Highly Unlikely

Alex Gettlin

Highly Unlikely is a history and culture podcast where comedian Alex Gettlin gets his very funny friends high, and teaches them about a subject that is so bizarre, it seems ‘highly unlikely’ but is 100% true. Tune-in to learn about the details of Ben Franklin's secret sex cult, why Thomas Edison electrocuted an elephant in a public square, how the US government secretly recruited Jewish mobsters to beat up American Nazis in the 1930s, and a whole lot more. Get curious! Highly Unlikely is a Skewed Orbit original podcast.

  1. Best of Seasons 1 & 2

    04/20/2023 · BONUS

    Best of Seasons 1 & 2

    A recap of our favorite moments from seasons one and two. We’ll be back with season three next year. 0:17 - 4:32 - The Brutal Life of Roman Gladiators with Erick Hellwig 4:33 - 5:43 - A Crash Course in Money Laundering with Randy Valerio 5:44 - 7:45 - The War on Drugs with Alex Hooper 7:46 - 11:32 - When Jewish Gangsters stopped the Rise of American Nazis with Lizzy Weisman 11:33 - 14:24 - The Navy Seals with Chris Cope 14:25 - 16:35 - Ancient Egypt with Armando Torres 16:36 - 18:44 - Ching Shih - The Chinese Pirate Queen with Emily Browning 18:45 - 21:56 - The Ancient Aztecs were WILD with Mateen Stewart 21:57 - 24:27 - The True Life of Nikola Tesla with Brent Pella 24:28 - 26:54 - Insane Facts About North Korea with Mike Eshaq 26:55 - 29:18 - The Secret Service with Ben Gleib 29:19 - 31:07 - The Dirty Cop Who Became a Drug Kingpin with Shaun Bedgood and Guitler Raphael 31:08 - 34:46 - The Salem Witch Trials were WILD with Katie Gallagher 34:47 - 37:02 - Secrets of the Ninja with Willie Simon and Eric Freeman 37:03 - 38:17 - What It’s Really Like To Have A Billion Dollars with Slink Johnson 38:18 - 40:05 - Bizarre Mating Rituals in the Animal Kingdom with Kate Quigley 40:06 - 42:39 - Inside the Russian Mafia with Anthony Amorello 42:40 - 46:49 - 1971: The year the U.S. ruined our money with Avery Mckinney 46:50 - 48:32 - The Food Pyramid with Chaunte’ Wayans 48:33 - 51:01 - The Haitian Revolution was WILD 🤯 with Handren Seavey 51:02 - 53:57 - Benjamin Franklin Was In A Secret Sex-Cult with Avra Friedman 53:58 - 59:34 - Public School is a SCAM with Paige Wesley

    1 hr
  2. When Jewish Gangsters stopped the Rise of American Nazis with Lizzy Weisman

    03/02/2023

    When Jewish Gangsters stopped the Rise of American Nazis with Lizzy Weisman

    When Jewish Gangsters stopped the Rise of American Nazis with Lizzy Weisman Comedian, and fellow Jew, Lizzy Weisman joins this episode as we resurrect the largely untold story of how a U.S. Judge Nathan Perlman secretly recruited a small army of Jewish mobsters to stomp out the rise of Nazi-loyal Americans who were pushing the US to side with Hitler before the official start of WWII. The year is 1938 America and we’re learning about the notorious and iconic figures of the Jewish Mafia, like Arnold Rothstein, largely considered to be the godfather of organized crime in America, Meyer Lansky, often referred to as the mob’s accountant, who built a squad of fellow Jewish mobsters dedicated to kicking the crap out of Nazi loving Americans, and, American Nazi Fritz Kuhn, leader of the German-American Bund, who once organized a massive event at Madison Square Garden with 20,000 attendees. This episode is wild and highly informative. You won’t want to miss out! Follow Highly Unlikely on IG Follow Alex on IG Buy a Stash Monkey Box Created and hosted by Alex Gettlin. A Skewed Orbit original podcast. #ComedyPodcast #HistoryPodcast #DidYouKnow #CrazyFacts #HighlyUnlikely #Comedy #ComedyShow #Comedian #HighlyUnlikelyShow #HighlyUnlikelyPodcast #AlexGettlin #SkewedOrbit #History #HistoryPodcast #Jews #JewishMafia #JewishMobsters #ArnoldRothstein #MeyerLansky ##BugsySiegel #FritzKuhn #Nazi #AmericanNazi #WWII #WorldWarTwo #Mobsters #Mafia #AmericanMafia #CrimeBoss #Criminals #OrganizedCrime #Mafia

    58 min
5
out of 5
21 Ratings

About

Highly Unlikely is a history and culture podcast where comedian Alex Gettlin gets his very funny friends high, and teaches them about a subject that is so bizarre, it seems ‘highly unlikely’ but is 100% true. Tune-in to learn about the details of Ben Franklin's secret sex cult, why Thomas Edison electrocuted an elephant in a public square, how the US government secretly recruited Jewish mobsters to beat up American Nazis in the 1930s, and a whole lot more. Get curious! Highly Unlikely is a Skewed Orbit original podcast.