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Kat & Jethro Gilligan Toth
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!"
“Truth is stranger than fiction, and the Box of Oddities is the strangest of all!” -SLUGGO, SIRIUS XM LITHIUM
“Kat & Jethro wring humor from bizarre, macabre and perplexing places.” -BOSTON MAGAZINE
BOX252: Never Have A Hootenanny In A Cemetery
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.
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41:5013/08/2020
BOX251: Taunting Geneticists From The Distant Future
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.
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46:3410/08/2020
BOX250: Orange Blossoms and Slaughter House Run-Off
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.
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43:2506/08/2020
BOX249: Palm Trees And Superman's House
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.
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39:3503/08/2020
BOX248: Sunburned Eyeballs
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!
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36:2830/07/2020
BOX247: Time Travel And Delicious Pie
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!
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40:5527/07/2020
BOX246: Babylonian Abalone
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.
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39:1623/07/2020
BOX245: My Attorney Is a Vampire
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.
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46:1120/07/2020
BOX244: That Sh*tter's Full And You're Not Going Anywhere
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.
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39:4416/07/2020
BOX243: Geriatric Gymnastics
She was nearly 44 years old when man first landed on the moon. Today, she can still kick your ass on the parallel bars. The story of Johanna Quass, the world's oldest competing gymnast. Then, it’s killed by way of fever, car accident, gangrene and beheading and would make a lovely broach. Jethro shares the curse of the Hope Diamond. If any defects are discovered in BOX243, do not attempt to repair them yourself, but return it to an authorized Box Of Oddities service center.
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34:4813/07/2020
BOX242: Radioactive Camping
A disaster with incalculable consequences and a baby 22 feet below the earth’s surface. The 80’s were rough! JG tells the story of the days following the Chernobyl nuclear accident and Kat shares the story of Everybody’s baby. Do not drive with Box242 stuck on head.
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44:4509/07/2020
BOX241: Let The Cave Bodies Hit The Floor
Aristocratic ailments and the Scottish Cave Dwelling murderers are the subjects of Jethro and Kat’s jaw waggling in Box241! Freaky reproduction, retransmission or rebroadcast without the expressed, written consent of Major League Baseball is strictly prohibited.
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38:4106/07/2020
BOX240: Please Pass The Severed Head
Jethro tells of the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad journey of Oliver Cromwell’s head and Kat explores theatre and the day the Globe burned.
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40:0102/07/2020
BOX239: The Joy Of Graveyard Haggling
Is there anything more fascinating than the history of old amusement parks? Kat tells us about some of the oldest. Then, sometimes funerals can be embarrassing and inappropriate. Jethro has the details of some of the worst. Do not place Box239 near a flammable or magnetic source.
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36:3129/06/2020
BOX238: A Diaper Full Of Hagfish
Brompton Cemetery, London : historic, beautiful, time travel portal? Then Kat talks at length about the slime eel and the slime eel’s slime. Box238 is chock full of Victorian mysticism and slime, please use caution, contents under pressure.
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39:3525/06/2020
BOX237: Ancient Egyptian Brownie Recipe
Modern DNA testing connects three murders when police take a look at a case long since cold. And then, JG tells us of a girl who died for a bit and recovers memories of her past life in ancient Egypt in Box237! Action figures sold separately.
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44:4622/06/2020
BOX236: Bigfoot Dowry
A massacre aboard a ship called the Bluebell and the incredible survival story that followed. And then, the tale of the person dubbed Ohio’s Bigfoot Girl. It’s Box236. Reheating is not recommended.
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35:1418/06/2020
BOX235: Enjoy Eating Your Shoe
It’s what we’ve all been waiting for? Kat discusses the history of US currency. Yeah, that makes cents. And, looking back at the huge numbers of crimes for which the death penalty could be imposed, JG tells us of Pre-Victorian England’s Bloody Code in Box235. This tag may only be removed by the consumer.
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32:3415/06/2020
BOX234: Ghostly Mountaineer Angel
Dead bodies litter Mt.Everest and many say their spirits have yet to leave the site of their demise, Jethro tells the icy tale. Kat then brings the party down with a story of art, passion and a place to remember man’s best friend. It’s Box233 and no transfers will be issued until the bus comes to a complete stop.
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41:0111/06/2020
BOX233: Beyond The Ambient, Pungent Rankness
Would you eat 30,000 year old meat from a frozen tundra? You wouldn't believe what some people have eaten in the name of science. Then, there's an abandoned mansion in Hong Kong that has seen unspeakable horrors. Horrors that still echo in the hallways today. BOX233 is provided "as is" without any implied warranties.
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40:4608/06/2020
BOX232: The Patron Saint Of Pigeon Fires
A big night out in the 16th century often included tickets to the latest public dissection. Dissection theaters were all the rage and were always packed. Then, St. Olga of Kiev in an elaborate scheme, exacts revenge for the killing of her husband Prince Igor of Kiev. This was one bad-ass chick. BOX232 is slightly enlarged to show greater detail.
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45:1304/06/2020
BOX231: Underpants And Pie
When did man first migrate to North America? Some very unusual discoveries in Canada suggest it may have been many thousands of years earlier than we thought. And then, they disappeared over 50 years ago. Decades later, they surfaced. The problem was that they were dead. BOX231 is not affiliated with the University of Florida or any other institution of higher learning.
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38:0701/06/2020
BOX230: Wanna See My Blubber-Pounder?
It haunted the Arctic seas for nearly four decades and then disappeared. Jethro tells us the true tale of The Ghost Ship of the Arctic. And then, what is the purpose of the giant geoglyphs carved it the desert floor of Peru more than two thousand years ago? Kat explores the mysteries surrounding the Nazca Lines. Warning! Listen to BOX230 only in a well-ventilated area.
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42:3428/05/2020
BOX229: Shipping Container Marriage Proposal
In an unlikely turn of events and unbeknownst to one another, Kat and Jethro both do stories about horrible things that happened in the ocean. The true story behind the movie Open Water and the 1916 New Jersey Shark attacks that inspired the novel and the movie Jaws. This is BOX229 and is not an offer to sell securities.
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46:1825/05/2020
BOX228: Weighing A Tree Is Hard
DNA solves a multiple murder case after more than thirty years. And then, a tree that's over eighty thousand years old? The Bear Creek Park murders and the world's most unusual trees. BOX228 does not contain guar gum.
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40:5421/05/2020
BOX227: Decorative Toilet Hair
"What the hell just jumped onto my car"? Real encounters with the Scape Ore Swamp Lizard Man. And then, how a 100 year old film of a woman being trampled by a horse changed history. The little part of BOX227 which suffocates when the sharp part which gets hurt is swallowed is contained generously.
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44:5418/05/2020
BOX226: The Dishwasher Is Not A Urinal
Something strange has been happening at the Florida State Prison ever since the execution of Ted Bundy. Whatever it is, it's terrifying the guards and inmates. Then, she's been working in television for for more than eighty years! The unbelievable true story of Betty White. BOX226 is made from 100% recycled electrons and magnetic particles.
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42:2214/05/2020
BOX225: Serial Killers And Shower Fixtures
We all know the stories of the victims, but what about the intended victims that got away? Kat explains. And then, the telephone was invented as a replacement for the telegraph. To be used as a business tool only. So what one event changed it into the social instrument that it is today? Jethro's findings may surprise you. Please keep hands and feet inside BOX225 at all times.
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46:2711/05/2020
BOX224: Doing Donuts With The Queen
Is it possible that one of the worlds most precious substances comes from a whale's butt? Of course it is! Also, you think you know all there is to know about Queen Elizabeth II? Guess again, my poor uninformed commoner. Demonstration by professional Podcasters on a closed course - please do not attempt.
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37:0107/05/2020
BOX223: Stuffing The Nanny In A Mail Sack
British Lord, gambler and murder by lead pipe enthusiast, Lord Lucan disappeared under very mysterious circumstances. And then, be careful when driving the lonesome highways of the American Southwest. It's a hotbed for Skinwalker activity. Insurance regulations prohibit recipients from entering BOX223 without an escort.
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45:4804/05/2020
BOX222: Get Out Of Here, Sex Doll!
One of the strangest medical cases in modern history and the story of a woman who has been kissed over 300,000,000 times since she died over a century ago. Contents of BOX222 may have shifted in flight.
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39:4030/04/2020
BOX221: A Canary In A Lighthouse
Kat tells the tale of a strange and mysterious event that took place in 1900 at the Flannan Isles Lighthouse on Eilean Mòr. And then Jethro gives us the details behind what was described at the time as the Florida Zombie Attack. What really happened that warm August night in 2016? Thank you for contacting BOX221. Your call is very important to us. OFFERS: For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code BOX50.
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44:1727/04/2020
BOX220: The Wake That Didn't Work
The unfortunate afterlife adventure of Margorie McCall. And then, how the love between a man and his dog transcended the grave. Do not use BOX220 as ear plugs.
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42:4223/04/2020
BOX219: The Blubber Blast Beyond Belief
The amazing yet improbable story of survival on top of a New Zealand Mountain. Then, whales explode don't they? Why, yes they do. And for a variety of reasons. We look into the exploding whale phenomenon. Do not climb inside BOX219 and zip it up.
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48:0820/04/2020
BOX218: He's Got Albert Einstein's Eyes
The strange and improbable journey of the mysterious Siena Pianoforte. And then, after Albert Einstein died, some dude took his brain and eyes without permission. Oh, the places they went. Discontinue use of BOX218 if rash develops.
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40:4716/04/2020
BOX217: Baby Storage Silo
What is at the bottom of the deepest hole in the world? And what are those sounds coming from it? And then, the story of Adam Rainer and the rare medical condition that caused him to be one of a kind. Please remain seated until BOX217 has come to a complete stop.
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37:5813/04/2020
BOX216: Posthumous Spam
Jethro has the story of a family that believes they received current emails from a dead loved one. Then Kat warns us to look under the bed when we check into a motel. Sometimes bad things are left there. This Episode is not intended for use as a dental drill.
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36:5009/04/2020
BOX215: Weeping Over The Garbageman
Inside the life and gruesome death of mobster Bugsy Siegel. And then, from philosophy to quantum physics, mind warping theories on the nature of reality. The contents of BOX215 should not be fed to fish.
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39:5306/04/2020
BOX214: Sex-Starved, Homicidal Toaster Oven
The ghastly tale of The Aachen Strangler that went unsolved for 17 years. And then, perhaps one of the oddest stories from 1909 that was discovered in an old New York Newspaper. This is BOX214 and I am a non-attorney spokesperson.
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40:5402/04/2020
BOX213: Lemons, Flags And Sleazeballs
Why did they become a thing in the first place? A look at the unexpected history of flags. Then, a delicious tale of sweet revenge involving a regular guy and the shady side of debt collection. Do not attempt to put BOX213 in your pants.
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40:5530/03/2020
BOX212: Ironclad Bladder
Jethro tells us about a most grisly death on a remote Indonesian Island. Then, Kat has the history and details of the last true ninjas left alive. It's all inside BOX212. Actual crash results may vary.
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38:3326/03/2020
BOX211: A Bed Full Of Baby Deer
In this episode, Kat talks about the unusual sleeping habits that different animals have evolved. Then, Jethro answers the some of the deepest questions that humanity has struggled with since the birth of consciousness. Like why Mcdonalds doesn't sell hotdogs. BOX211 contains a substantial amount of non-tobacco ingredients.
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41:0423/03/2020
BOX210: A Very Special Quarantine Bonus Episode
Hey Freaks! We're all in this together, so we thought we'd drop a bonus episode. In BOX210, Kat discusses amazing things that were created during times of social stress. Then, Jethro tells us about a couple of very eccentric people from history. Stay safe and wash your hands!
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32:4220/03/2020
BOX209: The Bees Wore Flannel
Why were bees in Brooklyn turning red? Jethro has the story. And then, Kat tells us about the mysterious Gate Of The Sun. Could it be? Do not dangle the mouse by its cable or throw the mouse at co-workers.
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37:0319/03/2020
BOX208: It's Raining Glass, Hallelujah!
Is science now supporting the idea that you can tell much about a person by the size of their 2nd and 4th fingers? It's a real thing and Kat explains. Then, based on recent archaeological findings, Jethro give us a moment by moment description of the day 66,000,000 years ago that wiped the dinosaurs and most of life on earth. Do not climb inside BOX208 and zip it up.
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42:2516/03/2020
BOX207: Gun Stealing Squirrels
Jethro plumbs the depths of the Dark Web and Kat tells us about the mysterious deaths of the Jamison family of Eufaula, Oklahoma. Reheating BOX207 may cause it to warp or melt.
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48:4912/03/2020
BOX206: Lunch During Wartime
This ain't no party. This ain't no disco. These are the strange and unusual ways people dealt with food rationing during WWII. And then a twisted tour of some of the craziest oddities to have happened in the last century or so. It's inside BOX206. Remove infant before folding for storage.
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47:3309/03/2020
BOX205: Murdered By The Sky
The recently discovered parasitic Crypt Keeper Wasp that controls the minds of its victims. And then, the little known reasons behind the strange and seemingly useless design features in everyday items. It's BOX205. Please read the Safety & Comfort Guide.
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43:0005/03/2020
BOX204: SlaughterHouse Runoff And LSD
Does Northern Arizona Have its own Bigfoot-like Creature? Many say yes. And then, what caused the limbs of medieval peasants to turn black and fall off while they hallucinated. It's all inside BOX204. Don't try this in your living room; these are trained professionals.
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42:0102/03/2020
BOX203: A Severe Underpants Related Injury
Sometimes ghosts are nice! We explore stories of people who claim to have proof of receiving assistance from beyond the grave. And then, Is she an adult woman in her twenties or an eight year old girl with murderous tendencies? There seems to be some debate. All this and more inside BOX203. Caution: Filling is hot.
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44:5427/02/2020