Podcast Episodes

Full Throttle Toilet Paper

Episode 679

The Toilet Bowl Parade & A Call from the Dead—Strange But True!

What do a parade of toilets and a phone call from beyond the grave have in common? They’re both gloriously bizarre—and they’re both in t…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Phantom Signals & the World’s Oldest Profession

Episode 678

Ghost Transmissions from the Vietnam War and The History of Prostitution

Some say the dead don’t speak—but what if they broadcast? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, we tune in to the eerie world…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Frozen Solid, Feathered Giants, and Final Words

In this episode of Freak Family Favorites, we ask the following question: What happens when a person literally freezes solid and somehow lives to tell the tale? Meet Jean Hilliard, the woman who defi…

Published on 10 months ago

Parachute Pants & Killer Ants

Episode 677

The Lakewood Artillery Shell Incident & Nature’s Tiny Assassins

What do you do when a giant artillery shell crashes into your backyard? If your answer is “casually mow around it for years,”—congratula…

Published on 10 months ago

Have Another Lard Sandwich

Episode 676

Strap in for a ride through the bizarre and the badass! In this episode of The Box of Oddities, we set sail on the doomed T-36 barge—because what’s more fun than an ice-clogged death trap in the midd…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Inbox Of Oddities #038

The Inbox of Oddities is a delightful bonus episode where Kat and Jethro dive into the treasure trove of listener emails, comments, and messages sent by you—the ever-curious Freak Family. From spine-…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

A Warlord’s Curse & Ghosts of the Savannah

Episode 675

Doom Unleashed – Timur’s Cursed Tomb & the Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo

Some legends are just old stories… and then some prove themselves terrifyingly real. In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Jethro…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Death by Winter, Theft by Haircut

Episode 674

The Starlight Tours, aka The Saskatoon Freezing Deaths and The Phantom Barber

In this episode of The Box of Oddities, we unravel the haunting case of the Saskatoon freezing deaths, where Indigenous m…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Inbox Of Oddities #037

The Inbox of Oddities is a delightful bonus episode where Kat and Jethro dive into the treasure trove of listener emails, comments, and messages sent by you—the ever-curious Freak Family. From spine-…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Your Brain Wants to Travel & Your Face Wants to Betray You

Episode 673

Mad Travelers Syndrome & The Science of Blushing

Ever woken up convinced you're supposed to be somewhere else—like, on another continent? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, we unravel the bafflin…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago