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The Box of OdditiesAuthor: Kat & Jethro Gilligan Toth
The Webby Award-winning Box of Oddities" is a podcast that delves into the strange and mysterious aspects of our world, exploring topics ranging from bizarre medical conditions to unsolved mysteries, and from paranormal phenomena to strange cultural practices from around the world. With a focus on oddities, curiosities, and the macabre, each episode is a journey into the unknown, where hosts Kat and Jethro Gilligan Toth share their love for unusual stories and inject their humor and commentary. From the strange history of medical practices to chilling true crime stories, to natural (and unnatural) events, "The Box of Oddities" satisfies your thirst for the weird and the unusual, offering an informative and entertaining look into the dark and mysterious corners of our world. JIMMY KIMMEL, ABC-TV says, "Should you be the type who has an interest in weird stuff, this is a fun thing to allow in your head!" Truth is stranger than fiction, and the Box of Oddities is the strangest of all! -SLUGGO, SIRIUS XM LITHIUM Kat & Jethro wring humor from bizarre, macabre and perplexing places. -BOSTON MAGAZINE Language: en Genres: Comedy, True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Psychology of Going Nowhere
Episode 838
Tuesday, 8 September, 2026
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 newspaper curiosity, but more than a century later, it feels startlingly familiar. Then, why do lost people so often make the one choice most likely to keep them lost? From the forests of Nova Scotia to the Sahara Desert, we explore the unnerving ways panic can scramble your internal compass. The Box of Oddities: where history gets weird, the brain gets stranger, and sometimes the best thing you can do is stay put. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
