The story behind the new film 'The Boys in the Boat'

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January 01, 2024

Daniel James Brown is author of "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics." (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Find a book excerpt here.

The new film "The Boys in the Boat" is based on the 2013 book by Daniel James Brown about the University of Washington's gold medal win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

We revisit Robin Young's conversation with Brown about the book from July 2013.

This segment aired on January 1, 2024.

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