Greatest Escapes

Greatest Escapes

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.

Episodes

April 15, 2025 35 mins

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.

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Aimee Carrero (The Menu, The Consultant) helps Arturo explore a dark chapter in Hollywood history, as they learn about one of Charles Manson's original family members, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme.

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April 1, 2025 40 mins

Lauren Ash (Not Dead Yet, Host of the 'True Crime and Cocktails' podcast) takes a wild ride through the suburbs of Connecticut as Arturo pulls a major April Fools twist with this week's escapee...and the steaks, er, stakes, have never been higher!

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March 25, 2025 42 mins

Writer, director, producer extraordinaire Jay Martel soars into action with Arturo as they cover the high-flying trajectory of french gangster Michel Vaujour.

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March 18, 2025 45 mins

Sunita Mani (Spirited, Glow) joins Arturo through a slew of gangster riddled escapades, as they peel back the pages of history surrounding the 1930's most "dashing" criminal, John Dillinger.

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JD Pardo (Mayans M.C., The Terminal List) tags along for Arturo's tale of three escape artists (Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin) who attempted to escape the most infamous supermax prison of all time: Alcatraz.

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Billy Magnussen (Game Night, The Franchise) takes some time for a liesurely trip with Arturo to the early 1900's, where they discover the story of Gunther Pluschow, one of the most infamous escapees from World War I.

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February 25, 2025 43 mins

Kelsey McKinney (host of the hit podcast 'Normal Gossip') joins Arturo as they venture to 1960's London, to meet the notorious burglar, and self-proclaimed Queen of the Underworld, Zoe Progl.

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February 18, 2025 41 mins

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Flora and Son, Mr. Corman) and Arturo examine the troubling trends behind a modern day escape in Dannemora, NY.

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February 11, 2025 50 mins

Zoë Chao (The Afterparty, Creature Commandos) listens in as Arturo spins a seafaring yarn of death defying escapes from Violet Jessop, aka Miss Unsinkable.

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February 4, 2025 49 mins

Ed Helms (The Hangover, The Office) helps Arturo unfurl a daring escape from one of the Cold War's most eccentric double agents: Oleg Gordievsky.

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Diane Guerrero (Encanto, Doom Patrol) joins Arturo as he recounts the first grand escape by one of the most infamous crime lords of the 21st century: El Chapo.

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January 21, 2025 1 min

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