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Greatest Escapes

Greatest Escapes

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On Greatest Escapes, host Arturo Castro (Broad City, Narcos, Alternatino) will be joined by some of his funniest friends in Hollywood to help piece together the puzzle of a new true escape story each week. We’ll revisit the most insane and infamous escapades of all time, from El Chapo to Zoe Progl to John Dillinger to those you’ve never heard of but won’t be able to forget.

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Episodes
  • Wildest of the Wild Bunch with Ben Feldman

    Wildest of the Wild Bunch with Ben Feldman
    May 6 2025

    Ben Feldman (Monsters at Work, Superstore) sets off into the sunset with Arturo as they hop on the trail of one of the Wild West's greatest outlaws, Kid Curry.

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    41 mins
  • The Volleyball Escape with Ophira Eisenberg

    The Volleyball Escape with Ophira Eisenberg
    Apr 29 2025

    Ophira Eisenberg (Comedian and Host of 'Parenting is a Joke' podcast) partners with Arturo as they head back to World War II, and recap the biggest escape to ever occur from an American Prisoner of War Camp. (Spoiler Alert: the good guys still come out victorious!)

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    42 mins
  • Tales from the Tower of London with Jon Barinholtz

    Tales from the Tower of London with Jon Barinholtz
    Apr 22 2025

    Jon Barinholtz (American Auto, Chicago Party Aunt) helps Arturo infiltrate the Tower of London in the Elizabethan era, uncovering the tale of John Gerard, a covert priest with an uncanny aptitude for orange juice.

    Read this episode's transcript on Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/greatest-escapes

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    40 mins
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