The Box of Oddities

Collection #2 of nostalgic topics from holidays passed. Terrible toys, festive foods, and more in this Yuletide compilation. Happy holidays!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unwrap one of two collections of holiday topics curated for your festive Yuletide enjoyment. It’s mostly about bones. Happy holidays!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Human DNA contains a bit of a mystery and a woman’s amazing activity survival story. Alien/ghost DNA and Ada Blackjack in BOX498. Oy, with the poodles already! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Salamanders and dinosaurs. The sometimes surprising histories of common items and the tyrannosaurus missing link in BOX497. Do not use on broken skin.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ancient Romans had a very unique method of extracting revenge from those who wronged them. JG has the story. And Kat explains why when driving through Finland, many have seen a thousand people standing in a field silently staring as they pass by. BOX496 is just sitting here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may consider yourself one of the luckiest people alive after hearing Jethro's story. Or at least luckier than its subject. And don't you just love it when everyone thinks an animal has gone extinct but everyone is wrong? Kat has the details. It's Box495. Actual crash results may vary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why in a barrel, though? And a record-breaking attempt turns into a mystery. JG tells us the history of “going over Niagara” and Kat asks questions regarding the lost L'Oiseau Blanc. It’s BOX494 and it’s doing what had to be done, living under the gun.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Santa’s bone juice and coffins to caskets. Tidbits about that jolly old elf and the evolution of burials in the States in BOX494. Your tongue knows what your phone feels like.  Check out Serenity Sweets and Self-Care for truly unique gift ideas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bunch of old dudes tell us how to be good wives. Then, it rains what on other planets?! 1950s advice for women and diamonds the size of ur anus in BOX492. You can jump into the fire but you'll never be free.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. so we thought, "we should put together a bunch of cannibal stories that we've done!" It may have been a mistake. Here's volume 1.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. so we thought, "we should put together a bunch of cannibal stories that we've done!" It may have been a mistake. Here's volume 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When is it okay to eat corpses? Then, a floating classical music concert - underground. Medicinal cannibalism and las Cuevas del Drach in BOX489. Keep away, the sow is mine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Southwest U.S. red-headed cannibal giants. Could it be? And she will be the smartest person -forever. The Si-te-Cah and Marilyn vos Savant in BOX488. Allow to come to a complete stop before exiting. Check out our sister podcast The Shallow End With Schnebley And Toth! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Those sayings we hear every day? Where did they come from? JG has the surprising origins of some of them. Then, Kat tells us the true tale of the flesh-eating turtles. It's BOX478, and it's chockfull of seven essential vitamins and iron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The highest-paid athlete in history, and nobody knows where his fortune is. Jethro has the details. And then Kat talks about the time that you'd start sweating and then you'd die. Almost immediately. Keep BOX484 away from sunlight, pets, and small children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the 5th Box of Oddities Halloween Special Part 2! True tales of the strange, the bizarre, and the unexpected as told by you the Freak Family! Part 2 drops on Halloween night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the 5th Box of Oddities Halloween Special Part 1! True tales of the strange, the bizarre, and the unexpected as told by you the Freak Family! Part 2 drops on Halloween night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who doesn't love an artful insult? Especially one delivered with skill. Then, something in Maryland is draining all the blood from its victims. Jethro has some of the sickest burns in history and Kat tells us all about the legend of the Snallygaster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Historically, executions have been extremely grisly. Even more so for executions that are botched. Jethro has the horrifying details. And then Kat tells us about a church that's made from the bones of as many as 70,000 corpses. Do not leave BOX480 unattended in a hot vehicle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JG tells us a cryptid story - that isn’t! And Kat takes us on a true crime rollercoaster. The Beast of Gévaudan and Audrey Marie Hilley in BOX479. Careful backing up in that Pinto.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It started with “We did not think we could do any more damage” and ended with restoring a piece of history. Then, she’s always causing trouble, that doll! The *regular guys save the day* story of Grimsby Minster and Mandy the Haunted Doll in BOX478.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can sound affect your physical and emotional well-being? Jethro tells us about "The Holy Frequency." Also, It's been said there are a million ways to say goodbye. Kat tells us about some of the most unusual burial practices from around the world. BOX477 is provided "as is" without any warranties expressed or implied. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Post Malone haunted? His interaction with Dybbuk Box might be exactly what that means. And a haunted cemetery in New Hampshire. No, two. Three creepy cemeteries in NH. Ok, there are seven. It’s BOXicantkeeptrackanymore. (Editor's note: it's Box476) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices