Alcatraz: America’s Most Infamous Prison 

I'm getting used to you hosting this channel. You're doing a fine job

1:45 - Chapter 1 - Early history 3:35 - Chapter 2 - Hellcatraz 6:10 - Chapter 3 - Embrace the madness 9:40 - Mid roll ads 12:20 - Chapter 4 - Making a break for it 15:05 - Chapter 5 - Rogue's gallery 18:10 - Chapter 6 - The last mile 20:45 - Chapter 7 - The rock today 22:35 - Conclusion

RIP, Bonely! I did enjoy how the script became more organic after poor Bonely got killed.

So, essentially Alcatraz was a time out for naughty prisoners from other prisons.

Hang the fuck on. Was there really never a video about Alcatraz on this channel before this? With all the videos where Alcatraz made an appearance on this channel and it's sister channels this is when the prison actually gets it's own dedicated video? Holy shit that's a lot of videos and a long time before this finally happened. Good job Karl

You forgot to mention the time when 4 guys tried escaping in a makeshift aeroplane while fighting zombies

Saying a prison is escape proof is like putting a label on something saying, "Poison. Do not ingest." You know someone's going to try anyway just to prove you're wrong

Great stuff as usual. :D Love your personal commentary on the subjects you talk about. Concerning the Covid isolation question, I was fortunate that living with my family, I didn't suffer too much from it. Did *really* miss my grandparents though. Being apart from them for a long time was the worst part of it by far.

Great video as always karl! Please do Agincourt sometime!

My wife and I made a trip to see Alcatraz back in 1994. We enjoyed the tour listening to the recordings explaining each part. It was the highlight of our San Francisco trip.

Yeah the whole "let's punish prisoners in the worst legal ways we can think of" edict has never really jived with the public

Thank you.

Hi Karl Smallwood. Your presentation style has been getting...more refined over the last few weeks. I guess as you get more comfortable with presenting? In general, I think i like the format where the stories are well researched and written from a neutral position, and then presented by a friendly and confident individual, such as yourself and Simon. I generally prefer limited editorial from the presenters, but certain situations may make it appropriate.

Karl you're the perfect choice to host this channel now that Simon's gone. I hope you stay

Great job Karl!

Nice briefing on Alcatraz, thanks!

Hello Karl! What's shaken?

Love your content karl! You always do an amazing job! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Teabagging a mug means something else in the States.

Karl, your video would have been even much more enjoyable if you had explained the back story behind the skeleton.

2 GREAT movies - lots of fun. good reporting.

I dont know whats worse you posting at this time or me gettin out of bed to get my geo fix

Great video

Please stay as permanent host! Your doing a great job

I see your a man of fine taste and culture. The Rock is a great movie. Just goofy action movie fun.

🤔 this guy is getting use to this. Very enjoyable video presentation. 😁

Other film's are: Resident Evil: Death Island (2023), The Book of Eli (2010), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Murder in the First (1995), The Enforcer (1976), Point Blank (1967), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and J.J. Abrams' 2012 television series Alcatraz.

Karl, I think you've nailed it. Simon who?

Love your hosting and love your taste in Nick Cage movies! What is your opinion on Faceoff with John Travolta?

Karl, you are doing great as interim host!

Remember seeing it when I visited San Francisco as a teenager and was fascinated that they built a prison out there.

It was a yellow Ferrari F355 spider, not a Lambo.

RIP Bonely's right leg

It took extra bad behavior for a federal inmate to be sent to Alcatraz. An inmate had to be disruptive to the point where they wouldn’t be managed at other prisons. A warden had to request to send an inmate to Alcatrz

well , i think Karl has passed the audition & should get the gig .. like his idea of dressing more formally for Bio & Geo-graphics

FYI for the where is Simon people. He now has a new geography channel called Places.

I'm pretty sure you can make videos about all the capitals of the states of the US....or continue to make them in case you already started. After that to make videos of other large American cities. After that you can continue to make videos on the capitals of other countries. For other federal states like Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Brazil you can make videos on the capitals of the states or territories that are part of the federation. Bigger cities around the world. Former cities would be nice also. I'm thinking of Nineveh.

Second time now Karl; It was a FERRARI.

Sounds like it's time for another cup of coffee. I know I need 2 cups to wake me With that said, you did a remarkable video!

This small piece of land in the middle of the San Francisco Bay has witnessed a truly amazing history over the past few centuries. Its geographical location, about 2 kilometers from the coast, in the middle of the bay, almost always in mist or fog, is already remarkable. Alcatraz Island can be seen from the city of San Francisco on clear days. It is mentioned for the first time in 1775, in a document by the Spanish discoverer Juan Manuel de Ayala who called it the "island of the gannets", since gannets was a name used to designate pelicans. Therefore, it is not surprising to find a large Spanish flag as soon as you enter the interior of the most famous prison in history, in a prominent place and with a small legend to remind visitors of the times in which this piece of land also It was Spain.

I wonder if there's a home for disabled skeletons - my Mr Bones lost his right forearm about 4 yrs ago. I know your pain Karl 😢💜

It crazy that they were able to shoot this episode on scene at the rock

I'm naturally quite introverted, and live with my 2 partners. The Pandemic wasn't actually that bad for me. I didn't pick up any new hobbies/idiosyncrasies, but got more time to focus on my tabletop game miniature painting. It was actually kind of nice.

As much as I like Simon it’s kinda refreshing to see someone else on one of his million channels😂

I liked the 'birdman' character from the "Superjail" cartoon tv show. Probably based on the same guy I'm sure.

What about the TV show Alcatraz? It wasn't very good, but I don't think I heard a mention, and it deserves one.

If you're looking for the "silly little things" to change, since you mentioned your jacket, I find the whote shirt kind of washed your conplexion and looks dingy. I bet you'd look real suave with either a crisp black button up or a deep maroon tshirt. Your voice is very lovely and smooth, I enjoy your narration

Breaking the skeleton omg 😂

I miss Simon.

Karl ❤❤❤😮😮😮

"Alcatraz means pelican" - Henry Zebrowski If you know you know

Keep karl pls

Simon- you really let yourself go

Interim? They're still using that word for your current hosting position? I prefer the word, "permanent." This was a great brief history of Alcatraz chocked full of lots of great info. I did like the movie, "The Rock" quite a bit, too!

Hell yeah..thank you ..😊

I actually prefer you as host tbh

Cool video, i was just there last week. If I could make a suggestion it would be to speak slower, sounds like you are in a rush and a non native English speaker may struggle understand.

Karl Smallwood "Competitive Teabagger"

8:33 Over Covid I got really into RU-vid informational videos like Geographics ans Fact Fiend, as well as motorcycle/tractor/engine restoration videos. Still like crack to me. Also, I've turned off Sponsorblock on this channel because the sponsor segments are funny. This is how you do them! Edited to add: FFS Karl! you know better to mention cars in a video! That was a Ferrari 355 in The Rock. And Connery was definitely Bond in that movie, no question.

00:53 The worst prison in the WORLD? We are talking 30s and 40s here... the era of the GULAG system in the SSSR and the Concentration Camps in Nazi Germany...

Came down here to see if anyone else is commenting on Karl's pronunciation of Leavenworth.

Would have loved to have the name small wood in school

Great video and presentation style. It is refined but please don't get too refined.

When I got sent to Ironwood I got into a fight and was sent to the hole for 30 days and the hole is solitary there I made it 19 days before I had a total mental break and spent the best 6 months of my 7 year sentence in the medical yard

Sort out your eye line for the teleprompter, it’s very of putting.

RIP in pieces Bonely

Simon started without a beard - how long before you grow one ???? 🧔‍♂

I had two great uncles on my mom's side of the family that were in Alcatraz for making counterfeit money

Every day I promise myself that I'll learn 3 new things Just ransom information things. My minimum per day. Never knew about the Rock fan theory. Damn soes that ever change the perspective for a viewing. Thbao you for #11, and what's going to be an interesting twist on our soon to ne snowed in getaway weroend, home exition! Up north you gotta adapt, especially especially in late November. eEspecially along the coastal plains of the Great Lakes. Wishing anyone shoppong and the Coasties pn standby a safe and warm night, pne hopefilly pn shpre.

I'd give my right hand to be ambidextrous.

My note is to lean into your accent. It’s fun =)

Karl, we'd like you to stay now. I look forward to when you stop saying"interim host* You don't want to have to get used to a whole new person

That would be hilarious if your green screen was a green screen. "Machine Gun Kelly, no not that one..." then proceeds to explain it _was_ that one??? huh? I don't get the joke.

How did you mispronounce the writers name before? Ben is an easy name!

Devil's Island wassa kinda a bi of Paradise ! It was the Jungle that made you Sorry..

What happened to the bald guy?

Two things The shark thing is a myth. No has been killed by a shark in the bay since the 1800s. Attacks are beyond rare. I'm a Bay Area native and have done the Escape from Alcatraz Swim twice. It's not too cold and it's not to far. I'm no athlete and was able to make the swim in just over an hour. I witnessed a 65 year old woman make the swim in 40 minutes without a wetsuit. As long as you know what the tides are doing so you can predict the currents any reasonably fit person could make the swim

Stroud was more than annoying. He murdered a guard.

Alcatraz means pelican in Spanish

Solitary sucks

I hope you stay as hot for this Channel as well as the others

Is that a wig?

I think dapper clothes suit you and the channel well. You are a likeable guy, and you seem to be getting more comfortable in the role, which makes you more likeable still. I have said it before and I will repeat it, I find it terribly unprofessional to be drinking beverages in the middle of used takes. You might think it comes off as personable, but it comes off as amateur. Edit that sh*t out. I also think the "interim" caveat is getting old. Tell the boss to shit or get off the pot. Commit to the new host or find someone else. You deserve better than to be required to imply to the audience in perpetuity that you are only there until someone better is found. It's your job now. Own it.

Nice! I got the 420th like.

If only this script hadn't already been read by Simon on this very channel.

It's 2023, my guy. How the hell do you get paid to research and write a script and call Native Americans "Indians."

Pls stop using this host.

Wtf where is Simon who is this goober

I don't want to be or sound ugly, but as much as I wanted to watch this, it's un-watchable. Like I have to turn this off and go see something else.