#534: A Severe Shortage Of Medieval Pencils

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

Comedy, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Are we living in the year 1726 and don't realize it? We dig into the mysterious and controversial Phantom Time Hypothesis, which suggests that a significant portion of the early medieval period never actually existed. We examine the evidence for and against this theory and discuss the implications of such a radical revision of our understanding of history. Then, we switch gears and take a look at the smallest penguins in the world and the unusual measures taken to protect them. These adorable creatures are facing numerous threats, including habitat loss and climate change, but one particular threat is quite surprising. We explore the creative solutions that scientists and conservationists have come up with to ensure the survival of these tiny penguins and the challenges they face in implementing them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up on this episode of The Box of Audities, is it really the year 1726 and we just don't know it?
0:06.2	And tiny, tiny birds and big fluffy dogs.
0:10.2	It's The Box of Audities.
0:11.6	If it's weird, we'll talk about it.
0:13.6	Bowman was last seen in November of 2021, at a 7-11 in Los Angeles.
0:19.1	His final text was to 911 for help. Help that never came.
0:23.3	I'm Marissa Jones, host of The Vanished.
0:25.6	My latest episodes cover everything we know about Bowman's disappearance.
0:29.6	Listen to The Vanished on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:34.0	In a four-part series, The Generation Y Podcast unravels the story of Khalif Browder,
0:39.1	a young boy falsely accused of stealing a backpack and held it Reikers Island for three years
0:44.6	without trial. This is a story about a young life caught in the middle of the justice system.
0:49.7	Listen to Generation Y on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:53.7	What follows may not be suitable for all audiences.
0:56.4	Listen to discretion is advised.
0:59.7	The world is full of stories.
1:03.6	Stories of mysteries.
1:06.9	Of curiosities.
1:09.6	Of Audities.
1:12.2	Join Pat and Jefferyl Gilligan-Toth for the Strange.
1:17.2	The bizarre, the unexpected.
1:20.8	As they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside, the box of Audities.
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