Phil and Tomas charge headlong into Braveheart—swinging swords, quoting freedom speeches, and wondering why mullets ever happened. Along the way, Tomas confesses to giving his son Braveheart-style pep talks before school (blue face paint not included), and nearly buying him a kilt in Quebec. Phil recalls watching the movie five times a week with a roommate, and they both wonder why they never punched each other growing up like William Wallace and his pals.

But beyond the fanboying, they unpack what the film got wildly wrong—and what the real history of William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, and Longshanks can teach us. With help from a real Scottish tour guide and a surprising link between the Scottish and American Declarations of Independence, this episode cuts deep. Just hopefully not with a broadsword.

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