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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BOX428: Pork Tripe And Cream
What’s that sound? And why am I dead now? Followed by bird pardons and indistinguishable money. Sperm whale communication and the United States is a weird place in BOX428. She bangs, she bangs.
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BOX427: Near Death And Taxes
First, JG talks about some of the more interesting items that are taxed. Kat then shares the shark attack and other wild encounters of a very lucky (or unlucky) Florida man. BOX427 cannot treat male pattern baldness.
32 min
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BOX426: If I Fits, I Sits
Ghosts helping us uncover a decades-old murder - could it be? Then, cats and boxes: a study. JG shares the tale of Duffy’s Cut and Kat talks about cats and visual illusions. It's BOX426 hissed the lovecats.
26 min
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BOX425: Fanny Pack And The Big Nancy Boys
What happened to the crew of the SS Ourang Medan? Or did it not exist in the first place? Then, the mysterious South Pole death of Rodney Marks. BOX425, she’s a head-scratcher.
30 min
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BOX424: Parasites Make Terrible Pets
What was that creature Tamara Prosvirina found in the woods? And one man’s obsession that became one of the world’s most upsetting exhibits. The Kyshtym Dwarf and The Meguro Parasitological Museum in BOX424. Do not fill with helium.
30 min
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BOX423: Doritos Dust Makes My Beard Itch
Those Victorians were just dying to look good! Then, she was in the business of show before she turned one. The lengths people have gone to look sick and the story of Annie Jones, The Bearded Lady in BOX423. This production has not been approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
32 min
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BOX422: Houses Can Bleed
Today we present to you two situations that are not so good. A child in below freezing waters for hours and a home filling with blood. Kat and JG discuss the incredible stories of Stella Berndtsson and the Winston’s House of Blood in BOX422. C'mon Jessica, C'mon Tori, let's go to the mall you won't be sorry.
25 min
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BOX421: Kat's Boob Is Fine!
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JG tells us about a turd con-man who changed identities for 30 years. Kat shares the unsettling truth about bombs in the ocean. “Clark Rockefeller” and munitions dumping in BOX421. I miss my dogs.
25 min
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BOX420: Fresh From The Cow's Butt
Who is hellbent on threatening the citizens of Circleville? And what’s this obsession with cow farts? JG shares the story of the Circleville letters and Kat doles out the eccentricities of Anna Maria Helena, comtesse de Noailles. It’s BOX420, dude.
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32 min
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BOX419: Do Triops Use Scissors?
The most embarrassing moment of Napoleon’s life? And what are these three-eyed monsters coming out of the ground? The 1807 bunny folly and dinosaur shrampies in BOX419. Clover leaves look like butts.
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30 min
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BOX418: Blacksmiths and Sex
Jethro examines some of the rarest medical conditions out there and Kat explores the Japanese Penis Festicle. Ugh, tesival. FESTIVAL. It’s BOX418 and it’s built for comfort.
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32 min
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BOX417: Jousting And Tomatos
JG starts with the trial of the century .. against fruit? Then, Kat shares an origin story that starts with medieval knights and ends at the fairground. It’s BOX417 and it’s under your bed.
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29 min
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BOX416: My Friend The Crayfish
A young pilot took off never to been seen again. And was this horrific murder a result of classism or folie à deux? The disappearance of Frederick Valentich and the Papin sisters in BOX416 and it's a goddamn arms race.
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37 min
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BOX415: Howling At The Womb
What’s tall and lizardy and wears a metal dress? The Braxton county monster, of course! Then, remedies from the days of yore that will leave you scratching your head! It’s BOX 415 and it’s boffo, fo sho!
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30 min
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BOX414: Musket Balls And Rusty Nails
First, it’s the rough and tumble life of Cassius Clay, no, not that one. Then, how much more inspiring could Biddy Mason be? None. None more inspiring. These stories and more in BOX414.
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28 min
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BOX413: The Dinosaurs Win
Who will fill the void after a human extinction? And why is that man letting a sheep poop on his face? Kat and JG ask these questions and more! In his house at R'lyeh BOX413 waits dreaming.
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32 min
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BOX412: Neolithic Barbecue
In 1971, two high schoolers left for a party and didn’t come home, what happened? Then, a team uncovers the first evidence of heads on stakes! The disappearance of Pamela Jackson and Cheryl Miller followed by the tomb of the sunken skulls in BOX412. Hey, that’s Kelsey’s birthday!
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29 min
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BOX411: Not Tonight Spiderman
A chicken breeding miner finally figured out his lifelong health issues. Then, this little not-rodent is irregular in the best way. Rob Wilson’s unexpected diagnosis, and the hyrax in BOX411. Plus, a Curator home invasion.
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32 min
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BOX410: Scolded By A Disembodied Spirit
The disturbing history that led to a paranormal present and a victim gets justice from beyond the grave! JG explores New York’s dark islands and Kat covers the murder of Teresita Basa. You ain't lived till you've had your tires rotated by BOX410.
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32 min
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BOX409: Ancient Egyptian Fire Door
Wait, the great pyramid could be seen from where? Things you might not have known about the Egyptian pyramids. Then, singing, dancing, and farting their way to power - the business of court jesters. It’s BOX409 and she’s drenched in gravy.
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35 min
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BOX408: Dinosaur-Chickens And The Garden Of Eden
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Scientists grow a dinosaur/chicken thing. Then, how the continents might have gotten their names. Also: dildos in the street, a pile of BOO effects, and live show updates in BOX408. It’s 2L2Q.
30 min
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BOX407: Judgy Knife Man
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The second largest lake in the US has got some stories and some corpses! Then the harrowing tale of a ferry disaster and two women who survived it. The bodies of Lake Tahoe and the sinking of the Express Samina in BOX407. Keep birds out of the kitchen when using this product.
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BOX406: Everyone's Go-To Sewer Source
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How did the Jewel of London become a stagnant, poisonous chowder? And is this sinkhole a storage place for evil? The Year of Stink and The Well of Hell in BOX406. We did it!
35 min
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BOX405: Corn Husks And Pop-Tart Boxes
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JG tells us about Martin Pistorius, a boy locked inside his own body, and Kat shares the story of the real Frankenstein castle. Also, toilet paper woes, television pitches, dramatic re-enactments, and more. BOX405 gets weird.
39 min
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BOX404: Intergalactic Socket Wrench
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Hey! That's not supposed to be in my meteorite! And, so many people want to smash coconuts! Unusual things found in meteorites and some coconut-related world records in BOX304. I like toytles.
27 min