Explore the chilling tale of the Ice Box Murders, a haunting mystery that baffled investigators. Uncover the legend of the Wisconsin hodag, a cryptid steeped in folklore and mystery. Delve into the controversial experiments of Andrew Ure, who s
What’s that sound? And why am I dead now? Followed by bird pardons and indistinguishable money. Sperm whale communication and the United States is a weird place in BOX428. She bangs, she bangs.
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? And why are their eyes down there? The Hopkinsville "Little Green Men" incident and The Blemmy
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 long-dormant creatures and what that means for us. Alexis St. Martin’s stomach hole and zombie vir
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 China’s huge funerary complex. A 29 year old embryo and a terracotta army in BOX:320. So fres
Meet the woman whose face became famous after her death and the woman who holds a Guinness record she doesn't remember achieving. An immortal photo and a woman who seemed immortal in BOX319. It begins with a real bummer and ends up nice. Like a
Flying my kiteIn the town squareTripped on a skullHit my knee hardPicnic juxtapositionThis park is a graveyard, yeah!Also, snails!It’s BOX318 and I didn’t buy a snail.
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’s Doctor Barry and an NJ serial killer case in BOX316. Drink responsibility.Learn mor
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 bonus! The history of sex toys and Brother XII in BOX315. It’s got those tiny bubbles, so you know
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 as afflicted. Both stories are pretty upsetting. Enjoy! It’s Box256 : discontinue use if oily sto
We pooped on the moon?! Also, let's dig her up and see if she's fresh! Trash we've left on the lunar surface and the 1890 New England Vampire Epidemic. Vacuum packed for freshness inside the 56th BOX.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg
TIX TO BOX OF ODDITES LIVE SHOWS ARE NOW ON SALE HERE!Welcome to Inbox of Oddities, where reality takes a smoke break and the inbox bursts open with haunted urns, chalk-eating tulpas, Cold War wristbands, and at least one New Jersey-based arma
Inbox of Oddities #043: The Duck, the Frog, and the Glitch in the Gas Station MatrixIn this electrifying edition of the Inbox of Oddities, the Freakverse flexes hard. A lonely duck returns with backup, a frog named Jeffrey maybe poisons a lis
What do a duck with refined musical taste, a prophetic child, a phantom couch with mom-guilt, and a mysterious man named “Lars” (who pays in silver and fears airborne horsefish) all have in common? In this latest Inbox of Oddities episode, they
Operation Highjump and Tycho BraheWas Antarctica the site of a secret Nazi UFO battle? And did a 16th-century astronomer really keep a pet elk... that kept falling down the stairs? In this delightfully peculiar episode of The Box of Oddities,
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat, and Jethro unbox a double dose of historical weirdness and cultural curiosity. First, meet Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher—Prussian war hero, chaos gremlin, and the kind of guy who believed he was preg
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, we unravel two wildly bizarre tales that will leave you questioning reality itself. First, Jethro dives into the terrifying legend of the Red Ghost of Arizona—a monstrous, bloodthirsty creature that terro
What do interdimensional beings and the freakiest game of evolutionary Jenga have in common? Absolutely nothing—except they’re both on today’s episode of The Box of Oddities!First, we plunge headfirst into the psychedelic rabbit hole of DMT an
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 this episode of The Box of Oddities!First,
It terrified the settlers of the Great Plains in the late 19th century. And we are only now beginning to fully understand what it was. And what's better than a robot duck? A robot duck that poops! The mysterious "Prairie Madness" and the incred
When contractors cracked open the aging walls of a 120-year-old department store, they expected dust, maybe a few old rats with top hats. What they didn’t expect was a discovery so bizarre it had the building inspector saying, “Yeah… I’m gonna
In this episode of The Box of Oddities, your curiosity is about to be abducted—possibly by a 19th-century mermaid in a UFO-shaped boat. First, we plunge into the Utsuro-bune Incident—a baffling tale from 1803 Japan involving a mysterious woman,
The Psychology of Heaven's Gate and Nan Songer, The Spider LadyWhat makes a person trade all earthly belongings for a pair of Nikes and a one-way ticket on a UFO behind a comet? In this episode, Jethro dives into the unnerving psychology behi
The Portal Opens at 2:13 PM (And Smells Like Popcorn)In this curiously chaotic installment of Inbox of Oddities, the freaks are flying high, the lawn gnomes are marching with purpose, and at least one Alexa may be orchestrating an ancient sand
In this episode, Jethro explores Tulip Mania, the 17th-century Dutch financial disaster that saw people selling their homes for tulip bulbs. Yes, actual tulips. Because nothing screams economic stability like mortgaging the farm for a flower. M