Inbox Of Oddities #57

Tickets and info for our live fall tour here! In this gloriously chaotic edition of The Inbox of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dive face-first into the mailbag, where listeners spill the weirdest tea — from traumatic boardwalk entrapments to unsettling yardwork sexism. You'll hear tales of: 💔 Newly-minted relationship arguments (20 years single and diving in headfirst? What could go wrong?)🦷 A near-death experience inside the mouth of a giant shark… on purpose📿 The glow-up of the "booger green" birthstone Peridot🔥 An alcoholic beverage so chaotic it involves fire, suction, and danger (a drink or a curse?)🎢 Baseball mascots, birthday BOO effects, emotionally complicated yard tools, and a former hot dog dog named Jack Also featured: thunder envy, Johnny Eck feels, and listener arguments about listening to BOO while falling asleep. (Is it a comforting lullaby or auditory chaos gremlins in your dreams?) This is what happens when your audience is as delightfully weird as your podcast. And we wouldn't have it any other way. 🧠 Oddities, empathy, and emotional damage — all in a tidy digital package. 🎧 Listen now and fly your freak flag high! #BoxOfOddities #InboxOfOddities #FreakFlagFlying #BOOEffect #WeirdPodcast #SharkMouthTrauma #PeridotPower #StrangeButTrue #CouplesTherapyWithLaughTracks #OddlyComforting #PodcastRecommendations #TrueWeirdness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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