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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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River of Stink, Well of Hell
Freak Family Favorite (2022): The Great Stink of London and Yemen’s Mysterious Well of Hell What happens when an entire city becomes so overwhelmed by human waste that the smell actually forces Parliament to take action? And what lies at th
Ancient Curses and Modern Lies
An ancient curse buried beneath a Dutch town square. A bathtub hoax that fooled America for decades. This week on The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore two remarkable stories about supernatural revenge, historical deception, and human
Five Year Coma Dream & The Disgusting Truth About Space
What if you woke up from a month-long coma with five years of memories from a future that hasn't happened yet? Kat and Jethro explore the extraordinary story of Rubí, a young Mexican woman who claims she lived an entirely different life whi
The 9th Annual Halloween Special Pt. II
The Box of Oddities – 9th Annual Halloween Special, Part Two Just when you thought it was safe to put away the Halloween decorations, Kat and Jethro are back with more unsettling, inexplicable, and occasionally ridiculous true stories from
Halloween Live From Chicago!
Halloween night in Chicago. A theater full of Freaks. And a collection of stories that probably should have come with a medical waiver. In this special live Halloween edition of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro take the stage at Chicago'
The 9th Annual Halloween Special
It's Halloween, and the Freak Family has been keeping some very unsettling secrets. For our 9th Annual Box of Oddities Halloween Special, Kat and Jethro open the inbox for a collection of listener-submitted paranormal encounters, ghost stor
Common Scolds and Cool Beans
In 1829, journalist Anne Royall was dragged into a Washington, D.C., courtroom and convicted of being a common scold. Her crime? Having opinions, challenging powerful men, and refusing to keep her mouth shut. The proposed punishment involve
Inbox Of Oddities #103
Ghostly Encounters, Scottish Mario & Halloween Chaos | Inbox of Oddities The Freak Family has spoken, and things are getting delightfully weird in this episode of Inbox of Oddities! Kat and Jethro dive into your listener emails, voice messa
New England Vampires & the Alien Intelligence of Octopuses
In this Halloween-season episode of Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore a grisly chapter of New England folklore: the 1817 exhumation of Dartmouth student Frederick Ransom. As tuberculosis—then called consumption—devastated his Vermont
Edgar Allan Poe’s Skull & The Honeymoon Murder
Edgar Allan Poe’s Rattling Skull & The Honeymoon Murder at Acadia National Park What happens when you dig up the remains of one of history’s most famous masters of horror and discover something rattling around inside his skull? And how does
True Ghost Stories From the Freak Family
The Box of Oddities Halloween Special Preview: True Ghost Stories, Haunted Houses & Unexplained Encounters Something strange is happening, Freak Family. And this time, you're the ones telling the stories. As we count down to our 9th Annual
Railway Madness & Vagina Dentata: History's Strangest Fears
Can riding a train actually drive you insane? And why have cultures around the world spent centuries telling stories about women with teeth in places teeth absolutely do not belong? This week on The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore t
134-Year-Old Corpse & a Car That Makes You a Human Gerbil
Welcome our newest sponsor, FÜM tryfum.com/BOX (https://tryfum.com/box) and use code BOX at checkout to get a free bite-friendly silicone Topper with purchase. What happens when scientists open a 134-year-old coffin and discover a body
Inbox Of Oddities #102
Inbox of Oddities: Ghostly Voices, Time Travel & Homesick Nipples The Freak Family has spoken, and once again, we're questioning whether any of you should be allowed out in public unsupervised. In this episode of Inbox of Oddities, Kat and
Inside the Hindenburg & The Dunes That Swallowed a Town
You’ve seen the Hindenburg footage. You’ve heard the famous radio broadcast. But what was it actually like to be inside the Hindenburg when it caught fire? Kat and Jethro revisit one of history’s most recognizable disasters through the eyew
The Body in the Glacier & The Woman Who Wouldn’t Stay Buried
A body emerges from a California glacier more than sixty years after a World War II training plane vanished in the Sierra Nevada. He’s still wearing his military uniform, carrying coins, a fountain pen, and an address book—but who is he, an
The Gods Below & The Boy Beyond
It’s time for another Freak Family Favorite, pulled from deep inside The Box of Oddities archives! First, Kat explores the surprisingly widespread history of dwarf mythology and reverence. From ancient Egypt, where people of short stature c
The Letter That Fell From the Sky
A letter disappears in one of the deadliest tornadoes in American history—then turns up 130 miles away. In 1925, the catastrophic Tri-State Tornado destroyed the Indiana home of Will Jones. Among the possessions swept away was a letter writ
San Francisco’s Buried Ships & Bizarre Toilet World Records
What if the streets beneath San Francisco aren’t sitting on solid ground at all—but on the remains of abandoned ships? During the California Gold Rush, crews deserted vessels by the hundreds, leaving ships stranded along the waterfront. Som
Inbox Of Oddities #101
The Inbox of Oddities is open, and the Freak Family has delivered another beautifully strange collection of listener stories. This time, Kat and Jethro dive into an accidentally perfect sign at a spay-and-neuter clinic, a spectacularly unfo
Cursed Bread and Pink Dolphins
A quiet French town is hit by a wave of sickness, terror, and impossible visions after its residents eat the same bread. Were the horrors of Pont-Saint-Esprit in 1951 caused by ergot poisoning, contaminated flour, or something even stranger
The Dinosaur Tree & The Blue Mountains Mystery
An accidental Australian takeover of The Box of Oddities begins with Vegemite and somehow ends with a prehistoric mystery and a disappearance that only gets stranger. First, buried in ancient Australian rock are the delicate remains of a fo
Inbox Of Oddities #100
Halloween is creeping closer, and the Inbox is filling up with teeth, doppelgängers, bizarre coincidences, pet opossums, and the kind of heartfelt notes that make Kat and JG question whether they deserve any of you. This week: a listener wa
Ghosts in Your DNA
There are ghosts in your DNA—entire lost populations whose names, languages, and worlds vanished, yet whose genetic fingerprints are still moving through people alive today. Then: the deeply unsettling truth about seeds that have sprouted i
The Missing Head Behind David Attenborough’s Pub
A forgotten 1952 Pan Am crash helped shape the safety briefing you hear on every flight—and now, 74 years later, the Clipper Endeavor has been found 2,000 feet beneath the Atlantic. Then: a skull discovered during a renovation connected to
Inbox Of Oddities #99
On this Inbox of Oddities, Kat and Jethro open the mailbag for a wonderfully strange collection of listener stories: gargoyle-like creatures watching from a grandmother’s curtain rod, an eerie phone call from a man who may have been dead, a
The Psychology of Going Nowhere
A young woman boards an elevated train in 1907, reaches her stop…and simply cannot make herself leave. Her strange case of “nervousness” becomes a newspaper curiosity, but more than a century later, it feels startlingly familiar. Then, why
Odd Jobs, Bad Science, and Three Generations of Horror
In this classic episode, we celebrate Labor Day by looking at the most unusual jobs. Some people get paid to break into buildings, test mattresses, cuddle strangers, or bring horses into therapy sessions. Then there’s the far darker side of
Inbox Of Oddities #98
This week’s Inbox of Oddities is full of the kinds of stories that make you wonder whether the universe is gently trying to get your attention. From a beloved dog who may have kept watch long after he was gone, to a grandmother’s promise de
Freaks, Feathers, and Yellow Fever
A sideshow performer known as Koo-Koo the Bird Girl becomes one of the most unforgettable faces in Tod Browning’s 1932 film Freaks—yet the real Minnie Woolsey remains almost a mystery. We trace the strange, sad, and surprisingly human story
