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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BOX385: Eating A 19th Century Shoe
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! What some fans will do to show their commitment to an artist. Then, the Scottish tradition that involved disguised people refusing to leave your home. Fanatics and Skekling in BOX385 - it tastes like feet.
29 min
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BOX: Cold War Era Mixtape
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! When in need of rock and roll, you do what you’ve got to do! And then, these books are bound in leather, but not the kind you’d expect. Bone records and human skin books in BOX384. This episode contains no wire hangers.
32 min
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BOX383: Rage Against The Latrine
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! A monarchical scandal re: affairs and beheadings. Then, she was a feminist before it was a thing! The execution of Willem Mons and the surprising life of one of our favorite girls in BOX383. Never, ever feed it after midnight. 
31 min
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BOX382: The Sea Captain's Wife's Pig
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Malnourishment as entertainment and a most upsetting puritanical frenzy. It’s the Starving Brides of Blackpool and the trials of Thomas Hogg and George Spencer in BOX382. Never to be sandwiched between pumpernickel.
34 min
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BOX381: Challenged By Reality
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! He claimed his gravitational Warp Drive had been damaged, stranding him in the 21st century. And then, a guy trapped 350 feet below the ocean's surface with seemingly no way out.  The time-traveling spammer and the unbelievable story of deep-sea diver Chris Lemons. Neither the seller nor the manufacture will be liable for any brain damage arising from the use of BOX381.
32 min
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BOX380: Antique Poo And Screaming Toddlers
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! "They couldn't believe he got away with it for as long as he did". And then, a guy with a backhoe strikes it rich. Sort of.  The shocking life of 70's wrestler, Mr. X, and the oldest cache of gold and treasure ever discovered.  BOX380 is provided "as is" without any warranties expressed or implied.
31 min
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BOX379: A Serious Wig Enthusiast
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Time Traveling Nazis? Well, maybe... And then, Andy Warhol was way stranger than you may have thought! The Nazi Die Glocke project and some lesser know yet completely bizarre facts about Andy Warhol.  Contents of BOX379  may settle during shipment.
34 min
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BOX378: 800,000 Year Old Cannibals
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! We’re very sciency today! First, JG explores the family history of a man that goes back further than any other. Then, Kat talks about what babies these days are being born without! Proteins help us see into the past and the current evolution of humans in BOX378. We have a new dog, so I have to go now.
26 min
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Box377: 4th Halloween Special Pt. 2
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! We had so many great submissions from all over the world that we thought we'd share a few more! Here's a bonus episode! Happy Halloween Freak Family!
24 min
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BOX376: Our 4th Halloween Special!
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! It's a bit different than a regular Box Of Oddities episode! Each Halloween, we listen as fellow members of The Freak Family tell true stories of terrifying personal encounters!
28 min
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BOX375: Jerking Around On The Table
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! So, I guess we're just bringing animals back from the dead, then? Cool, cool. And then, he said he killed them to end their suffering, but we're not buying it. The scientists who are trying to bring back the woolly mammoth and the serial killer dubbed "the Angel of Death" in BOX375. Bread is bad for ducks.
30 min
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BOX374: In The Presence Of Maynard James Keenan
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Warning. This one is not for the faint of heart. JG talks about the Jameson cannibal incident, an extremely disturbing event that took place in a remote village in the Congo. Then Kat lightens the mood dramatically with her presentation on everyday things that can kill you. The contents of BOX374 should not be fed to fish.
31 min
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BOX373: Show Me My Stripes, Dr. Space Hole
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Are there dinosaur bones on the moon? And show your true stripes! No, really, you’ve got them. A massive asteroid theory and Blaschko’s Lines in BOX373. It’s magically delicious!
27 min
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BOX372: Helen Keller Is Not Real
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! JG goes way beyond flat earth and moon landings and Kat discusses goat balls and what they can do for your health. Conspiracy theories and John Brinkley, Quack MD in BOX371. Plus the world premiere of our new musical “Phineas!” … or “Gage!”, we’re still working on it.
43 min
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BOX371: Ghosts, Sharks And A Smelly Car
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! A young woman vanishes and the story only gets stranger from there. Then, a little boy attacked by a shark and the frenzy that followed. The disappearance of Jamie Fraley and Summer of the Shark in BOX370. Red eyes suit so few.
31 min
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BOX370: Hat Guy Has a Thing For Toes
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! JG tells us of the girl born covered in hair who was a king by the age of five. Kat takes us to a centuries-old haunted inn in New England. Christina, King of Sweden of the ghosts of the Red Lion Inn in BOX370 -  it’s the breakfast of champions.
36 min
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BOX369: Demonic Scavenger Hunt
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! JG explores the story of a famous haunted doll and Kat shares the discovery of an aquatic nightmare. The real story of Annabelle and Phiomicetus Anubis in BOX369. Damn, you fine. Hoping she can sock it to me one more time.
31 min
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BOX368: Intergalactic Diplomatic Immunity
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! No one knows how deep this hole is, where it has gone or why it brings animals back from the dead! And the blast furnaces with a tragic history and ghostly presence. Mel’s hole and the haunting of Sloss Furnaces in BOX368. It will be a most triumphant time!
34 min
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BOX367: You Had Me At Tractor Parade
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Piles of bones aren’t normal in the suburbs, right? And the sport that requires you to figure out the best way to lug your lady. Serial killer, Herb Baumeister, and the Wife-Carrying Championships in BOX367 - it’s cool beans.
33 min
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BOX366: Picnic With Beelzebub
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! The inspiration for the classic story of a murderous doctor and the legend of a New England village said to be damned. The real Dr. Hyde and the abandoned Dudleytown in BOX366. Spank Your Inner Moppet. Whatever.
28 min
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BOX365: A Ghostly Peeping Tom
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! The history of a brewery that leads one to believe it may be haunted… or cursed? And a man came to kill her, but things didn’t work out as he’d planned. JG talks about the Lemp mansion and Kat shares the story of badass, Susan Walters in BOX365. A diamond in the rough, rough, rough.
32 min
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BOX364: A Face-Full Of Gas Pump Nozzles
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! He wakes up and it's always the same day. Then Kat tells us about a most bizarre festival that involves Blood, spit, and fresh vegetables. Among other things. A real-life "Groundhogs Day" experience that's been going on for over 15 years and the highly unusual Phuket Vegetarian Festival. BOX364 was processed at location stamped in code at top of carton.
37 min
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BOX363: Tamping It In With A Rod
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! It was a horrific accident that left a man dead. Or so they thought. And then, how did this stuff ever make it on TV? The unbelievable but true story of Phineas Gage and the worst television shows that ever made it on the air. It's BOX363 and it contains a substantial amount of non-tobacco ingredients.
47 min
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BOX362: Those Rapscallion Urban Explorers
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! What's the deal with all those ancient, weird-shaped skulls from Peru? DNA tests provide more questions than answers. And then, some say the image of the dead woman is still burned into its walls. The mysterious Paracas Skulls and the dark and deadly legacy of Lookout Tower in Ohio.
27 min
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BOX361: Eyelids Don't Like Glue
Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Can a vehicle be possessed? And yeah, we vote “no” to eyelid sewing. The haunted car that inspired a Stephen King story and the history of eyelashes in BOX361. It’s like butter for your ears.
34 min