Based on a True Story

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Based on a True Story is the award-winning podcast that compares what really happened with what we see on the silver screen. Grab your ticket each week as we'll travel through history to learn the true story behind your favorite movies.

Windtalkers with Judith Avila

Aug 27, 2020

The 2002 John Woo movie 'Windtalkers' tells the story of a Navajo code talker during World War II. Is the film historically accurate?

Judith Avila is the author of Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

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Patton with Furman Daniel

Aug 12, 2020

Author Furman Daniel joins us today to separate fact from fiction in the classic World War II film Patton.

Want to learn more about Patton?

Buy Furman's latest book Patton: Battling with History at your local bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780826222091

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