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The Box of Oddities

#591: Ungrateful Yam Snob

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

Society & Culture, True Crime, Comedy

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Join hosts Kat and Jethro as they explore the haunting aftermath of the Air New Zealand Flight 901 crash and the astonishing story of Operation Beluga. Air New Zealand Flight 901: a fateful flight that ended in tragedy. JG uncovers the mysterious circumstances surrounding the crash, which occurred in Antarctica's beautiful and treacherous terrain. Discover the eerie aftermath and the haunting results that continue to baffle investigators and spark intrigue to this day. Operation Beluga: Kat tells us about a remarkable rescue mission that blended espionage, environmentalism, and classical music in an unparalleled endeavor to save thousands of whales trapped in the icy grip of the Chukchi Peninsula. Join us as we unravel the captivating tale of how an ice-breaker vessel and the power of classical music were deployed to orchestrate a symphony of salvation for these magnificent creatures. Please Subscribe, rate, and review The Box of Oddities on your favorite podcast platform and share it with a friend! If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact sales@advertisecast.com http://www.airwavemedia.com This Box Contains the Following Ingredients: Air New Zealand Flight 901, Antarctica, mystery, tragedy, haunting, investigation, Operation Beluga, Whale rescue, Ice-breaker, Chukchi Peninsula, Stranded whales, Environmentalism, Classical music, Human compassion, Creative rescue methods Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The world is filled with many questions such as did giants exist?

0:04.0

What is junk DNA? Does it mean that you're trash?

0:07.0

Do you ever wonder if aliens have underwater bases in our oceans and that's why there are so many

0:12.2

UFOs sightings off the coast of

0:14.0

violence all over the world. How serious even is climate change and when should we

0:19.1

start building our rafts? Hello everyone you may recognize me as Gabby from the History of Everything

0:24.0

podcast and my name is Brenna and you don't recognize me from anything yet.

0:28.6

Together we're two scientists who explore the answers to these questions and many, many more in our new

0:33.6

podcast, Mystery of Everything, available everywhere you get your podcasts.

0:39.0

What follows may not be suitable for all audiences, listener discretion is advised.

0:44.0

The world is full of stories.

0:47.0

Stories of mysteries, of curiosities, of histories of oddities.

0:55.0

oddities.

0:57.0

Join Cat and Jethro Gilligan Toth

1:00.0

for the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected,

1:05.0

as they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside

1:10.0

the box of Oddities.

1:17.0

So we just the other night watched the movie Talk to me. Yes, we are just wrapping up our October scary movie, Halloween, Advent calendar time.

1:25.9

And I have to say that that movie is the first movie

1:30.1

in a long time that literally, literally made me jump out of my seat.

1:36.0

What part made you jump out of your seat?

1:39.0

Can you tell me without spoilers?

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