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Moneyball with Will Cooper Jan 12, 2022

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Moneyball tells the story of sabermetrics and the Oakland Athletics' 2002 season and joining us to separate fact from fiction is attorney Will Cooper, who worked in the A's clubhouse during the timeline of the movie.

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Bonnie and Clyde with John Neal Phillips Dec 14, 2021

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Historian and author John Neal Phillips joins the show to chat about the historical accuracy of the 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde.

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Running With Bonnie and Clyde: The Fast Yen Years of Ralph Fults: https://links.boatspodcast.com/195running
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Project Blue Book with David O'Leary and Sean Jablonski Nov 18, 2021

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Today we'll be chatting with the Creator and Showrunner of the History Channel's Project Blue Book about what it takes to create a TV show that is inspired by true events.

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At Eternity's Gate with Steven Naifeh Nov 02, 2021

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Steven Naifeh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has a new book out called Van Gogh and the Artists He Loved. He'll be joining us today to learn about the 2018 movie At Eternity's Gate.

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The Pacific Part 3 with Marty Morgan Oct 26, 2021

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Our three-part series covering HBO's The Pacific wraps up today with the last three episodes.

Episodes we're covering today:

8. Iwo Jima

9. Okinawa

10. Home

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The Pacific Part 2 with Marty Morgan Oct 14, 2021

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We're continuing our look at the HBO miniseries The Pacific by looking at the three episodes that cover Peleliu.

Episodes we're covering today:

5. Peleliu Landing

6. Peleliu Airfield

7. Peleliu Hills

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The Pacific Part 1 with Marty Morgan Sep 28, 2021

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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/Leckie

2. Basilone

3. Melbourne

4. Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika

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Defiance with Roland Tec Sep 14, 2021

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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 accuracy of the movie.

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Lafayette with Mike Duncan Aug 27, 2021

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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 Lafayette with podcaster, historian and author Mike Duncan.

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Harriet with Dr. Kate Clifford Larson Aug 04, 2021

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Today we'll hear from Dr. Larson, the historical consultant on the 2019 movie Harriet about the life of Harriet Tubman.

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