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.
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
13 Apr 2023
Ching Shih - The Chinese Pirate Queen with Emily Browning
In our final episode of season two, we learn about the incredible and legendary Ching Shih, the Chinese peasant who began her life as a prostitute and eventually became the most successful pirate in history. We’re joined by the undeniable Emily Browning who kept us howling the entire episode with her hilarious takes.
We start off by learning about the early days of Ching Shih’s life; how she began as a sex worker in a brothel and managed to charm her way into marrying the top pirate commander in all of China. And then amazingly, after his untimely (and perhaps suspicions) death, she took full control of the largest pirate fleet in history, commanding over 1,800 pirate ships, and an estimated 80,000 men. She also instituted the first ‘pirate code of ethics’ and even managed to stave off the British, Portuguese and Chinese navies until she was ultimately able to negotiate a peaceful surrender on her terms. Lot’s of wild and fun info in this one, happy listening!
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Created and hosted by Alex Gettlin.
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7 Apr 2023
The Ancient Aztecs were WILD with Mateen Stewart
We’re doing a deep dive on one of the most fascinating cultures in history this episode, the Ancient Aztecs, and have the always hilarious and charming Mateen Stewart joining as our guest.
We start off by digging into many of the unique and fascinating aspects of Ancient Aztecian life, such as the ‘one time forgiveness law’ where any crime could be forgiven, as long as the perpetrator confessed BEFORE being caught. And of course we dive into the most infamous aspect of Ancient Aztec life, human sacrifices.
We finish off the episode looking at some of the most prominent figures in Aztec history, like the famous King Montezuma, and the Spanish conqueror Cortés, who ultimately took down the Aztec empire through a ruthless campaign.
Lots of crazy facts in this one, and some fun very *h!gh* tangent conversations, like when Mateen shares his theories of how we’re all doomed to be eventually being conquered by artificial intelligence, similarity to how Cortés conquered the Aztecs.
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Created and hosted by Alex Gettlin.
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