Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 371) — How well do you know about the real Bruce Lee? There are a lot of myths that came out of the movie Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, so today we'll pull another classic episode from the Based on a True Story vault.

Matthew Polly authored "Bruce Lee: A Life," called the definitive biography by The New York Times. His research revealed Lee's more complex humanity, debunking decades of Hollywood myths.

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