True Stories Based On Fiction
This podcast presents stories that are described as true but are based on fictional narratives. It explores the creative overlap between real events and invented tales. Each episode offers a unique story, blending elements of truth and fiction. The show is produced by the team under the same name, True Stories Based On Fiction.
Episodes
Ep. 263 or…Songs That Made Us Hip Hop Fans
Evan the 3rd Host and D Mack are back with another list!
Ep#262 Or…The Bobby Brown Summit
Could Bobby Brown have been the king of RnB?
Ep 261 Or...Jig Is UP(Roots Picnic Reaction)
Evan the 3rd Host and D Mack react to that freestyle that broke the internet.
Ep. 260 Or...Lifting The J. Cole Boycott...Maybe
D Mack pleads the case on Evan, The 3rd Host's J. Cole boycott. Will D Mack be able to get him to listen to The Fall Off? Only one way to find out! Also, find out where this album lands on the Drunk Iron Man Scale.
Ep. 259 Or No Limit V Cash Money
D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host discuss the recent Versuz battle between Cash Money and No Limit
Ep 258 Or...The C Breezy Summit
D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host are back and this time they discuss Chris Brown.
Note: Since Skype isn't a thing anymore our editor has been trying new ways to record and get episodes to you. The current program sped up and chopped some of the audio. We're sorry!
Episode 257 Or...Eye's of Rocky Creed's Tiger Paw Part 8 (Creed 1)
DD and Evan, The 3rd Host are back for the penultimate episode of their Rocky retrospective. This time they discuss Baby Creed!
Episode 256 Or...Fantasic Four (2025) Reaction
Evan the 3rd Host and D Mack discuss Marvel's latest flop...
Episode 255 Or...Superman 2025 Reaction
Sorry for the delay, it's been a busy summer. Evan, the 3rd Host and D Mack are back on the flagship show reacting to that new Superman movie! Comment and share with all your lovers and friends. And enemies, fuck it.
Episode 254 Or...May's Stack of Comics
Evan, the 3rd Host is back reviewing more comics that he's picked up in his travels. Like, comment and share!
Episode 253 Or...Coos Coos
DD and Evan, the 3rd Host are back with more things you can't say on a podcast!
Episode 252 Or...Sinners Reaction
Evan, the 3rd host and D Mack are back with a review of the movie "Sinners"
Episode 251 Or...The Stack for April
Evan, the 3rd host gives Drunk Iron Ratings to a stack of new and old comics he's read recentlyish.
Episode 250 Or...Best comics of 2024
We're late to this list but you'll love it. Best comics of 2024 (according to Evan, the 3rd Host) coming at cha!
Episode 249 Or...Captain America-Brave New World
Episode 249 Or...Captain America-Brave New World by True Stories Based On Fiction
#248 Or...Kenny Goes To The Superbowl And GNX!
The guys discuss how Kendrick might be having the best week ever.
Episode 247 Or...Finally...Rocky VI
We finally discuss Rocky Bobola
#246 Or...Best And Worst Of 2024!
Title says it all!
#245 Or... The Hip Hop Conspiracy Theroist Summit
Gene Deal. Charleston White. Orlando Brown. Jaguar Wright. Are they whisper blowers, jealous bitches, liars or conspiracy theorists? Maybe a little from each column. D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host discuss as only they can.
#244 Or Top Summer 24 Moments In No Order
D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host are back with their monthly bs, this time they have a little summer wrap up and list off their top moments. We won't lie, you can guess what they're gonna talk about haha!
#243 Or...What's Next For Rap's Big 3?
Evan the 3rd Host and D Mack are back and bringing you their thoughts on how the Big 3 can proceed after the war they just had over the summer as well as tangents aplenty!
#242 Or...Corny Rappers In No Particular Order
D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host discuss these corny ass rappers. Enjoy!
Episode 241 Or...You For Sure Can't Say That On A Podcast - Election 2024
Okay so boom, First, DD is back after a long break and that's amazing! And he and Evan, the 3rd Host do what they do best, discuss things you shouldn't say on a podcast.
Second, this was prerecorded, so they missed a lot of political developments.
Episode 240 Or...The Deadpool & Wolverine Review
Let's fuckin go!
Episode 239 Or...The Drake V Kendrick Autopsy
Now that the beef to end all beefs is (probably over) Garrett hopped on the mic and he and Evan, the 3rd Host review everything.
Note: this was recorded at the end of episode 237 but was enough content for an entire episode.
#238 Or...Top Beef Songs In NO Order
We're back with another exploration of the top beef tracks in no particular order!
Ep.237 Or...Fan Film Club - Hardware (Milestone)
This week Garret us back (we're all so busy these days, it's crazy) for the long anticipated return of our new fan film review show. This time Hardware, the Milestone??Dc Comics character. Enjoy!
#236 Or...The Balland of BBL Drizzy
D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host debate who won that rap battle
#235 Or...Best Rap On RnB Songs In No Order
Top 5 rappers on rnb songs!
#234 Or...The Babyface Summit
The Babyface summit
#233 Or...Top 90s Cartoons
This is gonna be a good one!
Episode 232 Or...Not Another New Format
Garrett returns as the dudes try a new format and subject: comic book fan films. Well, after some tangents of course.
Ep.231 Or...You Can't Say That On A Tangent
We’re giving you the best Christmas gift you can imagine…the return of DD! He’s back saying things you can’t say on a podcast for the first time in over two years!
Enjoy and Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
#230 Or...Top 5 RnB Albums, In NO Order
Titles says it all!
#229 Or...UGK Summit
This one right here is long overdue.
#228 Or...The Drake Summit
Recorded prior to the new Drake album and bad vibes. Enjoy tho!
#227 Or...Best Catalogs In No Order
Who has the best catalog in hip hop? D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host give their picks.
Episode 226 Or...The Flash Review
D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host review the disaster that was The Flash.
Ep. 225 Or...Top 5 Rappers Redux
It's been year since the D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host named their top 5 rappers (in no particular order of course) so they figured they'd do it again since tastes grow and evolve.
Episode 224 Or...SDCC 2022?! Seems About Right!
So...We planned to put this out last year after SDCC but we went on hiatus instead. But what better time to put this out than SDCC 2023!
No idea what else we even talked about on this episode, just wanted to put it out there so we could clear the deck for possible new episodes because you never know with us.
So, yeah...
Episode 223 Or..Off The Rails
Garrett and Evan, the 3rd Host had two ideas for topics on this episode and ended up discussing everything but. It's a great episode though. Just completely off the rails!
#222 Or...Spiderverse 2 Review
D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host talk Spiderverse 2!
#221 Or...Better Late Than Never
D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host are back to share their best and worse things about hip hop culture from 2022. Better late than never...
Episode 220 Or...Another Stack
Back with more comic reviews.
#219 Or...The War Of Rap Legends (and ASAP Rocky)
Just as Drakes drops the worse album of his career, D Mack and Evan. The 3rd Host wax poetic about how Drake, Cole and Kenny were the leaders of their class of rappers and now they fight for dominance. Oh, ASAP Rocky tried too...
Epiosde 218 Or...Deadpool Meets The Rock And They Both Meet Wonder Woman
Red Notice review
Episode 217 Or...The Batmane
Back again with a review of the newest Batman film or as the titles calls it "The Batmane"
Episode 216 Or...The Kendrick Review
Okay, firstly, sorry for the delay.
Secondly, the title says it all.
Enjoy
Episode 215 Or...Nightmare Alley Review
The week we kick off "March Movie Month"! First up, Nightmare Alley starring Bradley Cooper!
Episode 214 Or...Archie Comics' Revolution
Evan, the 3rd Host is back with another episode where he reviews a stack of his comics! Only the second episode and he's already doing a spotlight. This time...look at the title...
Episode 213 Or...Bing Bong; Fuck Ya Life - The Robert Kirkman Story
Invincible season 2 news and the Kirkman lawsuit
Ep.212 Or...Ye V. Medium Sean
This week the boys are back and they're discussing the newly formed beef betwixt Kanye "Ye" West and former protege Big (Medium?)Sean
Episode 211 Or...The Stack
Pilot for new show!
We here at the network wanna get this thing back weekly. In order to do so, Evan, the 3rd Host tried a new idea (for the network at least). He buys his comics on a monthly basis and he's gonna give quick reviews and Drunk Iron Man ratings to each book. This can't be so bad, can it?
Episode 210 Or...The Worst Stuff Of 2021
Last week we hit you with the best of 2021, now Garrett joins, Evan, The 3rd Host, to discuss the trash of 2021.
Balance...
Episode 209 Or...The Best Entertainment Of 2021
Sooo, real shit, December 2021 was a rough month. We only put one episode out (due to laziness) and that'd not okay We're sorry. To make up for it we have an action packed month for you, coming art you WEEKLY in January!
First up, Brian is back as he and Evan, The 3rd Host bring you their 4th (we think. Too lazy to look) annual best of the year show. They list their top 3 (in no particular orde
Episode 208 Or...Battle Of The He - Manes
Continued from last month, Evan, the 3rd Host gives Garrett some updates on some shows he's been watching as they go down a wormhole of tangents. You know, same ol TSBOF shit.
Episode 207 Or..."Future Endeavored"
Rasslin with Randy is back and he and Evan, The 3rd Host discuss the seemingly revolving door the WWE has with their talent as well as other wrestling news!
Episode 206 Or...Titans Season 3 Review - Part 1
The boys are back and this month they're bringing you their review of the first half of HBO Max original "Titans" season 3!
Ep.205 Or...No Limit And Cash Money Summit
This month the guys breakdown the rise and fall of No Limit and Cash Money.
Episode 204 Or...Maybe We Don't Need Trailers
Hollywood G is back again (we just made that up. He's the guy from the new "Suicide Squad" review from a few weeks back)to tell the guys why trailers don't matter and how they ruin film. He tells the guys how he's never seen a movie trailer and how it leads to a more enriching experience at the movies. And maybe he's right.
Episode 203 Or...MotU And Loki Talk
Continued from last month's episode, the guy's discuss the Kevin Smith "Master of the Universe" reboot and "Loki" on Disney+
Ep.202 Or...DaBaby - Donda - CLB In No Order
This week the guy's discuss Dababy's strange comments from a few weeks back (recorded before D mack's paternity leave, congrats to him and his family)followed by Evan, The 3rd Host reviewine "Donda" and "CLB"
Episode 201 Or...Titans Season 3 (Trailer Talk)
This week Garrett and Evan, The 3rd Host are back as they recap the first two season of the HBO Max show "Titans" as they watch the trailer for and gear up for season three.
200!
The title says it all! We would like to thank the listeners out there.
Randy, Brian, Evan, the 3rd Host, Chad, DD, Awesomesauce, D-Mack and Garrett
#199 Or...Hottest Female Rappers, In No Order
A little late but here we go! The episode before 200 had to bring the heat and the guys do not disappoint. D Mack and Evan, the 3rd Host finally give their picks for the hottest females rappers. In no particular order!
Episode 198 Or...The Suicide Squad
The guys are joined by a guest from Hollywood as they discuss, well, read the title.
#197 Or...Top 5 Slaps To Ride To, In No Order
This month guys get you for this last month of summer right by counting down their favorites slaps (do the kids still call em "slaps") to ride down the ave to!
#196 Or...PICs On Being Undateable
#196 Or...PICs On Being Undateable by True Stories Based On Fiction
Episode 195 Or...The Invincible Finale!!!
So, did Kirkman and Co stick the landing? Find out as the guys discuss the last part of Invincible!
Ep. 194 Or...The DMX Farewell Summit
What kind of self respecting hip hop podcast and children of the 90s would the guy's be if they didn't discuss the live and tragic death of DMX?
#193 Or...Dating Is Young AF!
Did you know that dating as we know it is less than 100 years old?! In the grand scheme, dating is an infant! So, why do we expect so much from and of it? Is this novel concept giving us a incorrect outlook on our love lives? The PICs break it down!
Episode192 Or...The End Of All Things Part 1
After an amazing interlude where the guys discussed the animated show, they back to finish off this season of the show and the Invincible comic book. Part 1 of 2
Episode 191 Or...TmnT Dossiers - Last Ronin 1&2
Brian and Evan, the 3rd Host finally get around to discussing The Last Ronin.
Ep. 190 Or...The Off Season Review
The titles says it all...
Episode 189 Or...Invincible Season 1 Review
This week the guy's discuss the newly completed Invincible season 1 from Amazon Prime Video.
Episode 188 Or...Off The Rails
Brian is back for the second month in a row joined by Evan, The 3rd Host in an episode where they planned to discuss the first two issues of the IDW comic "TMNT: The Last Ronin" buuuuuuuut...
Episode 187 Or...Mortal Kombat 2021
Evan, The 3rd Host is back and he's solo dolo for the first time in years (there were some dark times at the network) to do two things.
-Try out a new mic that he received as a product tester
&
-Well...it's in the title
Ep.186 Or...The Snyder Cut
All right so, boom. We know you come here the last week of every single month to hear D Mack and Evan, The 3rd Host talk that hip hop shit (DMX Summit coming sooner than you think)but they had to pause the usual malarkey to discuss the HBO Max OG: Zack Synder's Justice. League
Episode 185 Or...Chad And WolfCop
Chad is back talkin shitty movies with Evan, The 3rd Host
Episode 184 Or...The Invincible Debut
Finally the guys can talk about something they've been waiting for. Can you guess what it is?
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