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
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BOX244: That Sh*tter's Full And You're Not Goin...
It’s called Kifafa, zombie disease or nodding syndrome, but whatever you call it, it targets children and it’s terrifying. Then, she was shot in the head three times and still outsmarted her attacker. Join Jethro and Kat for coffee talk, it’s Box244: discuss.
35 min
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BOX243: Geriatric Gymnastics
She was nearly 44 years old when man first landed on the moon. Today, she can still kick your ass on the parallel bars. The story of Johanna Quass, the world's oldest competing gymnast. Then, it’s killed by way of fever, car accident, gangrene and beheading and would make a lovely broach. Jethro shares the curse of the Hope Diamond. If any defects are discovered in BOX243, do not attempt to repair them yourself, but return it to an authorized Box Of Oddities service center.
30 min
503
BOX242: Radioactive Camping
A disaster with incalculable consequences and a baby 22 feet below the earth’s surface. The 80’s were rough! JG tells the story of the days following the Chernobyl nuclear accident and Kat shares the story of Everybody’s baby. Do not drive with Box242 stuck on head.
40 min
504
BOX241: Let The Cave Bodies Hit The Floor
Aristocratic ailments and the Scottish Cave Dwelling murderers are the subjects of Jethro and Kat’s jaw waggling in Box241! Freaky reproduction, retransmission or rebroadcast without the expressed, written consent of Major League Baseball is strictly prohibited.
34 min
505
BOX240: Please Pass The Severed Head
Jethro tells of the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad journey of Oliver Cromwell’s head and Kat explores theatre and the day the Globe burned.  It’s Box240! Dry clean only.
35 min
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BOX239: The Joy Of Graveyard Haggling
Is there anything more fascinating than the history of old amusement parks? Kat tells us about some of the oldest. Then, sometimes funerals can be embarrassing and inappropriate. Jethro has the details of some of the worst. Do not place Box239 near a flammable or magnetic source.
32 min
507
BOX238: A Diaper Full Of Hagfish
Brompton Cemetery, London : historic, beautiful, time travel portal? Then Kat talks at length about the slime eel and the slime eel’s slime. Box238 is chock full of Victorian mysticism and slime, please use caution, contents under pressure. 
35 min
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BOX237: Ancient Egyptian Brownie Recipe
Modern DNA testing connects three murders when police take a look at a case long since cold. And then, JG tells us of a girl who died for a bit and recovers memories of her past life in ancient Egypt in Box237! Action figures sold separately. OFFERS: Join Thrive today and get up to $20 in shopping credit toward your first order. ThriveMarket.com/BOX
40 min
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BOX236: Bigfoot Dowry
A massacre aboard a ship called the Bluebell and the incredible survival story that followed. And then, the tale of the person dubbed Ohio’s Bigfoot Girl. It’s Box236. Reheating is not recommended. OFFERS: Get 15-percent off the best earbuds ever at BUYRAYCON.com/BOX Get 15% off any Organifi product at Organifi.com with promo code BOX.
30 min
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BOX235: Enjoy Eating Your Shoe
It’s what we’ve all been waiting for? Kat discusses the history of US currency. Yeah, that makes cents. And, looking back at the huge numbers of crimes for which the death penalty could be imposed, JG tells us of Pre-Victorian England’s Bloody Code in Box235. This tag may only be removed by the consumer.OFFERS:Try Shudder free for 30 days! Just go to shudder.com and use promo code BOX.
30 min
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BOX234: Ghostly Mountaineer Angel
Dead bodies litter Mt.Everest and many say their spirits have yet to leave the site of their demise, Jethro tells the icy tale. Kat then brings the party down with a story of art, passion and a place to remember man’s best friend. It’s Box233 and no transfers will be issued until the bus comes to a complete stop.
36 min
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BOX233: Beyond The Ambient, Pungent Rankness
Would you eat 30,000 year old meat from a frozen tundra? You wouldn't believe what some people have eaten in the name of science. Then, there's an abandoned mansion in Hong Kong that has seen unspeakable horrors. Horrors that still echo in the hallways today. BOX233 is provided "as is" without any implied warranties.
36 min
513
BOX232: The Patron Saint Of Pigeon Fires
A big night out in the 16th century often included tickets to the latest public dissection. Dissection theaters were all the rage and were always packed. Then, St. Olga of Kiev in an elaborate scheme, exacts revenge for the killing of her husband Prince Igor of Kiev. This was one bad-ass chick. BOX232 is slightly enlarged to show greater detail.
40 min
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BOX231: Underpants And Pie
When did man first migrate to North America? Some very unusual discoveries in Canada suggest it may have been many thousands of years earlier than we thought. And then, they disappeared over 50 years ago. Decades later, they surfaced. The problem was that they were dead. BOX231 is not affiliated with the University of Florida or any other institution of higher learning. OFFERS: For 10% off your first air purifier order, visit Molekule.com and enter BOX10 at checkout!
33 min
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BOX230: Wanna See My Blubber-Pounder?
It haunted the Arctic seas for nearly four decades and then disappeared. Jethro tells us the true tale of The Ghost Ship of the Arctic. And then, what is the purpose of the giant geoglyphs carved it the desert floor of Peru more than two thousand years ago? Kat explores the mysteries surrounding the Nazca Lines. Warning! Listen to BOX230 only in a well-ventilated area.OFFERS:Try Nom Nom today and you’ll get 50% off a two week trial! Go to Try Nom dot com slash BOX.Try 5 pairs of Warby Paker frames at home for free. Go to WarbyParker.com/BOX
38 min
516
BOX229: Shipping Container Marriage Proposal
In an unlikely turn of events and unbeknownst to one another, Kat and Jethro both do stories about horrible things that happened in the ocean. The true story behind the movie Open Water and the 1916 New Jersey Shark attacks that inspired the novel and the movie Jaws. This is BOX229 and is not an offer to sell securities. OFFERS: Try Nom Nom today and you’ll get 50% off a two week trial! Go to Try Nom dot com slash BOX.
41 min
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BOX228: Weighing A Tree Is Hard
DNA solves a multiple murder case after more than thirty years. And then, a tree that's over eighty thousand years old? The Bear Creek Park murders and the world's most unusual trees. BOX228 does not contain guar gum. OFFERS: Start your risk-free Thrive Market membership and get up to twenty dollars toward your first order! Go to ThriveMarket.com slash/BOX
36 min
518
BOX227: Decorative Toilet Hair
"What the hell just jumped onto my car"? Real encounters with the Scape Ore Swamp Lizard Man. And then, how a 100 year old film of a woman being trampled by a horse changed history. The little part of BOX227 which suffocates when the sharp part which gets hurt is swallowed is contained generously. OFFERS: Get 15-percent off your order at BUY RAYCON dot com slash box! Order any Organifi product today and you’ll get 15% off at ORGANIFI dot com slash BOX.
40 min
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BOX226: The Dishwasher Is Not A Urinal
Something strange has been happening at the Florida State Prison ever since the execution of Ted Bundy. Whatever it is, it's terrifying the guards and inmates. Then, she's been working in television for for more than eighty years! The unbelievable true story of Betty White. BOX226 is made from 100% recycled electrons and magnetic particles.  OFFERS: Get 15-percent off your Raycon Earbuds at BUYRAYCON.COM/BOX
37 min
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BOX225: Serial Killers And Shower Fixtures
We all know the stories of the victims, but what about the intended victims that got away? Kat explains. And then, the telephone was invented as a replacement for the telegraph. To be used as a business tool only. So what one event changed it into the social instrument that it is today? Jethro's findings may surprise you. Please keep hands and feet inside BOX225 at all times. OFFERS: Get an extra three months FREE on a one-year package of Express VPN. Go to ExpressVpn.com/BOX.
41 min
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BOX224: Doing Donuts With The Queen
Is it possible that one of the worlds most precious substances comes from a whale's butt? Of course it is! Also, you think you know all there is to know about Queen Elizabeth II? Guess again, my poor uninformed commoner. Demonstration by professional Podcasters on a closed course - please do not attempt. OFFER: For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code BOX50.
32 min
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BOX223: Stuffing The Nanny In A Mail Sack
British Lord, gambler and murder by lead pipe enthusiast, Lord Lucan disappeared under very mysterious circumstances. And then, be careful when driving the lonesome highways of the American Southwest. It's a hotbed for Skinwalker activity. Insurance regulations prohibit recipients from entering BOX223 without an escort. OFFERS: Try 5 pairs of glasses at home for free at warbyparker.com/BOX Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play.
41 min
523
BOX222: Get Out Of Here, Sex Doll!
One of the strangest medical cases in modern history and the story of a woman who has been kissed over 300,000,000 times since she died over a century ago. Contents of BOX222 may have shifted in flight.
35 min
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BOX221: A Canary In A Lighthouse
Kat tells the tale of a strange and mysterious event that took place in 1900 at the Flannan Isles Lighthouse on Eilean Mòr. And then Jethro gives us the details behind what was described at the time as the Florida Zombie Attack. What really happened that warm August night in 2016? Thank you for contacting BOX221. Your call is very important to us.OFFERS:For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code BOX50.
39 min
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BOX220: The Wake That Didn't Work
The unfortunate afterlife adventure of Margorie McCall. And then, how the love between a man and his dog transcended the grave. Do not use BOX220 as ear plugs.  OFFERS: Try Shudder free for 30 days! Go to shudder.com and use promo code BOX!
38 min