What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

The Wild West you picture (red buttes, a lone hero, a squinting gunslinger in a poncho) was mostly made up for the cameras.Connor Tomlinson, a lifelong Western fan, finds out how much of what he loves was staged. Carter Roy walks us through three fakes that built the Wild West:The landscape. In 1938, a broke trading-post owner drove to Hollywood with $60 and a folder of photos. Because of that trip, one valley on the Navajo Nation stood in for Texas, Kansas, Tombstone and the whole frontier for decades.The legend. High Noon is the most celebrated Western ever made, and it was secretly about the Hollywood blacklist. Its writer was blacklisted while he wrote it. John Wayne called it “un-American,” and it went on to become a favorite of presidents.The cowboy himself. The movie that invented the modern cowboy had an Italian director, a Spanish desert, German money, a Japanese story, and a TV actor nobody else wanted, all sold under fake American names.Which fake did the most to build the West in your head? New episodes every Wednesday. Head over to our What the Fact YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatTheFactPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow What the Fact to never miss an episode! What the Fact is a Rewind Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.Follow us on SocialInstagram: @RewindStudiosTikTok: @RewindStudiosWhat the Fact is hosted by Connor Tomlinson & Carter RoyInstagram: @connortomlinson5 | @carterproy

An elephant skull may have created the Cyclops. The Minotaur’s labyrinth was based on a palace you can still visit today. And one of Greek mythology’s most terrifying monsters may have actually started as a good luck charm.Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy dig into the surprising real-world origins behind the Cyclops, the Minotaur, and Medusa. From ancient fossils and a lost civilization to a terrifying face Greeks once used for protection, these monsters may not have been completely made up after all.Which origin story do you find the most convincing? Drop your vote in the comments.New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe so you never miss one.Head over to our What the Fact YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatTheFactPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow What the Fact to never miss an episode! What the Fact is a Rewind Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.Follow us on SocialInstagram: @RewindStudiosTikTok: @RewindStudiosWhat the Fact is hosted by Connor Tomlinson & Carter RoyInstagram: @connortomlinson5 | @carterproy

Little Red Riding Hood originally had no rescue. Hansel and Gretel were abandoned by their own mother. And one famous fairy tale may have started with 130 real children who disappeared from a German town.Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy dig into the dark origins of Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, and the Pied Piper of Hamelin. These weren’t always the bedtime stories we know today. They were darker, stranger, and in one case, possibly rooted in a real event that historians still can’t fully explain.Which original story creeps you out the most? Drop your vote in the comments.New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe so you never miss one.Head over to our What the Fact YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatTheFactPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow What the Fact to never miss an episode! What the Fact is a Rewind Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.Follow us on SocialInstagram: @RewindStudiosTikTok: @RewindStudiosWhat the Fact is hosted by Connor Tomlinson & Carter RoyInstagram: @connortomlinson5 | @carterproy

Pirates didn’t really walk the plank. There’s only one confirmed case of buried pirate treasure. And some of the most notorious outlaws on the ocean had written contracts, elected leaders, and workers’ compensation.Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy dig into three of the biggest myths about pirates and the wild true stories behind them. From walking the plank and buried treasure maps to the surprisingly strict rules pirates actually lived by, it turns out the truth is even stranger than the legend.Which pirate myth changed your mind the most: the plank, the treasure map, or the lawless pirate? Drop your vote in the comments.New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe so you never miss one.What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy is a Rewind Original, powered by PAVE Studios.

A movie was rejected by Hollywood more than 40 times. A mechanical shark almost ended a 27-year-old director’s career. And one of the greatest films ever made premiered before it was even finished.Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy dig into the unbelievable stories behind Back to the Future, Jaws, and Apocalypse Now. Each movie came dangerously close to never making it to the big screen. But somehow, the disaster that nearly killed each one became part of what made it great.New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe so you never miss one.What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy is a Rewind Original, powered by PAVE StudiosHead over to our What the Fact YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatTheFactPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow What the Fact to never miss an episode! What the Fact is a Rewind Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.Follow us on SocialInstagram: @RewindStudiosTikTok: @RewindStudiosWhat the Fact is hosted by Connor Tomlinson & Carter RoyInstagram: @connortomlinson5 | @carterproy

A volcano canceled summer. A catapult started a plague. And the sun went out for 18 months -- and nobody knew why for 1,500 years.Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy dig into the three worst years in human history, the unexpected things each one left behind, and vote on which was actually the worst.The wildest stuff is real. New episodes every Wednesday.

You watched Connor Tomlinson fall in love on Love on the Spectrum. Now he is here to make you fall in love with history.Every week on What the Fact, Connor and co-host Carter Roy pull three unbelievable true things from history and tell you the whole story behind each one. The facts that sound made up. The stories that got buried. The moments that changed everything.The wildest stuff is real. And the real stuff is wilder than you think.New episodes every Wednesday.