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
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BOX485: Sharing With The Pig Citizens
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31 min
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BOX484: Digging Up Bodies All Nimbly - Bimbly
The highest-paid athlete in history, and nobody knows where his fortune is. Jethro has the details. And then Kat talks about the time that you'd start sweating and then you'd die. Almost immediately. Keep BOX484 away from sunlight, pets, and small children.
30 min
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BOX483: Our 5th Halloween Special Pt. 2
It's the 5th Box of Oddities Halloween Special Part 2! True tales of the strange, the bizarre, and the unexpected as told by you the Freak Family! Part 2 drops on Halloween night.
24 min
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BOX482: Our 5th Halloween Special Pt. 1
It's the 5th Box of Oddities Halloween Special Part 1! True tales of the strange, the bizarre, and the unexpected as told by you the Freak Family! Part 2 drops on Halloween night.
24 min
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BOX481: Ukulele Picks For The Poor
Who doesn't love an artful insult? Especially one delivered with skill. Then, something in Maryland is draining all the blood from its victims. Jethro has some of the sickest burns in history and Kat tells us all about the legend of the Snallygaster.
32 min
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BOX480: Everything Was Made Of Bones
Historically, executions have been extremely grisly. Even more so for executions that are botched. Jethro has the horrifying details. And then Kat tells us about a church that's made from the bones of as many as 70,000 corpses. Do not leave BOX480 unattended in a hot vehicle.
27 min
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BOX479: Buying Gifts For Your Cookware
JG tells us a cryptid story - that isn’t! And Kat takes us on a true crime rollercoaster. The Beast of Gévaudan and Audrey Marie Hilley in BOX479. Careful backing up in that Pinto.
32 min
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BOX478: Blood And Maple Syrup
It started with “We did not think we could do any more damage” and ended with restoring a piece of history. Then, she’s always causing trouble, that doll! The *regular guys save the day* story of Grimsby Minster and Mandy the Haunted Doll in BOX478.
24 min
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BOX477: The Healing Power Of Gardening Implements
Can sound affect your physical and emotional well-being? Jethro tells us about "The Holy Frequency." Also, It's been said there are a million ways to say goodbye. Kat tells us about some of the most unusual burial practices from around the world. BOX477 is provided "as is" without any warranties expressed or implied.
29 min
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BOX476: Ghost Rumors And Cocaine
Is Post Malone haunted? His interaction with Dybbuk Box might be exactly what that means. And a haunted cemetery in New Hampshire. No, two. Three creepy cemeteries in NH. Ok, there are seven. It’s BOXicantkeeptrackanymore. (Editor's note: it's Box476)
32 min
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BOX475: Robotically Induced Synesthesia
Cyborgs & Mongolian Death Worm
35 min
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BOX474: Driving The Vultures From His Limbs
Today's specials: dried and pickled hand and cowardly baby killer. The Hand Of Glory and the Texarkana moonlight murders in BOX474. Bon Appétit!
30 min
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A Message From Kat And Jethro
Thank you all for your concern regarding Hurricane Ian. We love you guys!
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BOX473: Butcher Scaffolding
Somehow, the stringy, dried appendage is not the creepiest part of this church. Then, beautiful plumage and powerful cramps - birds are amazing. JG shares the deets about Kostel Sv. Jakuba Vetsiho and toxic birds venerated by Kat. It's BOX473 and it beats, beats for only you.
32 min
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BOX472: Poltergeist With A Sweet Tooth
Some terrifying stories from those who’ve experienced paranormal mahnahmanah and the mystery of the Carroll A. Deering in BOX472 Box of Oddities has been wearing a stupid man suit since 2018.
36 min
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BOX471: Don't Put Gross Things Where You Eat
Sometimes the best horror stories are true. Jethro shares one that will shock and amaze. And then Kat tells us about some very strange practices involving footwear. The contents of BOX471 should not be fed to fish.
32 min
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BOX470: Taunting Frank Lloyd Wright
Giggle Smoke, Loco Weed, Jazz Cabbage. Mankind has had a long and complicated history with Cannabis. Jethro has the surprising and bizarre details. And then, one of the strangest collections of oddities ever housed in a roadside attraction. Kat tells us about The House On The Rock in Wisconsin. Box470 is safe for use around pets.
33 min
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BOX469: Marital Sweat Equity
A ritualistic murder to make drug runners invisible? JG digs in. Then Kat shares the incredible story of the woman whose super sniffer might change the future of medicine. It’s BOX469 and I'ma need a sentimental man or woman to pump me up.
29 min
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BOX468: Fresh Blood For Bread-Making
As we move into "Halloween Quarter" Kat and JG bring the spooky. JG tells us about a vengeful ghost from the 1940s named Carl and Kat tells us about a 16th-century vampire named Peter. It's Box468! Now with a new non-slip surface!
31 min
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BOX467: Just Shovel It Into The Hull
Aliens and Game Shows
33 min
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BOX466: Chasing Wild Dogs From A Church
History is filled with terrible occupations - JG shares a few! Kat goes down under for a bizarre true crime cold case. It’s BOX466 and it likes hanging out with you.
33 min
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BOX465: 18th Century Robot Music Is Shrill
It terrified the settlers of the Great Plains in the late 19th century. And we are only now beginning to fully understand what it was. And what's better than a robot duck? A robot duck that poops! The mysterious "Prairie Madness" and the incredibly inventive mind of the 18th-century inventor and artist Jacques de Vaucanson. Do not reheat BOX465. Doing so may cause it to warp or melt.
Listen to The Shallow End here!
32 min
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BOX464: Gasmasks And Vaseline
Some of the everyday products you may find in your house have very strange origins. Jethro has the details. And then, Kat has the story of a grisly discovery that led police to possibly the dumbest criminals ever. Discontinue use of BOX464 if rash develops.
33 min
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BOX463: Doing It Dorothy Style
He’d had enough of the government and decided to go it on his own. Then, drugs and bleeding and lobotomies, oh my! Price Leonard of Hutt River and some barbaric times in medical history in BOX463 - it’s never going to give you up or let you down.
Listen to The Shallow end here!
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BOX462: Dreaming Of Deadly Light Fixtures
Who among us does not enjoy a good haunted house story? Jethro has the dish on the Jean Harlow house in Los Angeles. And then Kat tells us about a new medical procedure that helps the blind to see. Using teeth? BOX462: is not to be used rectally.
Check out The Shallow End with Schnebly and Toth here!
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