The Box of Oddities
Episodes
Inbox Of Oddities #80
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Listener stories that blur the line between coincidence, memory, and something far stranger… In this chilling installment of Inbox of Oddities, the...
The Buga Sphere: A Hoax, or Something Else?
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A mysterious metallic orb, impossible physics, and inventions that should never exist. A mysterious metallic sphere falls from the sky… and what ha...
The “Ball Cutter” Is Real (And It’s Worse Than You Think)
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the most terrifying creature in the water… isn’t hunting you—it’s just making a terrible mistake? In this episode of The Box of Oddit...
The Atomic Priesthood Problem
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Freak Family Favorites: The Nuclear Warning That Must Survive 10,000 Years What message would you leave for humans who don’t exist yet? In this Fr...
A Message Hidden for 120 Years
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A library receives a small, unremarkable package… but inside is a book that’s more than a century overdue—and a message that was never meant to ...
Voices Inside the Ice & America’s Strangest Relic
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the Earth itself could sing—and early explorers thought they were hearing voices beneath the ice? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Ka...
Inbox Of Oddities #79
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Listener stories that blur the line between coincidence and the unexplained take center stage in this eerie and hilarious installment of the Inbox of ...
Frozen Minds & Goat Bladders
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One man falls asleep in the early 1920s… and wakes up to a world on the brink of the moon landing. In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and J...
The Body Beneath The Gas Station
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes history hides its secrets in the strangest places… like the bottom of a forgotten well. In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Je...
Inbox Of Oddities #78
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Strange coincidences, mysterious encounters, and the oddly comforting idea that your dog might be greeting someone from beyond the hallway—this epis...
Arsenic And Old Wallpaper
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Victorian homes were supposed to be safe havens of comfort and refinement… but what if the most dangerous thing in the room was the wallpaper? In th...
Frozen Pilot. Underground Conspiracies
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore a chilling moment of Cold War history and descend into the strange world of underground...
The Great LEGO Spill, Killer Waves & Weird Wedding Rituals
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Box of Oddities bonus episode, “Freak Family Favorites,” Kat and Jethro dive into a wildly entertaining mix of listener mail, strange hist...
Future Humans & The Amazon’s Boiling River
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 784: Future Humans, Urban Legends & the Amazon’s Boiling River Are UFOs actually… us? This week on The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro d...
Living Shadows and The Maura Murray Mystery
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro wander into two deeply unsettling mysteries—one quietly strange, the other heartbreakingly un...
Inbox Of Oddities #77
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Inbox of Oddities is back—and the Freak Family did not disappoint. This episode is packed with listener stories that blur the line between coincide...
An Empty Morgue Isn’t Always Empty
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a body arrives at a hospital morgue without any record of how it got there? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro ...
Mothman Wasn’t Alone
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Box of Oddities drifts from quiet museum news into deeply unsettling territory, beginning with an update on the International Cryp...
Inbox Of Oddities #76
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Inbox of Oddities returns with a collection of listener stories that blur the line between coincidence, comfort, and the quietly unexplained. In t...
Awake on the Autopsy Table
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if death isn’t a clean switch—off, then on—but something messier? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dig into a deeply...
The Thing Under the Pyramids
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro begin exactly where all great mysteries begin: with a frozen burrito and a deeply personal kitc...
Inbox Of Oddities #74
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this Friday the 13th edition of Inbox of Oddities, Kat and Jethro open the mailbag and let the Freak Fam take the microphone. From Ohio to Australi...
Unexplained Human Presence Detected
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro wander into one of the strangest phrases ever to appear in official U.S. government records: “...
Ancient Rome, Quantum Time, and the Dead Next Door
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Could ancient Romans really talk to the dead—and did they build a device to help them do it? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro...
Inbox Of Oddities #74
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Inbox of Oddities is where the strange, the personal, and the unexplained land when listeners finally decide, “Okay… I should probably tell so...
Legally Dead But Still Breathing
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Bureaucracy Kills You on Paper and the 1906 exorcism of Clara Germana Cele. What if you woke up one morning and discovered the government had ...
Yellow Pencils and Dead Phone Lines
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why did Henry David Thoreau care so much about pencils—and why did some phone numbers keep ringing long after they were disconnected? In this episo...
Inbox Of Oddities #73
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Inbox of Oddities is back, and this one is packed wall-to-wall with listener stories that refuse to sit quietly in the corner. From strange famil...
The Montauk Radio Transmissions That Were Never Explained
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a military base shuts down… but the signals don’t? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dig into a strange, d...
Hidden In The Basement of Danvers State Hospital
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a wall hides more than it should? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore two unsettling, very real stories ...
Draft Episode for Jan 23, 2026
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Inbox of Oddities returns with a collection of listener stories that live in the unsettling space between coincidence and something more. A clock that...
Haunted Objects and a 50-Year Cold Case Finally Solved
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore how some mysteries don’t announce themselves with screaming headlines or dramatic hau...
What Happens to the Dead When a Town Is Abandoned?
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a town disappears—but the dead are left behind? This episode begins with a familiar American disaster: Centralia, Pennsylvania, t...
Inbox of Oddities #71
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes the strangest stories aren’t dramatic. They’re subtle. Ordinary. And impossible to shake. In this episode of Inbox of Oddities, Kat and...
The Devil’s Book, the Zodiac’s Name, and Other Unsettling Truths
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if two of America’s most infamous unsolved murders were never separate at all? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Jethro explores a start...
Shocking Carnival Exhibits and Cambrian Nightmares
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do carnival sideshows, government paperwork, and half-billion-year-old nightmare creatures have in common? In this episode of The Box of Odditie...
Inbox of Oddities #70
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Inbox of Oddities is back with another lovingly chaotic collection of listener stories, strange coincidences, quiet creepiness, and accidental comedy....
Consciousness, Simulation, Reality, Physics, Laughter & Death
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if reality doesn’t fully exist unless you’re paying attention to it? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro tumble headfirst...
The Tridactyl Mummies: Three Fingers, Metallic Implants, and a Mystery Science Can’t Solve
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if a haunting didn’t involve ghosts — but the lingering smell of carnival food? This episode of The Box of Oddities opens with an unsettling ...
Inbox Of Oddities #69
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inbox of Oddities, Kat and Jethro open the mailbag to stories that blur the line between coincidence, consciousness, and the truly unexpl...
Bodies Left Behind: The True Story of Alabama’s Memorial Mound
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro Gilligan-Toth begin the new year by pulling apart something we all use but rarely question: the...
Bizarre Smuggling Stories & Snake Island: The Deadliest Place You Can’t Visit
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro Gilligan-Toth open the lid on some of the strangest true stories the world has to offer — from biza...
Weird Ways To Survive Holiday Parties
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
his Christmas Box contains a fine selection of fascinating topics you can bring up during awkward moments at holiday parties. (or anytime, really) Jet...
A Christmas Greeting From Kat & JG
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Christmas, Freak Fam! 🎄✨ From the bottom of our weird little hearts, thank you for another year of curiosity, kindness, and glorious oddit...
Stories of Christmas Past
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Holiday Oddities: Stolen Santa Bones, Pooping Logs, and the Strangest Christmas Traditions on Earth This holiday bonus episode of The Box of Oddities...
When the Dying Speak Clearly—and Animals Speak at Midnight
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In one ICU room, patients repeatedly report seeing the same silent man standing in the same corner—often just before sudden clarity, recovery, or de...
Inbox of Oddities #68
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From roadside alligators and paranormal children to phantom music in office vents, this Inbox of Oddities is packed with listener stories that blur th...
Linguistic Ghost Limbs & the Melon Heads of Connecticut
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we still dial phones with no dials, roll down windows that don’t roll, and store things in cupboards that hold no cups? In this episode of T...
Awake During Brain Surgery
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Awake brain surgery sounds impossible—until you hear about musicians who play instruments while surgeons operate on their exposed brains. In this e...
Inbox Of Oddities #66
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inbox of Oddities: Holiday Hauntings, Freak Flags & Fiery Volcanoes In this festive Inbox of Oddities, Kat and JG unwrap a sleigh-load of eerie encou...
Season’s Creepings
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this festive but delightfully off-kilter edition of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro return from an impromptu cruise with a pocketful of overhea...
Bone Pits Meet Glowing Squirrels
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A buried bone pit filled with dismembered skeletons. Glowing underpants. Flying squirrels that light up like neon signs. Welcome back to The Box of Od...
Inbox Of Oddities #65
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inbox of Oddities: When Pigeons Gossip, Alexa Gets Emotional, and Black Ice Attacks In this Inbox of Oddities, the Freak Fam delivers one of the stra...
She Was Dead… Until She Wasn’t
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this unforgettable episode of The Box of Oddities, JG and Kat swing wildly from accidental lizard rescues to one of the most astonishing near-death...
Inner Space, Inner Hauntings
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Jethro and Kat dive deep into the mind-bending story of Michel Siffre, the French researcher who willingly des...
Thanksgiving Cannibal Collection – Volume 2
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The feast continues! Volume 2 of our Thanksgiving Cannibal Special delivers another helping of the most jaw-dropping, unsettling, and weirdly compelli...
Thanksgiving Cannibal Collection – Volume 1
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Thanksgiving, The Box of Oddities serves up the strangest feast imaginable: a curated collection of our wildest, weirdest, and most unbelievable ...
Dolphins, Aliens, and Lost Time
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this mind-bending episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dive into two stories that push the boundaries of communication, perception, and t...
The Universe Is On The Other Line
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special interview episode of The Box of Oddities, Jethro sits down with acclaimed science journalist Becky Ferreira—author of the new book F...
Sphinx Secrets & Oddball Animals
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What lies beneath the Great Sphinx of Giza—and why does it continue to fuel global obsession? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Jethro uncover...
Carnival Corpses & Swiss Ogres
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, JG resurrects one of America’s strangest carnival legends: the so-called “Mummy of John Wilkes Booth.” W...
Inbox Of Oddities #64
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Inbox of Oddities brings a rapid-fire mix of weirdness, heartfelt moments, and full-blown BoO Effects. A listener questions whether Kat’...
Donuts for the Dead
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this chilling and hilarious episode of The Box of Oddities, Jethro unwraps the eerie legend of Albuquerque’s haunted KiMo Theatre and its residen...
God Is a Lightbulb (and Other Bright Ideas)
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this mind-bending episode of The Box of Oddities, Jethro dives into Robert Temple’s electrifying theory that the universe might actually be alive...
Inbox of Oddities #63
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Poltergeist burritos, haunted pants, divine toast, and a skeleton named Orge — it’s another delightfully deranged Inbox of Oddities! From Tucson t...
DNA Says What Now?!
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Til Death—or Dinner—Do Us Part
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this darkly fascinating episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore the bizarre world of Victorian starvation contests and the tragic ta...
Halloween Night: The Ghosts Who Came Home with Us
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎃 A chilling Box of Oddities Halloween celebration!Kat and Jethro rewind time to revisit the very first Halloween Special, recorded on a dark and s...
8th Annual Halloween Special
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Box of Oddities: 8th Annual Halloween Special Step into the shadows for our 8th Annual Halloween Special—where the veil thins, the lights flick...
Voices From Tomorrow & A Table Of Flesh
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Halloween week gets weirder than ever on The Box of Oddities as Kat and Jethro dive into the chilling mystery of electronic voice phenomena (EVPs) —...
Inbox Of Oddities 062
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
INBOX OF ODDITIES 062: Meat Popsicles & Zombie Squirrels In this edition of the Inbox, the Freak Fam checks in with existential snack food, sasquatch...
Zombie Deer & The Coconut Messiah
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The undead are real. They just have antlers. This episode uncovers the terrifying rise of Zombie Deer Disease—a real-life, prion-fueled plague turn...
Mummified Mid-Flight
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last Chance to The Box of Oddities Live! Click Here! In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro return from the road with fresh tales th...
Bloodlust And The Vallecas Haunting
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This time on The Box of Oddities, JG takes a bite out of the dark world of clinical vampirism, exploring the psychology and strange obsessions of thos...
Corpses And Conspiracies
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s eerie episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat dives into the scandalous life of 17th-century Parisian fortune teller to the elite, La Voi...
Bioluminescent Squirrel Theory
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 742: (with Christine Schiefer of "And That's Why We Drink) This Halloween, something spooky this way swaps. In this very special Paraween Ho...
Inbox Of Oddities #61
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Live Show Tickets And Information Here! Inbox of Oddities: Episode 61 – “Ghost Rides and Haunted Reflections” In this spine-tingling edition o...
Interstellar Nonsense & Exploding Plastic
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Or: How to Dismantle a UFO Cult and Melt Your Hairbrush at the Same Time Before Kat and Jethro usher in a spooky new host-swap adventure for Paraween...
Spectral Snacks & Rogue Orgasms
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vote Box of Oddities For People's Choice Award Here! Live Show Info And Tickets Here! What do ancient Egyptians, Romanian grandmas, and angry Pac-Ma...
Inbox Of Oddities #060
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vote Box of Oddities For People's Choice Award Here! Live Show Info And Tickets Here! Real emails. Unreal stories. Welcome to the Inbox of Oddities...
Dewey Decibel System of the Damned
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vote Box of Oddities For People's Choice Award Here! Live Show Info And Tickets Here! Why does the Peoria Public Library seem to come with a return ...
Exhuming Is Hard
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are up for a Listener's Choice Award! Vote Here! What happens when you dig up Charlie Chaplin 11 weeks after his death? In this episode, Kat and J...
Inbox Of Oddities #59
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REM Sleep, Clock Curses, and Alien Heat Lightning Vote Box of Oddities For People's Choice Award Here! Live Show Info And Tickets Here! In this lis...
London Hammer Time
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vote Box of Oddities For People's Choice Award Here! Live Show Info And Tickets Here! What do a 100-million-year-old hammer and the equator’s midl...
The Curse of Perfect Memory
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Click To Learn More About The Box of Oddities Fall Tour Now Underway! Imagine remembering every single day of your life in crystal-clear detail — s...
Inbox of Oddities #58
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tickets for our live show here! INBOX OF ODDITIES: The Cat, the Cursed Doll & the Powerline PhallusNow streaming: A listener episode so delightfully ...
Lost In Time, Found In A Tutu
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
LIVE SHOW TIX HERE Imagine taking a wrong turn and winding up in a version of your hometown that doesn’t—and maybe never did—exist. That’s ex...
Murder, Mannequins, and Mystery Meat
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
👉 LIVE SHOW TICKETS Step into the bizarre with this episode of The Box of Oddities—where medical mysteries, immortal mannequins, and murderous s...
"I DIED IN THE 70s. GOT BETTER."
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DEAD GUY TALKS Against all odds (and several known laws of biology), Thomas Morelli, who died in a car crash in the late 1970s, joins us in the Box t...
Pinheads, Forbidden Islands, and Possible Aliens
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Step right up, oddity enthusiasts! In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro unpack a carnival curiosity, an uncontacted tribe, and maybe...
London Hospital: Now with 30% More Bones
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're on our way to opening night for our live fall tour. It all kicks off in Seattle on Wednesday Night at Emerald City Comedy Club. Tickets and all ...
Inbox Of Oddities #57
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tickets and info for our live fall tour here! In this gloriously chaotic edition of The Inbox of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dive face-first into the ma...
Track Star of the Damned
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
n this episode, Kat and Jethro sprint headfirst into the shadows—twice. First, they investigate the chilling legend of the Black Flash of Provincet...
Live From Nashville: Our First Mistake (Part II)
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We Did a Live Show and Nobody Stopped Us (Part II)” The chaos continues. This is Part Two of our very first live Box of Oddities show, recorded at ...
Live from Nashville: Our First Mistake (Part I)
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Step right up, Freaks—our fall tour is upon us! To celebrate the fast-approaching Opening Night on September 10th in Seattle, we’re cracking open ...
A Tombstone Every Mile
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Box Of Oddities Live Fall Tour. Get your Tickets Here! Deep in northern Maine, the Haynesville Woods hold more than just trees—they harbor chil...
Big Tops, Bigger Blunders
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our Live Fall Tour Starts on September 10th! More Info Here! The Circus of Lost Children & The Drunken Battle of Karansebes Step right up for one of...
Inbox Of Oddities #056
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fall Tour Info And Tickets Here! Inbox of Oddities: Shopping Cart Poltergeists, Boo Fuel & Other Listener Oddventures In this listener-fueled episod...
Death And Desert
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Box of Oddities Live Fall Tour Info And Tickets Here Step into the delightfully strange with this episode of The Box of Oddities Podcast, where death...
When Your Side Dish Starts Pumping Blood
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Details for the Live Box of Oddities Fall Tour Here! What separates a stroke of brilliance from a spectacularly bad idea? In this episode of The Box ...