The Box of Oddities

Spam and Savannah! The earliest example of junk email and the allegedly haunted Mercer-Williams House in BOX451. Direct motorist chemistry healthy photograph cultural measure. Also, check out The Shallow End With Schnebly and Toth here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can go wrong when you eat your dead? And what can go right?!! Then, what did 62 school children see on that hot day in 1994? Kat and JG share Mortuary feasting and the Ariel School UFO incident. It’s BOX450 and I helped!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why have tiny bodies been washing up on our shores for 20 years? And why is a mob forcing that couple to eat out of a toilet? The great Lego spill and unique wedding traditions in BOX449. Awww sooky sooky! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JG takes us on a rollercoaster from climate change to mob murders. Then, Kat shares an unexpected discovery in a museum vault. BoO covers Lake Mead discoveries and deciphering a 2000-year-old mystery tablet. It’s BOX448 and she got it goin’ on, like Donkey Kong. If you click this link, you'll be given all-knowing consciousness. Or it will take you to our new podcast The Shallow End with Schnebly a...

In BOX447 JG gets into the journals of a man from the past in the body of a man from the future. Then, Kat talks about “immortal” animals! Thanks for listening, you’re pretty great.  We're very excited about our newest Box Of Oddities Production, The Shallow End with Schnebly and Toth! If you haven't checked it out yet, Click here!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out our newest podcast The Shallow End With Schnebly and Toth! A half-human, half-animal with enormous, smooth bat wings. Seems legit. Then, space is coming for you while you nap - watch it! JG freaks us out with Van Meter's visitor and Kat shares the Hodges meteorite. It’s BOX446, and in the evenin', it's pretty pleasin'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will anyone want a website? I don’t think so. Then, a trailblazer like no other. JG shares predictions about the internet that did not age well. Kat shares the story of Shirley Chisholm. It’s BOX444 and I’m going to have a nap now if you don’t mind.  Check out our new podcast The Shallow End by clicking here!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a bonus feature, here's the very first episode of our new podcast The Shallow End with Schnebly and Toth. To listen to more or subscribe click this link! Thanks, Freaks! TSE001: A Scrum With a Guy In Underpants It's the very first episode of TSE! Lindsay tells us about a guy with a love for buffets and shotguns but hatred for cactus. Then, Jethro discovers a story of a man who will do anything...

Check out our New Podcast, The Shallow End With Schnebly and Toth! A murder case reopened 30 years later leads to more questions; and a regional toilet quandary. The Romeo and Juliet cold case and Pittsburgh potties in BOX443. Brace yourself, my dear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JG gets into recent scientific advances in communicating with mushrooms. Then, Kat shares the incredible story of three men who survived their helicopter crashing into a volcano. It’s getting hot in here so listen to BOX442. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seemed like a tragic but not unusual death until they started looking deeper. And then we learn about the sweetest of revenge stories. Avoid prolonged exposure to BOX441. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do we say the things we say and where did those phrases come from? And then, was there really a professional sports franchise named "The Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits"? The strange historical origins of everyday phrases and the weird minor league baseball team names and mascots.  Pre-1650 garb is required by all listeners of BOX440. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Why do we say the things we say? And why’s this mongoose-cat-monkey-dog disemboweling Billy? The origin of phrases and the foosa fill up BOX439 real good.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JG dives into antibiotic-resistant superbugs and the potential in our ancestor's healing books. Then, Kat explores the mysterious death of Christopher Case, which some believe was caused by a curse. It’s all stuffed inside the sausage casing that is BOX438. Enjoy!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If true, it would have been a huge presidential scandal one hundred years ago. Now, with today's technology, we know for sure if it was. And then,  "they named what after who?" The salacious rumors that swirled about the 29th U.S. President Warren G. Harding and the strange inspiration used in naming newly discovered creatures. Box437 is not intended for use as a dental drill. Learn more about you...

When did people make their way to the Americas? Looks like it may have been long before we thought! Then, these mysterious rock formations are found all over the world. Footprint fossils in New Mexico and dolmens in BOX436. Friends, waffles, work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can a ghost solve their own murder? And then, how an ancient fart turned deadly. The mysterious 19th-century death of Zona Heaster-Shue and a very rude Roman soldier in the Jewish war against the Romans. It's BOX435. Your call is very important to us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could your descendants from the near future have conversations with you even after you're dead?  And then, an Australian family mysteriously fled from their farm fearing for their lives. They have no idea why. Grief-Bots / Digital Resurrection Technology and the strange story of the Tromp family.  BOX434 contains a substantial amount of non-tobacco ingredients. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Was Al Capone haunted? Is Al Capone hauntING? Is this valley haunted? Where are all the heads? So many questions! Ghosts re: Al Capone and Nahanni National Park in BOX433. If it’s 9-to-5 or shakin’ your a$$. Ain’t no shame, ladies, do your thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there a Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle? JG says yeah, it’s called La Zona del Silencio and it’s creepy. Then, what would the world be without if someone hadn’t bet these creators “they couldn’t”? Kat takes a look! It’s BOX432 and she’s a beaut!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does time really fly when you’re having fun? And why is my blood boiling? The weirdness or time and what happens to your body in space in BOX431. Sent from my iPhone.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“It seemed so real! For a moment I didn’t realize that I was dead.” And then, a story of barrels and acid. That never ends well. Possible scientific evidence that your life does flash before your eyes when you die and the horrific story of John George Haigh, The Acid Bath Murderer.  If BOX430 is ingested, do not induce vomiting, and if symptoms persist, consult a physician. Learn more about your a...

When your bother is your cousin and your uncle is your dad… because twins? JG will explain. Then, Kat dives into some unusual courting, marriage, and sexual practices from around the world. It’s BOX429 and it gets a little sticky.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s that sound? And why am I dead now? Followed by bird pardons and indistinguishable money. Sperm whale communication and the United States is a weird place in BOX428. She bangs, she bangs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First, JG talks about some of the more interesting items that are taxed. Kat then shares the shark attack and other wild encounters of a very lucky (or unlucky) Florida man. BOX427 cannot treat male pattern baldness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices