The Wizard of Lies - An Ambien-Fueled Acid Dream

Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2017 Barry Levinson-directed HBO film The Wizard of Lies, about the infamous Wall Street Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff. It's a doozy of a story, complete with a Greek/Shakespearean tragedy! We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

https://www.biography.com/news/wizard-of-lies-bernie-madoff-hbo-biopic

http://abcnews.go.com/US/recovered-madoff-money-now-11-billion-hidden/story?id=36529402

https://www.bustle.com/p/the-wizard-of-lies-cast-vs-madoff-family-photos-shows-some-clever-casting-57959

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoff_investment_scandal

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-man-who-figured-out-madoffs-scheme-27-02-2009/

http://www.today.com/home/wizard-lies-created-bernie-madoff-s-apartment-fbi-photos-t111657

https://www.bustle.com/p/how-accurate-is-the-wizard-of-lies-the-hbo-madoff-movie-feels-true-to-life-for-actor-sophie-von-haselberg-58883

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Queen of Katwe - Chess Is Not A Spectator Sport

Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2016 Mira Nair Disney film Queen of Katwe, about the young Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi. We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

http://www.espn.com/espn/news/story?page=Mag15gameofherlife

https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-true-story-behind-queen-of-katwe-b5a51d9607b7/

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/queen-of-katwe/

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/queen-katwe-stirs-hope-slum-where-film-was-born

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/10/world/africa/uganda-chess-teen/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/18/ugandan-phiona-mutesi-chess-player

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The Lost City of Z - Puggy and Cheeky, The Forerunners to Modern Hippies

Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we discuss the recently-released 2017 James Gray film The Lost City of Z, about English explorer Percival Fawcett's many expeditions to try to find a hidden city in the Amazon Rainforest. We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/lost-city-of-z-alters-history-for-the-sake-of-modern-audiences-are-we-okay-with-that/2017/04/20/69492ada-253f-11e7-a1b3-faff0034e2de_story.html?utm_term=.376a5bff815b

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/04/the-lost-city-of-z-is-a-very-long-way-from-a-true-story-and-i-should-know/#

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/lost-city-of-z/

Secrets of the Dead, Season 11, Episode 1, "Lost in the Amazon" - PBS

https://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/the-treatment/james-gray-the-lost-city-of-z

http://time.com/4735505/the-lost-city-of-z-true-story/

Worth Books Smart Summary - Summary And Analysis Of The Lost City Of Z: A Tale Of Deadly Obsession In The Amazon

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Oprah Deserves All The Awards

Hello again, dear listeners! In this episode, we talk all about the 2017 HBO original film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/henrietta-lacks-immortal-cells-6421299/

http://www.hlacks.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/opinion/your-cells-their-research-your-permission.html

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-03-10/news/1998069078_1_cofield-suit-mcdonald

http://rebeccaskloot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/HenriettaLacks_RGG.pdf

http://rebeccaskloot.com/faq/#questions-immortallife

http://www.biography.com/people/henrietta-lacks-21366671

http://www.radiolab.org/story/radiolab-extra-henrietta-lacks/

Skloot, Rebecca. The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks. New York : Crown Publishers, 2010. Print.

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Remember the Titans - A Heaping Pile of Lies

Hello again, dear listeners! This episode, we discuss the very very very loosely based on a true story 2000 Disney sports movie Remember the Titans. We hope you enjoy us debunking all of its lies!

Sources:

http://deadspin.com/remember-the-titans-is-a-lie-and-this-man-wants-you-to-1609473834

http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/movies/rememberthetitans

http://www.71originaltitans.com/faqs.html

http://www.espn.com/page2/s/closer/020808.html

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Big Eyes - Known for: Plagiarism

Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we bring you a discussion of the 2014 Tim Burton film Big Eyes. We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2014/11/robert-moses-rejected-this-terrifying.html

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/big-eyes/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Keane

http://people.com/archive/margaret-keanes-artful-case-proves-that-she-and-not-her-ex-husband-made-waifs-vol-25-no-25/

http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/the-daughter-of-big-eyes-subject-walter-keane-isnt-too-happy-about-the-tim-burton-movie/

http://time.com/3632635/the-true-story-behind-big-eyes/

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Amadeus - When Did YOU Write YOUR First Concerto?

Hello again, dear listeners! Sorry for the slight delay in getting you this episode, but we hope it will be worth the wait to hear us discuss the Oscar-winning 1984 Milos Forman film Amadeus! We enjoyed talking about it, so we hope you enjoy listening to us talk about it!

Sources:

Joanna's Dad (official source)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150224-what-amadeus-gets-wrong

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/22/amadeus-reel-history

http://www.classicfm.com/composers/mozart/guides/da-ponte-facts-gallery

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/01/08/nights-at-the-opera

http://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/01/theater/the-villian-of-amadeus-in-real-life.html?pagewanted=all

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/opera/did-salieri-really-kill-mozart-20140612-zs2t4.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/faq

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/trivia?tab=gf&ref_=tt_trv_gf

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Chaplin - Suddenly a Wild Nazi Appeared

Hello again, dear listeners! This episode we present to you the 1992 Richard Attenborough classic film Chaplin, about the life and times of the legendary Charlie Chaplin. We hope you enjoy!

Sources: "Charlie Chaplin." Biography. A&E. 10 May 1998. Television.

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Sully - A Big Well-Lit Bowl Of Raisin Bran

Hello again, dear listeners! This week we're covering the 2016 Clint Eastwood film Sully, and talk about that...and a bunch of other things too! We hope you enjoy!

Sources: 

https://www.outsideonline.com/2122686/i-witnessed-goose-killing-campaign-after-miracle-hudson

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/sully/

http://www.cntraveler.com/story/what-the-sully-movie-gets-wrong

https://airwaysmag.com/capnaux/new-sully-movie-how-accurate/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesley_Sullenberger

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/nyregion/03geese.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

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Hidden Figures - John Glenn is Strangely Aroused

Hello again, dear listeners! The Oscars are coming up, so we decided to cover another of this year's contenders, Hidden Figures. We hope you enjoy!

Sources: 

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women-mathematicians-who-helped-win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-story-of-nasas-real-ldquo-hidden-figures-rdquo/

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/hidden-figures/

http://people.com/movies/hidden-figures-true-story-real-women-behind-nasa/

https://news.vice.com/story/oscar-nominated-hidden-figures-was-whitewashed-but-it-didnt-have-to-be

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/katherine-johnson-the-girl-who-loved-to-count

http://www.biography.com/people/katherine-g-johnson-101016

https://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/Human_Computers

https://www.nasa.gov/content/dorothy-vaughan-biography

http://www.visionaryproject.org/johnsonkatherine/

https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures/faq

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