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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BOX077: Don't Climb On Boxes Full Of Dead People 10.12.2018 42:39

Wait. A mammal that weighed 22 tons and stood 17 feet at the shoulder? And then, it killed up to 100 million people in less then a year. The history of the extinct Palaeoloxodon Namadicus and The 1918 Flu Epidemic inside the box. Open with extreme caution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Box076: Don't Give Humans As A Gift 06.12.2018 45:31

The real life inspiration for Beauty And The Beast. And then, "Don't stop building that guest bath or the ghosts will get us!" The sad story of Petrus Gonsalvus and the Winchester Mystery House inside this BOX. Enjoy Responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX075: Lemurs Love Satellites 03.12.2018 41:57

Has an Alien anomaly been in polar orbit around the earth for 13,000 years? Also, there was almost a state called Baja-Arizona? The Black Knight Satellite and States that almost were. Inside the 75th BOX! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX074: Garbage Left In The Sun For Days 29.11.2018 39:12

Dec. 12, 1982 was a very bad day for Charles Scudder & Joseph Odom. Then, "What's that horrible smell?" The Corpsewood Murders and the Hoatzin Bird AKA The Stink Bird all inside BOX 74. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX073: 24 Year Room Service Available 26.11.2018 43:11

She had unheard of wealth but lived for decades in a Hotel Room with her sisters. And then, he died of a head injury but 10,000 years later his direct descendant got to meet him. The fascinating story of Ida Wood & the strange but true tale of Cheddar Man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX072: Surprise! Bonus Box #03 24.11.2018 23:05

He holds the Guinness Book world's record for lifting weights with his earlobes. Among other things. "The World's Strangest Strongman" and freak show performer Baron Von Geiger joins us for a surprise bonus BOX! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX071: Shiny Balls Of Bone, Hair & Teeth 22.11.2018 39:30

Tumors with hair, bone and teeth. And then, A most disturbing weekend with a meat saw. Teratoma Tumors and The Patrick Herbert Mahon Murder from the 1920s. Beware. This is a dark box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX070: Remember That Time We Died In A Car Accident? 19.11.2018 33:55

Manuscript for mystics or 13th century porn novel? And then, they died in a car accident and told us all about it. The Voynich Manuscript and The Pollock Twins inside this Box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX069: The Best Gifts Rarely Contain Cat Feces 15.11.2018 36:35

Did he eat 5 prospectors? And is Jurassic Park Real? Alferd Packer, The Colorado Cannibal and then dinosaur feathers preserved in amber. Inside BOX069. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX068: Frozen Goat Meat Stuffed With Cocaine 12.11.2018 36:58

A decomposing corpse in the catacombs. Then, bones exhumed from under an elevator shaft. Bodies in The Odessa Catacombs and the dark history of The Cincinnati Music Hall inside the 68th Box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX067: Carnies Love Billy Idol 08.11.2018 34:33

Here's a fun way to die! Also, what happened to those guys anyway? The Euthanasia-Coaster and the mysterious disappearance of the boys from Yuba City inside the 67th Box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX066: Lobster Boy Was A Dick Bag 05.11.2018 38:10

The 10 commandments of The Anti-Christ? Or maybe the American Stonehenge? And then, murderous circus folk. The Georgia Guideposts and the violent life of legendary sideshow performer, murderer and complete asshole, Lobster Boy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX065: R.I.P At The K.F.C. 01.11.2018 31:26

There's a storm brewing on Uranus. And how to marry a dead guy. The bizarre weather on the other planets and the story behind corpse brides. All inside BOX065. Batteries sold separately. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX064: Bonus Box #2 Halloween Special! 31.10.2018 36:46

The Box Of Oddities very first Halloween Special! Featuring you, The Freaks and your true encounters with the beyond! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX063: You're Cheap. And Now My Hands Smell Weird 29.10.2018 37:07

The fumes from her body put 23 people in the hospital. And then, this is what happens when you hook-up with a 300 year old werewolf. The tale of The Toxic Lady and the tragic story of The Richardson Family murder. Inside this, the 63rd BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX062: Escape From Doll Island! 25.10.2018 34:50

Don't step on all the doll heads! And being fabulous when being fabulous could land you in jail. The odd history of The Island of Dismembered Dolls and the fabulous "Dancing Marquis" who believed he could hypnotize you with his dance moves. Inside Box062. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX061: The Roosters In Your Head Are So Polite! 22.10.2018 36:25

Beware the man with a wooden mallet and zip ties. And sometimes a rooster is just not enough. True Halloween Horror Stories and the very bizarre methods people used to wake themselves up throughout history. Inside BOX061. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX060: Stop Having Sex With People Who Try To Kill You 18.10.2018 40:41

They replaced my mother with a doppelganger! And then, never eat stew from an angry murderer. Capgras Syndrome and the horrific, bloody story of murderer Katherine Knight inside BOX60. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX059: Aliens, Romans, The Kennedys & Delicious Bread 15.10.2018 38:16

The guy who wrote what would become the movie Blade Runner claims he got his ideas from an entity in the future. And then, what is possibly the strangest sport ever. The strange story of PK Dick & life on the extreme competitive ironing circuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX058: Centenarian Slasher 11.10.2018 36:54

The tragic yet fascinating story of Parasitic Twins. Also, is Halloween Slasher Michael Myers based on a real story? This Box is packed with oddness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX057: Please Lick My Arm & Then Blow On It 08.10.2018 35:02

Is what we see all there is? Also, "Hey, there's a kangaroo in that tree!" The perception of reality and the rare and very odd Tree Kangaroo. All inside BOX 57. Taste The Rainbow. Or not. We don't care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX056: Smoke From A Kidney Fire 04.10.2018 36:16

We pooped on the moon?! Also, let's dig her up and see if she's fresh! Trash we've left on the lunar surface and the 1890 New England Vampire Epidemic. Vacuum packed for freshness inside the 56th BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX055: WORST SON EVER EATS DAD'S HEART! 01.10.2018 30:30

He killed over 70 people including his dad... whose heart he ate! Also, who was the world's greatest impostor? You won't believe what he pulled off! Serial killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho and professional impostor Stanley Weyman in the 55th BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX054: HERO GAS MAN DISCOVERS HEAP OF CORPSES! 27.09.2018 36:34

There are piles of corpses in the yard! And, why is my poop green? The horrific Tri-State Crematorium incident and everything you always wanted to know (& some things you didn't) about poop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX053: Manson Family Quilting Bee 24.09.2018 33:34

How many wives can I have? And then..."Look Timmy! It's the severed head of a french serial Killer!" The interesting history of Mormonism & polygamy... Also, The Hollywood Museum of Death. Find it inside the 53rd BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices