Kat & Jethro Gilligan Toth

The Box of Oddities

Comedy EN ↓ 952 episodes

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 unn...

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Kat & Jethro Gilligan Toth

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BOX177: Mummies In His Cargo Hold 21.11.2019 39:15

Could The Curse of The Pharaoh be real? Jethro investigates. And then, Kat explores why everyone in a town mysteriously died in one night. 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 will be donated. 1. Out of the Shadows: https://www.himalaya.com/Out 2. Obscura: https:/...

BOX176: It Smells Like Hot Dogs & Tires In Here 18.11.2019 43:33

Are doppelgangers real? Kat explores the story of Emilie Sagee, a woman who was literally beside herself. And then Jethro warns us that grocery stores are engaged in mind control experiments that attempt to manipulate our decision making. It's BOX176 and that's fine by us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX175: Dangling From The Window 14.11.2019 39:04

Benjamin Franklin was a sexy, sexy man. And a bit odd. And then, after missing for 30 years, it's back. Fangs and all. The freaky side of Ben Franklin and the rediscovery of the Fanged Mouse Deer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX174: Is That A Chainsaw In Your Pants? 11.11.2019 43:30

Get paid for sleeping on the job! And then, if they think you're dumb they'll take your uterus. Some of the strangest jobs that you personally can get and the shocking history of Eugenics. It's BOX174 and it's sanitized for your protection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX173: A Tapeworm Called Reggie 07.11.2019 46:53

In this episode, Kat discovers amazing and somewhat disturbing facts about worms. Then, Jethro shares the story of a woman who fell from the sky nearly two miles and survived. Box173 is now cleared for takeoff on Runway 3a. Please fasten your seatbelts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX172: The Gospel According to Jeff Goldblum 04.11.2019 35:52

In the first episode back from the live tour, Jethro talks about some weird stuff they dug up in a vacant lot next to the old London Hospital and Kat talks about studies that suggest there is a very high likelihood that there is life on other planets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX171: The Halloween Special Pt. 2 31.10.2019 28:50

The second fun sized installment on The Halloween Special! Thanks to everyone who sent in their stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX170: The Halloween Special Pt. 1 28.10.2019 30:36

It's our second annual Halloween Special featuring your stories of the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected! Part two will be available Halloween night! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX169: I'm Dead, But What a View! 24.10.2019 33:23

He was missing for 13 years. Medical experts were shocked by what they saw when he was found. And then, did you know you can go to jail for chewing gum? A most bizarre discovery in the Polish Woods and the extremely strict laws of Singapore. Check out the great new podcast Bad Batch from Wondery! Wondery.fm/BadBatchOddities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX168: Thank You For Not Burning My Entrails 21.10.2019 43:47

Kat has researched the world's most bizarre towns and their unexpected and interesting histories. Then, Jethro describes the horrifying execution of William Wallace, the story that the movie Braveheart did not tell you. It's gross. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX167: Eating Corn Dogs On The Roof 17.10.2019 45:31

Ever wonder what your dog is really thinking? Thanks to science, we now know! Also, why are there over 100 toddlers and 200 llamas buried in my yard? What we've learned by training dogs to lie still in an MRI and the excavation of a mysterious ancient burial ground in Peru. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX166: Cows Licked The Paint Off My Car 14.10.2019 40:25

Jethro attempts to answer the question, "why do men have nipples?" Then, Kat details some really weird things that are going on inside your body right now. Ask your doctor if BOX166 is right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX165: Skeletons In The Bath 10.10.2019 41:47

Some extremely weird things have happened on Mars. And what is fear? The unbelievable results caused by ancient Martian storm damage and the reason our brain tells us to fear certain things almost universally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX164: Can I Have Your Liver Then? 07.10.2019 45:05

The gruesome fate met by crew members of a squadron of World War Two fighter planes shot down in the South Pacific. Then, a baffling murder scene that launched one of the largest and most complex investigations in Japanese History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX163: Irritable Vowel Syndrome 03.10.2019 48:51

She was whacked in the head and woke up with a German accent. Also, a guy in the 1850's who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope. But not the way you think. An exploration of Foreign Accent Syndrome and the white-knuckle story of The Great Blondine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX162: Fiddlin' About In The Fridge 30.09.2019 39:26

They had diametrically opposing personalities. The problem was they were conjoined twins. Then, let's dig up a mass grave in Russia. The shocking story of Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova and the exhumation of a mass grave full of 13th century Mongol Horde victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX161: Random Corpse Text 26.09.2019 38:48

By all means, handle that package with care! Also, beware of those who knock on the door of your museum in the middle of the night. The weird things that they allowed to be shipped in the early days of The U.S. Parcel Post and the brazen art theft of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX160: Skeletor Was Misunderstood 23.09.2019 45:33

These ladies literally glowed in the dark. And then, at four years old he disappeared for eight months. But when he returned, was it really him? The shocking story of "The Radium Girls" and the disappearance and mysterious reappearance of Bobby Dunbar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX159: A Most Horrific Plumbing Issue 19.09.2019 36:37

It was way worse than your typical stubborn, greasy kitchen clog. And what's nine feet tall, covered in feathers and stalks you in your troubled, restless dreams? Archaeologists find something weird clogging an ancient Roman Sewer and then a look at some big ass birds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX158: Ghosts Who Wear Corduroy 16.09.2019 35:44

She changed the world with her feet. Then, what is it really like working at a cemetary? The unexpected story of Kitty Smith and strange, unexplainable stories from cemetary employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX157: Subterranean Billiard Tournament 12.09.2019 41:59

Something weird is showing up in the streets of Calgary. And what's up.. or under... this town in Australia? BOX157 gives you the answers. But also some additional questions that we can't answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX156: Sniffing The Flat Screen 09.09.2019 39:52

How a pair of socks helped solve a decades old murder. And then, instant Karma's gonna get you! The Denise Sharron Kulb Murder and stories of people who got what they deserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX155: Send In The Clown's Corpse 05.09.2019 37:23

Ok Freaks, this one is weird. The strange and surprising history of masturbation. Then the story behind and directions to a place that you can view a clown that has been dead for over a century. You're welcome! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX154: Afterlife Beef Jerky 02.09.2019 38:56

Are you my mummy? And then a story full of hot air. The unexpected reasons for mummifying animals in ancient Egypt plus answering the question of who was really the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air. The answer may surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX153: Set The Burrito Trap! 29.08.2019 42:20

Can a 92 year old woman actually give birth? And who was that guy and what was he trying to sell me? A odd medical condition that causes very unusual births and a guy who made a million dollars selling stuff that everybody already had for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices