The Box of Oddities

It was the smell that tipped them off. It was a horrifying discovery at a Yale University research lab. And then, the weird behind the scenes quirks and kinks of royal family members. It's BOX202. Action figures sold separately. The Great Courses Plus is offering our listeners a free month of unlimited access to their entire library! Go to: Thegreatcoursesplus.com/box Learn more about your ad choi...

Can viable sperm be extracted from a dead man's corpse and then successfully used? And what national pastime requires the use of a headless goat carcass? The answer to these questions and more on BOX201. Find your new favorite shoes at ROTHYS.COM/BOX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After two weeks on the road, Kat and Jethro burst through the door, drop their suitcases and stumble into the studio to record BOX200. It's a Box that includes the story of a demonic exorcism gone terribly wrong and a story of the scientifically proven power of grave dirt. It's BOX200. Did I say that already? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are your final wishes once you shuffle off this mortal coil? These people had some highly unusual requests. Then, weird things people have overdosed on. It's Box 199! The highest number Box as of today!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scientists say they may have made a stunning discovery on the surface of Neptune. And then, a series of unfortunate coincidences that truly define irony. It's BOX 198. Moisten needle before inserting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A seemingly small mistake can lead to disastrous results. Jethro gives us some awful examples. Then Kat tells us about the most deadly disease on the high seas and how it could turn you into something that resembles a zombie. BOX197. Contents may settle during shipment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some of the world's most bizarre dining experiences one can have. Then, John Parker was possibly the worst police officer ever and made a lot of very bad decisions. One changed the world forever. And not in a good way. BOX196. Apply only to affected area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A huge advance just announced in the field of robotics has Jethro freaked out. Kat has the story of a hometown vigilante group and how they dealt with a guy who terrorized them for decades. BOX195. Be there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the mysterious spherical shaped objects found in New Zealand? Then, what do serial killers do when they aren't serial killing? The Moeraki Boulders and the unexpected hobbies of serial killers. It's BOX194. Available at fine podcast outlets worldwide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bell bottoms, hitch hiking and murder: The Troy Leon Gregg story. And then a rare disease that eats your face. It's BOX193. Now available in convenient single serve pouches.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat tells us about a little known event involving Marilyn Monroe. Then, Jethro relates some horrible practices that passed for personal hygiene throughout history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jethro tells us about a routine medical procedure conducted in 1966 that forever ruined the lives of twin brothers in living in Canada. Also, art and dead bodies. What do they have in common? Kat explains. BOX191 is vine ripened and table fresh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mysterious 1930 disappearance of two year old Mary Agnes Moroney and the strange circumstances surrounding it. And then, that time in 1869 when a couple of well-diggers unearthed a 10 foot tall petrified man in some guy's orchard. BOX190 is one more than BOX189. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In BOX189, Jethro learns how a dead guy in a gardening shed inspired a winter festival and Kat looks examines an animal so strange that it's been described as a mammal that has scales like a reptile and a gizzard like a bird.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mystery surrounding a Himalayan lake full of human skeletons. Then, they've identified a headless body found in a Idaho cave. What they learned was completely unexpected. BOX188 was created using only the highest quality ingredients that meet FDA guidelines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Treasures of immense value that were discovered accidentally and some of the most macabre museums in the world. BOX187 was lovingly handcrafted by a small group of podcast loving gnomes native to the northeast region of Scandinavia.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back from holiday break, Kat and Jethro talk about the mysterious case of Don Decker, aka The Rain Man. Also, celebrity body parts and bizarre things that happened to them. BOX186 is the final BOX of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX185 contains a fine selection of interesting topics that you can throw in during awkward moments at holiday parties. (or anytime, really) Jethro discusses the bizarre and interesting histories of common foods while Kat shows us how numbers can be weird. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, the discovery of a 95,000,000 year old snake and strange sex stories from human history. BOX184 is now available in your grocer's freezer. Follow and share these other awesome true crime shows on Himalaya to win a trip to the Stanley Hotel! Obscura: https://www.himalaya.com/obscura True Crime Historian: https://www.himalaya.com/TrueCrime Crime Salad: https://www.himalaya.com/crime...

Jethro talks about a city that filled it's nearby lake with dead bodies and human waste for 600 years. And then Kat tells us about how lives were saved with a spoon. BOX183 is one more than Box182. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kat warns us to think twice before eating at a salad bar. Then, Jethro tells us about some horrible things happening in graveyards around the world right now. BOX182 is as fresh as a mountain meadow. Follow and share these other awesome true crime shows on Himalaya to win a trip to the Stanley Hotel! Obscura: https://www.himalaya.com/obscura True Crime Historian: https://www.himal...

Amazing discoveries modern technology has recently revealed from artifacts unearthed in Pompeii. And then, the stories of several real life cyborgs! That's right, cyborgs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat tells us about the Incorruptibles. Saints whose bodies defy decomposition. Then, Jethro has the inside scoop on crop circles. Are they messages from our future? BOX180. Now available in easy to use single serving containers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Jethro tells us about a Swiss couple who disappeared in 1941 without a trace until a very strange discovery in 2017. And then Kat tells us the sordid tale of Russian Tzar Peter III. Or as we like to call him, "Peter The Not So Great". Please do not put BOX179 in your mouth as it contains small parts that may pose a choking hazard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Are the Beale Papers a map to a yet undiscovered treasure in Virginia? Kat investigates. And then Jethro presents the shocking and unexpected history of the chastity belt. Box178 is available and sanitized for your protection. Want to contribute even more to End the Backlog? Use promo code GIVEBACK for any of the shows below to get the first month to their Premium channel, FREE! All proceeds made...