The Empty Raft of Alcatraz with JD Pardo

About this episode

JD Pardo joins Arturo to discuss the infamous escape attempt from Alcatraz by Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers.

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. Read this episode's transcript on Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/greatest-escapes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Arturo

Guest: JD Pardo

Topics covered

• Alcatraz
• escape artists
• true crime
• prison history
• infamous escapes

Keywords

• Alcatraz
• escape
• Frank Morris
• John Anglin
• Clarence Anglin
• JD Pardo
• true crime
• prison escape

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mental Floss, iHeartPodcasts

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