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The Missing Head Behind David Attenborough’s Pub
Episode 839
A forgotten 1952 Pan Am crash helped shape the safety briefing you hear on every flight—and now, 74 years later, the Clipper Endeavor has been found …
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Inbox Of Oddities #99
On this Inbox of Oddities, Kat and Jethro open the mailbag for a wonderfully strange collection of listener stories: gargoyle-like creatures watching…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The Psychology of Going Nowhere
Episode 838
A young woman boards an elevated train in 1907, reaches her stop…and simply cannot make herself leave. Her strange case of “nervousness” becomes a ne…
4 weeks ago
Odd Jobs, Bad Science, and Three Generations of Horror
Episode 837
In this classic episode, we celebrate Labor Day by looking at the most unusual jobs. Some people get paid to break into buildings, test mattresses, …
1 month ago
Inbox Of Oddities #98
This week’s Inbox of Oddities is full of the kinds of stories that make you wonder whether the universe is gently trying to get your attention. From …
1 month ago
Freaks, Feathers, and Yellow Fever
Episode 836
A sideshow performer known as Koo-Koo the Bird Girl becomes one of the most unforgettable faces in Tod Browning’s 1932 film Freaks—yet the real Minni…
1 month ago
Ten Dimes and One Very Stubborn House
Episode 835
What can ten dimes do? For Osceola McCarty, they represented a lifetime spent washing other people’s clothes—and a quiet act of generosity that would…
1 month, 1 week ago
Inbox Of Oddities #97
Can you feel time passing—or taste pizza using only your imagination? This week, the Freak Family opens our eyes to the wildly different ways our bra…
1 month, 1 week ago
Black Holes, Nazis, & Fresh Baked Goods
Episode 834
Are We Living Inside a Black Hole? And Why You Should Never Trust a Nazi With a Plate Of Cookies.
What if our entire universe is hiding inside a blac…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Boys Who Refused to Become Monsters
Episode 833
What happens when six teenage boys are stranded on a deserted island for more than a year? Forget Lord of the Flies. The true story of the boys of At…
1 month, 1 week ago