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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 comment ...
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Join us for a thrilling ride as we invite the members of the Freak Family to the helm. In this special edition, they take you on a whirlwind tour through the depths of our vast catalog, revealing their absolute favorite stories from the world of the bizarre, mysterious, and utterly captivating. These Freak Family hosts have scoured the archives to …
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Join Kat and Jethro for a whirlwind of bizarre tales on this episode of The Box of Oddities! Delve into the enigma of Sandy Cove's mystery man, a recluse whose identity baffled locals for decades. Then, explore innovative methods for disposing of the deceased that push the boundaries of tradition and sustainability. Next, travel back to 1911 when H…
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Join us for a thrilling ride as we invite the members of the Freak Family to the helm. In this special edition, they take you on a whirlwind tour through the depths of our vast catalog, revealing their absolute favorite stories from the world of the bizarre, mysterious, and utterly captivating. These Freak Family hosts have scoured the archives to …
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#645: A Very Provocative Snowman
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Join Kat and Jethro for a journey through the quirkiest corners of history on this episode of The Box of Oddities! Discover the taste of 3,000-year-old honey and other astonishing ancient artifacts that defy time. Then, travel back to the miracle of 1511 in Brussels, where an unexpected event sparked a city-wide frenzy of demonstrations against the…
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The Inbox of Oddities is a special bonus episode of The Box of Oddities podcast, where we delve into the treasure trove of our listeners' emails, messages, and audio submissions. In this unique episode, we share our audience's weird and wonderful stories, bringing their remarkable experiences and odd encounters to the forefront. Join us as we read …
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Welcome to The Box of Oddities! In this episode, Kat and Jethro dive into the strange and often bewildering corners of history and human experience. First, they explore a bizarre belief from medieval times: Did people really think witches could steal your penis? Find out the surprising truth behind this peculiar fear that gripped minds centuries ag…
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The Inbox of Oddities is a special bonus episode of The Box of Oddities podcast, where we delve into the treasure trove of our listeners' emails, messages, and audio submissions. In this unique episode, we share our audience's weird and wonderful stories, bringing their remarkable experiences and odd encounters to the forefront. Join us as we read …
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#643: The Hard Labor Day Special
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Join Kat and Jethro as they celebrate labor. Both the vocational type of labor and the childbirth type: from a terrible job at the eerie Flannan Isles Lighthouse where three keepers vanished without a trace in 1900 to the bizarre story of a couple who birthed a 29-year-old embryo. Discover the oddest professions on the planet, where some jobs are s…
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The Red Barn Murders and The Nasca Lines Join us for a thrilling ride as we invite the members of the Freak Family to the helm. In this special edition, they take you on a whirlwind tour through the depths of our vast catalog, revealing their absolute favorite stories from the world of the bizarre, mysterious, and utterly captivating. These Freak F…
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Welcome to another intriguing episode of The Box of Oddities! Join hosts Kat and Jethro as they delve into a quartet of bizarre and fascinating tales from around the world. First up, discover the infamous "Wicked Bible," where a single typo turned a holy text into a scandalous document. Learn how a simple error changed religious history forever. Th…
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The Inbox of Oddities is a special bonus episode of The Box of Oddities podcast, where we delve into the treasure trove of our listeners' emails, messages, and audio submissions. In this unique episode, we share our audience's weird and wonderful stories, bringing their remarkable experiences and odd encounters to the forefront. Join us as we read …
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Welcome to another intriguing episode of The Box of Oddities! Join hosts Kat and Jethro as they delve into a bizarre world where history meets the supernatural and the unexpected. In this episode: Explore the fascinating realm of failed doomsday predictions that missed the mark by miles yet still managed to capture the imagination of believers worl…
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The Inbox of Oddities is a bonus episode of The Box of Oddities podcast, where we delve into the treasure trove of our listeners' emails, messages, and audio submissions. We share our audience's weird and wonderful stories, bringing their remarkable experiences and odd encounters to the forefront. Join us as we read your emails and messages and pla…
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Join hosts Kat and Jethro for a mind-bending journey into the bizarre and extraordinary. In this episode, explore the captivating story of the Pig-Faced Lady of Regency London, a mysterious figure who captivated the public imagination. Discover the latest revelations from ancient dental plaque found on Neanderthal skulls, revealing surprising insig…
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A message from The Curator To my esteemed and most revered Freaks, After months of fervent inquiries and rampant speculation, we’re ecstatic to announce the recent rediscovery of Episode 119 – a show that has become almost mythical in its own right. So, what exactly happened to this elusive episode? Its vanishing act has sparked a myriad of theorie…
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Stories chosen by The Freak Family in this episode are The Ghosts Of Mt Everest And Arizona's Big Foot! Join us for a thrilling ride as we invite the members of the Freak Family to the helm. In this special edition, they take you on a whirlwind tour through the depths of our vast catalog, revealing their absolute favorite stories from the world of …
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Join us on a journey through the peculiar and fascinating realms of human knowledge on this episode of The Box of Oddities. We delve into the origins of life itself with LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor, exploring the ancient roots of all life on Earth. Next, we uncover the legendary saga of Eleanor of Aquitaine, a powerful queen who shaped…
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