke-early-day-i-died/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/17/johnny-depp-sarah-jessica-parker http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/ed-wood/123303/ed-wood-not-actually-the-worst-director-in-history Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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Lion - Dev Patel's Beautiful Mane
05/09/2017 Duración: 48minHello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a (slightly belated) discussion of the 2016 Garth Davis-directed, Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman-starring film Lion, AKA (as coined by Ace) I Need An Adult: The Movie. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.mamamia.com.au/mantosh-brierley-lion/ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/galloway-film-how-avoid-pain-telling-a-true-story-975233 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/qa-saroo-brierley-author-35/news-story/40ba4cb1a2be486a4c31ea8bc77ee336 http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/lion/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3741834/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4151160/Mother-Nicole-Kidman-s-blockbuster-Lion-speaks-out.html https://apnews.com/23b8c3be17a544feb5f2b5a29aed07e4/lion-story-behind-unlikely-family-reunion https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jul/30/global-development-india-child-trafficking 60 Minutes Australia, "Lost and Found", 2013 Follow us on
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Detroit - Our First Film To Make Joanna Cry
20/08/2017 Duración: 01h12minHello again, dear listeners! In this episode, we bring you a discussion of the not-super-fun-to-watch-but-important-anyway 2017 Kathryn Bigelow film, Detroit. Our discussion, on the other hand, is, we hope, pretty super fun to listen to! We hope you enjoy! Sources: CBS Sunday Morning: "Detroit 1967: When A City Went Up In Flames" The Algiers Motel Incident by John Hershey "Motown Justice" by Edgar Z. Friedenberg, The New York Review of Books, August 1, 1968 Issue Rebellion in Detroit Podcast, https://art19.com/shows/midroll-test-series The Director's Cut Podcast, https://soundcloud.com/thedirectorscut/episode-84-detroit-with-kathryn-bigelow-and-paris-barclay http://www.bridgemi.com/detroit-journalism-cooperative/he-started-detroit-riot-his-son-wrestles-carnage http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/08/03/fact_vs_fiction_in_kathryn_bigelow_s_detroit.html http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/mark-boal-on-why-he-wrote-the-movie-detroit.html https://www.biography.com/news/detroit-movie-true-stor
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All The President's Men - A Totally NOT Relevant Film
06/08/2017 Duración: 01h15minHello again, dear listeners! Join us again as we discuss the 1976 Alan J. Pakula film All The President's Men, about intrepid journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and their quest to uncover the truth about the Watergate story that eventually took down President Richard Nixon, which definitely has NO relevancy to anything happening in the United States today... We also get into some hard-hitting present-day political commentary! We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://mentalfloss.com/article/78307/13-investigative-facts-about-all-presidents-men https://nixonscandal.wordpress.com/differences-and-similarities/differences/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/features/dcmovies/postinfilm.htm https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/04/03/all-the-presidents-men-movie-oral-history/ All The President's Men Revisited. Dir. Peter Schnall. Discovery Channel, 2013. TV Movie. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2001/07/17/obituaries/katharine-graham-former-publisher-of-washington-post-dies-at-84.html h
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Frida - Alfred Molina Is An Ethnic Grab-Bag
23/07/2017 Duración: 57minHello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2002 film Frida, directed by Julie Taymor and starring Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina. We hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jun/17/frida-reel-history http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2002/10/paint_job.html http://www.pbs.org/weta/fridakahlo/ Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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1776 - The Violin Is Not The Sexiest Instrument
10/07/2017 Duración: 57minHello again, dear listeners! We bring you a very special episode this time in celebration of Independence Day, discussing the 1972 musical film 1776, with guest co-host Irina! We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix https://theshoutheardroundtheworld.wordpress.com/2012/07/17/the-musical-1776-and-historys-most-obnoxious-revolution/ http://www.historyteacher.net/HistoryThroughFilm/FilmReadings/Is1776HistoricallyAccurate.pdf http://articles.latimes.com/2001/sep/07/entertainment/ca-42982 http://johnadams1776.tripod.com/1776accuracy.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068156/goofs http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068156/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv Rollins, Peter C., ed., The Columbia Companion to American History on Film (Columbia University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-231-11222-X) Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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The Wizard of Lies - An Ambien-Fueled Acid Dream
25/06/2017 Duración: 48minHello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2017 Barry Levinson-directed HBO film The Wizard of Lies, about the infamous Wall Street Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff. It's a doozy of a story, complete with a Greek/Shakespearean tragedy! We hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.biography.com/news/wizard-of-lies-bernie-madoff-hbo-biopic http://abcnews.go.com/US/recovered-madoff-money-now-11-billion-hidden/story?id=36529402 https://www.bustle.com/p/the-wizard-of-lies-cast-vs-madoff-family-photos-shows-some-clever-casting-57959 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoff_investment_scandal http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-man-who-figured-out-madoffs-scheme-27-02-2009/ http://www.today.com/home/wizard-lies-created-bernie-madoff-s-apartment-fbi-photos-t111657 https://www.bustle.com/p/how-accurate-is-the-wizard-of-lies-the-hbo-madoff-movie-feels-true-to-life-for-actor-sophie-von-haselberg-58883 Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email
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Queen of Katwe - Chess Is Not A Spectator Sport
12/06/2017 Duración: 46minHello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2016 Mira Nair Disney film Queen of Katwe, about the young Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?page=Mag15gameofherlife https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-true-story-behind-queen-of-katwe-b5a51d9607b7/ http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/queen-of-katwe/ http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/queen-katwe-stirs-hope-slum-where-film-was-born http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/10/world/africa/uganda-chess-teen/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/18/ugandan-phiona-mutesi-chess-player Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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The Lost City of Z - Puggy and Cheeky, The Forerunners to Modern Hippies
28/05/2017 Duración: 57minHello again, dear listeners! This episode we discuss the recently-released 2017 James Gray film The Lost City of Z, about English explorer Percival Fawcett's many expeditions to try to find a hidden city in the Amazon Rainforest. We hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/lost-city-of-z-alters-history-for-the-sake-of-modern-audiences-are-we-okay-with-that/2017/04/20/69492ada-253f-11e7-a1b3-faff0034e2de_story.html?utm_term=.376a5bff815b https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/04/the-lost-city-of-z-is-a-very-long-way-from-a-true-story-and-i-should-know/# http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/lost-city-of-z/ Secrets of the Dead, Season 11, Episode 1, "Lost in the Amazon" - PBS https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/the-treatment/james-gray-the-lost-city-of-z http://time.com/4735505/the-lost-city-of-z-true-story/ Worth Books Smart Summary - Summary And Analysis Of The Lost City Of Z: A Tale Of Deadly Obsession In The Amazon Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Oprah Deserves All The Awards
14/05/2017 Duración: 47minHello again, dear listeners! In this episode, we talk all about the 2017 HBO original film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/henrietta-lacks-immortal-cells-6421299/ http://www.hlacks.com/ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/opinion/your-cells-their-research-your-permission.html http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-03-10/news/1998069078_1_cofield-suit-mcdonald http://rebeccaskloot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/HenriettaLacks_RGG.pdf http://rebeccaskloot.com/faq/#questions-immortallife http://www.biography.com/people/henrietta-lacks-21366671 http://www.radiolab.org/story/radiolab-extra-henrietta-lacks/ Skloot, Rebecca. The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks. New York : Crown Publishers, 2010. Print. Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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Remember the Titans - A Heaping Pile of Lies
30/04/2017 Duración: 50minHello again, dear listeners! This episode, we discuss the very very very loosely based on a true story 2000 Disney sports movie Remember the Titans. We hope you enjoy us debunking all of its lies! Sources: http://deadspin.com/remember-the-titans-is-a-lie-and-this-man-wants-you-to-1609473834 http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/movies/rememberthetitans http://www.71originaltitans.com/faqs.html http://www.espn.com/page2/s/closer/020808.html Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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Big Eyes - Known for: Plagiarism
16/04/2017 Duración: 46minHello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2014 Tim Burton film Big Eyes. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2014/11/robert-moses-rejected-this-terrifying.html http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/big-eyes/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Keane http://people.com/archive/margaret-keanes-artful-case-proves-that-she-and-not-her-ex-husband-made-waifs-vol-25-no-25/ http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/the-daughter-of-big-eyes-subject-walter-keane-isnt-too-happy-about-the-tim-burton-movie/ http://time.com/3632635/the-true-story-behind-big-eyes/ Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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Amadeus - When Did YOU Write YOUR First Concerto?
03/04/2017 Duración: 55minHello again, dear listeners! Sorry for the slight delay in getting you this episode, but we hope it will be worth the wait to hear us discuss the Oscar-winning 1984 Milos Forman film Amadeus! We enjoyed talking about it, so we hope you enjoy listening to us talk about it! Sources: Joanna's Dad (official source) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150224-what-amadeus-gets-wrong https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/22/amadeus-reel-history http://www.classicfm.com/composers/mozart/guides/da-ponte-facts-gallery http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/01/08/nights-at-the-opera http://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/01/theater/the-villian-of-amadeus-in-real-life.html?pagewanted=all http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/did-salieri-really-kill-mozart-20140612-zs2t4.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/faq http://www.imdb.com/ti
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Chaplin - Suddenly a Wild Nazi Appeared
19/03/2017 Duración: 57minHello again, dear listeners! This episode we present to you the 1992 Richard Attenborough classic film Chaplin, about the life and times of the legendary Charlie Chaplin. We hope you enjoy! Sources: "Charlie Chaplin." Biography. A&E. 10 May 1998. Television. Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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Sully - A Big Well-Lit Bowl Of Raisin Bran
05/03/2017 Duración: 53minHello again, dear listeners! This week we're covering the 2016 Clint Eastwood film Sully, and talk about that...and a bunch of other things too! We hope you enjoy! Sources: https://www.outsideonline.com/2122686/i-witnessed-goose-killing-campaign-after-miracle-hudson http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/sully/ http://www.cntraveler.com/story/what-the-sully-movie-gets-wrong https://airwaysmag.com/capnaux/new-sully-movie-how-accurate/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_Sullenberger http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/nyregion/03geese.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com Music: www.bensound.com
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Hidden Figures - John Glenn is Strangely Aroused
19/02/2017 Duración: 46minHello again, dear listeners! The Oscars are coming up, so we decided to cover another of this year's contenders, Hidden Figures. We hope you enjoy! Sources: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped-win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-story-of-nasas-real-ldquo-hidden-figures-rdquo/ http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/hidden-figures/ http://people.com/movies/hidden-figures-true-story-real-women-behind-nasa/ https://news.vice.com/story/oscar-nominated-hidden-figures-was-whitewashed-but-it-didnt-have-to-be https://www.nasa.gov/feature/katherine-johnson-the-girl-who-loved-to-count http://www.biography.com/people/katherine-g-johnson-101016 https://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/Human_Computers https://www.nasa.gov/content/dorothy-vaughan-biography http://www.visionaryproject.org/johnsonkatherine/ https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures/faq Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieog