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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BOX 119: Please Don't Clone Me Mamma
Have you ever seen a 42,000 year old horse? And then when startled, they often do things against their will. A perfectly preserved ice age foal and the unusual Jumping Frenchman of Maine. It's BOX119. Please do not use as a flotation device.
42 min
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BOX118: Grave Wax & Eyeballs & Whiskers On Kittens
What happened to the two children who's bodies were discovered floating in a local quarry in 1913? And why should you cover your eyes at a graveyard? The Hopetoun Quarry Case and a horrific day at this years Tomb Sweeping Festival in Thailand.
40 min
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BOX117: I Have For You... An Egg!
Sometimes, life feels like a game. Is it? And then, he wanted to paint his cows and other strange things. Are we living inside a video game? And the eccentric life of Sir George Sitwell. BOX117 may be larger than it appears.
40 min
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BOX116: Guess What's In Our Fridge!
He rode his Harley to his own burial ceremony. And then, a guy who looks pretty good for having been dead for 350 years. The Standing Dead and the exhumation of Peder Winstrup.
34 min
630
BOX115: A Baby's Arm Holding An Apple
The weirdest fishing trip ever! And then, the sign of a hero, or just an ugly bacteria trap? The mysterious Allagash Abduction and the great Victorian Beard Craze! Box115 may cause oily stools and an inability to control them.
45 min
631
BOX114: Draconian Mosh Pit
Ancient Romans were really gross. Also, some of the most horrific deaths in history. BOX114 is not an offer to sell securities. Apply only to affected area.
44 min
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BOX113: And That's How We Got Baby Carrots
Experts say, it was the worst year in the history of civilization. And then, was it death due to excessive picnicking? The darkest year of The Dark Ages and the mysterious death of Jane Stanford. This Box may contain peanut oil.
41 min
633
BOX112: Painting The Tank Brown
The Night Witches were real! And then, death by delicious syrup. The elite, all female Russian bombing division of WWII and The Great Boston Molasses disaster of 1919. Ask your Doctor if BOX112 is right for you.
34 min
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BOX111: Fresh Foot Fiesta
What can you do with a severed limb? And then "The Most Remarkable man Alive!". An amputees very strange story and the amazing life of Johnny Eck. It's BOX111. Please rinse and return to its sterile case when finished.
47 min
635
BOX110: Day Of The Stupid Children
Some people are easily fooled and others just end up dead on an antiquated fishing vessel. The history of April Fools Day and the Ghost Ships of The Sea Of Japan.
37 min
636
BOX109: Born In A Pumpkin
How to look 45 when you're over 300 years old. Then, it seemed like a good idea to confine them to bed and force feed them milk products for months. The (immortal?) Count de Saint Germain and extreme rest therapy inside BOX109.
47 min
637
BOX108: This One's A Bummer
Warning. This episode is dark. We take a dive into the Brazilian Soccer murder and then the dark history of Electroshock therapy. Sorry.
39 min
638
BOX107: Dead Person Tote Board
A scene of mass death untouched and undisturbed for 70 years. And then, "My lemonade tastes like rat poison!" The Lost Ghost Battlefield of WWII and serial killer Nanny Doss in this box.
43 min
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BOX106: Birch Bark, Potatoes and MTV
I took his queen with my knight and then punched him in the throat. And then, they had heard of bread but had never seen any. The bizarre sport of Chess Boxing and a family cut off from civilization for 40 years. This BOX is packed with freakish goodness.
49 min
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BOX105: My Underpants Smell Like Tacos
Giving gifts to people of the future. Then...you thought they were dead but they got better! Amazing (and a bit strange) Time capsule discoveries and animals you thought were extinct but are not! It's the 105th Box submitted for your approval.
48 min
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BOX104: Reincarnated Martian Pilot
In the 1940s five of their children died in a tragic house fire ... or did they? And then, born a genius, he came to save us from ourselves. And he came from a very unexpected place. Join us inside the 104th BOX.
52 min
642
BOX103: Feathery Fingers and Chicken Livers
Decades of freak accidents and unexplained deaths in Georgia. And then, do they heal the sick with psychic powers? The curse of Lake Linear and psychic surgery is in this BOX.
39 min
643
BOX102: The Canyon Of Garbage Thoughts
I feel bad that I made you feel bad because I'm weird. Also, banging on the windshield of an airplane in flight. The odd condition known as TKE and out of body experiences in this BOX.
44 min
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BOX101: Arrows and Dookie
He was a beloved but misunderstood legend of the freak show circuit. Also, they have been cut of from society since the dawn of time. And they like it that way. Schlitzy The Pinhead and the isolated tribe on North Sentinel Island in this BOX.
43 min
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BOX100: The 100th Episode (not so) Special!
He died wearing a badly soiled jock strap. Also, what does it really mean to "know one's onions"? The bizarre life and death of punk rocker GG Allin and slang sayings from years gone by. It's BOX100!
39 min
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BOX099: There's A Person In My Pie!
She stole thousands of children and over 500 of them died in their care. Then, strange messages from the past. Georgia Tann from The Tennessee Children's Home Society and cryptic messages left on tombstones. It's inside the box!
40 min
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BOX098: Beardy Was From a Different Dimension
Was he from an alternate timeline? And then, she built an empire against all odds. The mysterious airline passenger from a country that does not exist and then the incredible story and unlikely success story of C.J. Walker.
42 min
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BOX097: Blessed Are The Felonious Cheese Makers
Don't put foreign currency in your butt at an airport. And then, too many snakes. Smuggling attempts that went horribly wrong and the odd story behind Snake Island. Please allow this box to stand at room temperature for 5 mins before listening.
32 min
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BOX096: Bowling With God
"It looked like a loaf of bread with teeth". And then, what looked like gelatin fell from the sky and gave people the flu. The fascinating Tibetan Buddhist Rainbow Body phenomenon and the mysterious Oakville Blobs. All inside BOX096.
40 min
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BOX095: Throwing Grandpa From The Plane
We left Grandma in the bushes by Splash Mt.! Also, stop giving your baby opium. Weird places people have spread the ashes of loved ones and bad medicine from days gone by. BOX95 is Vacuum packed for long lasting freshness.
39 min