The Box of Oddities
Episodes
BOX310: The Best Decomposing Whale Carcasses
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do we do with all this poop and all these carcasses? Guess we’ll just leave ‘em in the street! And hey, my joints hurt... guess I’ll find s...
BOX309: It's Cuttlebone, Not Cuddle Bone
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
These are some smart mollusks! And then, the long, unlikely journey of a broken violin that sold for 1.6 million dollars. Cuttlefish are smarter than ...
BOX308: Freezing People Is Not Easy
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first guy who opted to be cryogenically frozen, he probably didn’t think it would involve ice from a TV repairman’s stoner neighbor’s freeze...
BOX307: Crypto Shenaniganry
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat shares an artist’s mysterious creation that has everyone puzzled. Then, JG talks about a fraternity of aging actors who stole their dead friend ...
BOX306: Here Comes Acid Granny
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We celebrate the day a guy tripping balls rode home on a bicycle. And, the most polite war that’s ever taken place. Peek inside this box to learn ab...
BOX305: They Did Nazi That Coming
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s countdown, the smallest take the top spots! And, she sought revenge against those that killed her husband. The smallest countries an...
BOX304: Arse Based Consumerism
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible for a flight number to be cursed? And this amazing trade nation Egypt is always talking about - where exactly is that? The many disaste...
BOX303: Sharing A Hot Pocket With Salvador Dali
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, composer, giraffe haver - some people cannot be contained. Then, how did the US railway system lead to a spike in corpse theft? We discuss Lor...
BOX302: Chicken Poop Bingo
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A 1950’s time capsule story followed by the sideshow attraction that everyone was clucking about. Miss Belvedere and Miracle Mike the Headless Chick...
BOX301: Playings Cards With A Ghost
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the only Roman Catholic priest to be executed in the US and a man who helped solve the mystery of his own death. Hans Schmidt and Pepe ...
BOX300: Chicken Decapitating Hobos
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
JG tells us of the terrible series of events in a small town that some thought were the doings of devils. Kat shares the surprisingly incredible life ...
BOX299: Shooting An Upright Piano
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kat shares laws from every state that are straight up bananas and Jethro brings us facts that will make your head explode in BOX299. It’s made of tr...
BOX298: Murder Plants And Missing Planes
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Roses are red, violets are blue Some plants smell sweet Some will kill you. JG talks about dangerous plants. Then, Kat explores the mystery of missing...
BOX297: Cannibalistic Confectioneries
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
JG shares some of the vile and twisted ways one of the world’s most notorious warriors exacted his revenge on those he thought had done him wrong. A...
BOX296: Soft And Greasy To The Touch
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A magnificently preserved mummy gets a second autopsy and now he won’t shut up followed by the fish that will eat things larger than himself. Nesyam...
BOX295: And Then They Were All Dead
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Who knew fairy tales could be so... grim? And the Midwest murder family dubbed America’s first serial killers. Some of the darkest tales told and “...
BOX294: Naked Sunburned Dumpster Guy
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A man who built a career with his butt followed by a man who appeared out of nowhere after 20 years. Le Pétomane and the mystery of Burger King Doe i...
BOX293: Sorcery Of The Vagina
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How cool would it be to find a mummy on your farm? And should you allow the vapor of boiling liquids into your most delicates? A fatal case of const...
BOX292: Prehistoric Big Screen TV
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How a lost dog led to the discovery of 17,000 year old cave art and the crazy ride that was the career of a hip hop group that bamboozled their way ...
BOX291: A Barley And Hops Codpiece
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An accident that left a neighborhood destroyed by beer. And then, the world record holder for world records! The London beer flood and the amazing rec...
BOX290: A Wooden Ship Lady
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The stories of a pilot sucked out of an airplane and the steamboat discovery of a lifetime. An incredible passenger jet emergency landing and the unea...
BOX289: It's The Donkey's Dodge
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are your last wishes memorable? These people make a “lasting impression”, for sure. And an historic balloon release that led to disaster. Unusual ...
The Christmas Box
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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BOX288: Professional Radish Whittler
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat talks about a few interesting holiday traditions from around the world (it includes carving out the stomachs of children). Jethro shares stories f...
BOX287: The Patron Saint Of Sailors And Hookers
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Details about the remains of one of the holiday season’s greatest legends and an epidemic of people who thought their genitals were disappearing. Th...
BOX286: A Festive Yuletide Crime Show
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat tells the acutely distressing story of the kidnapping and assault of Mary Vincent and then, Jethro tells us about the potential reanimation of the...
BOX285: Cellulite Cream And Vodka
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The inspiring tale of a man who, despite tragedy, became a beloved gentleman of show business and the horrifying kidnapping and torture of Colleen Sta...
BOX284: Bra Shrubbery
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The prophet who would explore the future, Atlantis, nutrition and more (in his sleep!) and the notorious case of Dr. Crippen. Edgar Cayce and the murd...
BOX283: Welcome! Here's Some Skin
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The greatest prankster that ever lived? Possibly! And rats burrowing into your guts as a method of murder. Irish turn-of-the-century rascal, Horace d...
BOX282: Arguing With The Frigidaire
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A dive into the narcissistic, abusive, garbage pile that was Jim Jones followed by a look at the disorder that has forced some into self amputation. T...
BOX281: A Terrible Waste Of Overshoes
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A newspaper review so scathing it led to a lawsuit which led to a dance off. Then, what animal oddity has venom and glows? JG and Kat explore the sta...
BOX280: Fireman On A Razor Scooter
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
She crashed 25 stories down the side of a cliff and lived to talk about it. And are the pyramids on Orion’s Belt? Orion’s Belt pyramid theorists s...
BOX279: A Cozy, Beautifully Decorated Purgatory
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
She looks great for being 2500 years old! And don’t sniff those flowers - they’ll kill you. JG and Kat discuss the discovery of the Ice Maiden and...
BOX278: Leeches And Blow
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Remember when you didn’t need a license to make/prescribe medicine? Good times! Then some super sketchy stories to make you question reality with Je...
BOX277: All The Finest Toilet Brushes
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The line between collector and hoarder is fine. Princess Caraboo chose to wine and dine on someone else’s dime. If it’s for stories you pine, list...
BOX276: His Head Was Totally Missing
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Should we fly a balloon over the North Pole? And where did the most people live throughout history? The mystery of the lost Andre Expedition and the e...
BOX275 Turnip Induced Internal Bleeding
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did we evolve because our ancestors got stoned a bunch? And why are the townies throwing tubers at that monster? JG and Kat discuss the Stoned Ape the...
BOX274: The 3rd Annual BoO Halloween Special
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Freak Family shares their real life encounters with the unexplained. And then we are joined by legendary, spooky podcaster Jim Harold. He has lis...
BOX273: Vampire Cramps
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I vant to suck your blaud! For real though, JG tells us about clinical vampirism. Kat explores the unexplained phenomena that led to the death of Este...
BOX272: Aquanet And Tab
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jethro tells us of the weird goings on in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Hauntings and werewolves and vampires, oh crap! Kat shares just a few of the many ...
BOX271:Demon Possesed Major Kitchen Appliances
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
JG tells us of what is said to be the first instance of a house haunting in the US. Then, Kat does a 180 and talks about the house said to be the MOST...
BOX270: Cadaver Cabernet
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A corpse island is bound to have ghosts, right? And then, the capture of the Russian Granny Ripper. Kat & JG cover the Island of Poveglia and Tamara S...
BOX269: Pants Butter
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a country runs out of toilet paper, it’s bad. When a country runs out of butter, it’s downright dangerous. Then, past future predictors and t...
BOX268: Pouring Vinegar In The Mouth Of A Corpse
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jethro culls real life ghost stories from the darkest corners of the internet. Then, Kat tells us about the remarkable after-death journey of The lady...
BOX267: Distributing Poison All Willy-Nilly
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat tells the sordid tale of 17th century Parisian fortune teller to the stars, La Voisin. Then the many twists and turn in the story of Cheeseman par...
BOX266: Hank Williams And Hitler
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amazing facts about our universe and inventions that will change everything! Alternate titles for Box266 were ‘I Don’t Call People’, ‘We’re ...
BOX265: Greasing Up The Armadillo
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Treasuredillos. Sweetadillos. Armacuties. Whatever you call them, Kat calls them the focus of this episode. Then, subjected to torture and “scient...
BOX264: Don't Drink Things That You "Find"
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s what’s on the docket for today: vending machines and murder then the story of a con you won’t believe. It’s Box264 and its scent is rem...
BOX263: Cayenne Pepper Enemas For Everyone!
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The lovely, helpful skeuomorph takes center stage! And then, some things you may not have known about the Heaven’s Gate cult. It’s Box263 : conten...
BOX262: Kicking A Werewolf In The Nuts
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jethro tells us the story of a not-so-typical Ed and Lorraine Warren investigation. Kat tells the terrible tale of "the soap-maker of Correggio." And ...
BOX261: Ugly Alien Fish Invaders
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat celebrates the woman solved her own decades old kidnapping case. Then, how does a Malian tribe explain having knowledge of the Sirius system long ...
BOX260: We Don't Need No Stinking Badgers
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who has been tootling all over England leaving little hoof-prints? Could it be Satan? Jethro tells us all about it. And then the art of the dicker wit...
BOX:259 Bananas, Coconuts And Stolen Cows
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The legend of a mountain tavern that was the last stop for many travelers. Then, he was so competitive he continued fighting in a war that had ended o...
BOX258: Domesticated Yeti
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jethro discusses claims that a towering woman who lived in 19th Century Russia - and appeared to be 'half human, half ape' - could have been yeti. And...
BOX257: Lunar Beavers And Humping Batman
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Batmen and moon beavers and Edgar Allan Poe, oh my! Then some of the strangest museum exhibits worldwide. It’s Box257 : A lively wing-ding. ...
BOX256: Sheets Of Mouth Skin
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jethro examines the mysterious disappearance of a sausage maker’s wife. Kat talks about a medical oddity so rare, only one woman has been reported a...
BOX255: Treasure Chest and / or Porta Potty
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat shares the details of a museum bound to make a big splash and JG blows Kat’s mind with the story of Frank Lloyd Wright’s family tragedy. Join ...
BOX254: Sinkhole Buffet
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
JG regales Kat with tales of animals saving humans. Join us for all the warm fuzzies! Then, Kat talks about malicious sinkholes. Are there any other k...
BOX253: Teeth, Elastics and Anuses
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
First: Jack of all trades, master of ...corpse bride? Then: We’re being carried out feet first as we explore Victorian death practices! It’s Box25...
BOX252: Never Have A Hootenanny In A Cemetery
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why did so many people know that JFK was going to be assassinated? Why wasn’t anything done about it? Then, we go back to the Philippines and explor...
BOX251: Taunting Geneticists From The Distant Future
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat terrorizes Jethro with a story that he refused to do. Jethro retaliates by informing Kat that our early human ancestors had spikes on the penises...
BOX250: Orange Blossoms and Slaughter House Run-Off
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jethro talks about how you can smell like shipwrecked booty and Kat tells the tale of a civil war soldier who lived to talk about being shot between t...
BOX249: Palm Trees And Superman's House
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A family makes a godawful discovery in the baby’s nursery. Then, Jethro explores the mysterious goings-on at Bachelor's Grove Cemetery. Join us for ...
BOX248: Sunburned Eyeballs
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
First, JG talks about Lisa McVey and the fact that she is a beast. There is also a serial killer involved in that story. Then, it’s an episode of Ho...
BOX247: Time Travel And Delicious Pie
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Arrested for wearing the wrong feather in your cap? It was a thing! And the mysterious disappearance of an early 20th century physicist. Sumptuary Law...
BOX246: Babylonian Abalone
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s wellness week at the Kat + Jethro compound. First, JG investigates the odd phenomenon of Folie à deux or shared psychosis. Then, Kat makes ...
BOX245: My Attorney Is a Vampire
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jethro tells us about the tragedy that caused July 6, 1944 to be known as The Day The Clowns Cried. It’s upsetting. Kat revisits body modifications ...
BOX244: That Sh*tter's Full And You're Not Going Anywhere
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s called Kifafa, zombie disease or nodding syndrome, but whatever you call it, it targets children and it’s terrifying. Then, she was shot in t...
BOX243: Geriatric Gymnastics
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
She was nearly 44 years old when man first landed on the moon. Today, she can still kick your ass on the parallel bars. The story of Johanna Quass, th...
BOX242: Radioactive Camping
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A disaster with incalculable consequences and a baby 22 feet below the earth’s surface. The 80’s were rough! JG tells the story of the days follow...
BOX241: Let The Cave Bodies Hit The Floor
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Aristocratic ailments and the Scottish Cave Dwelling murderers are the subjects of Jethro and Kat’s jaw waggling in Box241! Freaky reproduction, ret...
BOX240: Please Pass The Severed Head
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jethro tells of the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad journey of Oliver Cromwell’s head and Kat explores theatre and the day the Globe burned....
BOX239: The Joy Of Graveyard Haggling
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is there anything more fascinating than the history of old amusement parks? Kat tells us about some of the oldest. Then, sometimes funerals can be emb...
BOX238: A Diaper Full Of Hagfish
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brompton Cemetery, London : historic, beautiful, time travel portal? Then Kat talks at length about the slime eel and the slime eel’s slime. Box238 ...
BOX237: Ancient Egyptian Brownie Recipe
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Modern DNA testing connects three murders when police take a look at a case long since cold. And then, JG tells us of a girl who died for a bit and re...
BOX236: Bigfoot Dowry
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A massacre aboard a ship called the Bluebell and the incredible survival story that followed. And then, the tale of the person dubbed Ohio’s Bigfoot...
BOX235: Enjoy Eating Your Shoe
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s what we’ve all been waiting for? Kat discusses the history of US currency. Yeah, that makes cents. And, looking back at the huge numbers of c...
BOX234: Ghostly Mountaineer Angel
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dead bodies litter Mt.Everest and many say their spirits have yet to leave the site of their demise, Jethro tells the icy tale. Kat then brings the pa...
BOX233: Beyond The Ambient, Pungent Rankness
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Would you eat 30,000 year old meat from a frozen tundra? You wouldn't believe what some people have eaten in the name of science. Then, there's an aba...
BOX232: The Patron Saint Of Pigeon Fires
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A big night out in the 16th century often included tickets to the latest public dissection. Dissection theaters were all the rage and were always pack...
BOX231: Underpants And Pie
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When did man first migrate to North America? Some very unusual discoveries in Canada suggest it may have been many thousands of years earlier than we ...
BOX230: Wanna See My Blubber-Pounder?
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It haunted the Arctic seas for nearly four decades and then disappeared. Jethro tells us the true tale of The Ghost Ship of the Arctic. And then, what...
BOX229: Shipping Container Marriage Proposal
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In an unlikely turn of events and unbeknownst to one another, Kat and Jethro both do stories about horrible things that happened in the ocean. The tru...
BOX228: Weighing A Tree Is Hard
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
DNA solves a multiple murder case after more than thirty years. And then, a tree that's over eighty thousand years old? The Bear Creek Park murders a...
BOX227: Decorative Toilet Hair
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"What the hell just jumped onto my car"? Real encounters with the Scape Ore Swamp Lizard Man. And then, how a 100 year old film of a woman being tramp...
BOX226: The Dishwasher Is Not A Urinal
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Something strange has been happening at the Florida State Prison ever since the execution of Ted Bundy. Whatever it is, it's terrifying the guards and...
BOX225: Serial Killers And Shower Fixtures
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all know the stories of the victims, but what about the intended victims that got away? Kat explains. And then, the telephone was invented as a rep...
BOX224: Doing Donuts With The Queen
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible that one of the worlds most precious substances comes from a whale's butt? Of course it is! Also, you think you know all there is to k...
BOX223: Stuffing The Nanny In A Mail Sack
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
British Lord, gambler and murder by lead pipe enthusiast, Lord Lucan disappeared under very mysterious circumstances. And then, be careful when drivin...
BOX222: Get Out Of Here, Sex Doll!
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the strangest medical cases in modern history and the story of a woman who has been kissed over 300,000,000 times since she died over a century...
BOX221: A Canary In A Lighthouse
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat tells the tale of a strange and mysterious event that took place in 1900 at the Flannan Isles Lighthouse on Eilean Mòr. And then Jethro gives us ...
BOX220: The Wake That Didn't Work
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The unfortunate afterlife adventure of Margorie McCall. And then, how the love between a man and his dog transcended the grave. Do not use BOX220 as e...
BOX219: The Blubber Blast Beyond Belief
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The amazing yet improbable story of survival on top of a New Zealand Mountain. Then, whales explode don't they? Why, yes they do. And for a variety ...
BOX218: He's Got Albert Einstein's Eyes
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The strange and improbable journey of the mysterious Siena Pianoforte. And then, after Albert Einstein died, some dude took his brain and eyes without...
BOX217: Baby Storage Silo
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is at the bottom of the deepest hole in the world? And what are those sounds coming from it? And then, the story of Adam Rainer and the rare medi...
BOX216: Posthumous Spam
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jethro has the story of a family that believes they received current emails from a dead loved one. Then Kat warns us to look under the bed when we ch...
BOX215: Weeping Over The Garbageman
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Inside the life and gruesome death of mobster Bugsy Siegel. And then, from philosophy to quantum physics, mind warping theories on the nature of real...
BOX214: Sex-Starved, Homicidal Toaster Oven
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ghastly tale of The Aachen Strangler that went unsolved for 17 years. And then, perhaps one of the oddest stories from 1909 that was discovered in...
BOX213: Lemons, Flags And Sleazeballs
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why did they become a thing in the first place? A look at the unexpected history of flags. Then, a delicious tale of sweet revenge involving a regular...
BOX212: Ironclad Bladder
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jethro tells us about a most grisly death on a remote Indonesian Island. Then, Kat has the history and details of the last true ninjas left alive. It'...