#586: Trapping The Devil In Your Pants

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

Comedy, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

🎙️ Step into the extraordinary world of the unexpected with Kat and Jethro in this episode of Box of Oddities! 🥤 Uncover the jaw-dropping story of the "Soviet Pepsi Deal," a tale that involves international diplomacy, Cold War intrigue, and the unexpected role of a carbonated beverage in bridging East and West. Learn how Pepsi became a temporary superpower and the bizarre way cola quenched the thirst of a nation. 🎃 Then, join us on a journey through time as we explore the eerie history behind the beloved Jack-o-Lantern. Discover the ancient origins of this Halloween icon, from Irish folklore and Celtic rituals to the spooky tales of Stingy Jack. We'll also delve into the evolution of pumpkin carving and the symbolism behind these grinning gourds. Explore the weird and wonderful on Box of Oddities, where every episode is a treasure trove of the peculiar and the extraordinary. Don't miss this episode filled with history, mystery, and the unexplained. This Box contains the following ingredients: Oddities, strange stories, Soviet Pepsi Deal, Cold War, international diplomacy, cola diplomacy, Jack-o-Lantern, Halloween, Irish folklore, Celtic rituals, Stingy Jack, pumpkin carving, Halloween history, bizarre tales, extraordinary, peculiar, unexplained. Please get in touch with sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities. http://www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My old bed is sleep depriving so to Dunell
0:07.0	I'll go for a new one that's great to lion can't wait to climb in.
0:15.0	Shop our range of bedroom furniture and mattresses plus bedding from six pounds
0:22.0	and find everything you want all under one
0:24.4	roof at Dunell the home of homes shopping store and online
0:29.7	all right I'm Jack realish I think you can listen to music from relaxing to
0:35.8	celebrating to getting yourself prepared. I like all sorts honestly I like hip-hop
0:41.0	R&B and then house music as well so yeah there's no
0:44.2	guilty. Jack wears the bows quiet comfort ultra headphones enjoying his
0:49.8	favorite music with more immersive sound than ever before.
0:53.6	Wow, music, it's just everything, isn't it?
0:55.6	Search Bose headphones.
0:57.6	Bose, sound is power.
1:00.6	What follows may not be suitable for all audiences, listener discretion is advised.
1:05.0	The world is full of stories, stories of mysteries, of
1:11.0	curiosity. Stories of curiosities,
1:14.0	curiosities, of oddities.
1:19.0	Join Pat and Jethro Gilligan Toth
1:22.0	for the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected, as they lift the lid
1:29.5	and cautiously peer inside the box of oddities.
1:35.0	Hey, thanks to everybody who submitted Halloween stories
1:38.0	for our sixth annual Box of Oddities Halloween Special.
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