The Box of Oddities

The Webby Award-winning “Box of Oddities" is a podcast that delves into the strange and mysterious aspects of our world, exploring topics ranging from bizarre medical conditions to unsolved mysteries, and from paranormal phenomena to strange cultural practices from around the world. With a focus on oddities, curiosities, and the macabre, each episode is a journey into the unknown, where hosts Kat and Jethro Gilligan Toth share their love for unusual stories and inject their humor and commentary. From the strange history of medical practices to chilling true crime stories, to natural (and unnatural) events, "The Box of Oddities" satisfies your thirst for the weird and the unusual, offering an informative and entertaining look into the dark and mysterious corners of our world.

JIMMY KIMMEL, ABC-TV says, "Should you be the type who has an interest in weird stuff, this is a fun thing to allow in your head!" 


“Truth is stranger than fiction, and the Box of Oddities is the strangest of all!” -SLUGGO, SIRIUS XM LITHIUM


“Kat & Jethro wring humor from bizarre, macabre and perplexing places.” -BOSTON MAGAZINE

Comedy
True Crime
Society & Culture
351
#531: An Angel Soaked In Urine
Ridiculous research grants and Maud Wagner
31 min
352
#530: Haunting Visions & Strange Statutes
Haunted Bellagio fountains & popular but false beliefs
38 min
353
#529: Altered States and Cursed Movie Sets
Altered states of consciousness & cursed movie sets
35 min
354
#528: The Eccentric Baroness and Surviving the ...
Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven & Poon Lim
31 min
355
#527: Artificial Intelligence and a Missing Pirate
Artificial intelligence & Owen Parfitt
29 min
356
#526: Ghosts Don't Have Bones
Aliens and The Black Shuck
30 min
357
#525: The Unfathomable Mystery
Nikola Tesla & the St. Louis Lambert International Airport
32 min
358
#524: Just So You Know, I'm Dead
Cotard delusion and Lawrence Joseph Bader
31 min
359
#523: A Worm The Size Of A Bulldozer
L.W. Wright & velvet worms
37 min
360
#522: Trouser Shadow Puppetry
The Westmoreland and its long-hidden booty & Olney’s famous pancake race
33 min
361
#521: Who's Trying To Reanimate Murderers?
AI and its weird evolution & theatre superstitions
30 min
362
#520: Anomalies Of Space And Spirit
Wilkes Land Gravitational anomaly and John Thompson
31 min
363
#519: The Postman With Rocks in His Pants
The Palais Idéal & Valentine’s Meat Juice!
25 min
364
#518: One Bloody Tailgate Party
History of the guillotine & comic book inspiration
31 min
365
BOX517: Camper Toe Blood Sucker
Fun tidbits & ghosts of Thailand
30 min
366
BOX516: Relics In The Casket
Presidential oddities & Irene Sendler
30 min
367
BOX515: Pyrotechnic Charcuterie
Lord Byron's junk & Great Butter and Cheese Fire
32 min
368
Box514: Old Sausage Pants Toth
Unusual festivals & Harrison Okene
30 min
369
BOX513: An Angry Foul-Mouthed Tree Shrew
Laughter and Zheng Yi Sao
28 min
370
BOX512: Like A Sexy Bob Barker
Julia Pastrana & cat monuments
30 min
371
BOX511: Edwardian Script Flipping
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall & Old English wife selling
29 min
372
BOX510: Digital Breadcrumbs
Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers & Marie Van Brittan Brown
27 min
373
BOX509: An Excellent Judge Of Police Footwear
Superstitions from around the world & Pinkerton’s lady dick
33 min
374
BOX508: Big Nose, Fat Ass
Army of the dead & history of the Passport
33 min
375
BOX507: Flashlights For Eyeballs
Cyberbully mom & Gerty Cori
27 min