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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
BOX401: The Shelf Life Of An Oboe
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Why are all those ballerinas blazing? And taste in music really is subjective. Stage equipment that took out as many performers as it illuminated and instruments you may not have heard of before in BOX401. We’re sick, be gentle.
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37:2024/01/2022
BOX400: Serious Jail Cell Scootling
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Were Ann Marten’s dreams about her dead daughter a message from the beyond? Or proof of her guilt? Then, a super depressing venture into the worst industrial disaster in history. The Red Barn Murder and the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in BOX400. It’s not an error or a bad request.
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42:1820/01/2022
BOX399: A Time Fabric Light Guy
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JG talks about mysterious tiles washing up on shores around the world and Kat discusses the case of missing woman decades unsolved. Tjipetir blocks and the mystery of Dorothy Forstein in BOX399. Do not sublime.
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34:0517/01/2022
BOX398: Weaned On A Pickle
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She wore pants, smoked, kept a snake, and did it all in the white house. He did not wear pants, ate oranges whole, and brought about a revival of gothic architecture. Alice Roosevelt and Victor Hugo in BOX398. Hi, Nick!
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44:4913/01/2022
BOX397: Cats And High Levels Of Radioactive Waste
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How do we keep toxic waste from harming our descendants? And are there dinosaurs living in the Congo river basin? Warning messages for the future and Mokele-mbembe in BOX 395. It's sexual and violent. I thought you might like it.
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38:4310/01/2022
BOX396: Keep As Many Eyeballs As You Can
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You know how “old lady killer” can mean two different things? Like, a killer of old ladies or a killer that is an old lady? That’s what JG’s story is about. Also, a festival that recommends wearing eye protection. La Mataviejitas and the Festival of Exploding Hammers in BOX396. It’s buttery soft.
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33:0106/01/2022
BOX395: Grandpa Was A Murderous Monkey
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In BOX395 JG says the term “breeding pairs” far too many times and Kat teaches us about the importance of families… monkey families. How Mt. Toba almost took us all out and the amazing story of Maria Chapman and her childhood spent with monkeys.
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33:5103/01/2022
BOX394: Exporting The Vampire
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It’s a plethora of unearthed graves, old and new. Plus, vampires! London’s mausoleum problem and the Venetian vampire in BOX394. She had dumps like a truck. Truck. Truck.
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34:3330/12/2021
BOX393: Robot Frog Overlords
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Science finally brings us solo reproducing Pac-Man frog robots and the disturbing story of a missing Detroit boy found in his own father’s basement. Biological robots and the disappearance of Charlie Bothuell V in BOX393. Not to be used as a replacement for breast milk.
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36:5927/12/2021
BOX392: A Festive, Yuletide Sasquatch With Halitosis
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The body of a miner missing his kicky sticks found in a decades closed mine shaft raises questions. Then, spooky yuletide traditions and lore from around the world in BOX392. Aw, shit that’s fresh.
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41:1623/12/2021
BOX391: Drunken Clowns And Axe-Wielding Firemen
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A belligerent brothel brawl and a barrier-busting brainy badass. The day the clowns bled and Katherine Johnson in BOX391. Caution: potato will be hot.
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36:2120/12/2021
BOX390: Saved By A Urine Soaked Shirt
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JG covers the only surgery known to have had a 300% mortality rate, and Kat talks about a volcanic eruption and its survivors̸. Speedy surgeon, Robert Liston, and the tragic demise of the city of St. Pierre in BOX390. Water-resistant, not waterproof.
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36:1816/12/2021
BOX389: Avoiding The Carnivorous Nun
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What causes a group of people to take on an imagined illness? And how much did that lime cost? Mass hysteria and the cost of space stuff in BOX389. We suggest a 7018 electrode, AWS Spec A5.1, with a manufactures amperage rating between 80 and 110 for uphill fill and reinforcement.
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34:1313/12/2021
BOX388: Dreadful Whisperings In My Grave
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Imagine living with an evil twin on the backside of your head! Then, the story of the pigeon that saved countless lives during WW1. Edward Mordake and the amazing Cher Ami in BOX388. She thicc.
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37:3009/12/2021
BOX387: Picking Her Teeth With A Rapier
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JG tells us about the 17th-century opera singer who would taunt men into bar fights. Kat shares the incredible culture of the “Venice of Africa”. Mademoiselle de Maupin and the lake village of Ganvie in BOX387. Made from 100% real cheese.
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34:0006/12/2021
Box386: Valet Parking For Alien Aircraft
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A mysterious message was received from a British South American Airline flight moments before it vanished over the Andes. Also, Transylvania is even more creepy than you might have thought. The bizarre 1947 disappearance of The Stardust and the otherworldly Hoia-Baciu Forest known as "The Bermuda Triangle of Romania". Warning: Listening to BOX386 does not enable you to fly.
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36:3002/12/2021
BOX385: Eating A 19th Century Shoe
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What some fans will do to show their commitment to an artist. Then, the Scottish tradition that involved disguised people refusing to leave your home. Fanatics and Skekling in BOX385 - it tastes like feet.
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33:4429/11/2021
BOX: Cold War Era Mixtape
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When in need of rock and roll, you do what you’ve got to do! And then, these books are bound in leather, but not the kind you’d expect. Bone records and human skin books in BOX384. This episode contains no wire hangers.
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36:5822/11/2021
BOX383: Rage Against The Latrine
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A monarchical scandal re: affairs and beheadings. Then, she was a feminist before it was a thing! The execution of Willem Mons and the surprising life of one of our favorite girls in BOX383. Never, ever feed it after midnight.
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36:0918/11/2021
BOX382: The Sea Captain's Wife's Pig
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Malnourishment as entertainment and a most upsetting puritanical frenzy. It’s the Starving Brides of Blackpool and the trials of Thomas Hogg and George Spencer in BOX382. Never to be sandwiched between pumpernickel.
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38:4615/11/2021
BOX381: Challenged By Reality
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He claimed his gravitational Warp Drive had been damaged, stranding him in the 21st century. And then, a guy trapped 350 feet below the ocean's surface with seemingly no way out. The time-traveling spammer and the unbelievable story of deep-sea diver Chris Lemons. Neither the seller nor the manufacture will be liable for any brain damage arising from the use of BOX381.
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36:4211/11/2021
BOX380: Antique Poo And Screaming Toddlers
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"They couldn't believe he got away with it for as long as he did". And then, a guy with a backhoe strikes it rich. Sort of. The shocking life of 70's wrestler, Mr. X, and the oldest cache of gold and treasure ever discovered. BOX380 is provided "as is" without any warranties expressed or implied.
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36:0708/11/2021
BOX379: A Serious Wig Enthusiast
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Time Traveling Nazis? Well, maybe... And then, Andy Warhol was way stranger than you may have thought! The Nazi Die Glocke project and some lesser know yet completely bizarre facts about Andy Warhol. Contents of BOX379 may settle during shipment.
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38:5304/11/2021
BOX378: 800,000 Year Old Cannibals
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We’re very sciency today! First, JG explores the family history of a man that goes back further than any other. Then, Kat talks about what babies these days are being born without! Proteins help us see into the past and the current evolution of humans in BOX378. We have a new dog, so I have to go now.
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30:5701/11/2021
Box377: 4th Halloween Special Pt. 2
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We had so many great submissions from all over the world that we thought we'd share a few more! Here's a bonus episode! Happy Halloween Freak Family!
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29:2231/10/2021
BOX376: Our 4th Halloween Special!
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It's a bit different than a regular Box Of Oddities episode! Each Halloween, we listen as fellow members of The Freak Family tell true stories of terrifying personal encounters!
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33:1128/10/2021
BOX375: Jerking Around On The Table
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So, I guess we're just bringing animals back from the dead, then? Cool, cool. And then, he said he killed them to end their suffering, but we're not buying it. The scientists who are trying to bring back the woolly mammoth and the serial killer dubbed "the Angel of Death" in BOX375. Bread is bad for ducks.
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35:2625/10/2021
BOX374: In The Presence Of Maynard James Keenan
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Warning. This one is not for the faint of heart. JG talks about the Jameson cannibal incident, an extremely disturbing event that took place in a remote village in the Congo. Then Kat lightens the mood dramatically with her presentation on everyday things that can kill you. The contents of BOX374 should not be fed to fish.
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35:5621/10/2021
BOX373: Show Me My Stripes, Dr. Space Hole
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Are there dinosaur bones on the moon? And show your true stripes! No, really, you’ve got them. A massive asteroid theory and Blaschko’s Lines in BOX373. It’s magically delicious!
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31:4418/10/2021
BOX372: Helen Keller Is Not Real
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JG goes way beyond flat earth and moon landings and Kat discusses goat balls and what they can do for your health. Conspiracy theories and John Brinkley, Quack MD in BOX371. Plus the world premiere of our new musical “Phineas!” … or “Gage!”, we’re still working on it.
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48:0414/10/2021
BOX371: Ghosts, Sharks And A Smelly Car
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A young woman vanishes and the story only gets stranger from there. Then, a little boy attacked by a shark and the frenzy that followed. The disappearance of Jamie Fraley and Summer of the Shark in BOX370. Red eyes suit so few.
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35:5111/10/2021
BOX370: Hat Guy Has a Thing For Toes
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JG tells us of the girl born covered in hair who was a king by the age of five. Kat takes us to a centuries-old haunted inn in New England. Christina, King of Sweden of the ghosts of the Red Lion Inn in BOX370 - it’s the breakfast of champions.
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40:5507/10/2021
BOX369: Demonic Scavenger Hunt
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JG explores the story of a famous haunted doll and Kat shares the discovery of an aquatic nightmare. The real story of Annabelle and Phiomicetus Anubis in BOX369. Damn, you fine. Hoping she can sock it to me one more time.
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36:2604/10/2021
BOX368: Intergalactic Diplomatic Immunity
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No one knows how deep this hole is, where it has gone or why it brings animals back from the dead! And the blast furnaces with a tragic history and ghostly presence. Mel’s hole and the haunting of Sloss Furnaces in BOX368. It will be a most triumphant time!
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39:0630/09/2021
BOX367: You Had Me At Tractor Parade
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Piles of bones aren’t normal in the suburbs, right? And the sport that requires you to figure out the best way to lug your lady. Serial killer, Herb Baumeister, and the Wife-Carrying Championships in BOX367 - it’s cool beans.
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38:0126/09/2021
BOX366: Picnic With Beelzebub
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The inspiration for the classic story of a murderous doctor and the legend of a New England village said to be damned. The real Dr. Hyde and the abandoned Dudleytown in BOX366. Spank Your Inner Moppet. Whatever.
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33:2423/09/2021
BOX365: A Ghostly Peeping Tom
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The history of a brewery that leads one to believe it may be haunted… or cursed? And a man came to kill her, but things didn’t work out as he’d planned. JG talks about the Lemp mansion and Kat shares the story of badass, Susan Walters in BOX365. A diamond in the rough, rough, rough.
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37:0220/09/2021
BOX364: A Face-Full Of Gas Pump Nozzles
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He wakes up and it's always the same day. Then Kat tells us about a most bizarre festival that involves Blood, spit, and fresh vegetables. Among other things. A real-life "Groundhogs Day" experience that's been going on for over 15 years and the highly unusual Phuket Vegetarian Festival. BOX364 was processed at location stamped in code at top of carton.
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42:0416/09/2021
BOX363: Tamping It In With A Rod
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It was a horrific accident that left a man dead. Or so they thought. And then, how did this stuff ever make it on TV? The unbelievable but true story of Phineas Gage and the worst television shows that ever made it on the air. It's BOX363 and it contains a substantial amount of non-tobacco ingredients.
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51:5413/09/2021
BOX362: Those Rapscallion Urban Explorers
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What's the deal with all those ancient, weird-shaped skulls from Peru? DNA tests provide more questions than answers. And then, some say the image of the dead woman is still burned into its walls. The mysterious Paracas Skulls and the dark and deadly legacy of Lookout Tower in Ohio.
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32:2809/09/2021
BOX361: Eyelids Don't Like Glue
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Can a vehicle be possessed? And yeah, we vote “no” to eyelid sewing. The haunted car that inspired a Stephen King story and the history of eyelashes in BOX361. It’s like butter for your ears.
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38:4006/09/2021
BOX360: Late 17th Century Insurance Con Man
JG explores the mysterious circumstances surrounding the so-called “Lake Michigan Triangle” and Kat celebrates the Nova Scotian Giant in BOX360. Why do we have SO MANY tote bags?
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37:5802/09/2021
BOX359: These Are For You. I Don't Like Them.
Can certain colors in our world be “new”? And how our family history can inform our future. The color blue and the grandson of a nazi reaches out in BOX359. It’s off like a herd of turtles.
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31:5630/08/2021
BOX358: Forever Obsessed With Genitals
We ask “are comets nature’s twinkle lights or harbingers of death and destruction?“ Followed by eels and how we don’t know how they do it. It’s BOX358 and it’s got legs! Or, tails, I guess.
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36:4526/08/2021
BOX357: Werewolf Kung Foo Guy
A farming/genocide experiment that went exactly how you'd expect. And a baby left to die who then became a master, Russia's cannibal island and Su Kong Tai Jin in Box 357. Keep in brown paper bag to speed ripeness.
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33:4323/08/2021
Box356: Burying Your Face In The Sweet Feed
You would be wrong if you thought all Vikings were bloodthirsty fighting machines. Some were even nuttier! And why you might hate cilantro and it's fresh deliciousness. Vikings trippin’ balls and your genes and taste in BOX356 - it’s better than beefcake pantyhose.
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39:0019/08/2021
Box355: Texan Skeletal Hooey
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Who doesn't love a good "neighborhood built on a graveyard story"? Then, giant ice age tunnels have been discovered in South America. No, not ancient aliens, giant extinct sloths the size of elephants! Never leave BOX355 unattended while in use.
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45:1716/08/2021
BOX354: Aquatic Vampires
Today we explore how little Kat knows about cocaine and how much JG appreciates seaman superstition. Ridiculous facts about Pablo Escobar and the meanings behind early western sailor tattoos in BOX354. Take with food.
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35:5912/08/2021
BOX352: Revolutionary War Era Rapper
He was a strange man who was considered by most to be an "idiot". He made horrible business decisions yet they always seemed to work out. Along the way, he became one of the wealthiest businessmen of his time. No, not Forrest Gump. His Name was Timothy Dexter. Then, We learn that Popeye The Sailor Man was based on a real guy named Frank "Rocky" Fiegel. With one major difference. Instead of finding his super-human strength in a can of spinach, Rocky found his in a bottle of bourbon. It's BOX353. For comfortable and safe use, please read the Safety & Comfort Guide.
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39:2309/08/2021
BOX352: Zip Lock Body Bags
DNA solves a 1,000-year-old mystery involving a Viking warrior in a skirt. And then we learn about a man who woke up on the embalming table in a morgue. Do not use BOX352 orally after using it rectally.
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35:2505/08/2021