The Box of Oddities

How a lost dog led to the discovery of 17,000 year old cave art and the crazy ride that was the career of a hip hop group that bamboozled their way to success. The Lascaux caves and Silibil N' Brains in BOX292. It’s like a hot supper after a romp with the wild ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An accident that left a neighborhood destroyed by beer. And then, the world record holder for world records! The London beer flood and the amazing record breaking skills of Ashrita Furman. BOX291: it’s glamorous. It’s flossy flossy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The stories of a pilot sucked out of an airplane and the steamboat discovery of a lifetime. An incredible passenger jet emergency landing and the unearthing of the steamboat Arabia in BOX290. Store upright for best results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are your last wishes memorable? These people make a “lasting impression”, for sure. And an historic balloon release that led to disaster. Unusual will requests and Balloonfest ‘86. BOX289: It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merry Christmas from Kat and Jethro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat talks about a few interesting holiday traditions from around the world (it includes carving out the stomachs of children). Jethro shares stories from history when folks were not garbage people to each other. BOX288: it’s better than having your ears boxed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Details about the remains of one of the holiday season’s greatest legends and an epidemic of people who thought their genitals were disappearing. The corpse of St. Nick and Koro, or genital retraction syndrome in this, Box287. Your mileage may vary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat tells the acutely distressing story of the kidnapping and assault of Mary Vincent and then, Jethro tells us about the potential reanimation of the woolly mammoth. BOX285: It starts tough and then gets a little more agreeable for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The inspiring tale of a man who, despite tragedy, became a beloved gentleman of show business and the horrifying kidnapping and torture of Colleen Stan. It’s Sam Alexander "the two faced man" and the story of “the girl in the box” in BOX285. Turn inside out before washing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The prophet who would explore the future, Atlantis, nutrition and more (in his sleep!) and the notorious case of Dr. Crippen. Edgar Cayce and the murder of Belle Elmore in BOX284. Is this more than you bargained for yet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The greatest prankster that ever lived? Possibly! And rats burrowing into your guts as a method of murder. Irish turn-of-the-century rascal, Horace de Vere Cole and a smattering of torture-deaths. It’s a real mixed bag kind of episode. BOX283 :Castigat ridendo mores! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A dive into the narcissistic, abusive, garbage pile that was Jim Jones followed by a look at the disorder that has forced some into self amputation. The Jonestown Cult Massacre and Body Integrity Identity Disorder in BOX282. It’s a wicked bummer, bub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A newspaper review so scathing it led to a lawsuit which led to a dance off. Then, what animal oddity has venom and glows? JG and Kat explore the stage career of The Cherry Sisters and the magnificent platypus in BOX281. SNAP INTO IT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She crashed 25 stories down the side of a cliff and lived to talk about it. And are the pyramids on Orion’s Belt? Orion’s Belt pyramid theorists say “yes”! BAB Angela Hernandez and the Orion Correlation Theory on this episode of BoO! It’s BOX280: and it’s ribbed for your pleasure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She looks great for being 2500 years old! And don’t sniff those flowers - they’ll kill you. JG and Kat discuss the discovery of the Ice Maiden and the development of the Poison Garden. Beat the morbs with BOX279! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember when you didn’t need a license to make/prescribe medicine? Good times! Then some super sketchy stories to make you question reality with Jethro. Louis Dufilho Jr and “glitches in the matrix”. It’s BOX278: it’s more fun than Carter’s got little liver pills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The line between collector and hoarder is fine. Princess Caraboo chose to wine and dine on someone else’s dime. If it’s for stories you pine, listen to these, JG’s and mine. If you’re looking for a sign, here are nine (really it’s just one, but nine rhymes). It’s BOX277 and rhyming is hard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should we fly a balloon over the North Pole? And where did the most people live throughout history? The mystery of the lost Andre Expedition and the evolution of human geography! It’s BOX276 : Always wear your seatbelt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did we evolve because our ancestors got stoned a bunch? And why are the townies throwing tubers at that monster? JG and Kat discuss the Stoned Ape theory and the Jarramplas Festival. It’s Box275 : it does whatever a spider-pig does. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Freak Family shares their real life encounters with the unexplained. And then we are joined by legendary, spooky podcaster Jim Harold. He has listened to 15 years worth of ghost stories and shares with us his favorite! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I vant to suck your blaud! For real though, JG tells us about clinical vampirism. Kat explores the unexplained phenomena that led to the death of Estefanía Gutierrez Lázaro in the Vallecas Case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jethro tells us of the weird goings on in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Hauntings and werewolves and vampires, oh crap! Kat shares just a few of the many Australian Cryptids - it gets spooky down under! BOX272: like oatmeal, but louder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JG tells us of what is said to be the first instance of a house haunting in the US. Then, Kat does a 180 and talks about the house said to be the MOST HAUNTED in the US. I’m really sorry if you’re not into house hauntings, but, these are good, spooky fun. It’s BOX271 - remove wax before consuming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A corpse island is bound to have ghosts, right? And then, the capture of the Russian Granny Ripper. Kat & JG cover the Island of Poveglia and Tamara Samsonova in BOX270... it brings all the boys to the yard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a country runs out of toilet paper, it’s bad. When a country runs out of butter, it’s downright dangerous. Then, past future predictors and their predictions about the past and/or future. It’s BOX269 and it’s weird, but a good weird. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jethro culls real life ghost stories from the darkest corners of the internet. Then, Kat tells us about the remarkable after-death journey of The lady In The Clock. BOX268 is made from 100% genuine Arabica beans for a smoother, full bodied taste. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat tells the sordid tale of 17th century Parisian fortune teller to the stars, La Voisin. Then the many twists and turn in the story of Cheeseman park. Hint: there are corpses. BOX267: You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll hurl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazing facts about our universe and inventions that will change everything! Alternate titles for Box266 were ‘I Don’t Call People’, ‘We’re All Wearing Edgar Suits’ and ‘We Need a New Fridge’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Treasuredillos. Sweetadillos. Armacuties. Whatever you call them, Kat calls them the focus of this episode. Then, subjected to torture and “scientific experiments” Jethro talks about the victims and horrifying deeds of Madame LaLaurie. Box265 : Apply only to affected area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s what’s on the docket for today: vending machines and murder then the story of a con you won’t believe. It’s Box264 and its scent is reminiscent of raspberries warmed by the sun. Also tires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The lovely, helpful skeuomorph takes center stage! And then, some things you may not have known about the Heaven’s Gate cult. It’s Box263 : contents under pressure, but working on delegating responsibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jethro tells us the story of a not-so-typical Ed and Lorraine Warren investigation. Kat tells the terrible tale of "the soap-maker of Correggio." And I think it's fly when girls stop by for Box262, for Box262. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat celebrates the woman solved her own decades old kidnapping case. Then, how does a Malian tribe explain having knowledge of the Sirius system long before the rest of us? The fish aliens, obviously. Warning: do not let this podcast talk you into taking unlabeled pickle juice from that civil war reenactor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who has been tootling all over England leaving little hoof-prints? Could it be Satan? Jethro tells us all about it. And then the art of the dicker with Kat. It’s Box 260 : do not feed after midnight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legend of a mountain tavern that was the last stop for many travelers. Then, he was so competitive he continued fighting in a war that had ended over 20 years before. Schaumboch's Tavern and Hiroo Onoda in this, the 259th Box. Contains zero wire hangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jethro discusses claims that a towering woman who lived in 19th Century Russia - and appeared to be 'half human, half ape' - could have been yeti. And Kat shares some of the many child-centric traditions in Kazakhstan. It’s Box258: Where the kisses are hers and hers and his. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Batmen and moon beavers and Edgar Allan Poe, oh my! Then some of the strangest museum exhibits worldwide. It’s Box257 : A lively wing-ding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jethro examines the mysterious disappearance of a sausage maker’s wife. Kat talks about a medical oddity so rare, only one woman has been reported as afflicted. Both stories are pretty upsetting. Enjoy! It’s Box256 : discontinue use if oily stool increases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat shares the details of a museum bound to make a big splash and JG blows Kat’s mind with the story of Frank Lloyd Wright’s family tragedy. Join us for Box255 : An adventure 65 million years in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JG regales Kat with tales of animals saving humans. Join us for all the warm fuzzies! Then, Kat talks about malicious sinkholes. Are there any other kind? No. Box254. Do not bend, fold, mutilate or spindle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First: Jack of all trades, master of ...corpse bride? Then: We’re being carried out feet first as we explore Victorian death practices! It’s Box253, warranty does not cover sonic boom vibrations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why did so many people know that JFK was going to be assassinated? Why wasn’t anything done about it? Then, we go back to the Philippines and explore the hanging coffins of Echo Valley. Box252 is not meant to be used as a squirrel deterrent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat terrorizes Jethro with a story that he refused to do. Jethro retaliates by informing Kat that our early human ancestors had spikes on the penises. Robert the haunted doll and weird stuff we've discovered about our ancestors through DNA research. Never leave BOX251 unattended while in use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jethro talks about how you can smell like shipwrecked booty and Kat tells the tale of a civil war soldier who lived to talk about being shot between the eyes. The perfume of the Mary Celestia and Jacob Miller in Box250! Call before you dig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A family makes a godawful discovery in the baby’s nursery. Then, Jethro explores the mysterious goings-on at Bachelor's Grove Cemetery. Join us for the burble in Box249! Applicable taxes will be remitted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First, JG talks about Lisa McVey and the fact that she is a beast. There is also a serial killer involved in that story. Then, it’s an episode of Horrendous Injuries : The Celebrity Edition! It’s Box248 - Listen, if you think you can stomach it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arrested for wearing the wrong feather in your cap? It was a thing! And the mysterious disappearance of an early 20th century physicist. Sumptuary Laws and Ettore Majorana in Box247 - now you’re on the trolley! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s wellness week at the Kat + Jethro compound. First, JG investigates the odd phenomenon of Folie à deux or shared psychosis. Then, Kat makes all her mom’s wishes come true by exploring rabies. It’s Box246: Alternate toy available for children under 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jethro tells us about the tragedy that caused July 6, 1944 to be known as The Day The Clowns Cried. It’s upsetting. Kat revisits body modifications and decides to go back to therapy. It’s Box245 - Safe for use around pets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s called Kifafa, zombie disease or nodding syndrome, but whatever you call it, it targets children and it’s terrifying. Then, she was shot in the head three times and still outsmarted her attacker. Join Jethro and Kat for coffee talk, it’s Box244: discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices