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341: This Week: The Crucible, Sweet Dreams, Pompeii

BOATS THIS WEEK (AUG 19-25,2024) — Historical events from the movies start with The Crucible and how it depicts the Salem witch trials from this week in 1692. Then, we’ll learn a bit about Patsy Cline’s hit song “Crazy” because it was this week in 1961 that she started recording it in the studio, and […]

340: The Mummy with Dr. Aidan Dodson

The Mummy (1999) is packed with supernatural powers, Hollywood magic, and…maybe some truth? After all, mummies were a real thing. We’ll chat with acclaimed Egyptologist Dr. Aidan Dodson to find out how much of the movie is based in history. Aidan’s Historical Grade: D- What’s your historical grade? Learn about the true story Monarchs of […]

339: This Week: The Philadelphia Experiment, Macbeth, The Pacific

BOATS THIS WEEK (AUG 12-18, 2024) — Today is the 81st anniversary of the conspiracy theory from the 1984 movie The Philadelphia Experiment. Or is it? Tune in to find out. After that, we’ll move into the Shakespearean classic-turned-modern movie Macbeth (2015) because this Wednesday is the 984th anniversary (1040 CE) of King Duncan I […]

338: This Week: Braveheart, Hatfields & McCoys, The Walk, Frost/Nixon

BOATS THIS WEEK (AUG 5-11,2024) — This week’s events from historical movies starts with Monday’s 719th anniversary (August 5th, 1305) of William Wallace’s (Mel Gibson) capture shown in the movie ‘Braveheart.’ In the History Channel’s dramatic miniseries “Hatfields & McCoys”, we’ll see how it portrays the feud between their two families turning to bloodshed for […]

337: This Week: USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, Rush, Patton

BOATS THIS WEEK (JUL 29-AUG 4,2024) — There were two major disaster this week in history. The first we’ll learn about is an event many consider the worst shark attack in history, which began on July 30th, 1945, and is shown in the movie USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage.  Our next historical disaster marks its […]

336: Today: First Man and the Apollo 11 Splashdown

BOATS TODAY (JULY 24, 1969/2024) — Apollo 11 splashed down exactly 55 years ago, so today we’ll wrap up our 3-part miniseries with the end of Apollo 11 mission. Need to catch up?  Apollo 11 Launch: https://links.boatspodcast.com/333 Apollo 11 Lunar Landing: https://links.boatspodcast.com/334 Apollo 11 Splashdown: https://links.boatspodcast.com/336* Watch the Movie Movie: Find where First Man is […]

334: This Week: Dahmer, First Man, At Eternity’s Gate

BOATS THIS WEEK (JULY 22-28,2024) — Events from this week in history include Jeffrey Dahmer’s confession on July 22nd, 1991. We’ll learn how well Netflix’s 2022 smash hit series Monster shows that happening. This week also marks the end of the Apollo 11 mission on July 24th, 1969, but we’ll have a special minisode coming […]

333: Today: Men in Black 3 and the Apollo 11 Launch

BOATS TODAY (JULY 16, 1969/2024) — We’ll introduce the concept of BOATS Today while we learn about Apollo 11’s launch sequence from today in history as it was shown in the movie Men in Black 3. Until next time, here’s where you can continue the story. Mentioned in this episode Movie: Find where Men in […]

332: This Week: Napoleon, Men in Black 3, Barbieheimer

BOATS THIS WEEK (JULY 15-21,2024) — Events from this week in history include Napoleon’s surrender aboard HMS Bellerophon that happened on July 15th, 1815, and we’ll learn how it was shown in the 2023 biopic.  Then, we’ll learn about the Apollo 11 miniseries that we’ll launch tomorrow on the exact anniversary of the launch from […]

331: This Week: The Battle of Britain, Hamilton, One Nation, One King

In this episode, we’ll learn about historical events that happened this week in history as they were depicted in these four movies: The Battle of Britain, Hamilton, and One Nation, One King. Events from This Week in History Wednesday: The Battle of Britain Thursday: Hamilton Sunday: One Nation, One King   Birthdays from This Week […]