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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BOX155: Send In The Clown's Corpse
Ok Freaks, this one is weird. The strange and surprising history of masturbation. Then the story behind and directions to a place that you can view a clown that has been dead for over a century. You're welcome!
34 min
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BOX154: Afterlife Beef Jerky
Are you my mummy? And then a story full of hot air. The unexpected reasons for mummifying animals in ancient Egypt plus answering the question of who was really the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air. The answer may surprise you.
37 min
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BOX153: Set The Burrito Trap!
Can a 92 year old woman actually give birth? And who was that guy and what was he trying to sell me? A odd medical condition that causes very unusual births and a guy who made a million dollars selling stuff that everybody already had for free.
40 min
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BOX152: Beware The Gloom Box
Burning a 50 foot puppet makes an entire city feel better. Then, she was frozen 500 years ago and is perfectly preserved. The wonderfully bizarre Fiestas de Santa Fe and the fascinating final days of The Inca Ice Maiden.
45 min
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BOX151: All Hail Our Rodent Overlords
BOX151 contains first hand accounts of horrors witnessed in modern day psych wards and the attempt to create a mouse-human hybrid in Japan. Please open with caution.
34 min
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BOX150: Pro Tip: Don't Swallow Knives
The mysterious disappearance of socialite Dorthy Arnold in 1910 and a whole bunch of really weird medical oddities throughout history. We're tired. We just got off a plane.
46 min
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BOX149: A Suitcase Full Of Lies
One of the greatest "barn finds" of all time. Then, the worlds biggest humbugs! The missing Shelby Daytona Cobra and the horrible story that goes along with it and amazing frauds that fooled the world. (for awhile)...
44 min
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BOX148: Snuggling With A Komodo Dragon
Are Hobbits real? Then, The L.A. Times called it "the most horrible crime of the 1920s". A very strange archaeological discovery on an isolated south pacific island and the ghost of Marion Parker. Box148 is live.
40 min
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BOX147: Guns In The Laundry
Digging up a 1930s gangster. And then, the body behind the freezer. The upcoming exhumation of John Dillinger and the tragic story of Larry Murillo-Moncada.
34 min
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BOX146: Junk In Her 18th Century Trunk
A common food that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Then, how did a homeless woman in the 1790s get all of that gold? Was she really an alchemist? The Killer Rice epidemic and the mysterious story of Barbara Erni, "The Golden Boo" inside BOX146.
33 min
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BOX145: Teenage Nazi Assassins On Bikes
The headline read, "Death By Banana!" And then, they were teenage girls from The Netherlands. They were also deadly assassins. The unexpected history behind the slipping on a banana peel joke and the badass Oversteegen sisters. It's all inside BOX145.
33 min
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BOX144: Bloodthirsty Home Furnishings
This guy loved his chair so much that he paid the ultimate price. Then, don't step on that pile of dismembered human remains! Thomas Busby's Death Chair & the gruesome ongoing story behind The Biological Resource Center. BOX144 should be opened carefully.
36 min
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BOX143: Zombie Clown Apocalypse
What's going on at the Clown Graveyard? Then, have a headache? Eat human skull powder! The 1918 circus train disaster and the now frowned upon practice of consuming body parts as medicine. BOX143 is available now & has never poked a badger with a spoon.
40 min
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BOX142: Tithing A Toddler
Being bricked up alive! It was a thing. And then, 4500 years ago their city was comparable to modern cities today. The horrifying practice of Immurement and the incredible ruins of the lost city of Mohenjo Daro.
35 min
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BOX141: Do Space Aliens Wear Fanny Packs?
It's not the kind of blues most people have! And then, is it an alien body? The Blue People Of Kentucky and the mysterious Atacama Skeleton uncovered in Chile. BOX141 is available now in your grocer's freezer while supplies last.
36 min
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BOX140: Let's Paint Our Faces Blue & Shave our ...
He died in a pile of garbage and he thought his secret would die with him. Then, they did some very strange things to drive back the Roman army. The dark story of James Nichols and the fearsome medieval Scottish warriors known as The Picts.
39 min
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BOX139: Happy Appliance Anniversary!
The 50th Anniversary is gold. Which one is major appliance? Then, a horrific day at the race track. The strange history of traditional anniversary gifts and the tragic story of Frank Hayes. BOX139 was handcrafted by podcast artisans from the old country.
39 min
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BOX138: A Sexy Party With Skulls
Why pink for girls and blue for boys? And then, don't forget to bring your skull to this party. The secret reason behind gender specific toys and clothing for children and the amazing history of The Dia de las Natitas Festival in Bolivia.
38 min
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BOX137: Dorm Bears & Foot Skin
An amusement park from hell and people throughout history that did really weird shit. Tiger Balm Park and the eccentric behavior of famous historical figures. once opened, BOX137 should be stored in a cool dry place.
45 min
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BOX136: Sunken Spanish Bandwagon
An amazing and mysterious discovery uncovered off the coast of Cuba and the story of 19 elderly assisted living residents abandoned at a condemned facility and how they survived. It's BOX136. May contain parts that could present a chocking hazard.
42 min
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BOX135: The Detestable Custom Of Bathing Drawers
She vanished from of a cruise ship. Then, getting freaky in Victorian times. The missing persons case of Amy Bradley and 19th century sex etiquette users guide. BOX135 has been cleared for takeoff and is next in line on runway 3-A.
48 min
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BOX134: Royal Sex Furniture
Bizarre and scandalous secrets of famous historic figures and the surprisingly interesting history of the fork. That's right, the fork.
41 min
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BOX133: And Speaking Of Hermaphrodites...
The lost art of penis fencing. And then, he had a secret and he was not what he seemed to be. Strange mating rituals of the animal kingdom and the amazing story of James Grey. BOX133 has been inspected and cleared by customs officials. You may proceed.
38 min
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BOX132: Cuss The Bride & Kiss This Guy
A boy who claims he was a woman who died in a hotel fire in 1993. And more proof that the brain is a very strange thing. The reincarnation of 5 year old Luke Ruehlman and then strange linguistic quirks all up in BOX132. Whatever.
39 min
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BOX131: I'm Exhausted And I Need BBQ
It looks like a diamond that's as tall as a house. And then the unbelievable lengths one man went to in avenging his daughters murder. The mind boggling Cave Of The Crystals and the amazing story of Andre Bamberski. BOX:131 is now safe to open.
45 min