A couple years ago, we covered The Greatest Showman as a pre-release episode. In other words, the podcast episode came out before the movie did. In that episode, we learned about the life of P.T. Barnum. In this episode, we're going back to Barnum's life as this time we give The Greatest Showman the typical Based on a True Story treatment -- comparing it to history.
Prefer to read the story? Find the transcript for this episode at: https://www.basedonatruestorypodcast.com/123-the-greatest-showman/
This Week: Waco, The Crucible, Seabiscuit
This Week: Letters from Iwo Jima, Malcolm X, Flags of Our Fathers
This Week: Mata Hari, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Young Guns
This Week: Mary Queen of Scots, The Pacific, Julia
This Week: Lincoln, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Buddy Holly Story
This Week: Zulu, Steve Jobs, U-571
Darkest Hour with Furman Daniel
This Week: Sully, El Chapo, The French Revolution
This Week: Milk, Roman Empire, Walk the Line
Chariots of Fire with Keep the Flame Alive
This Week: Emancipation, Bonnie and Clyde, I, Tonya
This Week: Joyeux Noel, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Evel Knievel
Classic: The History of Christmas with Heather LeFebvre
This Week: The Man Who Invented Christmas, Band of Brothers, At Eternity's Gate
This Week: W.E., Young Winston, The Right Stuff
Napoleon with Alexander Mikaberidze
This Week: Tora! Tora! Tora!, Pearl Harbor, Wake Island
This Week: Little Big Man, Public Enemies, Dahmer
This Week: JFK, LBJ, The Pianist
The Mafia in Casino, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, and The Sopranos with Scott Hoffman
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