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
176
#591: Ungrateful Yam Snob
Crash of Air New Zealand Flight 901 and Operation Beluga Whale Rescue
35 min
177
#590: Tempting Fate With Soap
The Chromatic Mystery of Morning Glory Pool & The Clairvoyant Equine: Lady Wonder.
30 min
178
#589: Pictures Of Crumbling Shoes
30 min
179
#588: Volume II of The 6th Halloween Special
Spooky True Stories From Listeners
52 min
180
#587: The 6th Annual Halloween Special Vol. I
The Box of Oddities 6th Halloween Special - Volume One: Listener's Chilling Tales
59 min
181
#586: Trapping The Devil In Your Pants
Soviet Pepsi Deal and the Spooky Origins of Jack-O-Lanterns
33 min
182
#585: Mahogany Death Machine
Rendlesham Forest Mystery & the Ghost Ship USS Sachem"
41 min
183
#584: Ghosts Are Licking Our Kitchen Cabinets
Ghosts of the Dakota & the Mysterious Tale of Aesop Wilson.
27 min
184
#583: Grandma Was A Kleptomaniac
Vampire burials and Adam Livingston Haunting at Wizard Clip
32 min
185
#582: It Probably Was Ergot
Haunting of Annelise Michael/ Emily Rose and werewolves
31 min
186
#581: A Morbid Arts And Crafts Project
Necrogamy/ marrying the dead and Flesh eating disease
26 min
187
#580: They're Dead. They're All Messed Up
Complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir and mysteries of Mount Shasta
30 min
188
579: Worst Game Show Ever
Bizarre Medical Devices and Victorian Spinsters
31 min
189
#578: Delicious Blue Vein
Protected Origin Designation and Brazilian Men in Lead Masks
31 min
190
#577: Communists In The Gazebo
Haunted Banff Springs Hotel and Tarantula Hawk Wasp
38 min
191
#576: Ancient Mesoamerican Influencer
Xipa Totec and Billie Jean King
36 min
192
#575: Mounting The King
William James Sidis and playing cards
33 min
193
#574: Teabagging Killer Bees
Abandoned Amusement parks and Fordlandia
32 min
194
#573: Platypus' Aren't Real
Animals we thought were fantasy and Houska Castle
27 min
195
#572: The Induced Labor Day Special
Labor related oddities
68 min
196
#571: Kissing Mothman's A**
Indrid Cold and number stations
34 min
197
#570: The Cat Box Made Me Do It
William the Conqueror's ill-fated funeral and Toxoplasma gondii
30 min
198
#569: A Non-Existant Pig Farm
Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane and Boleskine House
29 min
199
#568: Giggling Granny From Beyond The Grave
Sleeping Prophet, Edgar Cayce and Origin of phrases
36 min
200
#567: Aristocratic Flitting
Place name meanings and Lord Bridgewater
29 min