The Box of Oddities

River of Stink, Well of Hell

Freak Family Favorite (2022): The Great Stink of London and Yemen’s Mysterious Well of Hell What happens when an entire city becomes so overwhelmed by human waste that t

Ancient Curses and Modern Lies

An ancient curse buried beneath a Dutch town square. A bathtub hoax that fooled America for decades. This week on The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore two remarkab

Five Year Coma Dream & The Disgusting Truth About Space

What if you woke up from a month-long coma with five years of memories from a future that hasn't happened yet? Kat and Jethro explore the extraordinary story of Rubí, a

The 9th Annual Halloween Special Pt. II

The Box of Oddities – 9th Annual Halloween Special, Part Two Just when you thought it was safe to put away the Halloween decorations, Kat and Jethro are back with more u

Halloween Live From Chicago!

Halloween night in Chicago. A theater full of Freaks. And a collection of stories that probably should have come with a medical waiver. In this special live Halloween ed

The 9th Annual Halloween Special

It's Halloween, and the Freak Family has been keeping some very unsettling secrets. For our 9th Annual Box of Oddities Halloween Special, Kat and Jethro open the inbox f

Common Scolds and Cool Beans

In 1829, journalist Anne Royall was dragged into a Washington, D.C., courtroom and convicted of being a common scold. Her crime? Having opinions, challenging powerful men

Inbox Of Oddities #103

Ghostly Encounters, Scottish Mario & Halloween Chaos | Inbox of Oddities The Freak Family has spoken, and things are getting delightfully weird in this episode of Inbox

New England Vampires & the Alien Intelligence of Octopuses

In this Halloween-season episode of Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore a grisly chapter of New England folklore: the 1817 exhumation of Dartmouth student Frederick R

Edgar Allan Poe’s Skull & The Honeymoon Murder

Edgar Allan Poe’s Rattling Skull & The Honeymoon Murder at Acadia National Park What happens when you dig up the remains of one of history’s most famous masters of horro

True Ghost Stories From the Freak Family

The Box of Oddities Halloween Special Preview: True Ghost Stories, Haunted Houses & Unexplained Encounters Something strange is happening, Freak Family. And this time, y

Railway Madness & Vagina Dentata: History's Strangest Fears

Can riding a train actually drive you insane? And why have cultures around the world spent centuries telling stories about women with teeth in places teeth absolutely do

134-Year-Old Corpse & a Car That Makes You a Human Gerbil

Welcome our newest sponsor, FÜM ⁠⁠tryfum.com/BOX⁠⁠ and use code BOX at checkout to get a free bite-friendly silicone Topper with purchase. What happens when scientists

Inbox Of Oddities #102

Inbox of Oddities: Ghostly Voices, Time Travel & Homesick Nipples The Freak Family has spoken, and once again, we're questioning whether any of you should be allowed out

Inside the Hindenburg & The Dunes That Swallowed a Town

You’ve seen the Hindenburg footage. You’ve heard the famous radio broadcast. But what was it actually like to be inside the Hindenburg when it caught fire? Kat and Jethr

The Body in the Glacier & The Woman Who Wouldn’t Stay Buried

A body emerges from a California glacier more than sixty years after a World War II training plane vanished in the Sierra Nevada. He’s still wearing his military uniform,

The Gods Below & The Boy Beyond

It’s time for another Freak Family Favorite, pulled from deep inside The Box of Oddities archives! First, Kat explores the surprisingly widespread history of dwarf mytho

The Letter That Fell From the Sky

A letter disappears in one of the deadliest tornadoes in American history—then turns up 130 miles away. In 1925, the catastrophic Tri-State Tornado destroyed the Indiana

San Francisco’s Buried Ships & Bizarre Toilet World Records

What if the streets beneath San Francisco aren’t sitting on solid ground at all—but on the remains of abandoned ships? During the California Gold Rush, crews deserted ve

Inbox Of Oddities #101

The Inbox of Oddities is open, and the Freak Family has delivered another beautifully strange collection of listener stories. This time, Kat and Jethro dive into an acci