The Based On Podcast

Hosted By: Elizabeth & Sabrina

We are two childhood best friends who dumped their love of garbage reality shows to be lifelong students with an obsession for research. Ok. That’s not true. We still love our garbage tv. But, we also really love researching all things inspired by crazy events that actually happened! Every week we tell you the real events that inspired some of our favorite (and not so favorite) movies! Join us as we embark on this new journey, that we hope to fill with laughs, Snapple Smarts, and other things you just might not have known about your favorite film.

  1. 08/04/2023 ·  Bonus

    BABY BREAK

    Liz, do your magic

  2. 07/28/2023

    19. The Trial of the Chicago 7: The Wackiest Trial

    This week Elizabeth covers the 2020 film The Trial of the Chicago 7 which is a historical drama that discusses the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The protest was wild... but the trial was even wilder! Since Sabrina didn't have the chance to sit down and watch this movie she is taken through a range of emotions... love, laughter, tears... you get the idea. As always, thank you for supporting the show! SOURCES: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_trial_of_the_chicago_7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trial_of_the_Chicago_7 https://www.showtimes.com/movies/the-trial-of-the-chicago-7-netflix-150763/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mobilization_Committee_to_End_the_War_in_Vietnam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_International_Party https://www.history.com/news/yippies-1968-dnc-convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Seale https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/trial-of-the-chicago-7/ 2020 Protests vs 1968: https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/6/2/21277253/george-floyd-protest-1960s-civil-rights Conspiracy in the StreetsThe Extraordinary Trial of the Chicago Seven Edited by Jon Wiener

  3. 07/21/2023

    18. Dark Water: Gross, Poopy Water

    This week Sabrina covers the 2005 movie Dark Water and the creepy connections the movie has to the disappearance of Elisa Lam in 2013 … a girl goes missing, gross dark water… you get the idea.

  4. 07/13/2023

    17. Blonde: The Tragic Tale of Marilyn Monroe

    Boy is this one a doozy. Elizabeth and Sabrina both work to process through their emotional hangovers following the 2022 Netflix Original Blonde. While the real life story doesn't quite align with this over dramatization of Marilyn Monroe's life, the real story of Marilyn Monroe isn't too much better. Join Elizabeth as she expands on the parts of Marilyn's story that were true to the movie and others that might not have been - and learn more than you would probably ever want to actually know about JFK along the way! As always, thank you for the support! SOURCES:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonde_(2022_film) https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a39072687/netflix-marilyn-monroe-biopic-backlash-explained/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-most-horrifying-scene-in-blonde-is-jfks-rape-of-marilyn-monroe https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/all-the-president-s-unreported-women-jfk-never-had-problems-like-bill-clinton-s-recalls-nick-bryant-1438663.html https://nypost.com/2013/04/21/the-kennedy-meth/ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blonde https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berniece_Baker_Miracle  https://www.tatler.com/article/the-real-story-of-marilyn-monroe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/4-conspiracy-theories-about-the-death-of-marilyn-monroe/xvljpr0ef The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Book by J. Randy Taraborrelli

  5. 07/07/2023

    16. Winchester: Witchy Business

    On this weeks episode Sabrina talks about the “not” horror movie Winchester and the true story behind the Winchester Mystery House. And even though Elizabeth was forced into another horror movie she does end up finding a new witchy friend in Sarah Winchester.

  6. 06/29/2023

    15. Boy Erased: Addressing Conversion Therapy

    In continuing with the Pride month episodes Sabrina covers the 2018 film, Boy Erased. A traumatic biography based on Garrard Conley's 2016 memoir of the same name. Presently only 21 out of the 50 states have fully banned conversion therapy and Sabrina takes the opportunity presented with this movie to help provide more information about this often unspoken practice. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is pulled back into her religious upbringing and uses her experiences to fully expand on what the fundamentalist church really thinks about human rights (or a lack thereof). And despite how depressing all of this sounds - fear not! The girls lighten things up with music recommendations and one especially concerning tangent that would likely have Freud rolling over in his grave n (if only to get a better listen). Show Notes: https://www.npr.org/2018/11/11/666767913/boy-erased-the-true-story-behind-the-film#:~:text='Boy%20Erased'%3A%20The%20True%20Story%20Behind%20The%20Film%20Garrard,been%20made%20into%20a%20movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_fundamentalism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hRw_qdtNo4 http://garrardconley.com/ https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/conversion_therapy https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44520162 https://soundcloud.com/user-50647283/uno-0240-john-smid-1 Elizabeth's anti-evolution song recommendation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDPFfHOGdyM

  7. 06/22/2023

    14. Pride (2014): Pits and Perverts

    This week's episode kicks off our pride releases to finish out Pride month! Elizabeth discusses the 2014 movie Pride which tells the story of an unexpected alliance between UK miners and the LGBTQ+ community during the 1984-85 miner's strike. Sabrina must come to terms with Professor Umbridge actually playing someone nice in this movie and figure out how to not cry by the time this story is over. As always, we appreciate your support and hope you enjoy this episode! Sources: https://eachother.org.uk/a-history-of-hiv-and-human-rights-in-the-uk/ http://lgsm.org/about-lgsm https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/history/how-miners-strike-began-one-20045069 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Orgreave#Events https://www.history.co.uk/article/how-thatcher-broke-the-miners-strike-but-at-what-cost https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/31/pride-film-gay-activists-miners-strike-interview https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pride_2014 https://www.gayinthe80s.com/2012/09/1984-lesbians-and-gays-support-the-miners-part-one/3/ http://www.gayinthe80s.com/2012/09/1985-lesbians-and-gays-support-the-miners-part-two/ https://archive.org/details/overrainbowmoney0000fiel/page/n213/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbians_and_Gays_Support_the_Miners#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_miners%27_strike_(1984%E2%80%9385) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Thatcher_ministry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ashton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_(2014_film) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/23/fifty-years-gay-liberation-uk-barely-four-1967-act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buggery_Act_1533 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_of_Mineworkers_(Great_Britain)#The_Miners'_Strike,_1984%E2%80%9385 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hefina_Headon https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2014/11/12/backstory-pride#toggle-gdpr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ4-RdPOax4 Pride: The Unlikely Story of the True Heroes of the Miner's Strike Book by Tim Tate Kelliher, D. (2014). Solidarity and Sexuality: Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners 1984-5. History Workshop Journal, 77(1), 240–262. doi:10.1093/hwj/dbt012

  8. 06/15/2023

    13. All Good Things: Elizabeth's Favorite Murder

    Okay, saying that it's her favorite murder is a bit uncomfy - but this is the fascinating tale of Robert Durst. Elizabeth covers the 2010 American thriller "All Good Things" on this week's episode. The girls discuss the disappearance of Kathleen McCormack and the murders that followed her not so mysterious disappearance at the hands of Robert Durst. Sabrina also picks at the old wounds of their childhood friendship by telling the tale of her own disappearance to Texas. SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durst_Organization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Durst https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Good_Things_(film) https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_good_things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Durst https://www.vulture.com/2015/04/robert-durst-biographer-jinx-factually-incorrect.html https://www.politico.com/media/story/2015/01/durst-says-brother-lies-about-mothers-death-in-hbo-show-003396/ https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/21/nyregion/two-decade-spiral-into-suspicion-long-after-wife-disappears-heir-vanishes-after.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Berman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Berman_(mobster) https://www.fastcompany.com/90339646/killed-them-all-of-course-what-the-transcript-of-robert-dursts-the-jinx-confession-means-for-his-defense https://robertdurst.wordpress.com/category/major-players/debrah-lee-charatan/ https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/03/robert-durst-murders-wife-susie-berman https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/obituaries/robert-durst-dead.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/kathleen-mccormack https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-21/robert-durst-susan-berman-murder-trial-relationship-timeline https://projects.news12.com/the-robert-and-kathie-durst-story/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Durst

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We are two childhood best friends who dumped their love of garbage reality shows to be lifelong students with an obsession for research. Ok. That’s not true. We still love our garbage tv. But, we also really love researching all things inspired by crazy events that actually happened! Every week we tell you the real events that inspired some of our favorite (and not so favorite) movies! Join us as we embark on this new journey, that we hope to fill with laughs, Snapple Smarts, and other things you just might not have known about your favorite film.

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    Hosted By: Elizabeth & Sabrina
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    2023
  • Episodes
    20
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