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BOX129: There's No Cell Service in Space

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He just vanished? And then, what caused Zack Bowen to do the unthinkable? The mysterious disappearance of Brandon Lawson and the gruesome tale of Zack and Addie. Vacuum sealed for freshness and packed inside BOX129. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 6, 201946 min

BOX128: The Half-Life Of Glow Sticks

Stuff found where it should not be. Is this finally evidence of time travel? And then, why is that bird crawling inside that crocodile's mouth? It's about Incredibly odd inter-species animal symbiosis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 3, 201945 min

BOX127: Ghosts Of Heavy Machinery

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Did the U.S. Government try to poison it's citizens? And, an old 1920s Hollywood Curse. Box127 was approved by a group of world class Canadian Kick Boxers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 30, 201945 min

BOX126: Zombie Or Not Zombie

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Are the walking zombies of Indonesia real? And then, a town where only women can live. A most unusual funerary practice and a village that one abuse victim built to keep herself and others safe. BOX126 is conveniently located with plenty of free parking! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 201943 min

BOX125: Miss Nancy & Aunt Fancy

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This elevator was a real downer. Then Kat's story is sort of like a Jeopardy category. A horrific elevator accident and odd presidential firsts. Box125 was lovingly handcrafted by local podcast artisans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 23, 201935 min

BOX124: My Teddy Bear Has Chlamydia

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Is the Koala Bear doomed? And why is there an old man in our back yard telling our 3 year where to dig for treasure? What's going on with the Koala and the haunting of Heidi Wyrick. It's BOX124 and its delivered fresh twice weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20, 201943 min

BOX123: Interstellar Grocery Shopping on Acid

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It's a thin line between genius and madness. Sometimes there's a space in between. And then, need a new body part? Grow your own! The mysterious life of Granger Taylor and body part reconstruction in BOX123. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 16, 201946 min

BOX122: Every Man In A Van Will Kidnap You

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They were revered as gods in the ancient world. And then, a five year old boy got on one end of an escalator but didn't come out the other. Dwarf Worship and the mysterious vanishing of Stephen McKerron inside BOX122. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 13, 201938 min

BOX121: Strangling The Bishop

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Judging the dead... literally. And then, the most amazing Sears Catalog mail order item ever. The Cadaver Synod and possibly the weirdest idea that The Sears Co. ever had. Caution. BOX121 is larger than it appears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 9, 201947 min

BOX120: Duckman Was An Academic

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How many corpse brides does one Russian need? And then, are curses real? Some say this one is. The horrific story of Anatoly Moskvin and The Kennedy Curse in BOX120. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 6, 201941 min

BOX 119: Please Don't Clone Me Mamma

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Have you ever seen a 42,000 year old horse? And then when startled, they often do things against their will. A perfectly preserved ice age foal and the unusual Jumping Frenchman of Maine. It's BOX119. Please do not use as a flotation device. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 2, 201943 min

BOX118: Grave Wax & Eyeballs & Whiskers On Kittens

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What happened to the two children who's bodies were discovered floating in a local quarry in 1913? And why should you cover your eyes at a graveyard? The Hopetoun Quarry Case and a horrific day at this years Tomb Sweeping Festival in Thailand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 201943 min

BOX117: I Have For You... An Egg!

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Sometimes, life feels like a game. Is it? And then, he wanted to paint his cows and other strange things. Are we living inside a video game? And the eccentric life of Sir George Sitwell. BOX117 may be larger than it appears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 25, 201942 min

BOX116: Guess What's In Our Fridge!

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He rode his Harley to his own burial ceremony. And then, a guy who looks pretty good for having been dead for 350 years. The Standing Dead and the exhumation of Peder Winstrup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 22, 201936 min

BOX115: A Baby's Arm Holding An Apple

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The weirdest fishing trip ever! And then, the sign of a hero, or just an ugly bacteria trap? The mysterious Allagash Abduction and the great Victorian Beard Craze! Box115 may cause oily stools and an inability to control them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 18, 201948 min

BOX114: Draconian Mosh Pit

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Ancient Romans were really gross. Also, some of the most horrific deaths in history. BOX114 is not an offer to sell securities. Apply only to affected area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 15, 201947 min

BOX113: And That's How We Got Baby Carrots

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Experts say, it was the worst year in the history of civilization. And then, was it death due to excessive picnicking? The darkest year of The Dark Ages and the mysterious death of Jane Stanford. This Box may contain peanut oil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 11, 201943 min

BOX112: Painting The Tank Brown

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The Night Witches were real! And then, death by delicious syrup. The elite, all female Russian bombing division of WWII and The Great Boston Molasses disaster of 1919. Ask your Doctor if BOX112 is right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 8, 201937 min

BOX111: Fresh Foot Fiesta

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What can you do with a severed limb? And then "The Most Remarkable man Alive!". An amputees very strange story and the amazing life of Johnny Eck. It's BOX111. Please rinse and return to its sterile case when finished. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 4, 201949 min

BOX110: Day Of The Stupid Children

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Some people are easily fooled and others just end up dead on an antiquated fishing vessel. The history of April Fools Day and the Ghost Ships of The Sea Of Japan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 1, 201940 min

BOX109: Born In A Pumpkin

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How to look 45 when you're over 300 years old. Then, it seemed like a good idea to confine them to bed and force feed them milk products for months. The (immortal?) Count de Saint Germain and extreme rest therapy inside BOX109. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 28, 201950 min

BOX108: This One's A Bummer

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Warning. This episode is dark. We take a dive into the Brazilian Soccer murder and then the dark history of Electroshock therapy. Sorry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 25, 201942 min

BOX107: Dead Person Tote Board

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A scene of mass death untouched and undisturbed for 70 years. And then, "My lemonade tastes like rat poison!" The Lost Ghost Battlefield of WWII and serial killer Nanny Doss in this box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 21, 201945 min

BOX106: Birch Bark, Potatoes and MTV

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I took his queen with my knight and then punched him in the throat. And then, they had heard of bread but had never seen any. The bizarre sport of Chess Boxing and a family cut off from civilization for 40 years. This BOX is packed with freakish goodness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 18, 201952 min

BOX105: My Underpants Smell Like Tacos

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Giving gifts to people of the future. Then...you thought they were dead but they got better! Amazing (and a bit strange) Time capsule discoveries and animals you thought were extinct but are not! It's the 105th Box submitted for your approval. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 14, 201950 min

BOX104: Reincarnated Martian Pilot

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In the 1940s five of their children died in a tragic house fire ... or did they? And then, born a genius, he came to save us from ourselves. And he came from a very unexpected place. Join us inside the 104th BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 11, 201955 min

BOX103: Feathery Fingers and Chicken Livers

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Decades of freak accidents and unexplained deaths in Georgia. And then, do they heal the sick with psychic powers? The curse of Lake Linear and psychic surgery is in this BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 7, 201941 min

BOX102: The Canyon Of Garbage Thoughts

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I feel bad that I made you feel bad because I'm weird. Also, banging on the windshield of an airplane in flight. The odd condition known as TKE and out of body experiences in this BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 4, 201947 min

BOX101: Arrows and Dookie

He was a beloved but misunderstood legend of the freak show circuit. Also, they have been cut of from society since the dawn of time. And they like it that way. Schlitzy The Pinhead and the isolated tribe on North Sentinel Island in this BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 28, 201945 min

BOX100: The 100th Episode (not so) Special!

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He died wearing a badly soiled jock strap. Also, what does it really mean to "know one's onions"? The bizarre life and death of punk rocker GG Allin and slang sayings from years gone by. It's BOX100! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 25, 201942 min

BOX099: There's A Person In My Pie!

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She stole thousands of children and over 500 of them died in their care. Then, strange messages from the past. Georgia Tann from The Tennessee Children's Home Society and cryptic messages left on tombstones. It's inside the box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 201943 min

BOX098: Beardy Was From a Different Dimension

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Was he from an alternate timeline? And then, she built an empire against all odds. The mysterious airline passenger from a country that does not exist and then the incredible story and unlikely success story of C.J. Walker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 18, 201944 min

BOX097: Blessed Are The Felonious Cheese Makers

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Don't put foreign currency in your butt at an airport. And then, too many snakes. Smuggling attempts that went horribly wrong and the odd story behind Snake Island. Please allow this box to stand at room temperature for 5 mins before listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 14, 201935 min

BOX096: Bowling With God

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"It looked like a loaf of bread with teeth". And then, what looked like gelatin fell from the sky and gave people the flu. The fascinating Tibetan Buddhist Rainbow Body phenomenon and the mysterious Oakville Blobs. All inside BOX096. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 11, 201943 min

BOX095: Throwing Grandpa From The Plane

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We left Grandma in the bushes by Splash Mt.! Also, stop giving your baby opium. Weird places people have spread the ashes of loved ones and bad medicine from days gone by. BOX95 is Vacuum packed for long lasting freshness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 7, 201941 min

BOX094: Try The Sheep Eyeball Juice

I'll have your maggot cheese. I love it! And then, where was the secret service? The Disgusting Food Museum and strange circumstances surrounding the Lincoln assassination. Look inside the Box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 4, 201939 min

BOX093: Ol' Man Jones, Mr. Pibb & Nipple Rings

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After nearly two decades of spitting out odd, discontinued soft drinks brands it just disappeared. And then, the first murder solved by DNA profiling. Seattle's mystery vending machine and the gruesome tale of Colin Pitchfork. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 201942 min

BOX092: Shrunken Head Tailgate Party

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Body parts make great decor! And then, some things you just don't put in your mouth. The history of shrunken heads and the strange proposed use of a recently exhumed Egyptian mummy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 28, 201939 min

BOX091: Interstellar Porn Videos

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Were the Pilgrims visited by aliens? And just so you know, we're all going to die. The earliest recorded UFO sightings in The U.S. and then an update on our sun exploding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 23, 201937 min

BOX090: The Mysterious Tale Of Ol' Pancake Head

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The camping trip that turned into a nightmare. And then a good "head in a jar" story. The gruesome Cowden Family Murders and the story of 19th century serial killer Diogo Alves. It's dark inside BOX090. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 21, 201942 min

BOX089: Moon Alien Farmer's Market

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He was a 17th century astronaut wannabe. And then, the Pre-Colombian ballgame of death. The fascinating story of John Wilkins and the bizarre history of ancient Mayan sports. BOX089 is vacuum sealed for freshness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 17, 201943 min

BOX088: Beware The Giant Ghost Eel

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OMG! An 18 foot crab! And later, murdered by an enraged mob of hat haters. Deep Sea Gigantism and a bizarre tour of history's strangest fashion trends. *Due to the gov. shutdown, Box088 has not undergone federal inspection. Listen at your own risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, 201946 min

BOX087: Prancing Zombie Kittens

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Was Frankenstein Real? Well, sort of. And then a woman who died 1,800 years ago solves a murder in the summer of 1983. Dr. Giovanni Aldini, the inspiration for Dr. Frankenstein and the unlikely solving of the Malika de Fernandez murder. Enjoy responsibly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 10, 201936 min

BOX086: Deer Carcass In The Well

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A dark family secret leads to a murder that's not solved for 25 years. And then, why are all these severed feet washing up on the beaches of the Pacific Northwest? Look inside this BOX to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 7, 201942 min

BOX085: Yeah... Were He High?

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He claimed space aliens hijacked his truck. And then, talk about next level co-dependency! A very Bizarre night for Harry Turner and the strange tale of June & Jennifer, The Gibbons Twins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 3, 201937 min

BOX084: It's Like Costco. But For Dead people.

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Happy New Year! Well...How did we get here? And whose body is this anyway? The bizarre history of the calendar and the horrific story of Memorial Mound vacuumed sealed inside BOX084. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 31, 201834 min

BOX083: Yeti Hybrid / Gas Station Attendant

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He was a world renowned artist. And he believed we are enslaved by a Yeti-Human Hybrid. And then, getting a divorce is always difficult. Especially if you're married to a pirate ghost. Stanislav Szukalski and the chick who married a pirate ghost in BOX083. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 27, 201838 min

BOX082: Stealing A Golf Cart At A Funeral

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From indentured servant to United States President. Then buying a house with a very creepy history. The strange story of how Andrew Johnson became the 17th POTUS and the unsolved mystery of "The Watcher" inside this box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 24, 201839 min

BOX081: Bonus Box #4 Near Death Edition

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Driving in an ice storm at the age of 19, he died in an horrific car accident. Against all odds, Thomas Morelli joins us in this box to tell us his amazing story of life after death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 23, 201839 min

BOX080: Rainbow Trout Airplane Ghost

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That airline pilot is transparent! And later, have some festive, cinnamon covered boiled horse feet. The Ghosts of flight 401 and strange holiday dishes from around the world! Deliciously prepared and served in environmentally responsible containers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 20, 201845 min