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!)

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!)

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.

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.

Greatest Escapes

The Volleyball Escape with Ophira Eisenberg

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/d82375bc-b75d-41aa-8f61-b2cd015d68de/transcript

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.

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.

Wildest of the Wild Bunch with Ben Feldman

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b5d53c21-55d0-47f0-a0a0-b2d50068829f/transcript

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

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

Tales from the Tower of London with Jon Barinholtz

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6be2acbd-bfef-41ab-a3b8-b2c20173de8a/transcript

Diallo Riddle (Sherman's Showcase, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon) travels with Arturo to the 1970's where they unveil an escape of historic proportions by the American revolutionary Assata Shakur.

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

Diallo Riddle (Sherman's Showcase, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon) travels with Arturo to the 1970's where they unveil an escape of historic proportions by the American revolutionary Assata Shakur.
Read this episode's transcript on Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/greatest-escapes

Destination Cuba with Diallo Riddle

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b4d345ce-f8a2-4409-8a83-b2bf01631882/transcript

The Volleyball Escape with Ophira Eisenberg

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