The Box of Oddities

REM Sleep, Clock Curses, and Alien Heat Lightning Vote Box of Oddities For People's Choice Award Here! Live Show Info And Tickets Here! In this listener-powered episode of The Box of Oddities, JG and Kat crack open the inbox and out pour... auditory hallucinations, ghost clocks, spontaneous astral projection, and the shocking truth about “heat lightning.” (Spoiler: it’s probably aliens.) First, a listener shares how her dreams are so vivid and reality-bending due to Narcolepsy that she’s genuinely not sure which world is real—relatable, terrifying, and yes, somehow still funny. Then, a cursed wall clock starts ticking every time someone dies. No batteries. No mercy. Just 12 minutes of tick-tock you're next. Meanwhile, someone else swears that a strange sky phenomenon isn’t just distant thunder—it’s the government covering up UFO joyrides. (Can’t argue with that logic.) You’ll also hear about a haunted hallway birth involving Richard Simmons, dolphin-whale linguistics, astral projection lessons, and what happens when massage therapists listen to BoO during bodywork sessions (spoiler: they cry, and so do you). Whether it’s clock-based death omens or the weirdly uplifting side of functional neurological disorders, this Inbox delivers what your brain craves: weird, real, and unreal tales from the wonderfully odd corners of the BoO family. Listen now... or risk becoming the sixth tick of the clock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vote Box of Oddities For People's Choice Award Here! Live Show Info And Tickets Here! What do a 100-million-year-old hammer and the equator’s midlife crisis all have in common? This episode, obviously. JG takes a swing at the London Hammer—a tool encased in ancient rock that either proves time travel, or that geology just likes messing with us. Then, Kat walks us through the wild world of misplaced landmarks, where entire places are technically in the wrong spot thanks to 18th-century surveyors eyeballing things like “latitude” and “reason.” We also visit the equator... and then shift 179 feet to the left because, oops, science did it again. It’s an episode full of mislocated facts, ancient anomalies, and the sobering realization that the Earth is bad at geometry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Click To Learn More About The Box of Oddities Fall Tour Now Underway! Imagine remembering every single day of your life in crystal-clear detail — sounds like a superpower, right? Well, in this episode of The Box of Oddities, we dive headfirst into the rare and unsettling condition known as hyperthymesia, where the human brain refuses to forget anything. (Spoiler: it’s not as fun as it sounds — birthdays, bad haircuts, and all). Then, buckle up for a trip into the wild world of the Bush dog — a pint-sized predator that looks like an otter, smells like vinegar, and leaves biologists scratching their heads. Why does nature keep inventing creatures that seem like inside jokes? Tune in for laughter, weird science, and the kind of trivia that will make you both the life of the party and a little unsettling to sit next to. #WeirdFacts #StrangeAnimals #PodcastDiscovery #TheBoxOfOddities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tickets for our live show here! INBOX OF ODDITIES: The Cat, the Cursed Doll & the Powerline PhallusNow streaming: A listener episode so delightfully bizarre it made our cat salute an old war photo. 🕵️‍♂️ Is your cat channeling classified WWII intel? 🫣 Did your porcelain doll bury forks in your yard? 🔵 Has your aunt started glowing blue near deep fryers? 📮 And is it weird that a mailman on Cape Cod delivered mail to a McCraken the exact moment we said McCraken? (Spoiler: Yes.) 📸 Plus: raining dildos, haunted tattoos, spontaneous human luminescence, and a deeply emotional story involving three margaritas, a live show, and someone being cradled like a baby by Kat. 🚨 This Inbox of Oddities is a hall of fame mash-up of the freaky, the funny, and the forehead-slappingly bizarre. Listener tales that defy explanation, reason, or basic OSHA guidelines. 📬 No topic is off-limits—from interdimensional feline agents to maple vodka root beer floats and the international hunt for Mr. Pibb. You need this in your brain. 📲 Listen now. Let the odd wash over you. #BoxOfOddities #InboxOfOddities #HauntedCat #PorcelainDollProblems #MailmanMagic #SpontaneousGlowUp #TattoosBeyondTheGrave #WWIIWhiskers #RainingDildos #BooEffect #StayFreaky #PodcastLife #TrueWeird #FreakFlagFly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE SHOW TIX HERE Imagine taking a wrong turn and winding up in a version of your hometown that doesn’t—and maybe never did—exist. That’s exactly what happened to Carol Chase McElheney when she stumbled into a bizarre time slip in Riverside, California—a place both familiar and terrifyingly wrong. Was it a glitch in the matrix, a parallel universe, or just an exceptionally creepy case of bad directions? Meanwhile, in Anchorage, Alaska, a completely different kind of magic was at work: Linny Pacillo and the Anchorage Parking Fairies. Armed with wings, tutus, and a sense of rebellion, these whimsical enforcers fought parking meters with glitter and sass. From cosmic slip-ups to tutu-clad protest, this episode of The Box of Oddities Podcast dives into the weird, wonderful, and wildly unexpected. Buckle up—it’s a ride through the absurd that only Box of Oddities can deliver. #TimeSlip #UrbanLegends #WeirdHistory #PodcastLife #BoxOfOddities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

👉 LIVE SHOW TICKETS Step into the bizarre with this episode of The Box of Oddities—where medical mysteries, immortal mannequins, and murderous sausage kings collide. First, we unravel one of the strangest medical cases in modern history: Patient AB, who discovered the voices in her head weren’t a symptom, but a life-saving alarm system. Then we pucker up for the story of Resusci Anne, whose face has been kissed over 300 million times since her mysterious death more than a century ago. Finally, we sink our teeth into the chilling tale of Adolph Louis Luetgert, the infamous “Sausage King of Chicago,” whose legacy is as greasy as it is gruesome. Weird history, true crime oddities, and unbelievable science—this episode has it all. #WeirdHistory #TrueCrimePodcast #MedicalMystery #ResusciAnne #BoxOfOddities #StrangeButTrue #DarkHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DEAD GUY TALKS Against all odds (and several known laws of biology), Thomas Morelli, who died in a car crash in the late 1970s, joins us in the Box to chat about the minor inconvenience of being deceased. Yes, he died. But he got better. Tune in for a jaw-droppingly bizarre tale of life after death and why being pronounced dead isn’t always the end of your public speaking career. The Box of Oddities. Where dying is just a plot twist. #BoxOfOddities #WeirdPodcast #LifeAfterDeath #ParanormalHumor #GhostGuest #DeadButChatty #TrueWeird #OddityOfTheDay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Step right up, oddity enthusiasts! In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro unpack a carnival curiosity, an uncontacted tribe, and maybe—just maybe—aliens. First, meet Schlitzie the Pinhead, the sideshow legend whose life was stranger and more poignant than the posters ever revealed. Then, we sail (metaphorically, of course) to the forbidden shores of North Sentinel Island, home to the Sentinelese people—an isolated tribe whose fierce independence has baffled explorers for centuries. And finally, we peer into the cosmos to ask: are those weird signals really signs of extraterrestrial life, or just our toaster acting up again? Equal parts bizarre, fascinating, and hilarious, this episode will have you marveling at humanity, mystery, and the universe itself. Tickets to the live fall tour here! #WeirdHistory #TrueCrimeAdjacent #PodcastLife #AlienLife #CarnivalHistory #UnexplainedMysteries #BoxOfOddities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're on our way to opening night for our live fall tour. It all kicks off in Seattle on Wednesday Night at Emerald City Comedy Club. Tickets and all location info available here! Step into the strange corridors of history, science, and the downright unsettling in this episode of The Box of Oddities. We begin with chilling first-hand accounts of modern-day psych wards—stories so bizarre you’ll wonder if they belong in a horror film rather than medical records. Then, travel to Japan, where researchers once tried to create a mouse-human hybrid (spoiler: nature was not impressed). Finally, dig into the dirt—literally—as we uncover the weird and unsettling artifacts unearthed beside the old London Hospital, where history refuses to stay buried. Equal parts creepy, hilarious, and fascinating, this episode is a perfect storm of the macabre, the curious, and the completely inexplicable. Buckle up—because reality is much stranger than fiction, and we’re handing you the shovel. #WeirdHistory #StrangeScience #OdditiesPodcast #MouseHumanHybrid #CreepyDiscoveries #PsychWardHorrors #TheBoxOfOddities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tickets and info for our live fall tour here! In this gloriously chaotic edition of The Inbox of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dive face-first into the mailbag, where listeners spill the weirdest tea — from traumatic boardwalk entrapments to unsettling yardwork sexism. You'll hear tales of: 💔 Newly-minted relationship arguments (20 years single and diving in headfirst? What could go wrong?)🦷 A near-death experience inside the mouth of a giant shark… on purpose📿 The glow-up of the "booger green" birthstone Peridot🔥 An alcoholic beverage so chaotic it involves fire, suction, and danger (a drink or a curse?)🎢 Baseball mascots, birthday BOO effects, emotionally complicated yard tools, and a former hot dog dog named Jack Also featured: thunder envy, Johnny Eck feels, and listener arguments about listening to BOO while falling asleep. (Is it a comforting lullaby or auditory chaos gremlins in your dreams?) This is what happens when your audience is as delightfully weird as your podcast. And we wouldn't have it any other way. 🧠 Oddities, empathy, and emotional damage — all in a tidy digital package. 🎧 Listen now and fly your freak flag high! #BoxOfOddities #InboxOfOddities #FreakFlagFlying #BOOEffect #WeirdPodcast #SharkMouthTrauma #PeridotPower #StrangeButTrue #CouplesTherapyWithLaughTracks #OddlyComforting #PodcastRecommendations #TrueWeirdness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

n this episode, Kat and Jethro sprint headfirst into the shadows—twice. First, they investigate the chilling legend of the Black Flash of Provincetown—a mysterious, caped figure that terrorized the streets of Cape Cod in the late 1930s. Was it a prankster in a leotard or a supernatural harbinger of doom? Why did it smell like ammonia and make jumps that defied Newtonian physics? And most importantly: who keeps giving cryptids Olympic-level track abilities? Then, they shift into far darker territory with the haunting story of Lonnie Franklin Jr., better known as the Grim Sleeper. For decades, he preyed upon the vulnerable and voiceless in Los Angeles, slipping under the radar due to chilling indifference and systemic failure. How did one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history go unnoticed for so long—and what finally led to his capture? From shadowy specters to real-life horrors, this episode explores the thin, fraying line between folklore and fear, myth and monster. Listen now—if you dare. Get tickets and information for our live shows here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We Did a Live Show and Nobody Stopped Us (Part II)” The chaos continues. This is Part Two of our very first live Box of Oddities show, recorded at the iconic Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville—and it only gets weirder from here. In this half of the show, we answer burning questions like:🔹 Can The Box of Oddities ruin a perfectly good comedy club?🔹 What happens when Jethro's hat meets a deeply confused audience member?🔹 And why didn’t anyone give us a time limit? With unscripted detours, real-time gasps, and possibly illegal levels of audience participation, this episode captures everything you didn’t know you needed from a live podcast event. 💀 And remember: this is just a taste of what’s to come. Our fall tour kicks off September 10th in Seattle, then we’re storming through:Portland • Oklahoma City • Atlanta • Philly • Appleton, WI • Louisville • and we close it all out with a haunting Halloween night show in Chicago. Come see what all the strange noise is about. 🎟️ Tour dates & tickets here! #BoxOfOddities #LivePodcast #WeirdAndLive #HauntedComedy #PodcastTour #ZaniesNashville #TrueCrimeWithWeirdVibes #FallTour2025 #PartTwoWeirder #OddityOverload #BoxOfOdditiesLive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Step right up, Freaks—our fall tour is upon us! To celebrate the fast-approaching Opening Night on September 10th in Seattle, we’re cracking open the dusty crypt of our very first live show ever, recorded at the legendary Zanies Comedy Club in Nashville. This is Part One of that historic, slightly unhinged evening—complete with spontaneous crowd reactions, bizarre true tales, and the kind of peculiar energy that can only come from telling weird stories into a microphone in front of a room full of strangers who voluntarily came to hear them. (What were they thinking?) Part Two drops Monday, but for now, consider this your exclusive backstage pass into the traveling circus of the Box of Oddities Live Tour. And yes—we’re coming to a city near(ish) you:🎤 Seattle • Portland • OKC • Atlanta • Philly • Appleton, WI • Louisville • and we wrap it all up Halloween Night in Chicago (costumes encouraged, hauntings possible). Come for the live show weirdness, stay because you forgot how to leave. 🎟️ Get tickets and tour info here: TICKETS! #BoxOfOddities #LivePodcast #WeirdHistory #OddFacts #TrueCrimeComedy #ParanormalPodcasts #SeattleEvents #PodcastTour2025 #CuriouslyWeird #ZaniesLive #BoxOfOdditiesLive #FallTour #HalloweenInChicago Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Box Of Oddities Live Fall Tour. Get your Tickets Here! Deep in northern Maine, the Haynesville Woods hold more than just trees—they harbor chilling tales of phantom hitchhikers, eerie roadside encounters, and a legend that makes even seasoned locals uneasy. But that’s only half the weirdness. This episode of The Box of Oddities also dives into the surprisingly destructive world of stone stacking in national parks. Sure, it looks “Zen” on Instagram, but it’s wreaking havoc on delicate ecosystems and confusing wildlife who didn’t sign up for your rock art project. From haunted highways to misguided cairn enthusiasts, this episode proves once again that the world is stranger (and funnier) than you think. 👉 Listen now and get your fix of paranormal chills, environmental oddities, and the kind of stories that make you the most interesting person at dinner parties. #HauntedWoods #ParanormalPodcast #NationalParks #BoxOfOddities #TrueWeird Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Live Fall Tour Starts on September 10th! More Info Here! The Circus of Lost Children & The Drunken Battle of Karansebes Step right up for one of the strangest rides in history—this episode of The Box of Oddities brings you the hauntingly peculiar tale of the Circus of the Lost Children, a traveling show with mysteries darker than the big top shadows themselves. Were these wandering performers guardians of misfits, or something far more unsettling? Then, hold onto your bayonets (and maybe your Schnapps ®) as we march straight into the Battle of Karansebes—arguably the most disastrously hilarious military blunder ever recorded, where an army accidentally defeated itself before the enemy even arrived. From eerie carnival lore to slapstick battlefield chaos, this episode proves truth really is stranger than fiction. Tune in, laugh, shiver, and marvel at the oddities history tried to sweep under the rug. New episodes twice a week—subscribe to The Box of Oddities wherever you get your podcasts! #WeirdHistory #Oddities #PodcastComedy #CircusOfTheLostChildren #BattleOfKaransebes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fall Tour Info And Tickets Here! Inbox of Oddities: Shopping Cart Poltergeists, Boo Fuel & Other Listener Oddventures In this listener-fueled episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro wade waist-deep into the beautifully bizarre world of freaks, phantoms, and fuel price coincidences. A rogue shopping cart with a vendetta. A gas station receipt that channels numerological energy. A haunted laundry hamper that eats only left socks. Oh, and someone may or may not be living with a phantom roommate obsessed with dish duty. We also hear from a listener who nearly lost their lunch to Kat’s discussion of PUS, meet a comedy-loving ghost lurking near a lady-part sculpture, and discover that “Box of Oddititties” might be the next big merch drop. Plus: hot booze from Alaska, an invitation to drink in Salisbury, and urgent metaphysical questions about what happens if you fall through the center of the Earth (spoiler: you bounce). It’s an entire spectrum of listener weirdness—from haunted carts to heartfelt duck farts—all lovingly unboxed by your fellow freaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Box of Oddities Live Fall Tour Info And Tickets Here Step into the delightfully strange with this episode of The Box of Oddities Podcast, where death and dessert collide in the most unexpected ways. First, explore the eerie world of Victorian funeral mourning practices—a time when grief wasn’t just worn on your sleeve but woven into jet-black dresses, elaborate rituals, and some downright unsettling traditions. Some even killed the mourners. Then, discover how tuberculosis and other infectious diseases didn’t just change medicine—they helped give birth to the ice cream cone. Yes, you read that right: deadly epidemics paved the way for your favorite summer snack. It’s a journey from sorrow to sprinkles, as Kat and Jethro unwrap history’s weirdest intersections of mortality and milkfat. Perfect for fans of bizarre history, dark humor, and unexpected origin stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Details for the Live Box of Oddities Fall Tour Here! What separates a stroke of brilliance from a spectacularly bad idea? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dive headfirst into history’s most baffling tightrope walk between genius and ridiculousness—where “visionary” and “what were they thinking?” become disturbingly interchangeable. Then, things get even weirder: scientists are turning spinach leaves into functioning human hearts through tissue engineering. Yes, the same greens in your salad could one day pump blood through your veins. From questionable intentions to leafy life support, this episode blends the bizarre with the groundbreaking in ways only The Box of Oddities can. Tune in for strange science, hilarious commentary, and stories that prove reality is stranger than fiction. #WeirdScience #TissueEngineering #OdditiesPodcast #GeniusOrMadness #TheBoxOfOddities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live Fall Tour Information! Inbox of Oddities: Hands, Spirits, and Shoes Full of Baileys This week, your favorite weird mailbag is overflowing. From mysterious body parts masquerading as “1920s décor” to ghosts who fold your jeans into swans, our listeners bring the oddities straight to our inbox—and we read them all. Hear the heartwarming tales of pets, plants, and fellow freaks connecting across the globe, like a listener in Berlin who calls JG her safety voice and a Texan discovering that Baileys and flip-flops are not a perfect mix. We dive into dreams of tropical disappearances, 4H champions with freaky talents, and the strange yet delicious snacks of yesteryear. Plus, we get a peek at haunted laundry habits, haunted hearts, and the obsessive kindness of four-legged friends saved from terrible odds. By the end, you’ll laugh, gasp, and maybe even wonder if your own house—or shoes—are hiding secrets you’ve yet to discover. Tune in for another wild, heartwarming, and totally unpredictable trip through the weirdness our listeners live—and dream—through every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TICKETS FOR THE LIVE FALL TOUR HERE! Somewhere in the shadows of the 1990s UK, an unsettling rumor spread: men and women posing as social workers, knocking on doors, asking questions they had no right to ask… and then vanishing. Were they government agents, criminals, or ghosts with clipboards? JG investigates the eerie phenomenon of the Phantom Social Workers — a case file that manages to be equal parts unnerving and confusingly bureaucratic. Meanwhile, Kat takes us to the dizzying streets of Bolivia, where the Tinku Festival blends dance, ritual, and a fair bit of consensual face-punching. In a centuries-old tradition meant to honor the Earth Mother, participants exchange blows not out of malice, but in hopes of a good harvest. Think of it as a county fair where the pie-eating contest could give you a black eye. From mysterious door knockers to cultural haymakers, this episode packs enough intrigue and oddity to make your curiosity tap out. #PhantomSocialWorkers #TinkuFestival #WeirdHistory #StrangeButTrue #TheBoxOfOddities #Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Box Of Oddities Live Fall Tour Starts Sept. 10 In Seattle and Ends Halloween Night In Chicago! Learn More Here! In this delightfully morbid Box of Oddities episode, we literally put the “fun” back in funerals. From coffin-themed dance-offs to wakes that feel more like weddings, discover real-life funerals where joy took center stage over sorrow—because nothing says “rest in peace” quite like a conga line. Then, we plunge into the darkly fascinating tale of King Charles II of Spain, a man so cursed by royal inbreeding they called him El Hechizado—“The Bewitched.” From his bizarre ailments to the superstitions that shaped his doomed reign, it’s history with a side of “what on earth just happened?” Packed with bizarre history, morbid curiosity, and irreverent humor, this episode proves that the afterlife—and life itself—are far stranger than fiction. #WeirdHistory #TrueStories #FuneralTraditions #BoxOfOddities #Podcast If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Freak Family Favorite: “Would You Like Guac With That Foot?” In this Box of Oddities classic, we revisit one of the most disturbingly delicious tales ever told: a man, a severed foot, and a taco night that will haunt you forever. (Yes, this really happened.) Then, Kat unpacks the incredible life of Johnny Eck — sideshow legend, half-man, and full-on badass. Finally, why has humanity laughed for over a century at people slipping on banana peels? The answer is slipperier than you'd expect. Prepare your ears for an all-you-can-eat buffet of the bizarre: cannibalistic curiosity, sideshow superstars, and fruit-based pratfall propaganda. 📦 It’s everything you never asked for and somehow still needed. #BoxOfOddities #TrueWeird #WeirdHistory #JohnnyEck #BananaPeelMyth #CannibalCurious #FootTaco #FreakFamilyFavorite #OddCast #BizarreButTrue #HistoryIsWeird #PodcastRecommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn More About Our Upcoming Live Shows! In this episode, Jethro dives face-first into one of the most perplexing murder investigations in modern history—complete with bizarre circumstances, inexplicable evidence, and a twist so jaw-dropping it left seasoned detectives cross-eyed. It’s a true crime story that starts strange and somehow gets stranger. Meanwhile, Kat digs up the mystery of Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna—a creature that sounds like it was designed by a committee of science fiction writers and hallucinating zoologists. It has a beak. It lays eggs. It’s covered in spines. And it hasn’t been officially spotted since 1961. Is it extinct, mythical… or just extremely introverted? It’s true crime meets cryptid chic in a brand new episode of The Box of Oddities—where the inexplicable isn’t a bug, it’s the main feature. If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tickets for the Live Tour Here! What do you get when a carnivorous plant develops a taste for rodents and a whole country uploads itself to the cloud? Just another day inside The Box of Oddities. In this episode, Kat and Jethro peer into the leafy maw of Nepenthes rajah—the world’s largest meat-eating plant, known to snack on mice, lizards, and anything foolish enough to slip into its botanical death trap. It’s basically a salad that eats you. Then, we voyage to the disappearing island nation of Tuvalu, where rising sea levels have inspired an unprecedented plan: become the world’s first digital nation. Yep, they’re scanning their culture into cyberspace like a high-stakes sci-fi Dropbox folder. It's a tale of natural horror and geopolitical innovation—served up with the usual twisted humor and curiosity. Step into the weird. #NepenthesRajah #CarnivorousPlants #Tuvalu #DigitalNation #ClimateChange #WeirdNature #BizarreNews #BoxOfOdditiesPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live Show Tickets Here! In this special Inbox of Oddities episode, Kat and JG open the floodgates of freaky listener tales—and what flows out includes bisexual ghost grandmas, haunted Roombas, bloody Marys topped with entire chickens, and one particularly vengeful jar of pickles. Jesse shares a deeply moving dream visitation from her long-passed grandma. Meanwhile, emails pour in featuring cursed karaoke nights in Alaskan dive bars, “Cockfinder Generals,” and a proposed reality show called Extreme Embalming. Yes, it’s a competition. No, there are no tools. Also: A haunted underground tour, the horrors of organic chemistry correction, a taxidermied squirrel causing electromagnetic chaos, and a jar of pickles that clearly had an axe to grind. Whether it’s grief, giggles, or ghostly grandmas—we're unsealing every oddity in this jam-packed episode of listener gold. #BoxOfOddities #QueerGhosts #DreamVisitation #InboxOfOddities #HauntedRoomba #CockfinderGeneral #ExtremeEmbalming #BisexualGrandma #BloodyMaryMadness #PickleRevenge #TrueWeird #ComedyPodcast #FreakNation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn More About The Box of Oddities Live Tour! In this spine-tingling episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dive headfirst into two tales that are equal parts baffling and bone-chilling. First: the strange disappearance of the Clark family from Detroit. One minute they’re living their quiet, suburban life—next minute, poof—gone without a trace. Is it an unsolved mystery, urban legend, or the world’s most elaborate game of hide-and-seek? Then, brace yourself for the harrowing true story of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, the mid-air disaster that turned a routine trip over Hawaii into a surreal nightmare. Imagine a convertible plane… 24,000 feet in the air. Packed with dark humor, weird history, and wildly inappropriate jokes, this episode will make you question what’s real, what’s myth, and whether you ever want to fly again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live Show Tickets! Learn More Here! How do you survive a 47-story fall? Ask Alcides Moreno—a window washer who defied gravity, logic, and most of the bones in his body. In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro unravel the mind-bending tale of Moreno’s miraculous survival that left doctors speechless and physicists slightly twitchy. Then, ever heard of laudable pus? No, it’s not a new indie band—it’s the horrifyingly real medical theory that once celebrated... gooey infection. (Warning: the 18th century was not okay.) Join us as we plunge into a world where falling from skyscrapers isn’t fatal, and medieval doctors high-fived each other over suppurating wounds. Because weird is wonderful—and occasionally pus-filled.#BoxOfOddities #StrangeButTrue #WeirdHistory #MedicalMysteries #SurvivalMiracle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tickets for The Box of Oddities Live Tour Here! In this Freak Family Favorites episode of The Box of Oddities, we investigate three very different ways humans have tried to solve very different problems—with wildly questionable success. First, we ride back to 1894, when the streets of major cities were ankle-deep in horse poop and people feared civilization would be buried in a literal pile of its own progress. What was the solution to the Great Horse Manure Crisis? Spoiler: it wasn’t a bigger shovel. Then, we dive into the squishy, grotesque, and oddly therapeutic world of Victorian medicine with a "cure" for rheumatoid arthritis that required the patient to crawl inside a dead whale carcass. You read that right. It’s less “spa treatment,” more “Jonah fan fiction.” And finally, we pedal straight into psychedelic history with a celebration of Bicycle Day—the trippy anniversary of the world’s first intentional LSD journey in 1943. A chemist. A bike. And a brain on technicolor fire. From poop-pocalypse panic to whale-based healing rituals and accidental acid trips, this episode is a wild ride through the absurd corners of human history. 🧠✨ Curiosity is a gateway drug. #LSDHistory #WhaleTherapy #HorseManureCrisis #BicycleDay #VictorianMedicine #WeirdHistory #OdditiesPodcast #BoxOfOddities #HumanityIsWeird #StrangeButTrue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE SHOW TIX HERE Set sail into the strangest corners of history and mystery in this episode of The Box of Oddities! First, we weigh anchor in 18th-century Dublin to explore the baffling disappearance—and even more bewildering reappearance—of the Ouzel Galley, a “ghost ship” that vanished without a trace… only to return five years later with a tale that’s either the greatest cover story of all time or a nautical glitch in the Matrix. Then: tropical paradise meets paranormal peril. We dive into the eerie legend of The Babinda Boulders, an idyllic Australian swimming hole with a deadly secret—where a string of mysterious drownings has locals whispering about a vengeful spirit and a tragic love story carved in stone. Shipwrecks, spirits, and spooky swim spots—what more could you want? Subscribe now for your weekly dose of bizarre history, paranormal oddities, and uncomfortable laughter. #GhostShip #OuzelGalley #BabindaBoulders #ParanormalPodcast #TrueCrimeWeirdness #BoxOfOddities #HauntedWaters If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Box of Oddities Live National Tour September 10 - October 31, Halloween Night. Learn More Here! In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro raise a glass to history’s most unsettling happy hour. First, a post-mortem fashion icon: the corpse of Countess Virginia Oldoini, a.k.a. the Countess of Castiglione—19th-century Italian aristocrat, secret agent, fashion influencer, and full-time narcissist. She posed for over 400 photos, staged her own haunting re-creations of operas, and spent her final years obsessively preparing to be seen dead just right. Spoiler: her afterlife aesthetic was more “ghost of Versailles” than “eternal slay.” Then, we stumble drunkenly across the globe to explore humanity’s weirdest regional cocktails. From "Fat Ass In A Glass" to "The Burnt Trailer", these aren’t your hipster speakeasy cocktails. They’re historic. They’re horrifying. They’ll make you question your liver’s will to live. Drink deeply from the odd. #BoxOfOddities #WeirdHistory #CountessCastiglione #StrangeButTrue #BizarreDrinks #MacabreFashion #FermentedWhat #OddlyInformative #HistoryIsDrunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn More About The Live Fall Tour Tickets! INBOX OF ODDITIES #053– “Wall Wig & The Certified Bird Whisperer” 🕳️ Welcome to the weirdest corner of listener mail. In this jam-packed Inbox of Oddities episode, we crack open some of the most deliciously deranged, hilariously haunted, and poultry-psychic tales our Freak Fam has ever sent. ✨ This week: A shadowy tapping in the night reveals… a single chair in a secret crawlspace. A tuft of mysterious human hair erupts from an attic wall, sparking the birth of “Wall Wig.” We meet a man who once charged $20 to translate for live parakeets, and somehow had a waitlist. One couple’s romantic legacy is sealed in buttered toast and wet hair. A feline named Barbara Dolly sends psychic war movie signals through the ether. A ghost with a very specific hatred for Zoom meetings haunts one poor listener’s office décor. The cheese moon conspiracy is exposed (thanks, Uncle Spreadsheet). 🛸 Whether it’s paranormal plumbing, psychic poultry, or lunar dairy deprogramming—this episode’s got it all. Buckle up, Butterbutt. 🎙️ Listen now and remember: If your attic has hair, don’t poke it. Just burn the house. #ParanormalPodcast #BoxOfOddities #InboxOfOddities #TrueWeird #ListenerStories #ShadowPeople #GhostZoom #BirdMedium #CheeseMoonTruth #WallWig2025 #HauntedAF #StayWeirdFreakFam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn More About The Box of Oddities Live Fall Tour HERE! What do you get when you mix a royal smorgasbord, a deadly dessert, and a man whose name sounds like a Victorian law firm but actually ran 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days? You get this gloriously odd episode of The Box of Oddities. First, we chew over the gluttonous fate of King Adolf Fredrik of Sweden, whose last meal was so epic it could've headlined a buffet apocalypse. Spoiler: he literally ate himself to death. Then we plunge into the frostbitten legacy of Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, a real-life action hero and the most extreme gentleman explorer you’ve never heard of (but definitely should have). Expect bizarre royal history, death-by-dessert, and tales of endurance that will make your couch feel deeply judgmental. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find out more about The Box of Oddities Live! In this delightfully disturbing episode of The Box of Oddities, we unearth two baffling tales that defy logic, science, and perhaps even basic hygiene. First, journey to the plague-ravaged town of Frankenstein (yes, it’s real), circa 1606. As bodies piled up and panic spread faster than a medieval TikTok trend, townspeople pointed their infected fingers at an unlikely culprit: the gravediggers. Accused of spreading the Black Death through dark rituals, corpse mutilation, and a suspicious over-enthusiasm for their work, several were executed—possibly to death. Were they scapegoats... or graveyard alchemists gone rogue? Then, leap ahead to 1997 and the eerie vanishing of Lori Bova. After a quiet dinner with her husband, she stepped outside and was never seen again. No signs of struggle. No trail to follow. Just a whisper on the wind and an open timeline full of conspiracy. Dark history meets vanishing acts in this episode of head-scratching proportions. #BoxOfOddities #HistoricalMystery #UnexplainedDisappearance #PlagueLore #CreepyPodcast #OddlyFascinating Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn More About Box Of Oddities Live Show Tickets! A skull bequeathed to a favorite coworker. A traffic cone worshipped like a divine orange messiah. A wisdom tooth turned into fine jewelry. On this gloriously bizarre installment of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dive deep into the wonderfully weird world of listener emails in an "Inbox of Oddities" episode that defies both logic and conventional estate planning. Mace kicks us off with a posthumous coworker gift plan that involves body farms, ring finger relics, and mandatory skull accessorizing. Then we take a detour through minty toothpaste tab evangelism, misheard Cream lyrics, cats with shared soul custody, and a town that literally canonized a traffic cone. Also: undead lawn geometry, Louisville BBQ diplomacy, and one listener’s heartwarming pants-half-on booty shake. You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, you’ll probably update your will. Whether you’re new to the pod or have been with us since the early tales of flaming bigfeet, this episode is a love letter to the oddballs, the outcasts, and everyone whose dad still tells that panda joke. #BoxOfOddities #TrueWeird #SkullGoals #CoworkerInheritancePlan #ToothEarringFashion #TrafficConeCult #InboxOfOddities #WeirdPodcast #CuriousCommunity #StayWeird Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE SHOW TICKETS HERE Did you know there was a time when trees never rotted? In this flaming-hot episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro unearth the ancient world’s most eco-unfriendly crisis: a time when dead trees just… stuck around, stacked up, and turned the whole planet into a pyromaniac's dream. Spoiler: it ends in fire. Lots of it. Then, travel back to 75 BCE, when a young Julius Caesar got kidnapped by pirates—and responded by being the pettiest hostage in history. Think Stockholm Syndrome in reverse. He laughed in their faces, demanded a higher ransom for himself, and then… well, let’s just say things didn’t end well for the pirates. From prehistoric firestorms to petty Roman revenge fantasies, this episode dives deep into the hilariously weird corners of science and history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Box of Oddities Live Show. Learn More Here! The Cursed Life of Moll Dyer & the Tooth Fairy’s Bizarre Backstory In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro unearth the ghostly tale of Moll Dyer, the colonial-era outcast whose fiery legend scorched its way into Maryland folklore—and possibly left a permanent spiritual stain on a local boulder. Is her restless spirit still wandering the woods, or just really into dramatic exits? Then: we sink our teeth into the surprisingly twisted history of the Tooth Fairy—from Viking warriors hoarding baby teeth for luck to 20th-century parents bribing children like tiny, enamel-based mob bosses. Spoiler: There’s a weird amount of rodent worship involved. Two stories. One box. Zero dental plans. If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Box of Oddities Live Tour Tickets! Learn more! Resurrecting George Washington, the First Lady Freak Files, and other patriotic tales. This Independence Day, Box of Oddities declares its independence from boring history. In this explosive episode, Kat and Jethro crack open two patriotic oddities you won’t find in your middle school textbook. First: the bizarre true story of how George Washington’s doctors tried to bring him back from the dead using lamb’s blood, warmed wine, and a tracheotomy straight out of a horror flick. Spoiler: it didn’t work, but it was disturbingly enthusiastic. Then, peel back the pristine portraits of America’s First Ladies to reveal their lesser-known, darker sides—from séances in the White House to whispers of obsession and manipulation. It’s presidential weirdness with a side of barbecue. 🧨 Tune in for a weird, wild ride through America’s haunted history, and discover just how strange freedom can be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Box Of Oddities Live Show Tickets Here! In this episode of The Box of Oddities, things get combustible—literally. First, we unravel the baffling tale of New Zealand's 1931 exploding pants epidemic, where farmers' trousers mysteriously burst into flames thanks to one very misunderstood chemical. Spoiler: it’s not spontaneous combustion, but it is hilarious. Then, we pivot from pants to valor with the jaw-dropping story of Desmond Doss, the WWII combat medic who charged into hell without a weapon—saving 75 men on Hacksaw Ridge armed only with courage and a whole lot of faith. Strap in for an explosive blend of history, mystery, and the wonderfully weird. From fiery farm fashion to a pacifist superhero, this episode delivers the kind of oddities you didn’t know you needed. If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See The Box of Oddities Live! Get Your Tickets! In this deeply strange and oddly inspiring episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro unearth the haunting tale of Lalloo Ramparsad, a man born in 19th-century India with a parasitic twin attached to his body. Lalloo spent his life navigating a world that saw him as a curiosity, not a person—touring sideshows while quietly fighting for dignity and acceptance in a time that offered little of either. Then, things really heat up as we explore the world’s eternal flames—natural fires that have been burning for thousands of years. Sacred shrines? Geological flukes? Hell’s pilot lights? You decide. Expect mystery, empathy, and fire that won’t quit. Because sometimes the most unbelievable stories… are still burning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live Show Tickets Here! Buckle in, Founding Freaks — it’s an all-you-can-eat buffet of bizarre in this Inbox of Oddities episode! A 12-year-old safety patrol captain gets launched into an out-of-body experience so intense it features a white light, a mystery needle, and an Oprah-induced spiritual comeback. One listener’s grandma may or may not have ripped open the fabric of spacetime in 1954 to snag a Paula Abdul cassette at Kmart. (Receipt allegedly included.) A mummy in Ohio is either haunted... or just sassy after hours. And a golden retriever develops a very strong opinion about Dutch naval portraiture. Plus: Doomsday clocks, boxing cat teeth, a shimmering rift to 1992, and an unexpected Jesus-themed roast. 🙃 It's a freak flag parade, folks. You do NOT want to miss this one. #BoxOfOddities #InboxOfOddities #OutOfBodyExperience #PaulaAbdulTimeTravel #GoldenRetrieverGhosts #SwimmingEagle #MummyDrama #FreakFlagFlyers #WeirdStories #TrueWeird #ParanormalInbox #PodcastLife #KatAndJethro #Oddcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See The Box of Oddities Live! Learn More Here! Is that the Virgin Mary in your waffle, or are you just hungry for divine intervention? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore the crispy corners of culinary miracles—from grilled cheese apparitions to religious revelations in a waffle. But that's just the appetizer. For the main course, we uncover a chilling truth: your vintage fridge may have been plotting your demise. Seriously—less than a century ago, household refrigerators were toxic death traps with a side of Freon. Tune in for a divine deep-fry of the strange, the sacred, and the slightly homicidal appliances of yesteryear. It's spiritual enlightenment meets appliance horror—with a dash of cheese. If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Box of Oddities Live! Learn More Here! Stranded, forgotten, and surprisingly resourceful—this week on The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro unearth the astonishing tale of the Tromelin Island survivors: enslaved people abandoned on a desolate speck in the Indian Ocean who managed to outwit fate for 15 years. Then, brace yourself for a prehistoric predator with a flair for theatrics—meet the galloping crocodile of the Cretaceous. Yes, it had hooves in spirit and a hunger in bone. From lost islands to sprinting swamp monsters, this episode dives headfirst into evolutionary plot twists and historical footnotes that read like sci-fi. Discover the odd, the unbelievable, and the strangely inspiring stories your textbooks politely ignored. If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this edition of Freak Family Favorites, Kat and Jethro peel back the powdered wig to reveal Ben Franklin’s freakier side—lightning rods and diplomacy were just the beginning. Then, it's off to Arizona, where a bizarre cryptid roams the cactus-laced landscapes, defying explanation and probably sunscreen. Finally, a fiery detour into the past with St. Anthony’s Fire: a hallucinogenic medieval nightmare served with a side of rye bread and screaming. Expect the weird, the wild, and the medically inadvisable. It’s history, mystery, and grotesque biology all rolled into one electrifying episode. If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE SHOW TICKETS HERE! What do a vanished German tourist and an indestructible socialite have in common? Absolutely nothing—except they’re both ridiculously fascinating. In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Jethro dives headfirst into the chilling and baffling case of Lars Mittank, the man who ran out of a Bulgarian airport... and into thin air. Was it paranoia, foul play, or something far stranger? Buckle in, because this one gets weird. Meanwhile, Kat uncovers the epic life of Margaret Tobin Brown. Activist. Icon. Titanic Survivor. If you like your history strange and your mysteries bottomless, you’ve found your people. Hit play, and let’s get uncomfortably curious. #TrueCrime #MysteryPodcast #LarsMittank #MollyBrown #TheBoxOfOddities #WeirdHistory #UnexplainedDisappearance #TitanicIcon #CuriosityKillsBoredom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

LIVE SHOW TICKETS HERE! The Brainiac Butcher & Presidential Plot Twists In this delightfully disturbing episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dig up the brain of Edward H. Rulloff—literally. Once hailed as a linguistic genius, Rulloff also had a slight… homicidal streak. Turns out, being brilliant doesn’t mean you aren’t also a total sociopath. Come for the criminal mastermind, stay for the post-mortem brain measurements. Then, we ask the question no one seems to answer honestly: What exactly do U.S. presidents do after leaving office? The answer: anything from eradicating Guinea Worm infestation to distilling whiskey. Some post-presidential lives are more bizarre than their time in office—and that’s saying something. If you're into true crime, presidential weirdness, or unusually large brains in jars, you need this episode in your life. #TrueCrimePodcast #WeirdHistory #BoxOfOddities #PresidentialTrivia #StrangeButTrue #BrainInAJar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live Show Tickets! Father’s Day Bonus: The Relentless Father – The André Bamberski Story When 14-year-old Kalinka Bamberski died under mysterious circumstances in 1982 while visiting her mother and German stepfather, authorities dismissed her death as unfortunate, but natural. One person refused to believe that. Her father, André Bamberski, embarked on a 30-year odyssey of obsession, investigation, and international scandal in pursuit of the man he believed responsible: Dr. Dieter Krombach. This Father’s Day, we explore a chilling and extraordinary tale of paternal love pushed to its limits. It's a story of loss, obsession, and one man’s unwavering resolve to force justice across borders—by any means necessary. It’s not just a crime story. It’s a story about what happens when a father simply won't stop. 🕵️‍♂️ Revenge. Kidnapping. A very suspicious vitamin injection. This is The Box of Oddities. 🎙️ Listen now and hug your dad. #TrueCrimePodcast #FathersDaySpecial #BoxOfOddities #KalinkaBamberski #JusticeForKalinka #AndréBamberski #ColdCase #DarkHistory #WeirdButTrue f you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get your tickets for The Live Show here! Beneath the stone floors of a London church, a chilling discovery sent Victorian society into a frenzy—and now you get to peek inside this hidden vault. In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro unearth the grotesque 1849 mystery hidden under the Church of Holy Trinity in the Minories. Was it a forgotten crypt, or something far more disturbing? Then, buzz into the bizarre with the vulture bee: nature’s most metal insect. It doesn’t just collect nectar—it makes meat honey. Well, sort of... from rotting flesh. Sweet and savory have never sounded more unholy. Expect unexpected twists, grim curiosity, and insect behavior that might ruin lunch. It’s history, science, and the delightfully morbid all in one box. #BoxOfOddities #WeirdHistory #MeatHoney #DarkHumor #TrueWeird Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fall 2025 Tour Tickets Here! What do you get when you cross a brain surgery patient with an out-of-body experience and a ghost-repelling paint color? This episode of The Box of Oddities, naturally. Join Kat and Jethro as they dive into the astonishing near-death experience of Pam Reynolds—a woman who, while clinically dead during a high-risk procedure, claims to have seen and heard what no one should be able to. Then, things get… bluer. We explore the chilling folklore behind haint blue, the southern porch paint that allegedly sends ghosts packing faster than you can say “sweet tea séance.” Is consciousness more than brain chemistry? Can a color scheme protect your soul? Spoiler alert: this episode raises more questions than your weird aunt at a summer barbecue. Perfect for fans of the paranormal, NDEs, folklore, and paint swatches with an attitude. If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

🎧 "THE POSSESSED CAT & THE BATHROOM SQUIRREL” 🐈🧀🧻 In this utterly unhinged installment of Inbox of Oddities, we tackle the most important questions of our time: Can a shower grout demon be reasoned with? Why does Alexa giggle during arguments like a passive-aggressive poltergeist? Is IKEA just a Scandinavian liminal plane with meatballs? Join Kat & Jethro as they dive headfirst into a haunted ceiling squirrel invasion, a Cheesecake-Swilling Cat named Garfield (who may or may not have been possessed by a middle-aged man), and one poor soul’s biblical encounter with Bea Arthur in the Book of Revelations. Also in this episode:– A daring puppy heist across four lanes of traffic 🐕– The Tile Demon of Shower Sector 6 🚿– The haunted smart speaker that wants your man 💬– A dad trapped in a non-existent IKEA 📦 And don’t miss our youngest, most dedicated fan, Katie (age 13, net worth: $1.37), who might actually be running this show soon. You’ll laugh. You’ll scream. You’ll probably start checking your tea for cat tongue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live Show Tickets Here! Ever shared a delusion so hard it needed a group chat? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore the truly mind-bending case of folie à trois. In this rare psychological phenomenon, three people spiral into the same shared psychosis. It's like synchronized swimming, but with hallucinations and existential dread. Then, buckle up for the harrowing and awe-inspiring true story of Alison Botha, who survived one of the most brutal attempted murders ever recorded—and lived to tell it with jaw-dropping resilience. From the bizarre depths of shared delusional disorder to a real-life tale of survival that redefines the word “unbreakable,” this episode delivers the weird, the dark, and the human spirit at its strangest. If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices