Episode description
How Based On A True Story is Hidden Figures (2016)?
Rob is joined by Alaina Karschnick Weddon to take a look at the story of the black women behind so much of the math that put Americans into space and on the moon. They launch into the facts of the true story behind the movie starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner and Jim Parsons.
Where to watch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/hidden-figures
The book the movie is based on: https://bookshop.org/a/4479/9780062363602
Good writeup on fact vs fiction: https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/hidden-figures/