The Box of Oddities

BOX410: Scolded By A Disembodied Spirit

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The disturbing history that led to a paranormal present and a victim gets justice from beyond the grave! JG explores New York’s dark islands and Kat...

BOX409: Ancient Egyptian Fire Door

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wait, the great pyramid could be seen from where? Things you might not have known about the Egyptian pyramids. Then, singing, dancing, and farting the...

BOX408: Dinosaur-Chickens And The Garden Of Eden

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX407: Judgy Knife Man

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX406: Everyone's Go-To Sewer Source

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! How did the Jewel of London become a stagna...

BOX405: Corn Husks And Pop-Tart Boxes

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! JG tells us about Martin Pistorius, a boy l...

BOX404: Intergalactic Socket Wrench

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX403: No Shame In My Noodle Game

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX402: Transtemporal Hunting Expedition

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX401: The Shelf Life Of An Oboe

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX400: Serious Jail Cell Scootling

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX399: A Time Fabric Light Guy

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX398: Weaned On A Pickle

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX397: Cats And High Levels Of Radioactive Waste

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX396: Keep As Many Eyeballs As You Can

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX395: Grandpa Was A Murderous Monkey

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX394: Exporting The Vampire

30 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX393: Robot Frog Overlords

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX392: A Festive, Yuletide Sasquatch With Halitosis

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX391: Drunken Clowns And Axe-Wielding Firemen

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX390: Saved By A Urine Soaked Shirt

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX389: Avoiding The Carnivorous Nun

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX388: Dreadful Whisperings In My Grave

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX387: Picking Her Teeth With A Rapier

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! JG tells us about the 17th-century opera si...

Box386: Valet Parking For Alien Aircraft

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX385: Eating A 19th Century Shoe

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX: Cold War Era Mixtape

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX383: Rage Against The Latrine

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX382: The Sea Captain's Wife's Pig

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX381: Challenged By Reality

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! He claimed his gravitational Warp Drive had...

BOX380: Antique Poo And Screaming Toddlers

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX379: A Serious Wig Enthusiast

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX378: 800,000 Year Old Cannibals

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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Box377: 4th Halloween Special Pt. 2

31 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX376: Our 4th Halloween Special!

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! It's a bit different than a regular Box Of ...

BOX375: Jerking Around On The Table

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX374: In The Presence Of Maynard James Keenan

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX373: Show Me My Stripes, Dr. Space Hole

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Are there dinosaur bones on the moon? And s...

BOX372: Helen Keller Is Not Real

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! JG goes way beyond flat earth and moon land...

BOX371: Ghosts, Sharks And A Smelly Car

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX370: Hat Guy Has a Thing For Toes

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX369: Demonic Scavenger Hunt

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! JG explores the story of a famous haunted d...

BOX368: Intergalactic Diplomatic Immunity

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX367: You Had Me At Tractor Parade

26 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Piles of bones aren’t normal in the subur...

BOX366: Picnic With Beelzebub

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX365: A Ghostly Peeping Tom

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX364: A Face-Full Of Gas Pump Nozzles

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX363: Tamping It In With A Rod

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX362: Those Rapscallion Urban Explorers

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX361: Eyelids Don't Like Glue

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Can a vehicle be possessed? And yeah, we vot...

BOX360: Late 17th Century Insurance Con Man

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

JG explores the mysterious circumstances surrounding the so-called “Lake Michigan Triangle” and Kat celebrates the Nova Scotian Giant in BOX360. W...

BOX359: These Are For You. I Don't Like Them.

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can certain colors in our world be “new”? And how our family history can inform our future. The color blue and the grandson of a nazi reaches out ...

BOX358: Forever Obsessed With Genitals

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We ask “are comets nature’s twinkle lights or harbingers of death and destruction?“ Followed by eels and how we don’t know how they do it. It’...

BOX357: Werewolf Kung Foo Guy

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A farming/genocide experiment that went exactly how you'd expect. And a baby left to die who then became a master, Russia's cannibal island and Su Kon...

Box356: Burying Your Face In The Sweet Feed

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You would be wrong if you thought all Vikings were bloodthirsty fighting machines. Some were even nuttier! And why you might hate cilantro and it's fr...

Box355: Texan Skeletal Hooey

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX354: Aquatic Vampires

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we explore how little Kat knows about cocaine and how much JG appreciates seaman superstition. Ridiculous facts about Pablo Escobar and the mean...

BOX352: Revolutionary War Era Rapper

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

He was a strange man who was considered by most to be an "idiot". He made horrible business decisions yet they always seemed to work out. Along the wa...

BOX352: Zip Lock Body Bags

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

DNA solves a 1,000-year-old mystery involving a Viking warrior in a skirt. And then we learn about a man who woke up on the embalming table in a morgu...

BOX351: Spiritual Painting Murder

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can a painting actually be cursed? Many say "The Crying Boy" painting has been the cause of dozens of house fires. And then Kat tells us the story of ...

BOX350: Crab Claw Urinal

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

They were the rock gods of the 18th century. They played to packed venues filled with screaming fans. But they were the ones who should have been scre...

BOX349: The Patron Saint of Buzzard Picnics

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Both beloved and reviled, he was one of the most bizarre saints in history. And then the story of the man who was President of The United States... f...

BOX348: Not In My Sandwich

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

JG talks about what past us thought the future was going to look like. And Kat shares the story of an obsession and a triple murder. Retro-futurism an...

BOX347: Reptilian Slight Of Hand

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Lazarus lizard or a courthouse con? And then a tale of cowboy revenge. Ol Rip the Horned Toad and Pistol Pete in BOX-whateverthisis. It’s not wet,...

BOX346: Trampled By Warthogs

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This serial killer duo will shake you to your very sole. And the beautiful corpse-turning ceremony of Madagascar. The Marrakesh Arch-Killer and Famidi...

BOX345: The Mole Man's Torture Chamber

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kat tells us about a fella who delighted in the art of the pointless and JG talks about a guy who we were both shocked we’ve not covered. The Mole M...

BOX344: Patriotic Pie Crimpers

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

She disappeared for over a decade and reappeared with amnesia. And then, she may have been the first woman to take a bullet for the US. The mystery of...

BOX343: Dice And An Old Horse Pistol

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

JG shares the story of the leader of the Southcottian movement and Kat talks about the last free place in America. Joanna Southcott and Slab City in B...

BOX342: Drawn On Nipples

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

She had how many vaginas?! Also, a most unusual paleontological discovery in Brazil. The unexpected true-life story of Blanche Dumas and the recent un...

BOX341: The Con Man and The Hat Man

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Trouble at the nudist colony? And what’s going on with those tall, dark figures in the mountains? The Sunny Sands con-man and the Dark Watchers in B...

BOX340: Urine Soaked Porcupines

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX339: Overrun By WigMakers

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX338: Fighting An Imaginary Wolverine

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX337: Exit Through The Sewer Gift Shop

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shall we plan a family outing to the sewer? And what’s the skinny on those frozen explorers? The Paris Sewer Museum and Franklin Expedition updates ...

BOX336: Liquid Plague Breakfast

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A murder ship and pee drinking. Oh, it’s a rough one. The tale of the Mary Russell and medieval “cures” for the bubonic plague in BOX336. Do not...

BOX335: Dungeon Dudes And Dungeon Dames

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of Denmark’s oldest castles has stood for more than 800 years and it’s said some of its earliest residents still occupy the historic hallways....

BOX334: Bananas And Reindeer Piss

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An ominous epitaph leads to satan speculation. And measurements can be fun! Lilly Grey’s tombstone and units you may not have heard of in BOX334. Ho...

BOX333: Villain, I Have Done Thy Mother

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

JG blesses us with some random interesting facts and Kat shares the tragic story of Joseph Merrick. Tidbits for your summer gatherings and the Elephan...

BOX332: An Average Sized Eagle's Beak

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kat covers one of the worst school mass murders in US history and JG shares the nutty things some people will bid on. The Bath School Disaster and biz...

BOX331: Wielding The Whalebone

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

JG dishes on the guy who was, possibly, our oddest founding father. And Kat shares the story of a medieval septic tank that changed history. Gouverneu...

BOX330: Mummy Mommy

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Would you wear pants made of milk? And what’s unique about this mummy? JG talks about some interesting inventions and Kat shares the details of the ...

BOX329: Tater Tots And Sweater Meat

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kat talks about the first official mistress of the King of France and JG shares deets on the man who thought you could poop all your problems away. A...

BOX328: Toddler Island

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

JG explores some of the more creative lawsuits ever filed, and Kat talks about a mountain made of fire. Frivolous lawsuits and Yanar Dag in BOX328. Do...

BOX327: Dying In A Furniture Store

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Who is really buried in John Wilkes Booth's Grave? And then, an amazing ancient discovery in a Scottish farmers field.  It's BOX327. Try jiggling the...

BOX326: A Weird, Bloody, Tired Dance

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

JG tells the incredible, multi-faceted, inspiring life of Eugene Bullard. Then, Kat shares the gritty tale of the longest boxing match in history. It’...

BOX325: Minor Miners

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A saint-like grandma type or serial murderer? Well, I think you know the answer. Then, stacks of mummies appear to have been buried alive. Kat discuss...

BOX324: Copper Pans And Petticoats

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A spate of women whose jaws were disintegrating and a man who stabbed the buttocks of London elite. Phossy Jaw and The London Monster in BOX324. It ma...

BOX323: In a Gruesome and Terrifying Manner

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kat shares the weird way Louisiana was populated that you may not know about and JG shares some really unsettling medical devices from the yore days. ...

BOX322: The Owls Are Not What They Seem

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Was it aliens? Or was it the moonshine? What happened on that farm in 1955? Then, who are these mysterious people that live at the edge of the earth? ...

BOX321: Hey, That Tastes Funny

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you could peer inside someone’s tummy, would you want to? How about over and over again? This guy did. Then, JG talks about the reanimating of lo...

BOX320: A Warehouse Of Potential Babies

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

JG tells us about a couple who gave birth to a baby conceived when mom was only two years old. And Kat shares the many wonders of the first Emperor of...

BOX319: Chocolate, Spinach And Fish Oil

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX318: On Having An Internal Shell

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Get your tickets to the Freakshow Livestream Event here! Flying my kite In the town square Tripped on a skull Hit my knee hard Picnic juxtaposition T...

BOX317: Cedar Chest Of Fiery Death

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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BOX316: Yelling At Florence Nightingale In Istanbul

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

JG tells us about a surgeon who surprised everyone repeatedly until the end. Kat gets into a series of murders that a group of women helped solve. It’...

BOX315: Yard Sale Vibrators Are Ill-Advised

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A cure of hysteria? Or just a regular ol’ massager for your neck or back parts? THEN the bizarre story of a Canadian cult with a hidden treasure bon...

BOX314: Tiny Baby Vs. Sumo Wrestler

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s fun and fast and deadly? And then, these parents hand their babies or let to who? Killer roller coasters and The Naki Sumo Crying Baby Festival...

BOX313: Nude Male Rumble-Fest

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

First, it was a national event, took it very seriously, and was all nude. Then, is someone there? People claim an unseen entity helped them during ext...

BOX312: A Head On Collision With Optimus Prime

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

JG tells us about a man who wouldn’t give up on his wife. Then, is the most beautiful woman in the world responsible for wi-fi? Yeah, kinda. The sto...

BOX311: A Pay-Per-View Execution

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Pennsylvania highway with a local legend and the sentences that’ll get no do-over. Kat shares the tale of Charlie No-Face and JG talks about some ...