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Hosted by Kat & Jethro Gilligan Toth · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 955 episodes
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The Webby Award-winning “ Box of Oddities " is a podcast that delves into the strange and mysterious aspects of our world, exploring topics ranging from bizarre medical conditions to unsolved mysteries, and from paranormal phenomena to strange cultural practices from around the world. With a focus on oddities, curiosities, and the macabre, each episode is a journey into the unknown, where hosts Kat and Jethro Gilligan Toth share their love for unusual stories and inject their humor and commentary. From the strange history of medical practices to chilling true crime stories, to natural (and unnatural) events, "The Box of Oddities" satisfies your thirst for the weird and the unusual, offering an informative and entertaining look into the dark and mysterious corners of our world. JIMMY KIMMEL, ABC-TV says, " Should you be the type who has an interest in weird stuff, this is a fun thing to allow in your head!" <b
Kat & Jethro Gilligan Toth hosts The Box of Oddities, a comedy show with 955 episodes published.
Inbox of Oddities: Lettuce Lotion, Florida Organ Recitals & Envelopes Full of Crap It's time to open the Inbox of Oddities, where the Freak Family always delivers the unexpected. This week, Kat explains the surprisingly
When Benjamin Franklin's Ghost Designed a Machine and the strange story of The Underwater Orchestra. What happens when people become convinced they can build a messiah out of magnets, copper, and electricity? In this epi
What do dinosaur fossils, Bubble Wrap, Super Soakers, Viagra, and Bob Ross have in common? More than you'd think. In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Jethro introduces the astonishing true story of Baron Franz Nopcsa
A stranger vanishes into a dead-end Savannah alley, leaving behind a lesson that will last a lifetime. A grieving listener receives possible signs from both her grandmother and beloved dog, while JG recalls the mysteriou
The Mysterious Cave of Ancient Shoes & Georgia Tech's Imaginary Graduate This week on The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro uncover one of archaeology's most baffling discoveries: a 5,500-year-old leather shoe found inside
What if an advanced industrial civilization existed on Earth millions of years before humans... and every trace of it has been erased? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore the fascinating Siluri
What happens when the most isolated lighthouse in the world becomes a floating prison with a corpse... and what if one of history's strangest duels was fought over flower arrangements? In this episode of The Box of Oddit
The Village Where People Slept for Days and How a DNA Test Solved a 73-Year-Old Missing Child Case. What would you do if people in your town simply... fell asleep without warning? In this edition of The Box of Oddities,
What do Benjamin Franklin's naked "air baths," George Washington's near-zombie resurrection, and Lyndon B. Johnson's infamous pants phone call have in common? They're all absolutely true... and they're all part of Americ
Beneath an ancient house in York, England, an apprentice heating engineer wasn't searching for ghosts—he was installing a boiler. Instead, he claimed to witness a column of weary Roman soldiers marching silently through
There was a time in America when shipping a dead body by railroad was as routine as sending a trunk of luggage... until somebody misplaced the coffin. In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro uncover the st
Welcome back to the Inbox of Oddities, where the strangest stories often come from the most fascinating people—our listeners. In this episode, Kat and JG dive into a collection of eerie coincidences, hilarious family tra
What do a piano frozen in the Yukon wilderness and a possible Roman shipwreck off the coast of Brazil have in common? In this episode of Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro uncover two historical mysteries that challenge wha
What happens in the final moments before death? For generations, people who survived near-death experiences have described the same astonishing phenomenon: a vivid, panoramic replay of their lives—complete with forgotten
What happens when an entire family turns blue... literally? In this Freak Family Favorites episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro revisit one of the most fascinating medical mysteries in American history: the leg
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro climb aboard one of America's most infamous haunted railroad relics: The Death Coach. After a devastating 1943 train collision near Wayland, New York, passengers who
The Mississippi River has always carried more than cargo. For generations, river workers reported a chilling sight emerging from the fog: coffins drifting silently downstream. The stories became part of Mississippi folkl
Welcome back to Inbox of Oddities, where the Freak Family takes over the show. This week, Kat and JG dive into a collection of hilarious, bizarre, and unexpectedly heartfelt listener stories. You'll hear about a hidden m
Before refrigeration changed the world, entire communities depended on winter itself. Every year, workers ventured onto frozen lakes and rivers to harvest massive blocks of ice destined for ice houses, homes, and busines
For a few strange weeks in the summer of 1817, hundreds of New Englanders gathered along the Massachusetts coast to watch something moving through the Atlantic. Experienced fishermen, ship captains, and merchants all des
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The Box of Oddities is hosted by Kat & Jethro Gilligan Toth. The show is categorised under comedy (society) and has published 955 episodes.
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