The Box of Oddities

Nikola Tesla had a lot of quarks. Uh, quirks. He did a lot, struggled a lot, and claimed a lot of wild things. Did the government steal his work? How did he get anything done with all the chatting with birds that he did? JG gets into it. Then, Kat goes all over the place to get to the bottom of the name of the St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Presidents, the Olympics, hot air balloons, it’...

Are there people who really believe that they're dead? There are. And it's due to a rare disease. That's just one of the bizarre afflictions and rare illnesses that JG dives into. Then, we learn about the strange disappearance and even stranger reappearance of Lawrence Joseph Bader, also known as John "Fritz" Johnson. Kat has all the details in this episode of The Box Of Oddities. Listen ad-free!...

How exactly does one fake their way to racing at Talladega? This guy did and then disappeared for 40 years! The story of L.W. Wright will get your mind racing (see what I did there?). Then, “which end is the head?” leads to the cute, cuddly, and downright adorable world of velvet worms.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A generations-old mystery is solved and millions of dollars in sunken treasure is found! JG discusses the terrible fate of the steam-powered Westmoreland and its long-hidden booty. Kat races to tell you about a lent tradition of running and breakfast foods; Olney’s famous pancake race sounds fun and delicious.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JG digs into AI and its weird evolution. Some early examples are really wild. Then, from ghost lights to spinning and spitting, Kat shares theatre superstitions in #521. *Episodes in no particular order* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a disturbance in the force… could it be? JG tells us about the Wilkes Land Gravitational Anomaly. Then, Kat shares the incredible story of John Thompson, a man who had his arms ripped off and I’m pretty sure could still whoop ass. It’s BOX520 and it’s prettier n’a speckled pup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The dream of one man.” JG shares how a postman’s stumble led to a life-long obsession. Then it’s Valentine’s Meat Juice! Kat gets into it! BOX519 need not be listened to five hundred nineteenth.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Off with their head! JG gets into the history of the guillotine. Then, comic book inspo. Kat explores where some of our fav characters came from in BOX518. Do the Dougie! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bits and bobs and toes and guts. JG shares fun tidbits you can amaze your friends with! Kat then dives into some ghosts of Thailand. It’s BOX517 and it’s smooth as Tennessee whiskey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What did Abraham Lincoln have buried with him? JG gets into that and other presidential oddities. Then Kat shares the story of the incredibly brave, Irene Sendler in BOX516. FckNzs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The exhumation of an English poet led to a BIG surprise. Then, the butter was so deep, we lost our equipment! Lord Byron gets dug up and the Great Butter and Cheese Fire in BOX515. I am the passenger.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dairy product + sport = a good time! And he went down with his ship - and came back up! Unusual festivals culminate with a cheese rolling competition and the incredible survival of Harrison Okene in BOX514. Box of Oddities episodes need not be consumed in any particular order.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giggle, guffaw, chuckle, JG explores the question “why do we laugh?”. And she was the greatest pirate who ever lived - Kat gets into Zheng Yi Sao. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It wasn’t until 153 years after her passing Julia Pastrana was finally laid to rest - JG tells you why. Then, Kat takes us on a tour of catues. The performer known as the wolf woman and cat monuments around the world. Come with us on now on a journey… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What ghostly figure roams these corridors? And going once, going twice, this wife is sold! The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall and Old English wife selling in BOX511, sold as is.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happened to those hikers in the Panamanian forest? And the wet bandits got no chance with this lady! The mysterious deaths of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers and the remarkable Marie Van Brittan Brown in BOX510. Who run this mutha? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you believe in things you don’t understand, you suffer; JG dives into superstitions from around the world. Then, when the dame walked in - Pinkerton’s lady dick! It’s BOX509 - listen before you bite the linoleum.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s scarier than an army of the dead? Not much it turns out! And how we get to and fro - the history of the passport in BOX508. Gentle, for your most sensitive parts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“It was a shock to all of us” JG takes us on a cyber mystery rollercoaster. Kat lightens the mood with some sexy biochemistry lab time. It’s BOX507 and she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When garage tinkering leads to theft and time travel -JG fills us in. Then, “it’s so bad, it’s good!” Kat shares all the deets about the museum of bad art. It’s BOX506 and it’s lite, but satisfying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who is this mummy and why is he so upset? And whose heart is this? The mystery of the Royal screaming mummy and Richard the Lionheart’s heart in BOX505. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kids these days are barking like dogs and starting fires. The incredible Oksana Malaya and the haunted Mary Ellen MacDonald in BOX504. 504, is that right? Shit, that’s a lot  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mysterious door-to-door gas attack? Or something else? JG digs in. Then, Kat shares a rare illness that will blow your mind and stain your sheets. The Mad Gasser of Mattoon and chromhidrosis in BOX502. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mom! The floor faces are back! JG discusses the faces of Bélmez. The boobys and more! The sometimes hilarious names of birds in BOX502. Don’t forget to recycle!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A survival mystery JG explains with: “portal”. Then, a gun that can be seen from space - what could go wrong? The story of E.A. Oxford and experimental weapons in BOX501. Please don’t sue us, Levi’s, thanks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices